Elden Ring: Celebs Rumors

Steam has announced the most popular games on Steam Deck over the past 12 months, with Baldur’s Gate 3 topping the chart.“It’s been roughly two years since we launched Steam Deck, and we thought we’d take a look at the games being played on it the most in its second year,” wrote Valve, ranking the games in order by highest daily active player count.Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons-inspired party-based RPG topped the ranking, with time survival rougelike Vampire Survivors coming in second.Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy and casual management sim Dave The Diver rounded out the top five most popular Steam Deck titles from March 2023 to March 2024.Palworld came in sixth, while Helldivers 2 was 34th. The full list can be seen here and you can check out the top 20 below:Baldur’s Gate 3Vampire SurvivorsDave The DiverHogwarts LegacyElden RingPalworldCyberpunk 2077Grand Theft Auto 5Stardew ValleyRed Dead Redemption 2HadesBrotatoThe Elder Scrolls 5: SkyrimThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntSlay The SpireCult Of The LambDead CellsThe Binding Of Isaac: RebirthMonster Hunter: WorldPersona 5 RoyalReleased in August last year, Baldur’s Gate 3 became one of the biggest, most successful games of 2023.

Elden Ring‘s DLC is closer than previously thought.The DLC section of Elden Ring on SteamDB hasn’t been updated for over a year, with the last update being the “Elden Ring Adventure Guide”. At the time of writing this article (January 16), however, a new entry simply named “SteamDB Unknown App 2778580” was updated seven hours ago, suggesting a release date for the already-announced expansion Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree could be coming soon, perhaps in tandem with the fast approaching second anniversary of the original game on February 25.This would line up with a leak in December 2023 that suggested the expansion could be released in February 2024, with retailer DataBlitz briefly uploading a page for Elden Ring-themed controllers planned to release in February to “sync with new ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ expansion release”, along with stating a second wave of controllers would be released in 2025 to celebrate a “major keybeat or new game expansion”.Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree was first revealed in February 2023, mere days after the first anniversary of the initial game’s release.

Elden Ring, Shadows of the Erdtree, likely won’t be previewed next week at the The Game Awards 2023.Speaking to Japanese publication Game Watch (with a translation provided by PCGamesN) at the PlayStation Partners Awards, producer Yasuhiro Kitao was asked whether the long-anticipated Elden Ring DLC will be unveiled at next week’s annual industry bash.Kitao replied, stating “It’ll be a little while yet, but progress is going well.” He then went on to specify that the DLC is “like Bloodborne” and that it has “new battles and new characters.”Kitao also spoke a little on FromSoftware’s development process, stating that its “long-standing stance has been to work diligently to create something interesting and valuable.”Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree was officially announced in February of this year, with no real details available other than that the DLC is in development. Fans were hoping to see details from the expansion at The Game Awards 2023, as it was also a Geoff Keighley-hosted show, Summer Game Fest 2021, in which we saw a lengthy look at the base game, but that’s looking increasingly less likely as the event approaches.NME‘s review of Elden Ring stated that the game “exceeds every expectation”, with writer Andy Brown noting that:“A refined open-world format adds unimagined wonder to the game, whilst legacy dungeons will likely go down as some of FromSoftware’s best level design.

Elden Ring, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne and other FromSoftware titles, announced her departure from the developer on Tuesday (August 1).“I have decided to leave FromSoftware, the company I worked for, and to start working new as a freelance composer in this August,” she said in a post to X. She affirmed that she still would like to work within the games industry and pointed fans to her new website that promotes her previous compositions.Thank you all for your continued support.　Today I have an announcement to make.I have decided to leave FromSoftware, the company I worked for, and to start working new as a freelance composer in this August.— Yuka Kitamura (@_Yuka_Kitamura_) August 1, 2023Fans supported Kitamura in her latest venture but the overall feeling is one of heartbreak, as well as appreciation for her contributions to these games.“Truly sad news.

Twitch streamer completed Elden Ring in less than three hours using an electric saxophone as a controller, and he didn’t sustain any hits throughout his playthrough.DrDeComposing has beaten a number of other games in the same genre using the saxophone, including Bloodborne, the Dark Souls games and Demon’s Souls remake released in 2020. It’s likely through these achievements that the streamer had the confidence and the skill to take on Elden Ring in his latest playthrough.Last night, I beat Elden Ring (any%) without taking a single hit while using an electric saxophone as a game controller; the World's First No-Hit Run of Elden Ring using a non-traditional controller (e.g.

