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Whether it is news, reviews, features, or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net",74,"2026-04-16","2026-04-21T12:25:16.686278","Indianapolis","jallen@techraptor.net","8df87287-e31d-40dd-bd62-4fe839efbe0e",5,"sam@techraptor.net","aotton@techraptor.net",144,1466,{"id":124,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":125,"author":126,"original_score":133,"normalized_score":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"summary":137,"created_at":138,"updated_at":138,"author_id":127,"last_edited_at":139,"outlet":140},99887,137,{"id":127,"bio":26,"name":128,"avg_score":129,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":130,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":131,"claim_token":26,"article_count":132,"claimed_by_user_id":26},8921,"A.J. 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Marquis de Sade used to say that it is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure, and Dark Souls III certainly takes this concept to the next level.","2024-12-02T11:43:17.072812-05:00",{"id":288,"logo":303,"name":304,"slug":305,"tags":306,"bluesky":307,"twitter":304,"youtube":308,"facebook":304,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":26,"website_url":309,"score_format":46,"average_score":147,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":310,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","dualshockers","[  \n  'corporate_owned',\n  'online_media',\n  'ingestion_pending'\n  ]","dualshockers.bsky.social","Dualshockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com"," editorial@dualshockers.com",{"id":312,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":313,"author":314,"original_score":321,"normalized_score":17,"review_url":322,"review_date":323,"summary":324,"created_at":325,"updated_at":325,"author_id":315,"last_edited_at":326,"outlet":327},148047,152,{"id":315,"bio":26,"name":316,"avg_score":317,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":318,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":319,"claim_token":26,"article_count":320,"claimed_by_user_id":26},12583,"Lee Bradley",73.63636363636364,"2025-05-08T10:48:11.847356-04:00","2025-05-08T11:04:51.883508-04:00",53,"Unscored","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fdark-souls-3\u002Freview\u002F","2016-04-09","The Dark Souls games inspire an odd kind of fanaticism. From the outside in, it has often seemed childishly elitist to me. I’ve seen people highlight what appeared to be legitimate grumbles about director Miyazaki’s creations, only to be quickly countered by suggestions that they’re crap at games, or are too stupid to understand. “Boo hoo, baby wants someone to hold their hand?” It makes me think: well fuck Dark Souls then.","2025-05-08T10:48:13.126166-04:00","2025-05-08T11:03:35.354995-04:00",{"id":313,"logo":328,"name":329,"slug":330,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":331,"youtube":332,"facebook":333,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":334,"website_url":335,"score_format":336,"average_score":147,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":337,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":284,"reviews_editor_email":337,"editor_in_chief_email":338,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","xbox-achievements","XboxAchs","reseronetwork","XboxAchievements","Your number #1 non-stop Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One & Xbox 360 resource site.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","100","rich.walker@reseronetwork.com","dan.webb@reseronetwork.com",{"id":340,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":341,"author":342,"original_score":349,"normalized_score":210,"review_url":350,"review_date":351,"summary":352,"created_at":353,"updated_at":353,"author_id":343,"last_edited_at":353,"outlet":354},88535,75,{"id":343,"bio":26,"name":344,"avg_score":345,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":346,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":347,"claim_token":26,"article_count":348,"claimed_by_user_id":26},5025,"Dave Aubrey",77.64285714285714,"2025-01-27T07:28:40.319291-05:00","2025-03-04T09:47:09.579665-05:00",122,"8.8\u002F10","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fdark-souls-iii-review\u002F","2016-04-04","From Software’s Souls series has achieved the kind of cult status many game franchises can only dream of. The release of a new Souls game is a cultural moment that reverberates throughout the gaming industry – Internet message boards and comment sections are already filled with a mix of spoilers, speculation and intense anticipation. And after playing Dark Souls III, I can safely say the excitement is well deserved.\nDark Souls III is brooding, moody, at times intensely depressing, but a glimmer of hope always remains. You will feel helpless, hopeless, lost and alone, but you will always strive to find a solution, and if you persevere, you will find it.","2025-03-04T09:45:45.382545-05:00",{"id":341,"logo":355,"name":356,"slug":357,"tags":106,"bluesky":26,"twitter":357,"youtube":358,"facebook":357,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":359,"website_url":360,"score_format":46,"average_score":47,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":361,"news_editor_email":362,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":363,"reviews_editor_email":364,"editor_in_chief_email":365,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","wccftech","wccftechtv","We bring you the latest from hardware, mobile tech, gaming and internet industries","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","Vancouver","nate@wccftech.com","Canada","kai@wccftech.com","saad@wccftech.com",{"id":367,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":368,"author":369,"original_score":376,"normalized_score":297,"review_url":377,"review_date":351,"summary":378,"created_at":379,"updated_at":379,"author_id":370,"last_edited_at":379,"outlet":380},160264,147,{"id":370,"bio":26,"name":371,"avg_score":372,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":373,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":374,"claim_token":26,"article_count":375,"claimed_by_user_id":26},11814,"Jordan Garcia",77.4931506849315,"2025-04-30T12:50:13.713044-04:00","2025-05-28T07:22:41.021708-04:00",73,"9.5","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Fdark-souls-iii-review\u002F","Dark Souls III is the first game that, at one point, broke my spirit.","2025-05-28T06:57:41.036013-04:00",{"id":368,"logo":381,"name":382,"slug":383,"tags":26,"bluesky":26,"twitter":384,"youtube":385,"facebook":386,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":387,"website_url":388,"score_format":46,"average_score":389,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":390,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":51,"reviews_editor_email":390,"editor_in_chief_email":390,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","wellplayed","WellPlayed_AU","@WellPlayed_AU","WellPlayedau","A small collective of avid Aussie gamers, who have ventured out on their own and present their spin on the gaming world.","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F",77,"zach@well-played.com.au",{"id":392,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":95,"author":393,"original_score":267,"normalized_score":33,"review_url":400,"review_date":401,"summary":402,"created_at":403,"updated_at":403,"author_id":394,"last_edited_at":68,"outlet":404},27806,{"id":394,"bio":26,"name":395,"avg_score":396,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":397,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":398,"claim_token":26,"article_count":399,"claimed_by_user_id":26},2872,"Kevin VanOrd",65.33333333333333,"2024-12-04T12:19:12.049051-05:00","2024-12-04T14:38:16.881207-05:00",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fdark-souls-2-review\u002F1900-6415691\u002F","2014-04-24","\"Death is not the worst that can happen to men.\" - Plato","2024-12-04T14:00:56.559621-05:00",{"id":95,"logo":405,"name":406,"slug":407,"tags":73,"bluesky":408,"twitter":406,"youtube":407,"facebook":406,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":409,"website_url":410,"score_format":46,"average_score":411,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":412,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","gamespot","gamespot.com","GameSpot is the world's leading source for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS Vita, Wii, PC, 3DS, and DS video game news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, and more.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com",71,"thussain@fandom.com"]