After 7 months, Dark Souls 3 is back online

After a quiet seven months for Dark Souls 3 PvPers, the PC servers have finally whirred back to life today, reviving the game’s online features which have lain dormant since the discovery of a serious security vulnerability (opens in new tab) in the game’s code back in January.

That means Dark Souls 3 players can once again enjoy all the thrills of player invasions, summoning, and contorting the game’s soapstone messaging system to write some of the filthiest things imaginable. In the tweet announcing DS3’s online resurrection, FromSoft indicated that the same features for Dark Souls 1 and 2 would follow in short order. With any luck, it won’t take over half a year this time.

Online features for the PC version of Dark Souls III have been reactivated.

We are working to restore these features for all other #DarkSouls titles and will inform you when they are back in service.

Thank you once more for your patience and support. pic.twitter.com/XHiCZDEANC

— Dark Souls (@DarkSoulsGame) August 25, 2022