Guild Wars 2‘s narrative team took a leaf out of Elden Ring‘s book with the massively multiplayer online role-playing game’s upcoming expansion, Secrets of the Obscure.In an interview with TRG, Guild Wars 2 narrative director Bobby Stein and narrative lead Indigo Boock spoke on the significance of the conclusion of the Dragon Cycle storyline. “This is kind of a metaphor for us as a studio,” explained Boock.

BAFTA has announced its six nominees for the EE Game Of The Year Award, inviting members of the public to vote on games ranging from Elden Ring to Marvel Snap.The six nominees in the running are Elden Ring, God Of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Immortality, Marvel Snap, and Stray. Fans can vote for their preferred nominees here.The shortlist was decided by a jury panel of 10 including Jake Tucker, NME‘s commissioning editor for games.“Huge congratulations to all of this year’s nominees for the EE Game Of The Year award,” shared Tara Saunders, the chair of BAFTA’s games committee and studio head at PlayStation London Studio. “All six of these games have captured the imaginations of people around the world and represent a diverse range of genres, storylines and gaming experiences.”The rest of BAFTA’s gaming category nominations will be announced through the organisation’s Twitch channel on March 2, with the winners being announced on March 30.Out of the six nominations, four of them – Elden Ring, Immortality, God Of War Ragnarok and Marvel Snap – featured on NME‘s 20 best games of 2022.Earlier in the year, we spoke to those who featured in BAFTA’s Breakthrough programme to meet the next generation of gaming talent.

Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed that he’s been looking at Escape From Tarkov for inspiration.Elden Ring currently has a variety of multiplayer game modes but in a new interview with IGN, Miyazaki has said he’s keeping an eye on titles like Escape From Tarkov.Responding to a question about what new technologies, trends, or ideas in gaming he finds inspiring or exciting right now, Miyazaki said: “I’m not really sure whether this is the latest trend, but the multiplayer elements that in terms of both technology and the game designs, we keep updating [them].”“So I’m really interested in that as one of the fans and one of the creators. Especially speaking of [Escape From] Tarkov, for example.

FromSoftware has announced a major expansion for Elden Ring.The news was shared in a post on the action role-playing game’s official Twitter account this morning (February 28).“Rise, Tarnished, and let us walk a new path together,” it read. “An upcoming expansion for #ELDENRING Shadow Of The Erdtree, is currently in development.

The Lords Of The Fallen have revealed they accidentally used several ideas from Elden Ring, despite never playing the game.The Lords Of The Fallen is a reboot of 2014 action role-playing game Lords Of The Fallen and has been developed by CI Games studio Hexworks, who worked on the original.Announced last year, The Lords Of The Fallen is a soulslike dark fantasy game with a core feature being the split between the realm of the living and the dead. The RPG is due for release at some point in 2023 and fans are already making comparisons to FromSoftware’s Elden Ring.“There is some pressure, as you can imagine,” Hexworks creative director Cezar Virtosu said in an interview with Edge Magazine [via GamesRadar].

Elden Ring-inspired Beat Saber clone inside of Dreams.An artist working for Media Molecule, Martin Nebelong, shared his incredible creation on Twitter today (August 16) with a two-minute video showcasing the Elden Ring rhythm game.Made in Dreams on a PS5, the video shows Nebelong using a recreated version of the Moonlight Greatsword from the FromSoftware title in an Elden Ring environment. Similar to in Beat Saber, when the music kicks in, the player uses the sword to hit some sort of magical hitbox in order to execute the sounds.

Elden Ring has made changes to the summoning and invasion systems, making it easier to use the game’s multiplayer mechanics.For starters, players are now able to send co-op signs to summoning pools in multiple and distant areas. This greatly increases the number of areas where your summoning sign can be seen.

FromSoftware (Elden Ring, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Dark Souls) has announced that it is hiring staff for several new projects, one of which is in the “final stages” of development.The announcement comes via FromSoftware’s Twitter account in a post that reads (via Twitter’s translation): “We have started recruiting staff for a wide range of occupations for multiple new projects. We look forward to working with you on making games with FromSoftware.” The post also links to a Japanese careers page.複数の新プロジェクトに向けて、幅広い職種のスタッフ募集を開始いたしました。フロム・ソフトウェアで一緒にゲームを作ってくださる皆さんを、お待ちしています。よろしければぜひ、特設サイトをご確認ください。https://t.co/p9FvoxnB9T pic.twitter.com/rvDKkipjQA— FROMSOFTWARE (@fromsoftware_pr) June 24, 2022While there is currently no confirmation as to what FromSoftware is working on, a recent interview from 4gamer with FromSoftware president and game director Hidetaka Miyazaki sheds some insight into what we can expect.When asked if an unannounced title created alongside Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was still on the way, Miyazaki responded by stating: “Yes.

