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Video Games, Not Movies, Are The Future Of Storytelling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says

According to actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it’s going to be video games–not feature films–that will push storytelling forward in new and exciting ways. Appearing on the latest episode of Hot Ones, Gordon-Levitt said he sees more room for growth in storytelling in video games than film.

“The future of storytelling, it’s going to be video games,” he said. “I don’t think it’s going to be filmmakers who figure out how to do that. But feels like kind of the most groundbreaking storytelling. Storytelling that’s completely in a whole different realm than anything we’ve seen before, I don’t think it’s going to necessarily be the feature film form.”

Gordon-Levitt didn’t have anything more to share on the subject, and even this response was broken up by the actor trembling due to the heat of the hot wings he was eating.

Gordon-Levitt runs a media company called HitRecord, and he partnered with Ubisoft on Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Watch Dogs Legion to allow people to create custom content for those games.

Parks And Rec Star Rob Lowe Says You Would Be “Shocked” To Find Out How Much They’re Paid

Parks and Recreation is one of NBC’s most successful and memorable TV shows, and it’s still bringing in money through syndication and streaming deals, but it appears the cast are not always benefitting from those profits at a level they would have wanted.

Actors Rob Lowe and Nick Offerman, who played Chris Traeger and Ron Swanson on the show, recently spoke about this on the newest episode of Lowe’s podcast.

Offerman said the union representing the Parks and Rec cast was not able to get them a lucrative deal at the beginning of the show. Offerman also suggested that the union “bargained away” the cast’s residual payments as part of the negotiations.

“The Office and Parks and Recreation are these crazy juggernauts that make me sorry that our union was at a very weak place when we started Parks and Rec,” he said. “So they gave us these ‘shrug’ deals where they were like, ‘You know, you have no leverage. You should just take what they offer. And also, we’re going to bargain away your residuals. Have a good day. See ya.'”

Lowe chimed in to say that Parks and Rec and The Office together bring in “hundreds of millions” of dollars in revenue, and people might be “shocked” to learn how little the cast of Parks and Rec makes in residuals.

“We do fine. Nobody needs to hold a benefit for either one of us. But I think people would be shocked to know that, for the most part, Ron Swanson and Chris Traeger are not really participating [in the revenue share],” Lowe said.

Offerman went on to say that the landmark collective bargaining deals that the casts of Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Will & Grace signed together instead of individually might have scared network executives who were looking to save on costs.

“The famous deals that came out of the casts negotiating together with Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond, and even Will & Grace, the networks said, ‘Whoa! These actors are getting paid way too fairly,'” Offerman said.

Parks and Rec is currently available to stream on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, but that won’t be the case for much longer. In October, the show is moving to NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock. NBC Universal, which owns the company, reportedly paid a fee in the nine-figure range, which is $100 million and above, to get the rights for this.

The Parks and Rec cast recently reunited for a one-off special that helped raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts.

PS4 Weekend Sale Brings Fantastic Prices On Jedi Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal Deluxe Edition

The PlayStation Store has multiple major sales going on right now, including a budget-friendly sale with games under $20 and a Hidden Gems Sale featuring great games you may have missed. But if you’re looking for that next game to dive into, there’s another small sale that just cropped up, and it has some fantastic deals worth checking out. The PS4 “weekend offer” includes over 40 games and bundles, and it’s available for just a few days, ending Tuesday, September 1.

Notably, Deluxe editions and other bundles are marked down in the weekend sale, netting you the game along with various DLC. Persona 5 Royal Deluxe edition, for example, is down to $45.49 from $70, the cheapest we’ve seen this version of the game. It gets you the base game (the definitive version of the acclaimed JRPG) along with the Kasumi Costume Bundle that unlocks four sets of cosmetic items for the new character. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe edition is just $35 (normally $70) and gets you cosmetic skins for BD-1 and the Mantis ship, a digital art book, and a director’s cut with 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage.

If you haven’t picked up last year’s excellent remake of Resident Evil 2 yet, the Deluxe edition is down to $25 and comes with the Extra DLC Pack that includes more costumes for Leon and Claire, a new weapon, and the option to play the game with the original RE2 soundtrack.

Some new releases are featured as well: You can grab the recent Destroy All Humans remake for $32 (down from $40) and Saints Row: The Third Remastered for $24 (down from $40).

You can check out the great batch of games discounted in the weekend offer below and see the full collection of deals at the PlayStation Store.

