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News

Lords of the Fallen Reveals Impressive Unreal Engine 5 Graphics & Loses "The" in the Title

Today developer Hexworks was in attendance at GDC to showcase the visuals and technology used for its dark-fantasy action-RPG Lords of the Fallen. The game uses Unreal Engine 5 and the video…

March 22, 2023 | 08:15 EDT

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Code Vein Has Shipped 3 Million Copies Worldwide

If you loved Bandai Namco's vampire Souls-like JRPG Code Vein, you may be happy to learn that it turned out to be rather successful.  Today the publisher announced on Twitter that the game has…

March 20, 2023 | 10:15 EDT

The multi-limbed boss Godrick the Grafted in Elden Ring
News

Elden Ring Infographic Shows Just How Many Malenia Attempts There Have Been

Bandai Namco has shared a new Elden Ring infographic that contains some fascinating stats about the game. If you've played it (and even if you haven't), you'll know From Software's action RPG is…

March 20, 2023 | 09:47 EDT

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Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Finally Coming to Steam; All Platforms Get Price Cut

Today Square Enix finally announced the Steam release date of its action JRPG Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.  The game will launch on Valve's popular PC storefront on April 6, 2023. Just…

March 16, 2023 | 06:31 EDT

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Remnant 2 Gets Release Window & Trailer Showing a Good Boy in Action

Today Gearbox Publishing and Gunfire Games announced the release window of Remnant 2.  The game, which is the sequel of the successful Remnant: From the Ashes, will be released in summer 2023 for…

March 16, 2023 | 03:55 EDT

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Bleak Faith: Forsaken Developers Respond to Asset Theft Accusations

Over the past few days, the developers of the Souls-like indie game Bleak Faith: Forsaken have been on the receiving end of accusations of stealing or otherwise plagiarizing animation assets from…

March 14, 2023 | 06:59 EDT

The main character standing and looking out over massive spiral towers in Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Review

Bleak Faith: Forsaken Review

In the immortal words of Radiohead, "you do it to yourself, you do, and that's what really hurts". I've lost track of the number of indie studios trying to take on From Software and the Souls series…

March 10, 2023 | 10:35 EST

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Game Page

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

Bleak Faith: Forsaken is a Souls-like action RPG that takes place within the remnants of a fallen civilization that is filled to the brim with dangerous creatures. Your patience and mettle will be…

March 2, 2023 | 03:22 EST

A blonde figure on a horse looking out over a burnt Erdtree in the new Elden Ring DLC
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Elden Ring DLC Shadow Of The Erdtree Announced

From Software has announced a major piece of Elden Ring DLC. Shadow of the Erdtree is the game's first big expansion, and although we don't know much about it yet, it's likely to add new bosses, new…

February 28, 2023 | 03:23 EST

The player riding Torrent and facing off against a dragon in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Sales Grow To 20 Million Tarnished

Bandai Namco has announced that Elden Ring sales have galloped across yet another major milestone. Many millions of Tarnished have now taken up the reins of Torrent and wandered into the Lands…

February 22, 2023 | 02:56 EST

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Elden Ring Wins Prestigious AMD Excellence Award in Japan; Nominated for Grand Prize

Today the Japanese Association of Media in Digital announced the recipients of its annual Excellence Awards for the 2022 edition of the prestigious AMD Awards.  The awards, sponsored by the Japanese…

February 14, 2023 | 01:42 EST

Key art showing the main character slaying a horde of undead monsters in Morbid: The Lords of Ire
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Morbid: The Lords Of Ire Is A Full 3D Sequel To The Seven Acolytes

Still Running and Merge Games have announced a Morbid: The Seven Acolytes sequel. Morbid: The Lords of Ire is a fully 3D followup to the top-down original, and it's slated to arrive on PC via Steam…

February 7, 2023 | 09:03 EST

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Bandai Namco Announces Growing Financial Results Due to Elden Ring's Continuing Strong Sales & More

Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 1 and December 31, 2022. The results are positive across the…

February 7, 2023 | 02:50 EST

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Opinions

Paper Maps Make Fantasy Games More Immersive

Fantasy is one of the most popular genres of fiction, and at its core, it relies on presenting an alternate world that its audience can become invested in, moved by, and perhaps even escape to.…

February 8, 2023 | 11:00 EST

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Little Witch Nobeta Release Date Revealed for PS4 & Nintendo Switch

Console players will have the opportunity to try their hand at the anime-style Souls-like RPG Little Witch Nobeta, set to release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on March 7, 2023.  …

January 31, 2023 | 01:41 EST

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New Lies of P Gameplay Trailer Showcases Souls-Like Combat

Today we get a good look at what we can expect from Lies of P, the upcoming Souls-like action RPG that takes what we know about Pinnochio and flips the childhood tale into something much darker. …

January 13, 2023 | 01:28 EST

The player leaning against a knight in the peaceful Elden Ring mod
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Elden Ring Mod Turns It Into A Walking Simulator