Elden Ring: Survival Mode is a mod for FromSoftware‘s game that means players have to contend with everyday dangers ranging from hunger and thirst to crafting their own weapons.As detailed on Nexus Mods, Elden Ring: Survival Mode acts similarly to the survival modes found in games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition. This means that anyone who downloads the mod will have to contend with finding food and water for their characters and curing any diseases they catch.The mod also brings several changes that are more common in hardcore games such as Rust and Ark: Survival Evolved: there are no weapons to find or buy – instead, players must craft everything themselves.

Geoff Keighley, and we can expect everything from big game reveals to smaller indie spotlight segments.Last year, the highlights were an Elden Ring gameplay reveal, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and a look at Death Stranding: Director’s Cut. This year, the show could be even bigger, especially with E3 skipping an event in June.To keep you in the loop as we near closer to the showing, we’ve put together this guide on Summer Games Fest 2022. We’ll take a look at when it will air, where you’ll be able to watch it, and what we can expect.

FromSoftware game modder and dataminer Lance McDonald has uncovered a cut non-player character (NPC) questline in Elden Ring.Spotted by PC Gamer, the NPC was to be located at the Stormhill Shack (formerly known as Scavenger’s Shack), where the player meets NPC Roderika in the final release of the game. However, during the game’s network test late last year, the shack was empty.McDonald was able to bring back the NPC that was initially intended to live there, someone called Monk Jigo.According to PC Gamer, Jigo had been “seduced by the good lady alcohol” and requests the player help them in securing the ingredients of the “Dreambrew,” a legendary liquor with magical properties.McDonald suggests that the Dreambrew was intended to be used by players to unlock additional dialogue with NPCs.

Elden Ring speedrunner has beaten the game in only 12 minutes 32 seconds and defeated only one boss.Elden Ring’s speedrunners have slowly whittled down the time it takes to clear the massive game, and many different categories have been created to allow for different styles of run. The any per cent unrestricted category has recently seen Mitchriz take the top spot with the world’s first sub-13-minute run.

Tekken 7 modder has released ‘The Ultimate Elden Ring Modpack‘, which replaces the game’s fighters with characters from Elden Ring.As visible on Tekken Mods (via PCGamesN), The Ultimate Elden Ring Modpack is a cosmetic mod made by Ultraboy that reskins Tekken‘s playable fighters to look like Elden Ring characters. Right now, the mod adds eight presets for eight characters.In the mod, Tekken‘s Marduk is replaced by Elden Ring‘s infamously brutal boss Radahn, while Kazumi is swapped out for Ranni the Witch.

FromSoftware employees have reported poor wages and working conditions with issues stemming back to over a decade ago.First spotted by TheGamer, the reports were posted on popular job board, Career Connection.The developer currently has a rating of 2.6 out of 5.0 stars on the site. Employees rated the company 2.2 for job satisfaction, 1.9 for compensation, and 2.6 for stress management.

Elden Ring.The iOS app was designed by an Elden Ring player who was keen to introduce a quest tracker to the hugely popular game. In an interview with VGC, Dachary Carey explained he “wanted to enjoy playing this game so badly” that he created the app.Ordinarily, someone who writes documentation for a living, Carey described the lack of a quest tracker in Elden Ring as a “big accessibility barrier”. In particular, it’s an issue for “more casual gamers” despite it being well known that the omission was a deliberate design choice by FromSoftware.The iOS app can fill that gap for those who miss a tracker.

Elden Ring building that might be used for downloadable content (DLC) in the future.Discovered by famed Soulsborne dataminer Lance McDonald, the footage of the building looks a lot like a massive colosseum.McDonald believes it’s for a forthcoming Player vs Player (PvP) focused DLC package. The YouTube video offers some insight of what to expect from the currently inaccessible area.The building is huge and has a ghostly figure waiting outside. When interacted with, the figure says “all I wanted was to fight”.

FromSoftware’s Elden Ring adds a photo mode that allows players to move their camera freely and take perfect screenshots.To take a screenshot in Elden Ring that is unimpeded by UI and the player character, users must switch off their UI and use the in-game telescope. However, a more freeform solution is now available thanks to a mod (via PC Gamer).Created by Frans “Otis_Inf” Bouma, the Elden Ring photo mode mod allows players to unlock their camera from the character and move it in any way they please.

