{
  "id": 19524290,
  "title": "Dark Souls 2 and 3 multiplayer is back: We still don't know what went wrong but at least it didn't take almost a year to fix it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/dark-souls-2-and-3-multiplayer-is-back-we-still-dont-know-what-went",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-11T17:05:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/dark-souls/dark-souls-2-and-3-multiplayer-is-back-we-still-dont-know-what-went-wrong-but-at-least-it-didnt-take-almost-a-year-to-fix-it/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 multiplayer functionality has been restored after a brief hiatus caused by an unspecified server issue. The restoration was announced via a message on the game's website, expressing apologies for the inconvenience caused. FromSoft, the developer, has not provided details on what led to the server problem. The outage was shorter and less severe compared to the 2022 incident, where the servers were down for almost a year due to a security vulnerability. In the meantime, Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 Seamless Co-op mods have allowed players to enjoy multiplayer experiences independently of FromSoft's servers, providing more flexibility and reducing the impact of potential disconnects during gameplay.",
  "summary": "A \"server issue\" knocked both games offline, across all platforms, for nearly two weeks.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dark Souls 2 and 3 multiplayer restored after server issue",
    "FromSoft silent on cause of outage",
    "Co-op mods enabled multiplayer experiences during downtime"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}