'Dark Souls 3' system requirements, promotional materials released

 Dark Souls 3 website

2016 is gearing up to be a great year for gaming as new titles, including the much-anticipated "Dark Souls 3" is slated for release this year. The game, which is expected to take the gaming world by storm, will be released in April in North America and Europe while those in Japan can play the RPG in late March.

As "Dark Souls 3" is about to debut in a few months, promotional materials and the game's system requirements have been released online. According to PCGamer, any of the two system requirements will work with the game:

System Requirement 1:

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit, Windows 10 64bit
Processor: AMD A8 3870 3,6 GHz or Intel Core i3 2100 3.1 Ghz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465/ ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
Direct X: Version 11
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

System Requirement 2:

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit, Windows 10 64bit
Processor: AMD FX 8150 3.6 Ghz or Intel Core i7 2600 3.4 Ghz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, ATI Radeon HD 7850
Direct X: Version 11
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device.

Gamers will need broadband Internet connection and 50 GB available internal storage space.

Earlier this month, a promotional pamphlet for "Dark Souls 3" was also released, which highlights some of the game's features, a few in-game screenshots, and the Japanese pre-order bonuses that include a Deluxe Map and an original soundtrack CD. The pamphlet is in Japanese, but according to WCCFTech, Reddit user TheMindWraith translated the material in English, which will allow more people to understand the game better ahead of its debut.

Meanwhile, those looking to get the game's "Apocalypse Edition" would do well to pre-order the title as Bandai Namco said that stock is "very limited." The game, which will challenge players to survive the apocalypse in a strange world filled with frightening creatures, traps, and secrets will be available on April 12 and includes a copy of the game, a metal case, and a soundtrack disc.

"Dark Souls 3" will be released in Japan on March 24 on PS4 and Xbox One. The game will be released in North America and Europe on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on April 12.

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