George R.R. Martin has celebrated the release and critical reception of Elden Ring with a new blog post.The A Song Of Ice And Fire author did the world building and background details for the game before handing these off to FromSoftware, with the developer constructing the story and rest of the game.Yesterday (February 28), Martin shared a post that said although he can “hardly pretend to be objective,” the positive reception to Elden Ring has been “music to the ears”.“Of course, almost all the credit should go to Hidetaka Miyazaki and his astonishing team of games designers who have been labouring on this game for half a decade or more, determined to create the best video game ever,” said Martin.“I am honoured to have met them and worked with them, and to have played a part, however small, in creating this fantastic world and making Elden Ring the landmark megahit that it is.”In NME’s review of Elden Ring we scored it five out of five stars, with Andy Brown calling it “a glowing spectacle of achievement” that “leaves nothing out”.The game is also looking to be the fastest selling Souls game of all time as it reaches number one in the UK boxed video game charts, with digital sales to be revealed later in the week.

Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, has given staff a paid holiday today (February 25) so they can stay at home and play Elden Ring.FromSoftware’s open-world action role-playing game is out today and according to Pocketpair’s CEO Takruo Mizobe, he believes staff will be “unable to focus on work”.The company announced the “Elden Holiday” in a company wide email, which was later shared on Twitter.ポケットペアは、全社員対象者にエルデン休暇を支給します！エルデの王は金、月は出勤する必要はありません！ pic.twitter.com/HforPa0TkN— ポケットペア公式 – Craftopia/クラフトピア (@PocketpairJapan) February 22, 2022Rumour has it that the Dragon Quest series is so popular in Japan, that developer Square Enix now releases its games on Saturdays to prevent kids from skipping school and adults from calling in sick to work to play the game.And last year, Japanese tech developer Mark-On Ltd announced a ‘Monster Hunter Holiday’ for all non-executive employees to coincide with the launch of Monster Hunter Rise after CEO Masaki Hiyama received an overwhelming number of holiday requests for that day.Elden Ring launched earlier today. Steam reviews for the PC version of the game are currently “mixed” due to performance issues and missing features. Bandai Namco has since released a post about the issues in Elden Ring, stating that it is “constantly working to improve the game so that it can be played comfortably on various PC environments and platforms.” In a five-star review of the game NME wrote: “Trying to summarise all of Elden Ring‘s successes, trying to pinpoint why it feels so special, is a gargantuan task.

Elden Ring is officially Steam Deck Verified, and has been approved in every category that Valve judges compatibility on.First spotted by PCGamesN, Elden Ring has been given the Steam Deck Verified rating by Valve.This has been confirmed via Valve’s Steam Deck compatibility tester, which the company announced as a way for fans to check which of their Steam games would be compatible with the handheld PC.On Elden Ring, the compatibility tester says “this game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.”On each of the four categories that Steam Deck compatibility judges, Elden Ring passed. The testing notes that “this game’s default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck,” and adds that it can be played with Steam Deck’s default controls and that the in-game interface text is legible.Today (February 25), both Elden Ring and the Steam Deck have shared a launch.Unfortunately, PC players have encountered some issues with FromSoftware’s latest title.

PC system requirements for Elden Ring have been released ahead of the game’s upcoming release.Elden Ring PC players can now determine what to expect with the PC results having been released through the official Twitter account. The tweet shows off both the minimum specifications and the recommended, and it seems like you might need a bit of a powerful computer in order to meet the minimum requirements.To meet the minimum requirements you will need:And if you want to play at the recommended specifications, they are:The recommended specs also need DirectX 12, and both need 60GB of storage, and work with any Windows-compatible audio device.PC specifications for #ELDENRING.

Elden Ring specs were available on Steam for a few hours before being taken down.As reported by PC Gamer, FromSoftware‘s upcoming game Elden Ring showed its PC specs briefly on the Steam Storefront before being removed. It is unclear why the specifications were deleted, but visitors to the Steam page now will only see “TBD” (shorthand for to be decided) under system requirements.

