POLL RESULTS: What FromSoftware game would you most like to see covered in a future T&F release?
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 10:06:00 PM

Several of you have asked if we'd share the results of the poll question from the pledge survey regarding which FromSoftware game you'd like to see receive the Tune & Fairweather deluxe treatment in the future. 

Dive-roll please... I mean, drum-roll please!

•  Bloodborne (8,563) 
•  Elden Ring (2,864)
•  Sekiro (1,471)
•  Demon's Souls (979)
• No opinion (1,387)

[15,264 backers responded]

Though we recently announced that we have a book in the works called Abyssal Archive: The Mythology of Dark Souls, we are actively exploring a future Bloodborne book. It's easily my personal favourite FromSoftware game after DS1.

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Speaking of Dark Souls, a quick PSA regarding the Way of White prestige edition of You Died. We only have 77 copies remaining in stock. So if you want a first-edition copy before they sell out, be sure to grab a copy now. We plan to have it back in stock early next year if you miss out on this batch.

All the best,

Not yet received your pledge survey?
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 01, 2021 at 03:28:58 AM

Hey everybody!

All the pledge surveys have now been sent to backers and we appreciate the speed with which so many of you have filled them out.

We're currently at 60% completion, however, which means there are lots of surveys that have either ended up in spam folders, been blocked by a private-relay email address (if you used one of those when you backed the Kickstarter)... or possibly fell down a sewer hole in The Depths on their way to your inbox.

Here's a preview of the email you're looking for:

If you haven't seen a pledge survey land in your inbox, there are a couple things you can try:

1) Do a quick inbox search for "Response Needed" as that appears in the subject line of the survey.

2) Visit the survey recovery page and request that your survey be re-sent.

3) If neither of the above work, drop us a line at [email protected] and we'll gladly send a direct link to your survey.

Best of luck!

Pledge survey roll-out has begun!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 09:32:02 AM

Hey everybody,

Exciting project milestone: it's the 27th of Sept and the first batch of pledge surveys has just been released!

Because we have over 18,000 backers, BackerKit has advised us to release the surveys in waves to reduce load on the system. Once each of these backer segments (consisting of a few thousand surveys) has reached a 60% response rate, we'll push out the next batch.

Don't worry if there's no pledge-survey notice in your inbox at this precise moment! We've just begun the staged roll-out and it's very likely the backer segment containing your email has not yet been released.

Assuming a reasonable survey completion speed, the entire process could take 2-3 days but we'll keep a close eye on the progress so that we can greenlight new segments for launch as soon as it's prudent to do so.

Honestly, I feel like a water-slide attendant, waiting to get a visual on each segment of backers flying out the bottom of the slide into the splash pool, before giving a nod to the next rider. There will be no collisions, injuries or drownings on my watch, no sir, no ma'am!

Keep an eye on your inbox (maybe your spam folder, as well) and we'll see you soon...

Happy 10th Anniversary of Dark Souls!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 08:35:02 PM

I know we haven't finished shipping Soul Arts yet (pledge surveys are still set to go out via email on Monday, Sept 27th), but the 10th anniversary of Dark Souls was just too good an opportunity to lift the curtain on our next project...

Abyssal Archive: The Mythology of Dark Souls.

Even though we've already released a book about Dark Souls, You Died, we couldn't help but return for a deeper dive into the games' mythology, cosmos, conflicts and unforgettable cast of characters. Even better, we're collaborating with one of the game's most notable scholars, Lokey, who has been documenting his insights into the Souls franchise for years. We can't think of a better guide to usher you deep into the inky-black abyss. No matter how many hours you've poured into playing and reading about the game, you're guaranteed to gain an even deeper appreciation of Dark Souls' depth and mythological vitality.

Sign up for the T&F newsletter if you'd like to receive updates when we have more info to share!

But that's not all the news we've got today...

Small batch of genuine-leather copies of You Died now available

In celebration of the 10th anniversary, we've also made available a small batch of genuine-leather copies of You Died (approx. 175 in total). When these first-edition copies are gone, we won't have stock again for several months until we reprint. 

So get yours now if you missed out on the "Gravelord Servant" edition or the simulated-leather version but would still like to have a genuine-leather copy of the book in your Souls collection.

We're also down to just 130 first-edition copies of the "Way of White" white-cloth cover variant.

That's all the news for now. Thanks for your incredible support, as always!

Next steps - important info for Soul Arts backers
over 2 years ago – Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 03:25:40 AM

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