Xbox game Black Stone Magic & Steel is a role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco. It is the follow-up to the 2010 game Dark Souls and the spiritual successor to the Souls series. The game is set in the world of the Black Stone Magic, a magical world where the player can use black stones to perform various tasks. The game was announced at E3 2011 and released for Microsoft Windows on November 15, 2012. It is a spiritual successor to the Souls series, with similarities to the game Diablo. The game received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the graphics but criticizing the game's lack of innovation.