Have you ever wished the countless hostile creatures of the Lands Between would just leave you alone? Well, there's now an Elden Ring mod that will make them do just that. Peaceful Ring removes…

December 30, 2022 | 10:43 EST

A Pokemon Center atop the back of a Walking Mausoleum in the Elden Ring Pokemon Scarlet mashup, with credit to Arestame on Twitter
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Elden Ring Pokemon Mashup Looks Terrifying And Brilliant

Elden Ring is a pretty terrifying game. The Lands Between play host to a number of horrible creatures, including the many-limbed Godrick the Grafted, the screeching Deathbirds, and cosmic horrors…

December 29, 2022 | 10:46 EST

The Lords of the Fallen logo.
Game Page

Lords of the Fallen

The Lords of the Fallen is is a dark fantasy Soulslike ARPG that takes place in a world that's five times bigger than the original game, Lords of the Fallen. As one of the Dark Crusaders, you'll be…

December 28, 2022 | 05:05 EST

Garland sitting in his throne beneath a banner for Different Future, the final Stranger of Paradise DLC
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Final Stranger Of Paradise DLC Launches In January

The final Stranger of Paradise DLC expansion has been announced. Different Future will see Jack facing one last challenge alongside his friends, and it's launching across all platforms on January…

December 21, 2022 | 08:48 EST

Three players trudging towards a colosseum in the Elden Ring Colosseum Update
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Elden Ring Colosseum Update Brings PvP Shenanigans

Bandai Namco has announced a new Elden Ring update, so get ready to head back to the Lands Between. The Colosseum Update does exactly what you'd expect: it opens up several colosseums within Elden…

December 6, 2022 | 09:31 EST

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Game Page

Lies of P

Lies of P is an Action RPG Soulslike inspired by the famous Pinocchio story and set in a dark Belle Époque world where you can't trust anyone. As Pinocchio, you're a puppet mechanoid desperately…

October 17, 2022 | 05:01 EDT

The logo for Elden Ring update 1.07, which shows the player kneeling beneath the titular Elden Ring and the text "Elden Ring Patch Notes V1.07" on the right
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Elden Ring Update 1.07 Adds Separate PvP Scaling

Elden Ring update 1.07 has been released, and From Software has made a pretty surprising decision in this latest patch. The studio has introduced separate PvP scaling for weapons and skills, meaning…

October 13, 2022 | 08:39 EDT

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New Stranger of Paradise DLC Release Date Announced

If you've been hankering for more Stranger of Paradise DLC to play through, then today is your lucky day, as the Wanderer of the Rift DLC has received an October 26th release date. This comes after…

September 9, 2022 | 09:36 EDT

A macabre alleyway in Lies of P, featuring an automaton in the foreground.
Preview

Lies of P Is Bloodborne With Strings Attached

Since 2015, there’s been a noticeable clamor for any new content related to Bloodborne, and most fans have been left to only imagine what a sequel could look or feel like. From Software has continued…

September 4, 2022 | 12:00 EDT

A creepy-looking automaton wielding a candlestick-style lamppost in a dark Gothic city in Lies of P
News

Lies Of P Xbox Game Pass Release Apparently Confirmed

Fans of Bloodborne and Pinocchio, rejoice, for your time has come. A Lies of P Xbox Game Pass day one release has apparently been confirmed, if a photograph of the Xbox booth at this week's Gamescom…

August 23, 2022 | 11:20 EDT

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Strangers of Paradise DLC Next Week, Season Pass Announced

The first of three expansions, the Strangers of Paradise DLC' Trials of the Dragon King', will be heading to players on July 20, 2022. The DLC will include new weapons, characters, mechanics, and…

July 15, 2022 | 01:53 EDT

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Elden Ring Dataminers Discover Cut Vyke Questline

The popular RPG Elden Ring is full of content and takes a long time to complete, but it could have been even longer. A dataminer known as Sekiro Dubi has spent hours playing and digging into the game…

June 15, 2022 | 01:59 EDT

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Elden Ring Seamless Coop Mod is Releasing Soon

The Elden Ring Seamless Coop mod is releasing on May 27th, 2022 on PC, and adds in a feature that Elden Ring fans have been begging for since release: a way to play unfettered coop with their friends…

May 23, 2022 | 12:11 EDT

The player facing off against a boss in Hellpoint
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Hellpoint Next-Gen Upgrade And New DLC Set For July

Cradle Games and TinyBuild has announced the launch date for its upcoming Hellpoint next-gen upgrade. The horror-inflected sci-fi Soulslike is hitting next-gen consoles this July, which is also the…

May 17, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Elden Ring

Elden Ring is Now the Best-Selling Game Over The Past 12 Months

US NPD April 2022 sales have revealed that in just under three months, Elden Ring has become the best-selling game over the past 12 months, shipping 13.4 million units and displacing Call of Duty:…

