Elden Ring

FUS ROH VR Elden Ring's famous mind control streamer is now casting spells in Skyrim VR using similar tech

No matter how it begins, every gaming road leads to a modded Elder Scrolls 5.

TINY TARNISHED Even the tiniest Armored Core 6 enemy dwarfs Elden Ring's Tarnished

Yup, the toughest terror in the Lands Between is definitely a short king or queen.

A TALL ORDER LetMeSoloThem, Elden Ring royalty, has hit a remarkable landmark and become a true Elden Lord

Players just can't seem to help but pull off impressive feats in this game.

I'M SOULD After Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 successes, FromSoftware is gearing up for "multiple new projects"

The acclaimed developer is planning on hiring more staff this December.

RUNE YOU DRY Elden Ring fashion line will certainly tarnish your wallet

Big boss fights clearly require big spenders.

Seems Fishy Yes, a goldfish can beat the hardest boss in Elden Ring

Who said they don't have good memories?

Blade of Ashina Elden Ring's Malenia looks even scarier in an impressive Sekiro mod

You'll probably want to learn how to block.

THE LANDS MECH-WEEN Modder successfully puts Armored Core into Elden Ring, but don't get too excited

Bringing an Armored Core into the world of Elden Ring was always inevitable, and not just for the reasons you might think.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Ornstein and Smough are back.

DOG Now you can pet your very own Elden Ring dog

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

It appears to be one big misunderstanding, however.

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

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

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

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

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.

BIG NUMBERS Elden Ring has shipped 20 million units worldwide

Godrick has killed many a Tarnished it seems.

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

Expect giveaways, cosplay, PVP, and more.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

fight me Elden Ring's free PvP DLC is here

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

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

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

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."

MASOCHISTIC, MUCH? Absolute chad beats every Souls game back to back, without taking a single hit

This run hasn’t been seen before, so it’s quite the feat.

Oh Boy! The Game Awards nominations are in, with God of War Ragnarok up for 10 of them

Plus plenty of nominations for Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West.

unusual pairing Modern Warfare 2 tops October sales, but Elden Ring clings on to year's best-to-date

Elden Ring might just end up being 2022's best-selling game when all is said and done.

ENDURE NO LONGER New Elden Ring patch nerfs Endure Ash of War and attempts to fix Inescapable Frenzy...again

The patch may seem small, but it means big things for PvP balance.

Thanks, Ray Elden Ring's latest update might be pointing towards ray tracing and DLC maps

References to both ray tracing and new maps were found in the game's code following the most recent patch.

ABOUT TIME Elden Ring is finally separating PvP balance from PvE

Elden Ring's new patch makes a significant tweak to how balance is handled for PvE and PvP.

Prepare To Roll Die Bring Elden Ring to the table with the upcoming board game adaptation

First the Dark Souls of board games, now this.

sacrificial rites Elden Ring's Ancestor Spirit bosses are much more complex and horrifying than we realised

You could tell something was up about the Ancestor Spirit bosses in Elden Ring from the moment you stepped foot in the arena.

Nude Tarnished Elden Ring now has an official comedy manga, with cheeks on display right from the start

Video games often get manga adaptations, but this one is doing its own thing a little bit.

presented by from FromSoftware may soon publish its own games thanks to new investments from Sony and Tencent

No one is directly acquiring FromSoftware, but companies sure want to invest in it.

you're not crazy Elden Ring doesn't technically have input reading, but it might as well have

Elden Ring does not actually read your inputs and respond to them, but what it does can look identical in practice.

Not So Maidenless Elden Ring sales top 16.6 million copies worldwide

That's quite a number of visitors to The Lands Between.

Noot Noot Pingu meets Elden Ring thanks to this fan-made Unity project

One bored Unity developer decided to create a Pingu x Elden Ring project just for fun.

commitment made easy Elden Ring patch 1.06 brings gifts for heavy weapon users, and White Mask Varre fans who don't care for PvP

It's been a while since Elden Ring has been updated, and this new one is good.

