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Praise Be | Where to use the Prayer Room Key in Elden Ring
The Prayer Room Key unlocks an interesting secret in Shadow of the Erdtree, you just need to find where to use it first!
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Storage Secrets | Where to find and use the Storeroom Key in Elden Ring
The Storeroom next to the Small Private Altar in Shadow of the Erdtree unlocks a special secret!
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Leave the Emotes | How to speak to Dryleaf Dane in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
You need to perform a specific Emote to get Dryleaf Dane to speak to you in Elden Ring, but which one?
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Light or Night? | ER Shadow of the Erdtree Fire Knight Queelign quest guide
As well as two invasions, Fire Knight Queelign has his own quest in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree!
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Careful Study | ER Shadow of the Erdtree Specimen Storehouse walkthrough
The Specimen Storehouse is one of the densest and most confusing areas in Shadow of the Erdtree, but also offers the best secrets!
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Carian Castle | ER Shadow of the Erdtree Castle Ensis walkthrough
Castle Ensis is the second major Legacy Dungeon in Shadow of the Erdtree, and it's full of tough enemies and an even harder boss!
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Tower Power | ER Shadow of the Erdtree Belurat, Tower Settlement walkthrough
Belurat, Tower Settlement is a confusing nightmare full of ambushes, secret side paths and horrible monsters - here's how to make it out alive!
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Thiollier’s Poison | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Thiollier quest guide
Thiollier’s quest is one you definitely don’t want to miss out on in Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Sword of Night | ER Shadow of the Erdtree Swordhand of Night Jolan quest guide
Give Jolan the Iris of Grace or Iris of Occultation?
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More Gear! | How to duplicate Remembrances in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Looking to reap more rewards? Here’s where you can duplicate your new Remembrances in Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Mind Your Feet | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Count Ymir quest guide
Where are the ‘hallowed ruins’ that Count Ymir speaks of in Shadow of the Erdtree?
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Sealed Away | How to unseal the Fissure in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
The Fissure is sealed during the beginning of Shadow of the Erdtree. Here’s how to unseal it.
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Lost Map | Where to find the Ruins Map Fragment in Shadow of the Erdtree
Finding the northwestern map fragment for the Ancient Ruins of Rauh in the top left of Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree is hard than it looks!
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Grandam! | How to talk to Hornsent Grandam in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Hidden in the Belurat Storeroom is this old dear.
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Dance and Cavort | How to beat Divine Beast Dancing Lion in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Ready for Shadow of the Erdtree’s first major boss? Well, you will be after this guide to beating them.
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Going South | Where to find Thiollier in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Where’s the poison-merchant got off to now?
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Underground | How to get to Cerulean Coast island in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Wandering how to cross the ocean and access the Southern Nameless Mausoleum? Here’s how.
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Onwards | How to skip Rellana in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Want to get to Scadu Altus early without beating Rellana in Shadow of the Erdtree? Here’s how.
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Sour Scorpions | What to do with Scorpion Stew in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Mmm, a stew with a foul odour… Here’s what to do with Scorpion Stew.
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O Mother! | How to get to the Hinterlands in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Wondering what that green patch of land behind Shadow Keep's Back Gate is? Here's how to get there in Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Maddening | How to get the east Map Fragment in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
If you’re wondering what lies in the east of the map, prepare yourself for a rather creepy time.
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Shadowy Path | Where to go first in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
If you're feeling overwhelmed, here's where to make a start with the new Shadow of the Erdtree DLC!
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TAKING THE MIQUELLA | How to start Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC
Our recommended level, and the bosses you need to beat to get ready for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC!
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To the Beach | How to get the south Map Fragment in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Wondering what lies on the Land of Shadow’s coastline? Wonder no more. Here’s how to get the Cerulean Coast map fragment.
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Let's Go, Bub! | Where to get Wolverine's claws in Elden Ring
Stalking the Gravesite Plain in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree you find Logur, Beast Claw, who looks mighty familiar...
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Hog Wild | How to easily beat Commander Gaius in ER Shadow of the Erdtree
Commander Gaius can be a tough challenge in Elden Ring, but there are cheese strategies to beat him more easily!