May 13, 2022 | 12:01 EDT

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Everything Announced At The Nintendo Indie World Showcase

Nintendo dropped another Indie World showcase earlier today, and as you might expect, it came complete with a number of exciting indie announcements for games coming to the Switch. Still no Hollow…

May 11, 2022 | 11:05 EDT

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Elden Ring Invisible Paths Are a Thing, Apparently

At least two Elden Ring invisible paths have been discovered by players so far, highlighting yet another Soulslike tradition that's featured in Miyazaki's latest game. Elden Ring has…

April 6, 2022 | 03:55 EDT

Elden Ring

Elden Ring Update Restores Some of Radahn's Strength

In the last big Elden Ring update, version 1.03, Radahn-one of the major and most difficult bosses in From Software's latest-was nerfed. Before we get into them, it's important to note that the nerf…

April 4, 2022 | 10:30 EDT

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An Elden Ring Bestiary May Have Been in Development

A dataminer has discovered files that show an Elden Ring bestiary may have been considered at one point in the game's development. Elden RIng has been out for a good few weeks now. To the…

March 28, 2022 | 01:37 EDT

The player leaping across a chasm on Torrent in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Speedrun Record Now Sub-25 Minutes

The Elden Ring speedrun record has yet again been shattered, this time by an enterprising Tarnished named Hazeblade. The new record is now 24 minutes and 37 seconds, replacing Distortion2's previous…

March 25, 2022 | 10:32 EDT

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Elden Ring RCE Exploit Claimed to Exist Despite Fixes

A video claims to show an Elden Ring RCE exploit in action, although there is not yet enough convincing evidence to prove that it is genuine. Elden Ring has been the saving grace for…

March 17, 2022 | 03:57 EDT

The player facing a dragon in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Update Lets You Track NPCs And Adds New Content

A new Elden Ring update is live, and it's a big one. You can now track NPCs on your map, so you should find it easier to keep track of the game's myriad NPC quests. There's also a brand new NPC, new…

March 17, 2022 | 08:20 EDT

The Tarnished looking at the Erdtree in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Sales Top 12 Million As Creators Look To Expand IP

Bandai Namco and From Software have announced that Elden Ring has topped 12 million sales worldwide. This news comes as Bandai Namco says it wants to "expand" the Elden Ring IP beyond the game,…

March 16, 2022 | 09:31 EDT

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Podcast

TechRaptor Podcast: The Unbearable Weight of Kojima's Genius

Kojima is now officially a genius according to the Japanese government, and we get into all the announcements from the State of Play. We also played the Stranger of Paradise demo and the Kirby and…

March 14, 2022 | 07:00 EDT

Elden Ring

Some Elden Ring Localizations Are Missing Key Story Elements

Strangely, it's been confirmed that multiple Elden Ring localizations are incomplete at best and very badly translated at worst. This goes for the Latin America Spanish and Portuguese localizations,…

March 11, 2022 | 11:34 EST

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Elden Ring Pause Feature Discovered for All Platforms, No Mods Required

FromSoftware's latest game has a tiny issue: there is no Elden Ring pause feature (at least, not officially). it seems that someone has found a way to pause the game anyway, and this method works on…

March 8, 2022 | 01:48 EST

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Podcast

TechRaptor Podcast: Elden Wang

People don’t want to work at Quantic Dream, delaying Star Wars Eclipse, and the Square Enix sales disappointment Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has made its way onto gamepass. We also get into Elex…

March 7, 2022 | 07:00 EST

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Podcast

TechRaptor Podcast: Hey, Elden Ring is Pretty Good

We talk about somehow Square Enix sees Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy as a disappointment saleswise, the wonderful Street Fighter 6 logo and Wide Ryu, and we get into the pretty good game with okay…

February 28, 2022 | 07:00 EST

Elden Ring Cookbook Location Guide
Guide

Elden Ring Cookbook Locations Guide

There's a lot new in the Lands Between for fans of FromSoftware's titles. As players step into Elden Ring and begin to discover many of the new features in this open-world souls game something they…

February 26, 2022 | 04:17 EST

Elden Ring Crafting Guide
Guide

Elden Ring Crafting Guide

Elden Ring has players exploring the Lands Between, fighting a wild array of enemies, and dying over and over again. You can increase your chances in the world by using a variety of different…

February 26, 2022 | 04:17 EST

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Feature

Top 5 Old-School FromSoftware Games to Get You Set for Elden Ring

So, Elden Ring is coming out, and as such you know everyone’s playing their old Soulsborne games. But what if you’ve Souls’d too much? To where Soulsing loses its soul? Well, my good friends, let me…

February 23, 2022 | 10:30 EST

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Review

Elden Ring Review

It’s sort of an odd feeling to finally be talking about Elden Ring. It’s been quite a journey since the original Demon’s Souls bought this style of gameplay to the forefront, and in recent years we’…

February 23, 2022 | 10:00 EST