This Land's Finished This Elden Ring mod understands that a hunter must hunt with Bloodborne-style gun parries

Plus, a mod for some new Torrent skins, and another that reimagines some weapons.

Cut It Out Elden Ring's Malenia used to slice and dice you a whole lot more

The infamous boss used to be a lot tougher in the 1.0 version of the game.

where the sneks? I can't decide if Indiana Jones is loving or hating the world of Elden Ring

Indiana Jones in Elden Ring is the crossover you didn't know you needed.

duality Elden Ring's stone gargoyles are actually made of people

Gargoyles are pretty much a staple in FromSoftware games, but Elden Ring had to make them more grotesque.

Praise the dog Elden Ring player receives thoughtful gift inspired by dog meme

The only gift I got out of Elden Ring was sleepless nights.

ELDEN KING Elden Ring retains its crown, Switch and PlayStation 5 still selling well - June NPD

Elden Ring remains the best-selling game of 2022 year to date.

you tried Elden Ring's roaming cavalry is an enemy design FromSoft has been trying to make happen since Demon's Souls

For over 13 years, FromSoftware has been refining a particular idea it had all the way back in Demon's Souls, and Elden Ring contains the latest iteration.

horny jail Elden Ring players turn in-game quotes into "sexy" pillow talk and it's... something

In the absence of any real Elden Ring news, the community is making... liberal use of certain parts of the game.

Twitter shares the most tweeted about games during 2022 so far

There were approximately 1.5 billion tweets about gaming on Twitter during the first half of the year.

Elden Ring-A-Ding Elden Ring player makes improvisational jazz by beating the game with a piano

There's more than one way to beat FromSoftware's latest.

a cutlass above Elden Ring chad Let Me Solo Her gets an actual sword for being a bro

The legend of Let Me Solo Her has been recognised by the makers of Elden Ring.

Leonard the snitch Radahn's scrawny horse is the key to how this boss lands on your ass every time in Elden Ring

Radahn's bombastic meteor attack in Elden Ring is effective, in part, because a homing beacon is involved.

Leyndell meld Elden Ring's Leyndell looked unusually different before the day one patch

The Leyndell that shipped on Elden Ring's disc is different from the one we have today.

ARMOREDELDENSOULS FromSoftware's next game in final stages of development as studio looks to beef up staff for multiple projects

Elden Ring updates are also coming.

ride or die Elden Ring modder mounts Blaidd the Half-Wolf to demonstrate cut rider content

FromSoftware has evidently envisioned a more ambitious rider and mount system for Elden Ring during development.

good hunter Replace Elden Ring's dodge with Sekiro and Bloodborne's quickstep using this mod

Inject a little bit of Bloodborne and Sekiro into your Elden Ring to spice up combat.

kale-ho Elden Ring actually had a whole quest tying merchant Kale and his nomadic people to the Three Fingers

The connection Kale has to the Three Fingers in Elden Ring is no longer just implied.

choral chaos Elden Ring song lyrics may sound like an ancient language, but they're all nonsense

Those haunting chants don't actually mean anything.

Vyking for Attention Elden Ring datamine reveals the cover character once had a questline

Vyke might appear on the cover, but he's not in the game that much.

Smoke some rot Elden Ring too easy? Try being a masochist by turning every enemy into Malenia

There's a new Elden Ring mod that turns every enemy into Malenia – for those players who really, truly hate themselves.

take my money Official Elden Ring strategy guides now available to pre-order at a discounted price

Who needs maidens when you have two hardcover strategy guides to The Lands Between?

quick exit Elden Ring patch allows Bell Bearings to carry over into NG+, makes quitting to desktop easier

FromSoftware dropped a surprise new patch for Elden Ring that fixes a tonne of bugs, and adds a couple of welcome features.

