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FAILURE TO LAUNCH | Armored Core 6 is the sort of messy and exhausting game FromSoftware stopped making years ago

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon feels like a fan remake, or Kickstarter-funded project that deliberately hearkens back to a certain era.

Sept. 1, 2023 Sherif Saed

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NO BORROWED WINGS | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's biggest Steam launch (that isn't Elden Ring)

Even when it's not the highly-anticipated and longtime hyped Elden Ring, FromSoftware games can no longer be called niche.

Aug. 25, 2023 Sherif Saed

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PREPARE TO CRY | Want an Elden Ring film? This is even better

Age of the Stars tells the story of Ranni the Witch and Blaidd the Wolf, in incredible detail.

Aug. 24, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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WRONG LESSONS | Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring can only exist outside the current triple-A studio system

If you keep calling for triple-A publishers to take note of the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, and Elden Ring, you’re missing the point.

Aug. 17, 2023 Sherif Saed

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SOULS SEARCHING | Can we please stop expecting FromSoft to ‘learn from’ every new Souls-like?

Better co-op in Elden Ring? Broad difficulty options in Dark Souls? You’re missing the point!

Aug. 3, 2023 Sherif Saed

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THE GOAT DEPARTS | After Elden Ring, Sekiro, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne, a key member of FromSoft is saying goodbye to the studio

Yuka Kitamura's name is synonymous with FromSoftware's modern era, but she's no longer with the studio.

Aug. 1, 2023 Sherif Saed

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SPINAL TAP | PvP backstabs are back on the menu thanks to Elden Ring's latest patch

Elden Ring players are either celebrating or mourning as we return to a very Dark Souls 3 era of PvP meta.

July 28, 2023 Connor Makar

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CRITICAL PATCH | Elden Ring gets big patch, still no word on Shadow of the Erdtree DLC release date

There's a surprise new patch that just arrived in Elden Ring.

July 27, 2023 Sherif Saed

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THEY'RE BACK | Elden Ring mod gives players a chance to fight two of the most difficult Souls bosses

Ornstein and Smough are back.

July 22, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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DOG | Now you can pet your very own Elden Ring dog

Someone has answered the need for a particular kind of Elden Ring plush.

July 20, 2023 Sherif Saed

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Best Elden Ring rune farm locations: What are the best rune farming spots to level up fast?

Reap the rewards

July 13, 2023 James Billcliffe

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Ocarina Of No Time | Elden Ring didn’t inspire Tears of the Kingdom because Zelda devs were too busy to play it

Both are massive games, so no surprise here really.

July 10, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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ANOTHER ONE | We should all be very thankful we never got a rumoured Elden Ring season pass

Elden Ring's DLC could've looked a lot different.

May 31, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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Nothing Nebulas Here | Elden Ring wins another award, this time Best Game Writing at The Nebulas

Another win for one of 2022's biggest games.

May 21, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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CRY CRY AGAIN | Elden Ring overhaul mod adds a taste of Bloodborne for a nightmarish fusion

Garden of Eyes mod team adds a Elden Beast-inspired boss to the mix.

May 6, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Flying Solo | Let Me Solo Her managed to beat an Elden Ring full of Malenias

You can try this at home, but maybe you shouldn't.

April 30, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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WELL DESERVED | Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2023

The father of the soulslike genre makes the list.

April 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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CASH HAEMO ROYALE | Vampire Survivors absolutely deserved to win Best Game at the BAFTAs

It achieves more with a handful of sprites and some clever psychology than most AAAs do with infinite budgets.

March 31, 2023 Jim Trinca

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THE RAYS BETWEEN | Elden Ring's long promised ray tracing support finally arrives, but there's some bad news

Elden Ring has finally delivered on the promise of adding ray tracing to The Lands Between, with some caveats.

March 23, 2023 Sherif Saed

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GOLD MEDAL | Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards

It beat out God of War Ragnarok, Immortality, Pentiment and some other heavy hitters for the grand prize.

March 23, 2023 Connor Makar

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RIP | Elden Ring players died so many times, it’d have wiped out all of humanity in the real world

And they tried to fight Malenia a whole bunch too.

March 20, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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Blades of Miquella | Let Me Solo Her takes on their greatest challenge yet by turning every Elden Ring enemy into Malenia

I am Malenia, blade of Miquella times a thousand.

March 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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GOOD FAITH? | Bleak Faith: Forsaken called out for supposedly stealing Elden Ring assets

It appears to be one big misunderstanding, however.

March 14, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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ALL FLAGS FLYING | Elden Ring’s open world made it more accessible to new players, so how does Wo Long do the same without one?

One very clever design decision in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty may not get the love it deserves, but its effects are transformative in making the game more accessible to new players.

March 8, 2023 Sherif Saed

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DESTROY... | Armored Core 6 reportedly releasing before Elden Ring DLC

A September-October release window has been reported for the new Armored Core instalment.

