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The Tarnished charging an enemy on Torrent in Elden Ring.

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Soulslike Strats | Sony becomes the "largest shareholder" in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa, as the two put an Elden Ring on a "strategic capital and business alliance"

After all that corporate courting, the big duo have opted to strengthen their collaborative ties, but haven't gone the full buyout route.

Dec. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Miquilla from Elden Ring stands in the middle of two Game Awards statues.

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Leaf It Out, Mate | My game of the year is Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree because, yes, of course you're are allowed to choose DLC

It's my game of the year, I'll choose whatever I like, thanks.

Dec. 17, 2024 James Billcliffe

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A person gliding hanging on to a giant bird across a landscape filled with dilapidated buildings in Elden Ring: Nightreign.

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As You Please | Hidetaka Miyazaki's five words of advice for the director of Elden Ring: Nightreign probably sum up his own ethos better than any of us ever could

And they're good words of advice too.

Dec. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Eldamn, That Soon? | Wahey, Elden Ring Nightreign is getting a network test that'll let you play a bit of it early next year, and you can sign up very soon

You'll just be helping the devs make sure everything works as intended, but it's still cool.

Dec. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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Tree of Life | It's not quite Elden Ring 2, but Elden Ring Nightreign certainly looks like everything us FromSoft-heads could want

FromSoftware has announced Elden Ring Nightreign, and it's a standalone co-op spin-off from FromSoft's best.

Dec. 13, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

A not quite dead guy in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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#LeaveSonyAlone | Sony confirms interest in acquiring Elden Ring developer FromSoftware's parent company, and wishes everyone would stop making it talk about this stuff

"We would appreciate it if you would allow us to refrain from further comment."

Dec. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Elden Ring screenshot showing three players stood in a row in a colosseum, one of them pointing a flag pole towards other players.

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More To Come | "I think we’ll be able to show you a new FromSoftware" - Elden Ring director Miyazaki on the multiple projects across different genres the studio's currently working on

But there's some bad news about Elden Ring 2...

Dec. 3, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A hunter from Bloodborne is fighting a giant beast, with text on screen reading "it's about persistence."

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Choices Were Made | PlayStation has put out a little 30th anniversary video that ends on a clip of Bloodborne with the word "persistence" so you should definitely keeping asking for that remaster

Being a touch cheeky there, PlayStation.

Dec. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Keanu Reeves is in the cockpit of a mech suit, gritting his teeth in the Armored Core episode of Secret Level.

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Not Kidding Around | Keanu Reeves getting cast in Amazon’s Secret Level was a pleasant surprise for us all, but the show’s executive producer thought it was a joke at first

No one should ever joke about casting Keanu Reeves in anything.

Dec. 2, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TOP OF THE DROPS | The best PlayStation Plus games on PS4 and PS5 in 2024

Our top picks for Sony's money-saving subscription service!

Dec. 1, 2024 Connor Makar

An Elden Ring character wearing a Bloodborne themed outfit.

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Black Friday | Elden Ring gets a huge discount in time for Black Friday, get it for just $20

It's one of the best games ever made.

Nov. 21, 2024 Joe O’Neill-Parker

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An enemy with its arms folded in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Still On Read | Elden Ring developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa confirms takeover interest from Sony, but says "no decision has been made at this time"

The corporation is seemingly still weighing up whether it wants to become the latest big corporate thing to be acquired by another big corporate thing.

Nov. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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A purple haired idol singing intensely in Oshi no Ko.

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Not So Funimation | There's something far more interesting, and potentially worrying, about that rumour that Sony is buying FromSoft's parent company

Sounds like Sony is a big fan of Monopoloy.

Nov. 19, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Radagon in the Elden Ring fan-made anime.

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Radagotta Wait A Bit | Elden Ring fan-made anime, or fanime, gets fresh teaser, but you'll have to wait until next year to watch it

If you're planning on saving the rest of your Shadow of the Erdtree GOTY nom celebration bubbly for this, you'd better find a fridge.

Nov. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

The Tarnished sizing up to a boss in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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The Lands Buytween? | Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa

The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.

Nov. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree key art of a person with long, blonde hair riding on a horse-like creature in a field of wheat filled with ghostly graves.

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It's Coming Home | The Game Awards gets ahead of you complaining about Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree getting a GOTY nom by explaining what's eligible for an award

Say goodbye to any hopes of your fave indie game from this year getting a win in.