MIMICS TEARS Elden Ring player heroically defeats Mimic Tear with no attacks

Stop hitting yourself!

hear me out Elden Ring boss themes hit different when you realise what the vocals are actually saying [Update]

Boss music tracks in Elden Rings have a lot to say.

The Wastland Between Fallout 4's survival mode comes to Elden Ring in this challenging sounding mod

Hunger, thirst, disease and more are added to your list of problems.

backing off FromSoftware quietly made it so Elden Ring group boss fights are less of a gank fest

You may have noticed that boss fights with more than a single enemy in Elden Ring have gotten a little more manageable.

OK An Elden Ring player embodied One Punch Man to defeat every boss in one hit

BushyGames managed to develop a build that let him beat any boss in basically one punch.

can i live here? Acquiring Elden Ring's most powerful summon previously involved being possessed by a Mimic Tear

The Mimic Tear is arguably the most powerful Spirit Ash in Elden Ring, but the path to earning it seems to have been a lot less straightforward.

rising starscourge Of course Hidetaka Miyazaki's favourite Elden Ring bosses are the hardest

FromSoft boss and purveyor of all things difficult, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has revealed his favourite Elden Ring bosses – and naturally they're the hardest.

FOUR PLAYER FUN Elden Ring seamless four-player co-op mod goes into public beta this week

Game progression is shared between all players.

revved up pain Elden Ring’s most annoying enemy may be in more pain than it’s causing you

Elden Ring is quite similar to FromSoftware's earlier work, in that it has no shortage of tragic tales.

uncharted Elden Ring's map has been quietly changing with every patch

FromSoftware has slyly made a number of changes to the world map of Elden Ring without telling anyone.

Elden Ring And Chill This Elden Ring mod lets you hang out with your favourite NPCs

Yes, Blaidd is on the list of NPCs you can buddy up with.

bee-line Elden Ring's map doesn't look so big when you mainline it to the end

Elden Ring may be FromSoftware's biggest game ever, but you can make it last about as long as the studio's earlier work.

Spirit Cashes Elden Ring sold 13.4 million copies in a month

FromSoftware's Elden Ring just keeps on selling, even in the months after its release.

fisher price lord Modder turns Fisher Price controller into an Xbox controller, then proceeds to play Elden Ring

The Fisher Price toy controller can now be used to play video games, with thanks to Rudeism.

golden path Elden Ring map has the best order of exploring The Lands Between

If you ever feel lost in the world of Elden Ring, this map will guide you.

pass the crown Elden Ring at one point let you decide who should rule Stormveil Castle after Godrick

Another Elden Ring cut quest was recently discovered, and it would have offered a rare bit of player choice.

pokie pokie Absolute pro beats Elden Ring without rolling, running, jumping or riding a horse

The mother of all Elden Ring challenge runs unexpectedly comes from being well overweight.

Cerulean restored Small Elden Ring update reverts Cerulean Hidden Tear's nerf, fixes Malenia and Elden Beast bugs

Elden Ring has just received a new hotfix that addresses some minor bugs.

Elden Boy Elden Ring Game Boy demake puts the Lands Between right in your pocket

The hit game makes its way to a classic platform.

elden nerf Elden Ring's major balance update hits some of your favourite Sorceries, Incantations and Weapon Skills

Elden Ring has received a new update this morning that mainly tweaks the balance of a number of skills in the game.

SUMMON GOING SOLO Elden Ring chad ‘Let Me Solo Her’ is immortalised with new mod

The legend of ‘Let Me Solo Her’ is never to be forgotten, especially with Garden of Eyes’ latest mod.

sit and watch Elden Ring chad goes around helping players beat Malenia by soloing her naked

The Elden Ring history books will forever remember the legend of Let Me Solo Her.

TINY ELDEN RING Elden Ring looks rather cute and harmless when using the tilt-shift effect

Check it out.

with their consent Elden Ring once let you get NPCs drunk to loosen their tongues

Elden Ring's version of booze is wild, but we sadly don't get to experience it in the final game.

