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5,300 hours into Elden Ring, community hero Let Me Solo Them can beat the final boss almost “with my eyes closed” – and hopes FromSoftware loves her back
News Let Me Solo Them is a jar-headed hero all their own
Fans worried Oblivion Remastered could drown out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but Bethesda itself is cheering it on with 7 Adoring Fans: "We can't wait to play"
News Clair Obscur seems to be doing just fine
Open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker is pulling me back in with a game-changing update that makes it "easier, better, and ultimately more enjoyable for all players"
News "Making the game easier" was a very necessary step, it seems
As ex-Blizzard boss says Oblivion Remastered "will never hold up" despite acclaim, Baldur's Gate 3 dev reckons "AAA is feeling more and more disconnected from the audience zeitgeist"
News Oblivion is the game of the moment, here in 2025
Thanks, Todd: Bethesda gave the whole Skyblivion mod team keys to Oblivion Remastered, and "made it clear that they have no intention of shutting down our project"
News I love happy endings
"For people who've only ever played Skyrim, this is gonna be kind of a revelation": Elder Scrolls VA legend is back after fans helped fund his healthcare, and ready for Oblivion Remastered
News Wes Johnson explores Oblivion Remastered for the first time
The new roguelike from the Dead Cells team was already great, and it's bringing me right back with a big update adding new bosses, weapons, and a lot more
news Windblown continues to kick butt
REPO devs tease its first big update and make a plea to modders: We don't need "skyrocketing server costs," so please optimize your mods
News REPO was once called Taxnight
"We fell short": Wuthering Waves devs apologize and hand out 30 free Tides as players riot over update 2.3 anniversary awards
News Wuthering Waves' first anniversary did not sit well with players
After days of Oblivion remaster leaks, Bethesda suggests it will finally be announced and possibly released tomorrow: "All will be revealed"
News Everyone act surprised
People said it wasn't hard enough, so one Phantom Blade Zero dev cooked up a hardcore difficulty mode that changes enemy AI so much it feels more like PvP
news This Extreme Mode will only unlock after beating the game for the first time
Monster Hunter Wilds cheaters have gotten so bad, Capcom's warning players hacked quests could make the game "unplayable": "We plan to implement additional countermeasures"
News Capcom is hunting hackers, and invites players to report anyone suspicious
It took 18 months and over 50 updates, but Lords of the Fallen finally added the one feature I wanted from this Soulslike RPG at launch: "full shared progression co-op"
News Just when I think I'm out, they pull me (and a friend) back in
No Animal Crossing announced for Nintendo Switch 2 yet, but the life sim RPG I've waited 11 years for is coming to Switch next month
News Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time looks better every trailer, and is also coming to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation
Palworld dev explains what's going on with its slick Dead Cells-style "Metroidvania x Roguelite," which has its own team who "used to be at Pocketpair"
News The team still works in Pocketpair's offices, unconventionally, but they're somewhat separate
Nintendo Switch 2 price remains $450 in US despite tariffs but "accessories will experience price adjustments," and US pre-orders open April 24
News "Other adjustments to the price of any Nintendo product are also possible"
Even if it isn't a Soulslike, Phantom Blade Zero still wants to channel that "pre-Elden Ring" FromSoftware level design with secrets and layers
News "Level design is something that's very important for us"
Palworld developer says reaching 32 million players is "unexplainable" and "a lot of people don't realize how much of an anomaly that is"
News One of a kind
In a custom "nightmare mode" where any damage permanently deletes his character, MMO daredevil ends 15-month Old School RuneScape challenge with a 68-minute finale
News Resident OSRS sicko Settled does it again
In a brutal 60-hour YouTube video, one devoted fan preserves notorious Genshin Impact streamer's legendarily bad luck for all eternity: "What am I doing with my life"
News Years of bad RNG for Genshin Impact content creator Zy0x, condensed to just 30 feature films
Marathon feels like a good extraction shooter, but it's not free-to-play, and I hope Sony and Bungie don't price it into an early grave
Feature Marathon needs to be both: good and affordable
After playing Marathon for 8 hours, I don't think Bungie's extraction shooter will be the next Helldivers 2 hit, but I don’t think it will be the next Concord bust either
Hands-on Hands-on | Marathon might be the most polished extraction shooter yet
All Elden Ring Nightreign classes and abilities
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign has a selection of character classes you can choose from before starting a run, each with unique abilities
