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Miriel, the tortoise priest from Elden Ring, may have actually been inspired by George R.R. Martin’s childhood pets.  As pointed out by Twitter user Nate E-K (opens in new tab), it’s possible that the idea for a religious figure tortoise in Elden Ring could have come from George R.R. Martin’s …

The latest Elden Ring update appears to have fixed a number of the game’s quests that were broken at launch. Earlier this week, resetera forum user Finale Fireworker outlined (opens in new tab) the “bizarre state” of a number of “busted” endgame quests. The lengthy post does contain late-game spoilers, …

A look back at the Elden Ring network test highlights some significant changes to the finished game. Last November, Bandai Namco held a network test for Elden Ring, allowing players an early glimpse of the Lands Between to test the game’s online servers ahead of its full release. Now that …

One Elden Ring player has chronicled the “intended” route right through FromSoftware’s massive game. In a post on Reddit, user Athrek outlined “the ‘intended’ route to get through the game without breaking everything.” Their method lays out every step that this player believes is in the optimal route to completing …

Elden Ring now has both an easy and a hard mode, thanks to mods. Elden Ring may be From Software’s most approachable game to date, but the Lands Between is still an unforgiving place. Since its release almost three weeks ago, players have offered support with videos showing you how …

Update: Elden Ring players are making surprisingly quick progress through the earlier portions of the game. According to the Steam achievement list (via PC Gamer (opens in new tab)), less than three weeks out from release, a whopping 70.4% of PC players have slain Stormveil Castle boss Margit the Fell …

Elden Ring’s terrifying Caelid region is drawing comparisons to a real-life weather event currently turning the skies in Spain an eerie red-orange hue. As _zoipi points out over on Resetera (opens in new tab), “Caelid” has become a trending term in Spain as a storm of dust from the Sahara …

Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki wants newcomers to the developer’s games to just chill. Speaking to Famitsu in a new interview (translated by FrontlineJP (opens in new tab)), the director was asked to impart any tips to new players on how to enjoy Elden Ring. According to this summary of …

While Elden Ring may be more accessible than other From Software titles, it’s certainly by no means a walk in the park. But YouTube channel Mendokusaii claims to have broken the game. Their tactic? Becoming a bonafide powerhouse extremely quickly by speedrunning their way to a +9 weapon, avoiding the …

An Elden Ring character will steal a portion of your Runes after you die. Earlier today, an Elden Ring subreddit post (opens in new tab) revealed that when you die in Stormveil Castle, Gatekeeper Gostoc will steal a portion of your Runes for himself. If you die after talking to …