Capital Punishment Elden Ring review - Lording it over everything else

Elden Ring has been worth the wait.

ANIME ARTORIAS How to beat Maliketh, the Black Blade in Elden Ring

Elden Ring's next roadblock, the Maliketh boss fight, might be the most difficult you've come across yet.

VOIDBORNE Elden Ring: How to beat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void

Astel, Naturalborn of the Void introduces a little bit of Bloodborne to your Elden Ring.

GOOD SPIRITS Best Elden Ring Spirit Ashes and locations

If you're looking for some powerful Spirit Ashes to give you an edge in a fight, here's where to find them in Elden Ring.

Best Elden Ring Talismans and their locations

Everyone needs a good accessory, and some Talismans can make or break a fight in Elden Ring.

Best Elden Ring builds by stat and status effect

You need not be a desperate, maidenless Tarnished with these builds.

Got the guts? Best Elden Ring Strength Build: Best weapons, stats, and items

Wanna use a big sword to deal big damage? This best Elden Ring Strength build guide will take you through the best weapons, talismans, and weapons to use.

SUPER HOT The Best Elden Ring Faith Build: Black Flame

Looking to turn up the heat with the best Faith build in Elden Ring? This Elden Ring guide will take you through what you need to burn through the game with a Black Flame build.

SURTUR Elden Ring Fire Giant Boss guide: How to beat the Fire Giant

The Fire Giant boss fight in Elden Ring can be exhausting, but here's how you can make it easier on yourself.

Elden Ring Best Bleed Build: Stats and Weapons

Bleed is pretty OP in Elden Ring, and here’s how to make a strong build that’s focused on haemorrhaging foes.

Best Elden Ring Intelligence build: How to make a Mage or Sorcerer build

Looking to take out enemies with Comet Azur and other OP spells? Here’s how to craft an Intelligence build to carry you through to the late-game in Elden Ring.

PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase

Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.

The 10 best open-world games to play in 2023

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

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

Reap the rewards

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.

Elden Ring Grand Lift of Dectus Location: Where to get the left and right Dectus Medallions

Going up!

Best Elden Ring Incantations: Great faith and arcane spells for early and late game

You gotta have faith.

Best Elden Ring Ashes of War: How to use and duplicate Ashes of War

Ashes of War in Elden Ring are powerful special moves which bind to your equipment. Here's how to equip them.

choices, choices All Elden Ring endings and how to get them

Elden Ring features multiple endings, as is Soulsborne tradition - but getting each is a complex affair.

Elden Ring: All Grave and Ghost Glovewort Bell Bearing Locations

There are six Grave and Ghost Glovewort Bell Bearings across The Lands Between. Here’s where they all are.

Elden Ring Glintstone Key location

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

bossical chairs Elden Ring boss order: Which Elden Ring bosses are required and optional?

We pick apart the bosses of Elden Ring to see the order in which we suggest you beat them, and which you can skip.

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

I die with a little help from my friends.

What is the best Elden Ring armor for mages and melee?

Turtle up!

Best Elden Ring Weapons for each stat, and all legendary armaments

Precious, pointy weaponry.

CLASS WARFARE Best starting classes in Elden Ring and best classes for your skill level

Classes, or Origins, are a key early choice in Elden Ring. But which is the best Elden Ring starting class?

TOOLS OF THE TRADE Elden Ring: Best staffs for the early and late game

Looking for the best staff to help you tackle Elden Ring? Here's a list of great ones to pick up!

It's magic! Elden Ring best spells, sorceries, and incantations with locations

Looking for the best spells to use in Elden Ring? Here's your guide to finding them, and all legendary spells.

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.

Elden Ring War-Dead Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Putrid Tree Spirit

Radahn's boss arena is so big that it hides away some catacombs.

How to beat Radagon and Elden Beast in Elden Ring

It's about time you became Elden Lord in Elden Ring. But there's one last order of business to take care off before you sit on the throne.

