I'm very passionate when it comes to the Souls series: I often find myself spreading optimal add-ons to improve the player's experience in Lordran.
With the upcoming release of Dark Souls II on March the 14th, I wanted to direct the community's attention to a few links that cover some interesting tidbits/lore and places to purchase the game on discount.
84 Items in Dark Souls II
4chan's /DSG/ (Dark Souls General) collective post
Dark Souls II: Into the Light Comic - Two new pages per week until March 14 (Release date of DSII)
And this, to my knowledge, is the cheapest pre-order available for those wanting to purchase the standard or Black Armour edition. For those who are after the Warrior statue I'm only aware of the fixed $159.95 price over at EBgames, which IMO is unfortunate because From Software haven't released any collectible merchandise for the Souls series, making people like me suckers in forking out over double the amount for the addons.