Demon's Souls World Tendency events to mark US launch anniversary

If you're not cuddled up to From Software's latest bout of flagellation for some reason, than consider returning to its progenitor. Demon's Souls turns two this week, and Atlus is celebrating with a series of special events.

On the second anniversary of its October 2009 release, Demon's Souls has entered a white World Tendency Event. Revisit locations to find wussier monsters, new pathways, characters, and items only available when you push through to pure white.

On October 17, Atlus will flip-flop the US servers, initiating a black World Tendency, meaning you're likely to stumble across overpowered enemies, better item drop rates, more souls per kill, and the fearsome Black Phantoms patrolling. Don't go to the Shrine of Storms! Satsuki will hand you your arse in five pieces.

When Sony chose not to release Demon's Souls outside of Asia, the import crowd had already built enough interest to convince Atlus to try a small run. The US release was a slow-burn hit, eventually leading to a PAL territory launch through Namco Bandai, which prompted the publisher to pick up the global rights to the spirutual successor, Dark Souls.

Atlus recently announced it would continue sever support for US Demon's Souls players into 2012.