Elden Ring
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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.
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NOTHING NEW, REALLY
What are you playing this weekend?
We're pretty much sticking with the familiar this week.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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The 10 Best Open-World Games [January 2023]
It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.
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PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS
The 25 Best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase [January 2023]
Sony's stellar lineup just keeps getting bigger.
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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.
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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.
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Best Elden Ring Incantations: Great faith and arcane spells for early and late game
You gotta have faith.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Got the guts?
Best Elden Ring Strength Build: Best weapons, stats, and armour
Wanna use a big sword to deal big damage? This guide will take you through the best weapons, talismans, and weapons to use.
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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.
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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.
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good spirits
Elden Ring Best Spirit Ashes: How to use spirit summons and get the Spirit Calling Bell
Learn where to find the Summoning Bell and how to use it to summon spirits in Elden Ring.
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Elden Ring Best Bleed Build: How to use Rivers of Blood
Bleed is pretty OP in Elden Ring, and here’s how to make a strong build that’s focused on haemorrhaging foes.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wales
VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.25: The best game with a welsh actor in it
Gareth Bale is welsh.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.