March 2, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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DREAM DLC | Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, finally announced

It’s almost time to return to The Lands Between.

Feb. 28, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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GONGS GALORE | Elden Ring won GOTY at the 26th Annual DICE Awards, but God of War: Ragnarok took home more gongs

The two games pretty much swept the board.

Feb. 26, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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BIG NUMBERS | Elden Ring has shipped 20 million units worldwide

Godrick has killed many a Tarnished it seems.

Feb. 22, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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RINGING IN YOUR EARS | Elden Ring is still the best game for spell-slinging (especially with the latest DLC)

Forget your wands, dismount your mythical creatures, and step into the only magical crucible that matters: a Tarnished fight to the death.

Feb. 8, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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Happy Birthday! | Bandai Namco is hosting a live show to celebrate Elden Ring's first anniversary

Expect giveaways, cosplay, PVP, and more.

Feb. 5, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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REFORGED TARNISHED | Elden Ring Reforged mod's latest update might just be what you need to play the masterpiece again

We're coming up on the first anniversary of Elden Ring, so you may understandably have the itch to go back to The Lands Between.

Jan. 24, 2023 Sherif Saed

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NOTHING NEW, REALLY | What are you playing this weekend?

We're pretty much sticking with the familiar this week.

Jan. 21, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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WO-LONGING FOR IT | Even more than Elden Ring, Wo Long is one of the most accessible Souls-likes – and not just because it’s on Game Pass

Game Pass is getting one of the most accessible Souls-likes with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and Elden Ring fans and non-fans should take note.

Jan. 17, 2023 Sherif Saed

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DOG EAT DOG WORLD | Elden Ring YouTuber pits 50 of Caelid's starved dogs against all the bosses

Who, if any, can stand up to that many puppers?

Jan. 16, 2023 Connor Makar

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LORDRAN IT OVER | Almost a year after Elden Ring changed everything, there’s never been a better time to return to Dark Souls

If you’re considering a replay of Dark Souls, there’s no better time to praise the sun than right now – in a cold, forgettable week in January

Jan. 9, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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Rot Revolution | A streamer beat Elden Ring's Malenia on a dance pad and controller at the same time

She is Malenia, you know the rest.

Jan. 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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THE VOTES ARE IN | Here are the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards

Surely, you can already guess the Game of the Year winner.

Jan. 3, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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GOD-TIER | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and Alex's other GOTY picks

Sometimes picking out a best game each year is a painful, difficult choice. Sometimes it’s easy. This year, it’s… sort of both? Let me explain.

Dec. 23, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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ENDLESS CYCLE | Elden Ring New Game Plus explained: How NG+ works

New Game Plus is back in Elden Ring, letting you begin another journey into The Lands Between. Here's how it works.

Dec. 23, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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FIVE GOLD RINGS | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and James' other GOTY picks

My picks are vanilla ice cream, but it’s the posh stuff that has the little black bits of pod in. Haagen Dazs at the very least.

Dec. 21, 2022 James Billcliffe

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Elden Ring Glintstone Key location

Here's where to find the Glintstone key in Elden Ring.

Dec. 20, 2022 Josh Broadwell

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Elden Ring Multiplayer Co-op and PvP: How to play with friends

I die with a little help from my friends.

Dec. 20, 2022 James Billcliffe

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HORSIN' AROUND | Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and Sherif’s other GOTY picks

In which I explain why 2022’s most obvious pick also happens to be the best game I played all year.

Dec. 17, 2022 Sherif Saed

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GIVE US MORE | Elden Ring's director teases "several more things" the team wants to do for the game

Also, the dude who crashed the stage during Miyazaki's acceptance speech was arrested.

Dec. 10, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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Elden Ring Colosseums: All Colosseum locations in Limgrave, Leyndell and Caelid

Here's everything you need to know about Elden Ring's first free DLC.

Dec. 7, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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ELDEN VARIETY | Each of Elden Ring's three PvP colosseums actually has different game modes

Elden Ring's free colosseum DLC has a couple of surprises for PvP fans.

Dec. 7, 2022 Sherif Saed

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fight me | Elden Ring's free PvP DLC is here

The latest Elden Ring patch has arrived, bringing with it some free content.

Dec. 7, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Fightin' Words | Elden Ring DLC is real, free, and coming tomorrow

You'll finally be able to pay a visit to those colosseums.

Dec. 6, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Nothin' But Net | Even Elden Ring's director doesn't know why the game is so successful

"It’s true that sales were higher than those of our previous games, but I have no idea what the reason was."

Dec. 4, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Court of Fouls | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast: The 6-month Inquisition Special

After 26 episodes it's time to look back at some of the awful decisions Jim has made.

Nov. 25, 2022 Tom Orry