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Dark as Night | What to do with the Iris of Occultation in Elden Ring
The dark Iris of Occultation has a number of secret uses in Shadow of the Erdtree - here's what it does!
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Punch Everything | How to unlock Dryleaf Arts (Martial Arts) in Shadow of the Erdtree
Yeah, you can punch a dragon in Elden Ring if you really want.
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See the Light | What to do with the Iris of Grace in Elden Ring
The Iris of Grace has a number of secret uses during quests in Shadow of the Erdtree - here's where to use it!
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Too Easy | What level should you be for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree?
Here are our recommended levels in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree for "easy mode" and "hard mode"!
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Down the Well | What to do with the Well Depths Key in Elden Ring
There's a locked gate in Belurat sewer that can only be opened with the Well Depths Key!
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Rise Up Rabbath | Elden Ring Rabbath's Rise guide
Rabbath's Rise is hiding a secret in Shadow of the Erdtree, as well as a unique weapon!
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Vital Info | How to read NPC messages, maps, notes and missives in Elden Ring
Shadow of the Erdtree gives you plenty of notes and maps as clues, but it can be unclear where to read them!
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Do You Booth-er? | Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a miss
The green brand's even put out a list of games you can expect to see there.
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CAVALRY'S 'ERE | Elden Ring's pre-Erdtree patch finally gives Torrent a place in the big showdown with the Elden Beast
Who hasn't been yearning to take out the base game's big final boss with a textbook medieval cavalry charge?
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Lunch Trailer? | Forgot to take a day off to play Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? It's ok, here's a fresh trailer to watch at lunch
Don't worry, we need some people to keep on running the world and Miquella'll wait.
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IN THE SHADOWS | Shadow of the Erdtree is an almost perfect expansion, but one thing keeps bothering me
Yes, the Elden Ring expansion is incredible - but it's missing something other top-tier DLCs like Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty do very, very well.
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More Capri-chaos | Goat Simulator 3: Multiverse of Nonsense hands-on preview - plenty of goats, some chaos, and a giant capybara
The surprisingly large DLC offers plenty more wacky hijinks, even if some gags might land better than others.
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Relatable | The original Elden Ring manga is going on hiatus because the author is taking some time off to play Shadow of the Erdtree like the rest of us
What other option is there?
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Tarnished On Top | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree beats all the bosses to become both highest rated game of 2024 so far, and the highest rated DLC ever
Bow down to the Elden Lord, the likes of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
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PODCAST | What’s the best game that had the worst reveal trailer? The Best Games Ever Podcast episode 102
They say that the first impression is the most important, so even if your game is great, you’d better not botch the announcement.
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Perfect Timing | After Perfect Dark's reboot rocked up at the Xbox showcase, the original drops on Switch today
Now, that's what I call corporate synergy.
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Blossoming Seeds | Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is looking like a beautiful, faithful, and powerful history lesson - hands-on
As the Dragon Quest series approaches its 40th anniversary, Square Enix returns to the beginning with what's looking like a gorgeous and incredibly faithful remake.
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Graceful Expansion | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree review: A terrifying trove of everything FromSoftware has to offer - lag, lore and lions
Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC brings a huge, dense new area to get lost in - and you will get lost...
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Leave It To The Pros | Could an Elden Ring or Dark Souls movie be in our future? Miyazaki isn't opposed to it, he'd just rather someone else handle it
"There are many others who can make a much better linear format content than we can."
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Tinfoil Tarnished | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree provides a "conclusive endpoint" to Miquella's story, but should still spawn fan theories
"I think me trying to take these ideas and themes that I have and put them into words and say them out loud is, on a very simple level, embarrassing."
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K.O. | Uh oh, the Street Fighter movie has lost its directors
The search for a new director begins.
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Mash DP | Street Fighter 6's Akuma raid boss and Twitch plays events were "a big hit" according to Capcom
In an interview with Kotaku, director Takayuki Nakayama and producer Shuhei Matsumoto speak on recent meta events.
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Mystery | Forget that controversial 300GB figure: even senior CoD developers don’t actually know how big Black Ops 6 modes will be
Treyarch wants players to download parts of the game important to them, but can't say how big those parts will be.
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA | There's good fan service, and then there's Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
I played perhaps the most luscious, loving send-up to source material in years.