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FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has been out for less than a day, and it’s already taken over Twitch and Steam. The open world action-RPG is posting unprecedented numbers for a Souls-like.
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Elden Ring may look a lot like Dark Souls but, as far as we know right now, it’s entirely its own thing in terms of narrative and lore. That doesn’t mean, however, there aren’t legitimate links between From Software’s latest action RPG and previous games like Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and even Armored Core.
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AGDQ 2022 is over now, and as ever, the seven-day speedrunning marathon played host to some of the best moments you’re liable to see in gaming this year. Every January for the past few years, some of the most skilled gamers from around the world have grouped together to host an exhibition that shows off just how much you can break some of the best games ever made – if you dedicate enough time, patience and skill to the craft. Enter Awesome Games Done Quick (or AGDQ, if you want to get it out your mouth faster). The past few…
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The speedrunning fundraiser festival Awesome Games Done Quick ended in the wee hours on Sunday, with one of its most spectacular runs coming in the final stretch. A speedrunner beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in just over two hours, which frankly is impressive enough to me. More than that, the runner known as “Mitchriz” was blindfolded from start to finish, guided by a combination of memory and feeling-out environments. In two hours! Ludicrious. Read more
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What’s that? Work? It’s January already? Excuse the bleary eyes, and the inability to get up when the alarm goes off. We’re still in Christmas mode. As we bed back in to working life bringing you all the hot video game coverage and all that, we thought we’d take a few moments to scoot around the team (except for Sherif, who is still off, the lucky sod) and let you all know what we’ve been playing over the holidays. What games did you play during the break? Sound off in the comments…! Alex Donaldson, Assistant Editor I have to be…
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Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest kicked off E3 2021 with an incredible look at Elden Ring, the next major action-RPG adventure from Dark Souls developer From Software. And while it was fantastic to see more of the upcoming game two years after its initial announcement, the dense trailer provoked more questions than answers. IGN recently sat down with Elden Ring director Hidetaki Miyazaki, who provided some more tantalizing details about what players can expect from the highly anticipated release.If you’ve been living under a rock for the last two years, this whole thing might seem confusing, so here’s a quick…
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