FromSoftware have announced that all online services for Dark Souls PC games will be unavailable for the foreseeable future due to “technical difficulties”.Earlier this year, it was announced that all PvP servers for the entire series had been deactivated following a Remote Code Execution (RCE) hack, which essentially allows the potential attacker to execute arbitrary code on a remote device, meaning they can take control of a player’s PC.Now, it’s been announced that Dark Souls’ online services will once again be taken down while the company extends the fix to work with their upcoming title Elden Ring.Writing on Twitter, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware said they were “aware of the technical difficulties players have experienced with the Dark Souls suite of games on PC.”#DarkSouls pic.twitter.com/ZRhX9OcvQe— Dark Souls (@DarkSoulsGame) February 9, 2022“We want to thank the entire Dark Souls community and the players who have reached out to us directly to voice their concerns and offer solutions. Thanks to you, we have identified the cause and are working on fixing the issue.”The statement continued: “In addition, we have extended the investigation to Elden Ring – our upcoming title launching on February 25 – and have made sure the necessary security measures are in place for this title on all target platforms.

Bandai Namco announced that it is going to expand what it calls the “IP axis strategy” to encompass the Metaverse.The Elden Ring publisher says that the main goals of the IP axis strategy are to “boost capability to create IP” via structural changes and to “invest aggressively in IP creation,” meaning original game ideas should be coming out of Bandai Namco over the next few years. The three points in the strategy are as follows (according to this document):A mid-term plan document (from April 2022 to March 2025) says the “IP axis strategy” will be the publisher’s biggest strength, and that it wants to connect with fans via the Metaverse.“On an IP axis, Bandai Namco will develop a metaverse for each IP as a new framework for connecting with fans.

PC version of Dark Souls 3, and it looks as though the same problem could hit Elden Ringunless resolved.The Remote Code Execution (RCE) hack essentially allows the potential attacker to execute arbitrary code on a remote device, meaning they can take control of a player’s PC. The full details of the RCE hack are still unknown, but the Dark Souls community has been aflame with warnings of the problem.This Twitch streamer appears to have suffered from an RCE attack, and a screenshotted post from a Dark Souls Discord (via The Verge) potentially reveals that the attack was done in a non-malicious way in an attempt to raise awareness of the issue.

Elden Ring has sold out in the US, although some copies are still available in the UK.The highly-anticipated FromSoftware title isn’t releasing until next year, but both the US and UK Bandai Namco twitter accounts announced that pre-orders for the collector’s edition would be going live on December 16.The US account notified prospective orders that reservations would be paused due to demand, and after it announced more were available, they also very quickly went out of stock. Now it is advised that those interested sign up for the wait list in the US, which can be done by selecting the desired version here.As of writing, the UK versions of the collector’s edition are limited, but some are available across different stores.

Game Awards, Geoff Keighley has revealed several big game appearances.When speaking with ForTheWin, Keighley spoke about how it felt to reveal Elden Ring’s gameplay trailer in June. “That was two or three years in the making.

Elden Ring players were able to find a way to breach the game’s out of bounds area but were stopped by a monstrous creature.FromSoftware released a closed network test last week for its much-anticipated RPG Elden Ring, and players have been using their time to not just fight several of the bosses featured in the demo, but also find ways to breach the game’s restricted areas.As spotted by Kotaku, a number of players have been able to discover a way to squeeze their way out network test bounds using a rather simple trick.

FromSoftware’s Elden Ring will have modes that let players choose between prioritising frame rates or resolution on current generation consoles.Elden Ring will contain two performance options for players using Xbox Series X|S or PS5, according to a GameStop listing, first spotted by Eurogamer.The section on “Enhanced Experience” says, “Using the power of new generation of consoles, PlayStation 5, will allow players to personalize their experience by choosing between GRAPHIC MODE to enhance the game’s visuals (up to 4K) or PERFORMANCE MODE for a higher frame rate (up to 60FPS).” The same text also appears on the Xbox Series X|S listings.Several games have included options like these to allow players to tailor their experience to their

Bloodborne remake that reimagines it as a PS1 classic finally has a release date.Launching on January 31 next year, the announcement of a release date was also accompanied by a new trailer, which can be watched below.The trailer shows off plenty of third person action and original music from The Noble Demon, with the trailer theme free to listen to at this link as well.

Dark Souls are organising an event to boost the game’s online activity.Called “Return to Lordran”, the event was posted to the r/darksouls subreddit, where helpful links to communities for the game and details of exactly what the event aims to achieve are listed.“Return to Lordran is an annual event held to boost online activity in Dark Souls, to try and best recreate the feeling of when the game first released!” says the post. The event will run from October 24 to November 7.The idea is that a mass influx of players create a new character and start the game from the beginning, and engage in as much online activity, like invasions and summons, as they can.