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Like pretty much everyone else right now, I’m enamored by Elden Ring. FromSoftware’s latest is an unbelievable achievement, a sprawling, hauntingly beautiful world filled with the studio’s iconic enemy design and shaped by its signature best-in-class combat. It’ll be a mainstay of GOTY discussions, and its influence seems likely to …

An Elden Ring player has killed a boss with one hit to prove that magic is overpowered.  Just below, you can see a super-popular post on the Elden Ring subreddit. In a good-natured attempt to prove that magic in FromSoftware’s game might be a little too dominant, the player takes …

“Why is that man crying, daddy?” As if watching a grown man sobbing into the fluffy hood of his daughter’s pink parka jacket isn’t heart-wrenching enough, this line, delivered by my own young daughter, peeking at my phone over my shoulder, is the twist of a proverbial knife. Torn between …

“People can assume that a game is going to be fun and what it needs for success are more cinematics or monetisation or whatever,” says legendary game designer Sid Meier. “But if the core just is not there with good gameplay, then it won’t work.” Meier has been talking to …

FIFA 22 Future Stars are certain to be a hot commodity all the way through to the season’s end. These cards see promising youngsters such as Jude Bellingham and Emile Smith Rowe get boosted FIFA 22 ratings, representing their future peaks – with Ibrahima Konate and Patson Daka also receiving …

A high schooler playing Dark Souls 3 in Japan is taking desperate measures to beat their upcoming exams. Yesterday on February 28, the tweet seen just below gained a lot of popularity from a Japanese audience, appearing to highlight a Dark Souls 3 livestream. A localizer on Twitter (opens in …

One savvy Elden Ring player has discovered a way to beat NPC invaders at their own game. Anyone who’s wandered, even briefly, into Elden Ring’s vast and deadly open world The Lands Between, will undoubtedly have run into an NPC invader. These glowing red folk are deadly and can swiftly …

Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla revealed which character from the sequel was the most challenging to create.  In an interview with GamesRadar+, narrative director Ben McCaw and senior writer Annie Kitain discussed several of Horizon Forbidden West’s key story points and revealed that, in one case, “getting that [character] right …

Elden Ring is receiving mixed reviews from PC players on Steam, and it appears to centre around performance issues. At the time of writing on February 25, Elden Ring has a general “Mixed” user reviews label on Steam (opens in new tab). Delving into user reviews for FromSoftware’s new game, …

Xbox’s general manager has shot down a claim that The Coalition is working on multiple unannounced games. Earlier today on February 23, Spanish-based Twitter account Xbox Studio (opens in new tab) claimed to have received comment from Xbox general manager Aaron Greenberg stating that there were multiple unannounced games in …