{"id":61721,"date":"2014-02-01T09:52:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T07:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61721"},"modified":"2014-02-20T10:58:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T08:58:53","slug":"dark-souls-2-sa-pre-order-price-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/61721-dark-souls-2-sa-pre-order-price-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls 2: SA pre-order price roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Souls 2 arrives in the country on the eve of the Ides of March. Fitting, as this game will see the assassination of your social life.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the Black Armour (day 1 standard edition) and Collector&#8217;s Edition prices, across various platforms, from a selection of online and physical retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that prices are correct at the time of publication. Dark Souls 2 will be released on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in March 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><strong>Dark Souls II &#8211; Black Armour Edition (Day 1 Standard)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Xbox 360<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PS3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">CNA Online<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R674.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R674.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R476.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Kalahari<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R679<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R679<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">BT Games<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R699<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R699<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Takealot<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R709<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R709<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Loot<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R728<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R728<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R539<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Animeworx<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R765<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R765<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><strong>Dark Souls II &#8211; Collector&#8217;s Edition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Xbox 360<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PS3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Kalahari<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R1429<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R1429<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>R1259<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">BT Games<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1499<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">N\/A<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Takealot<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1499<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1499<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">AWX<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1695<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1695<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">R1495<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>*Pre order prices were not available from Dion Wired and CNA Online, while Loot did not offer the Collector&#8217;s Edition bundle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncNsvA0AAmI\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It has been almost three years since Dark Souls was released, and the sequel \u2013 according to its developers \u2013 promises &#8220;the franchise&#8217;s renowned difficulty and gripping innovations&#8221; in both single and multi-player formats.<\/p>\n<p>Developer From Software has promised that the <a title=\"Dark Souls 2 PC won\u2019t be \u201chalf-assed\u201d like the first\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/52778-dark-souls-2-pc-wont-be-half-assed-like-the-first.html\">PC version of the game won&#8217;t repeat the mistakes<\/a> made by the original port. They have also said that the game will be <a title=\"Dark Souls 2 won\u2019t repeat PC mistakes, dodges DLC\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/61114-dark-souls-2-wont-repeat-pc-mistakes-dodges-dlc.html\">delivered as a full package<\/a>, without any content stripped out for post-launch DLC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61722\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Black-Armour-Edition-contents.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61722\" class=\" wp-image-61722 \" alt=\"Dark Souls 2 Black Armour Edition content\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Black-Armour-Edition-contents.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Black-Armour-Edition-contents.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Black-Armour-Edition-contents-600x390.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark Souls 2 Black Armour Edition content &#8211; click to enalrge<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_61723\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Collectors-Edition-contents.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61723\" class=\" wp-image-61723 \" alt=\"Dark Souls 2 Collector's Edition content\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Collectors-Edition-contents.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Collectors-Edition-contents.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Dark-Souls-2-Collectors-Edition-contents-600x346.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark Souls 2 Collector&#8217;s Edition content &#8211; click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/61714-microsoft-offers-usd100-for-ps3-trade-ins.html\">Microsoft offers USD100 for PS3 trade-ins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/61709-new-tax-to-hit-online-gaming-in-sa.html\">New tax to hit online gaming, digital purchases in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/61706-sa-consoles-and-games-price-hikes-imminent.html\">SA consoles and games price hikes imminent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to get your fix of gruelling action RPG combat? 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