How do you solve the Mirage Riddle and "Touch Three Phantom Crests" in Elden Ring?

More than meets the eye

hide yo health How to beat Mohg, Lord of Blood in Elden Ring

Mohg is a boss you might fight twice in Elden Ring, depending on how your playthrough goes. The Lord of Blood version, however, is the hardest and most involved.

Elden Ring Ordina, Liturgical Town puzzle: How do you Light Four Figures in the Evergaol?

Light four to score

Elden Ring Site of Grace locations: Where are all the Sites of Grace in Elden Ring?

Relax while you can

Elden Ring Road's End Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Spiritcaller Snail

Time to tackle the cute but deadly Spiritcaller Snail.

Elden Ring Lakeside Crystal Cave Guide: How to Beat the Bloodhound Knight

Prepare yourself for more Demi-Humans and plenty of Crystal Snails.

Elden Ring Nokron Location: Where did the falling star land in Limgrave?

Catch a falling star

Elden Ring Morne Tunnel Guide: How to Beat the Scaly Misbegotten

If you can beat this Scaly Misbegotten, Leonine will be a breeze.

Elden Ring Limgrave Tunnels Guide: How to Beat the Stonedigger Troll

Tackling a troll indoors shouldn't be legal.

Elden Ring Stillwater Cave Guide: How to Beat the Cleanrot Knight

Ah, more rot.

Elden Ring Abandoned Cave Guide: How to Beat the Cleanrot Knight duo

Perhaps one of the worst caves in all of The Lands Between.

Elden Ring Earthbore Cave Guide: How to Beat the Runebear

You'd think that the Runebear might drop more Runes.

Elden Ring Deathtouched Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Black Knife Assassin and get the Uchigatana

Catacombs and assassins seem to go hand in hand.

How to respec and reset stats in Elden Ring: Where do you find Larval Tears?

Time to be reborn

Elden Ring Sage's Cave Guide: How to Beat the Invisible Black Knife Assassin

Time to face off with yet another Black Knife Assassin.

Elden Ring Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel Guide: How to Beat the Crystalian

Crystalians and Crystal Tunnels seem to really go hand in hand.

Elden Ring Fringefolk Hero's Grave Guide: How to Beat the Ulcerated Tree Spirit

Here's everything you need to know about that pesky dungeon at the beginning of Elden Ring.

Elden Ring Groveside Cave Guide: How to Beat the Beastman of Farum Azula

Here's everything you need to know about taking on Groveside Cave.

Elden Ring Highroad Cave Guide: How to Beat the Guardian Golem

Don't let the Land Octopus' scare you.

Elden Ring Black Knife Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Cemetery Shade and Black Knife Assassin

Time to face the Black Knife Catacombs? Here's everything you need to know.

Elden Ring Sellia Crystal Tunnels Guide: How to Beat the Fallingstar Beast

This Fallingstar Beast luckily isn't half as bad as that one in Mt. Gelmir.

Elden Ring Coastal Cave Guide: How to Beat the Demi-Human Chiefs and access the Cathedral of Dragon Communion

Here's how to tackle the cave that's tucked away on the coast of Limgrave.

Elden Ring Volcano Manor quest walkthrough: Should you join Volcano Manor?

How to complete Elden Ring's Volcano Manor quest and info on whether you should join Volcano Manor.

serpent haze How to beat Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy and the God-Devouring Serpent in Elden Ring

The God-Devouring Serpent is a gimmick boss in Elden Ring, and it gets even more interesting once you reach the second form: Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy.

Elden Ring Lift of Rold Location: Where are the Mountaintops of the Giants?

Head for the summit

Elden Ring Haligtree Medallion locations: How to reach the Consecrated Snowfield

Secret medallions are the best medallions

Elden Ring Impaler's Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Impaler's Erdtree Burial Watchdog

Here's how to complete the Impaler's Catacombs and get yourself some Demi-Human Ashes.

