In grand FromSoftware tradition, Elden Ring Nightreign begins with a fight you're supposed to lose. As is also tradition, it's perfectly possible to gut it out and beat him anyway if you're enough of a toxic Souls tryhard cool guy.Nightreign's tutorial fight even furnishes you with a one-of-a-kind relic for your troubles. It's nothing to write home about on its own, but could be handy before you're able to build...

Here's a question. What's the most important game in your life you don't think anybody else would mention as having a significant influence on theirs? To be clear, I don't mean the most obscure game you've ever played, although there's a chance it might be that. I'm referring to the most unusual game you've crossed paths with that had a noticeable impact on your existence.For me, that game is Entomorph:...

Elden Ring Nightreign is hard in a way that no FromSoftware game over the last decade has been.Where the pacing of Dark Souls and Elden Ring normally reward patience, Nightreign demands a speedrunner's frenzy. Where the intricate dungeons of those games encourage memorization, so that you can dart in to grab a killer weapon or key item your second go-round, Nightreign randomizes everything. The map could be overflowing with the...

Project Warlock was a thoroughly entertaining FPS throwback which caught the bloody wave of the boomer shooter revival right at its height in 2018. As such, I was excited by the prospect of a sequel, and one was duly revealed at the PC Gaming Show in 2021.Then, years passed. My eyesight deteriorated, flecks of grey appeared in my beard, and my short-term memory was obliterated by a delightful bout of...

It's difficult to think of games whose soundtrack had a bigger impact on an entire generation than the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series. Popular music had been a part of games for decades: Journey Escape for the Atari 2600 was a particularly weird example, and the use of Song 2 by Blur in FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 was iconic. But the Tony Hawk series was the first to...

Use our clue for today's Wordle to kick off your June puzzling with a win. It's on standby and ready to help at any time, just as useful on the last row as it is the first—especially if you pair it up with our everyday tips and tricks. Or do your best and see how you go, knowing the June 1 (1443) answer can save your game whenever you need...

Souls YouTuber Ongbal, known for their singularly stylish, often flawless play in Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and especially Sekiro, is back for Elden Ring Nightreign. One day after sharing their first solo run of the three-person co-op game, Ongbal posted their first solo victory against Nightreign's final boss. Spoilers for that boss below.Being a Sekiro enthusiast who often opts for katana builds in other Souls games, Ongbal naturally favors the...

First reported by Eurogamer, FromSoftware has acknowledged long matchmaking times for Elden Ring Nightreign despite having 2 million players and counting. The studio's initial suggested fixes are not particularly helpful, especially on PC, and the best solution right now is really just queueing with a full team of three.In an initial tweet about matchmaking, FromSoft suggested restarting the matchmaking process if it's taking too long⁠—I and the commenters on Twitter...

The "I stayed up way past my bedtime to play this" test is perhaps one of the most persuasive endorsements of a game I can think of. With my 30th birthday leveling both barrels at me and ready to fire, this status is only becoming harder for a game to wring out of me. I'm not a multiplayer guy either, so the co-op centric nature of Elden Ring Nightreign was...

Short of The Elder Scrolls 6 actually coming out, there's never been a better time to be an Elder Scrolls fan. Oblivion Remastered is rekindling the love for Bethesda's most lovably janky Elder Scrolls game, while mod projects like Tamriel Rebuilt and Skyblivion are either releasing massive new updates or are rapidly approaching completion. Now, there's a chance to pick up any bits of Elder Scrolls history you've missed for...