Nov. 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Eyes Have It | I played Bloodborne on PS5 Pro, and all I’m left with are these lousy questions

A slight ‘image quality boost’ is not enough, I need more. I need more frames, more resolution, more texture. Grant me eyes.

Nov. 13, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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Messmer in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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Games in development | FromSoftware's parent company has 20 console games in the works, plus six mobile games too!

Gears are moving at Kadokawa Corporation on over two dozen video game projects.

Nov. 13, 2024 Connor Makar

Keanu Reeves taking off headphones in Secret Level.

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Oh Dear | The latest Secret Level trailer says it's "inspired by your favourite games", which makes that Concord episode feel extra awkward

I'm not sure if including one of the most commonly used songs in trailers helps sell this much either.

Nov. 13, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Open Roads | The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Oct. 24, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Stars In Our Eyes | A leaked Secret Level trailer confirms that Keanu Reeves isn't the only famous voice we'll be hearing in the Amazon anthology series

Queue someone saying "I'll be back."

Oct. 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Yes | Elden Ring's latest update, Patch 1.15, aims to answer the prayers of ineffective golem fisters

It's ok, FromSoft's seen you crying as your ruthless knuckle thrusts don't have the desired effect.

Oct. 2, 2024 Mark Warren

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Big Bad Balancing | Elden Ring’s latest patch, patch 1.1.4, should give you a better chance of finally making a mess of Shadow of the Erdtree’s final boss (if you haven’t already)

Yep, you might want to look away, hardcore git gudders, FromSoft's made things a little easier again.

Sept. 11, 2024 Mark Warren

The player hunter in Bloodborne crouched with a torch, a werewolf-like creature stalking them nearby in Bloodborne.

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Full Moon | One of Twitch's biggest streamers has given his home a FromSoftare makeover, all in service of encouraging Sony to make a Bloodborne remaster

"Hey, can you please do something."

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Unkindness | It might not be Elden Ring Numbers, but Armored Core 6 sailing past a sales milestone proves the people still yearn for mecha action

Sadly sales stats for prior games aren't easily available, but it's almost certainly one of the best selling games in the series.

July 25, 2024 Connor Makar

The Tarnished casually growing some spines in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

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Spiky Boi | Elden Ring itself and Shadow of the Erdtree have now been beaten in one go solely via killer hedgehog cosplay, and it took less than 13 hours

Ok, it's technically more a porcupine strat, but how quickly it happened definitely has echoes of Sonic.

July 25, 2024 Mark Warren

Radahn fight in Elden Ring with League of Legends surrender vote and mini-map

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FF | Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn is playable right now in a game you might not expect

Nothing quite matches the frustration of a tough boss fight than a cheeky League game.

July 25, 2024 Connor Makar

The corrupted Scadutree looming over the skyline of the Lands of Shadow in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Shadow Realm | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Walkthrough

The Lands of Shadow can be a dark place indeed... unless you have this Shadow of the Erdtree walkthrough!

July 23, 2024 James Billcliffe

The Tarnished striking Rellana with a lightning bolt while she's staggered in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Full Moons | How to easily beat Rellana in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

Rellana, Twin Moon Knight is the first really difficult boss in Shadow of the Erdtree, but there is a cheese strategy to exploit her weakness!

July 19, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Double No Trouble | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's poor snake lad Messmer's now been beaten by a streamer battling him on both PS5 and PC at the same time

As a big, scary boss, how do you actually recover from this?

July 18, 2024 Mark Warren

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Can't Tenor This | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's been out less than a month and a musical instrument no-hit run is already in the works

Yep, we're getting into saxophone no-hit run territory less than 30 days after the thing arrived, because FromSoft game.

July 16, 2024 Mark Warren

Timmy the Tarnished in Elden Ring in front of the Fire Giant's weird chest eye.

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Oh God (Mode) | I tried playing Elden Ring without playing Elden Ring, and it was going fine until I ran into the most terrifying boss of them all

Please don’t come and chuck toilet paper at my shack in Limgrave.

July 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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A furnace golem in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Moving On | With Shadow of the Erdtree, Elden Ring is a classic and I hope they never make another one

From Software has proven its skill at making new worlds Elden Ring and Bloodborne. I hope it continues doing so.

July 14, 2024 Connor Makar

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Red Stuff-cruitment | Still yearning for Bloodborne on PC? You're obviously out of luck for now, but you can help build a huge Elden Ring mod inspired by it

Look, it might be the best you ever get, even if Miyazaki's pretty much on your side on this.