Elden Ring Stormfoot Catacombs Guide: How to Beat the Stormfoot Erdtree Burial Watchdog

Time to face off with that terrifying cat-dog creature in Stormfoot Catacombs.

Elden Ring Castle Morne Guide: How to Beat Leonine Misbegotten

Fortunately, Castle Morne is a little less daunting than Stormveil.

POTBOY Elden Ring Alexander quest - How do you complete Iron Fist Alexander's questline?

Iron Fist Alexander, better known as Potman or Potboy, needs your help.

Elden Ring Gowry and Millicent Quest: Should you summon or invade Millicent? How to get Unalloyed Gold Needle

Millicent is in need of your help.

Elden Ring Irina quest and how to deliver the Castle Morne letter

You deliver letters. We feed Maiden candidates eyeballs. We are not the same.

Elden Ring Divine Towers guide: How to reach each Divine Tower and activate Great Runes

A holy high

take me higher Elden Ring Smithing Stones: How do I get Bell Bearings, Somber Smithing Stones 1-9 and Ancient Dragon Stones?

Forget power-levelling, upgrading your weapon is really the best way to beat Elden Ring's toughest challenges.

Elden Ring Deathroot guide: Where to find Deathroot and what it's for

Beastly goodness

a portable torch! Elden Ring: Where to get your first lantern so you never need a torch again

What if you could move up from pitiful torches in Elden Ring, and enter the modern world of portable lanterns?

Elden Ring Nepheli quest guide and what to do with the potion

You have my axe

Elden Ring Corhyn quest guide: How to solve the regression alone reveals secrets riddle

Golden delicious

Elden Ring Ranni Quest: How to find the Baleful Shadow in Nokstella and use the Dark Moon Ring

We helped Ranni, but we’re still maidenless.

Elden Ring Sellen quest: Sellia Hideaway, Witchbane Ruins, and choosing Sellen or Jerren

Witchy woman

bloodmoon How to beat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon in Elden Ring

Rennala is a bit of an unusual boss in Elden Ring, but her fight shouldn't be too hard for most players.

How to easily beat General Starscourge Radahn in Elden Ring

Is the horse tiny, or is he big?

Elden Ring D quest and what to do with the Twinned Armor

Seeing double

Elden Ring mausoleum guide: How to stop mausoleums and duplicate Remembrances

The walking dead (houses)

Elden Ring Lanya location and how to complete the Diallos quest

Fire, fury, and fickle hearts

Elden Ring Seluvis quest: Should you give Nepheli the potion?

Puppets dancing to his tune

red wolf sif How to easily beat the Red Wolf of Radagon in Elden Ring

Elden Ring's Red of Wolf of Radagon has hair braids, and an orange blade.

Elden Ring Beginner's Guide: How to take on The Lands Between

On the path to getting good.

How to beat the Regal Ancestor Spirit in Elden Ring

A (t)horn-y situation

ofnir has no poise How to easily beat Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing in Elden Ring

Sir Gideon Ofnir is one of those Elden Ring boss fights that can either be a cakewalk, or a little annoying.

How to beat Malenia, Blade of Miquella in Elden Ring

The Goddess of Rot is one of Elden Ring's steepest challenges, but the rewards are too good to miss

Ornstein and SMDH How to beat the Godskin Duo in Elden Ring without losing your mind

The Godskin Duo might be Elden Ring's worst boss fight, but you can make it manageable.

Elden Ring Jar Bairn quest guide and how to find Jar Bairn's potentate

A potentate for the potent pot

How to start and finish Blaidd's quest in Elden Ring

Reach for the stars(courge)

Golden Godfrey Elden Ring Godfrey - How to beat First Elden Lord (Golden Shade)

Your first meeting with Godfrey, First Elden Lord, won't be grand or harsh.

Elden Ring paintings locations and solutions guide - rewards detailed

How to find all the paintings in Elden Ring and solve the puzzles to get rewards.

Dragon Slayer Elden Ring Dragon Locations - What are Dragon Hearts used for?

