Bandai Namco has revealed that Dark Souls III will release in April 2016 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One across Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Australasia.

Fans eager to get their hands on Dark Souls III can apply for the Network Stress Test sessions. The Network Stress test is designed to allow elected testers to play the game for various tech verifications and is intended for quality improvement of the final product. The Network Stress Test will be available on PS4:

  • Game server load evaluation
  • Multiplayer gameplay evaluation
  • Game balance evaluation
  • Registering: September 18th, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. CEST to Sunday, October 4th, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. CEST (planned)
  • Network Stress Test sessions: Friday, October 16th, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. CEST, Saturday, October 17th, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. CEST and Sunday, October 18th, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. CEST