July 12, 2024 Mark Warren

Marika holds up golden threads from the Elden Ring in the trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree.

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The Golden Rule | Shadow of the Erdtree finally lifted the veil on one of Elden Ring’s biggest mysteries, and it’s properly mind-blowing

He gets: Godhood. You get: Everything taken away

July 12, 2024 Josh Broadwell

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Hidetaka Miyazaki riding Patches in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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Miyazaquella | There's now an Elden Ring mod that swaps Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss for Hidetaka Miyazaki riding Patches, because why not

"My loyal blade. And champion who pre-ordered the DLC..."

July 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Igon in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

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It's A Game, Richard | Elden Ring's Igon actor says the role was a bit like doing Shakespeare, even if he had no idea what he was banging on about at first

"It was very mysterious. Mr. Miyazaki was a very mysterious character, but it was enjoyable."

July 11, 2024 Mark Warren

The Tarnished stands in front of a hanging pot that contains a Bell Bearing in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Things! | All Bell Bearing Locations in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Shadow of the Erdtree hides away multiple Bell Bearings that will make some items easier to access! Here’s where to find them.

July 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished stands in front of Romina, Saint of the Bud's boss arena in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Saint of the Bud | How to beat Romina, Saint of the Bud in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

You aren’t free of Scarlet Rot bosses just yet. Here’s how to beat Romina in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree.

July 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished stands in the Ancient Ruins of Rauh, where the Verdigris Discus Talisman can be found in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Corroded Talisman | Where to find Verdigris Discus in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

Planning a tanky build in Elden Ring? Here’s where to find the Verdigris Discus Talisman to help you with just that.

July 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The player stands in front of Belurat Tower Settlement's entrance in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Things! | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Moore quest guide

Should you tell Moore to 'be sad forever' or 'put it behind you'?

July 10, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Tony Blair with glowing eyes next to an all-red map of the UK

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PODCAST | What's the best game you were happy to see the back of?

Oh no, we shoehorned politics into games

July 9, 2024 Jim Trinca

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The Tarnished stands atop a tower at Castle Ensis while using a Wing Stance Milady in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Strike A Pose | Where to find Wing Stance in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Power up your attack using Wing Stance in Elden Ring, and look cool as hell while doing it.

July 9, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished stands in Shadow Keep's main plaza while wearing Fire Knight armor, Radahn's helm, and wielding the Fire Knight's Greatsword in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Imbued with Fire | Where to find the Fire Knight’s Greatsword in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Here’s the easiest way of getting your hands on a Fire Knight’s Greatsword in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

July 9, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished stands in Specimen Storehouse while wearing Hornsent's armor and wielding the Falx in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Revenger’s Blade | How to get the Falx in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

There are three ways to get the Hornsent’s Falx in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

July 9, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished fighting in Elden Ring next to MissMikkaa wearing Malenia's helmet.

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Dance Til They Die | Wahey, Elden Ring's DLC has now been beaten on dance pad, following a seven hour long boogie-off with its big final boss

The entire run only took a single week, just in case it wasn't already impressive enough.

July 9, 2024 Mark Warren

The Tarnished stands in front of an altar in Ancient Ruins of Rauh while holding the Sword of Light in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Three in One | How to transform the Stone-Sheathed Sword in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

Here’s how to transform your Stone-Sheathed Sword into the Sword of Darkness or Sword of Light in Shadow of the Erdtree.

July 8, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

The Tarnished stands beside the altar at the Ruins of Unte in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Hefty Entrance | How to get inside the Ruins of Unte in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

Here’s how to make your way inside the Ruins of Unte with ease in Shadow of the Erdtree.

July 8, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

Malenia in the Elden ring fan-made anime.

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Maleni Hero Academia | Elden Ring fan-made anime - fanime if you will - gets a teaser trailer featuring plenty of bosses we know and love

Big high five if this lot combined have killed you less times than the number of seconds the teaser lasts.

July 8, 2024 Mark Warren

The Tarnished stands on the fourth floor of the Specimen Storehouse in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

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Secret Spell | Where to find Impenetrable Thorns in ER Shadow of the Erdtree

The Impenetrable Thorns spell, hidden away in Specimen Storehouse, is one of the best spells in Elden Ring.

July 8, 2024 Kelsey Raynor