Map locations for dragons in Elden Ring, plus info on what they are and what they are used for.

How do you "seek three wise beasts" at Oridys's Rise and in Liurnia in Elden Ring?

Not so wise anymore!

first stomp lord How to beat Godfrey and Hoarah Loux in Elden Ring

You have another date with Godfrey at this point in Elden Ring. And he’s quite a handful this time around.

Elden Ring ‘Rainbow Stones lead the way to riches’: How do you use Rainbow Stones?

Could Patches be up to no good again?

Elden Ring Fia Quest: Where to use the Carian Inverted Statue and get the Mending Rune of the Death Prince

Turns out that Fia needs a bit more than just to hold you.

Margit 2.0 How to beat Morgott, the Omen King in Elden Ring and power up his Great Rune

Morgott reveals his true self at this stage in Elden Ring’s story, making you wish you could go back to fight his old form.

dracon me around How to beat Draconic Tree Sentinel and access Lyndell, Royal Capital in Elden Ring

The Draconic Tree Sentinel is the beefy version of the Tree Sentinel you may already be familiar with, except much harder.

grafting the grafter How to beat Godrick the Grafted in Elden Ring and power up his Great Rune

Godrick the Grafted is yet another Elden ring boss in the cursed Stormveil Castle, but we can help prepare you for the fight.

you what? Elden Ring: 14 hidden mechanics you didn't know you could do

Elden Ring is simultaneously the most obscure FromSoftware game, and the most straightforward.

How I fix Elden Ring crashing after the latest patch?

Now this is true terror

How to turn into a tree, statue, and other objects with the Mimic's Veil in Elden Ring

Nice to tree-t you!

See that mountain? This Elden Ring map is an interactive companion to your adventures in The Lands Between

Elden Ring's map could really use an interactive option with (almost) everything marked down on it. Good thing one already exists.

horsing around Elden Ring horse: How to get a horse and how to summon it

Torrent the horse will become your best in Elden Ring, but how do you get him?

Elden Ring network status check failed message explained

Get in line

Deals Save on Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7 and Pokemon Arceus at Currys

A rare, limited offer on the latest games across all platforms.

Deals Where to buy Elden Ring: versions, price and more

Here's where you can buy Elden Ring Launch, Deluxe and Collector's Editions.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

NOTHING NEW, REALLY What are you playing this weekend?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wales VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.25: The best game with a welsh actor in it

Gareth Bale is welsh.

ARE YOU WINNING SON? Top 5 games we want on the real-life death VR headset

Palmer Luckey could really blow minds with the right games on his platform.

comfortably platinum I hated Elden Ring, but in trying to find something to love I accidentally platinumed it

Completing Elden Ring entirely – mostly by accident – probably should have taught me something about myself. But I think it just wasted my time.

bag of hoarding Please, FromSoftware, don’t let Elden Ring 2 exacerbate the hoarding problem that you created

Having an infinite inventory is all well and good until you spend all of Elden Ring hoarding every single item you collect until the end of the game.

breaking the lore Elden Ring: The Convergence is a massive overhaul mod that “doesn’t want to feel like a mod”

Elden Ring: The Convergence mod aims to “honour” and expand FromSoftware’s open-world title.

neigh show VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.1: Best game with a named horse

After years in pre-production, it’s time for VG247 to answer the biggest questions about the best games ever.

Volcano Yharnam How the spirit of Bloodborne lives on in Elden Ring

It may not be Bloodborne 2, but one secret location in The Lands Between comes close.

jarring thoughts Elden Ring's Living Jars are the nightmare fuel that just keeps on giving

How would you like to spend eternity crammed into a sentient jar? Because, in the Lands Between, that's probably quite a likely fate.

godwhy Elden Ring withdrawal made me give Godfall another chance, and I hate myself for it

Elden Ring made me do it.

unreliable narrator Elden Ring is gaming’s biggest liar

You may be Elden Lord, but who’s really pulling the strings?

life's a witch Elden Ring's Ranni is the true hero of the game

It's easy to argue that you, player, are not the true protagonist of Elden Ring – that honour instead goes to Ranni.

