I’m perched on a rotten tree branch above a narrow thoroughfare in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I could pretend I’m surveying the land below, that I’m meticulously planning my next deadly move, raining down on my foes undetected with a flurry of shuriken stars and skilled swordsmanship. But I’m not. …
Read More »Turns out Elden Rings Goldmask isnt a silent character after all
An Elden Ring character who never says anything (and consequently confused players by having a voice actor listed in the credits) has finally spoken. Though Elden Ring (opens in new tab) has many a memorable character, Goldmask is particularly special because, despite several run-ins with him throughout the game, the …
Read More »Elden Ring streamer beats Malenia with one hand while only level one
A streamer has managed to beat the notoriously difficult Elden Ring boss Malenia using only one hand and a PS5 controller. Streamer MissMikkaa (opens in new tab) has set themselves the challenge of completing Elden Ring using only one hand to play. To make the battle even tenser, MissMikkaa is …
Read More »Elden Ring modder streams pre-launch build with debug camera and out-of-bounds areas
An unfinished build of Elden Ring was livestreamed on Twitch earlier today. As ever, it’s Dark Souls/Bloodborne veteran Lance McDonald at the helm (he of the Bloodborne 60FPS patch fame). This time, the veteran modder and dataminer streamed a version of Elden Ring on his Twitch (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Xbox Cloud Gaming ad for Elden Ring fuels Game Pass rumors
Update: It was simply a bug that led to an ad incorrectly suggesting Elden Ring, GTA 5, and other games would be coming to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft says. In case you missed it, several games, including Elden Ring, GTA 5, and Soul Hackers 2, were spotted in store pages …
Read More »Elden Ring is already one of the best-selling games of all time in the US
Update: NPD advisor Mat Piscatella has softened the report that Elden Ring is among the top 10 best-selling premium games in the US, citing “an incomplete comparable universe” born of limited physical and digital sales data. “Because the ranked charts do not include the full history for all titles and …
Read More »The most tragic NPC in Elden Ring was forgotten due to a typo
An Elden Ring modder has discovered a tragically forgotten NPC who’s doomed to toil in obscurity due to an unfortunate typo. During the first phase of the boss fight in Raya Lucaria against Rennala, you have to deal with a room full of ‘sweetings,’ young scholars who crawl around and …
Read More »The best Prime Day deals for Elden Ring fans that are still live in these final hours
Prime Day Elden Ring deals are drawing to an end, so if you’re looking to enhance your experience of what is certainly one of the best games of 2022 so far then this is the way to do it. From discounts on the monstrous strategy guides to model swords, these …
Read More »Elden Ring publisher confirms its been hacked and is now investigating the “scope of the damage”
Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed reports that its servers were hacked, seemingly by a ransomware group, and the company is now investigating the “scope of the damage.” The company released a statement (opens in new tab) earlier today on the hack, which actually took place on July 3. …
Read More »Hundreds of hours in, Elden Ring players are only just discovering Melinas secret summon
Some Elden Ring players are only just discovering Melina’s summon for a boss fight after hundreds of hours. Just earlier today on July 13, the post seen just below cropped up on the Elden Ring subreddit. As you can no doubt tell from the headline, the author of the post …
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