PITFALL PARABLE The real hardest boss in Elden Ring? Platforming and control layout

No matter how good I get at every other aspect of Elden Ring, the platforming is still an absolute nightmare.

shell yourself short Elden Ring’s turtles are so much more than grade-A meme fodder

In the grim world of The Lands Between, turtles are peaceful and powerful creatures – but that power dooms them to a grim fate.

nervous shipwrecks Elden Ring DLC: What FromSoft could – and should – do next

With Dark Souls, Bloodborne and more in mind, we're looking ahead to the DLC that could come to FromSoft’s latest.

A KIND OF MAGIC As a melee stalwart, Elden Ring really hits different switching to magic

On my third Elden Ring play-through, I’m mixing things up – and it’s giving the game yet another lease of new life, hundreds of hours in.

initial judicial I hate how the stupid bosses in Elden Ring are all named after GRRM's initials

George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki are goddamn nerds.

work your asset off Elden Ring is a masterclass in content reuse

FromSoft turns an artisanal eye to how – and when – to reuse content for maximum impact in The Lands Between.

Cain and unable As good as Elden Ring is, it can’t save how awful FromSoft’s first, experimental Ring game was

Between the cult King's Field trilogy, the sci-fi weirdness of Armored Core, and the iconic Demon's Souls, there was Eternal Ring. Unfortunately.

too tool for school The most useless summon in Elden Ring is a nobleman who quit after learning the most basic spell

One of Elden Ring's best accomplishments is how its subtle commentary can throw shade.

IT'S TAKEN OVER What are you playing this weekend?

All aboard the Elden Ring train. Next stop: the Lands Between.

I ignore dead people Elden Ring's Tutorial is the Sixth Sense of the 2020s

Would you have spotted the tutorial had you not been told about it first?

breaking the lore Elden Ring has turned me into a Souls lore goblin

I never thought I'd fall for the acute storytelling of a FromSoft game quite as hard as I've fallen for it in Elden Ring.

Horsing around Why Elden Ring's Torrent could be the best gaming mount we've ever seen

Getting around and fighting in the Lands Between is going to be so much fun when you're on the back of a ghostly mount.

FOMOSoftware As a Soulslike disliker, why am I super hyped for Elden Ring?

Are you also about to put in a pre-order for FromSoftware's next big hit, despite never enjoying their games in the past?

pawn cocktail Dragon’s Dogma is the perfect game to play before Elden Ring

Playing Capcom’s most underrated action RPG might help us better understand (and wait for) From Software’s newest.

back in the saddle After another six hours of playing Elden Ring, I feel it might be an all-timer

From Software's Elden Ring has what it takes to be one of the very best games of all time, if it can stick the landing.

the phantom pain Inside the Dark Souls PvP community existing in Elden Ring's shadow

On the brink of Elden Ring’s release, we explore the past, present and future of Soulsborne PvP

ohhhh elden ring Elden Ring - 5 reasons why we're excited about 2022's most anticipated game

We can't wait to get our hands on Elden Ring, and we have some very specific reasons why.

STARFIELD & FRIENDS VG247's most anticipated games of 2022

From Elden Ring to Starfield, it’s a massive year for new games across PC and console – but what is the VG247 team looking forward to the most?

the Hands-On Between Elden Ring beta hands-on: Potential co-op greatness in FromSoftware's most open world yet

On top of challenging foes, Elden Ring forces you to contend with indecision.

Meet the Elden Ring YouTuber running a news channel for a game with no news

Elden Ring's Starved Community Are Making Their Own Version of the Game

One community has been particular productive in 2020.

All of Our E3 2019 Coverage: News, Rumors, and Hands-on for the Show's Biggest Games

Here's how to easily find all of our E3 2019 coverage so far.