Best PS4 weekend deals:

  • Apex Legends: Lifeline and Bloodhound Double Pack — $25.34 ($39)
  • Apex Legends: Octane Edition — $13 ($20)
  • Desperados III — $45 ($60)
  • Destroy All Humans (2020) — $32 ($40)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ – Ultimate Edition — $17.59 ($110)
  • Kentucky Route Zero – TV Edition — $17.49 ($25)
  • MLB The Show 20 — $30 ($60)
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Deluxe Edition — $12.79 ($80)
  • Need for Speed Heat — $24 ($60)
  • Persona 5 Royal – Deluxe Edition — $45.49 (70)
  • Resident Evil 2 – Deluxe Edition — $25 ($50)
  • Resident Evil 7 – Gold Edition — $20 ($40)
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered — $24 ($40)
  • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Deluxe Edition — $35 ($70)

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Cendres Is a New Narrative Survival Game from a Dontnod Co-Founder

Nameless XIII, a new studio from co-founder of Dontnod (Life Is Strange, Vampyr) Hervé Bonin, has revealed Cendres, a ‘non-linear narrative survival sim’ due for release on Steam in 2021.

Revealed at Gamescom 2020 and published by Dear Villagers, Cendres aims to cross over the decision-making and narrative focus of Choose Your Own Adventure books with the more direct control of a classic adventure game.

The result is a game that sees you leading a party of four characters through a ravaged world, on the search for safe haven. Along the way you’ll need to scavenge and manage supplies, choose between moral dilemmas, and work your way to one of 16 different endings. Check out a reveal trailer below:

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Cendres is set 200 years after a volcanic apocalypse destroyed the game’s planet, and sees a captain, Petra, a warrior, Sinh, a scholar, Kali, and a scout, Nadir attempting to find a safe home. Nameless XIII promises to let you get know each party member, and their relationships and conflicts with the rest – as well as protecting them from madness, despair and starvation.

The bleakness of the trailer, and the fact that we see a varying number of party members throughout, suggests the game won’t shy from killing off your party members, and a press release explains that the game will provide different paths to its many endings based on your choices along the way.

There’s much, much more to come from Gamescom 2020 on IGN – check out our full Gamescom schedule to find out what else is on the way.

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Joe Skrebels is IGN’s Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].

Solasta: Crown of the Magister Comes to Early Access this Fall

Solasta: Crown of the Magister will arrive on Steam Early Access this fall.

The CRPG from Tactical Adventures – which uses Dungeons and Dragons’ SRD 5.1 Ruleset – will allow players to create their own party of adventurers (including rolling for stats) for a more tabletop RPG-like experience, and take them through the shattered world of Solasta. Check out an announcement trailer below:

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Alongside the Early Access announcement, Solasta will also get a demo starting today – you can check that out, and wishlist the game, on its Steam page, or take a tour of its Indie Arena Booth right now.

Solasta: Crown of the Magister draws on tabletop RPGs, but throws in its own ideas. The game’s battle areas are dynamic, taking into account destructible environments, light and dark, and verticality, letting you ambush (or be ambushed) from above or below.

There’s much, much more to come from Gamescom 2020 on IGN – check out our full Gamescom schedule to find out what else is on the way.

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Joe Skrebels is IGN’s Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].

Check Out This Game: Retro Machina

Just like during Summer of Gaming, we’re back with more Check Out This Game for gamescom 2020! These quick recommendations scattered throughout the gamescom 2020 schedule will highlight exciting, under-the-radar games that are well worth your attention by showing off exclusive new gameplay.

We’ll be showing off just a small bite of each during our gamescom livestreams, but this page will be updated every day with extended versions of nearly all the games that are featured!

Gamescom 2020’s Extended Check Out This Game Gameplay!

Retro Machina Gameplay

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Retro Machina is an isometric action game where you control an charming little robot in a long destroyed, retro-futuristic world. You can wishlist it on Steam here.

And plenty more games to come…

Be sure to follow all of gamescom 2020 right here, and check out our full gamescom 2020 schedule. Also, keep checking back on this page for even more exclusive extended gameplay!

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Tom Marks is IGN’s Deputy Reviews Editor and resident pie maker. You can follow him on Twitter.

Opening Night Live: Everything Announced and Revealed

Gamescom 2020 has officially kicked off and what better way to start it than with Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live. An abundance of gaming news, announcements, and reveals have already been teased by developers such as Gearbox Software, Blizzard, Bungie, Mediatonic, and even Tarsier Studios. That said, we’re anticipating an eventful start to the show. So you can stay up to date on all the latest, we’ll be rounding up all of the news coming out of Opening Night Live below.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Trailer Revealed

Geoff Keighley and Creative Director of Raven Software Dan Vondrak talked over what players can expect with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. The segment finished off with a Perseus Briefing cinematic.

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Unknown 9: Awakening Announced and Cinematic Trailer

Reflector Entertainment revealed its current project Unknown 9: Awakening with a new cinematic trailer. We see a young girl by the name of Haroona as she discovers some new abilities. We actually spoke with developers Alexis Ottier and Tomas Street of Reflector Entertainment to learn more story details about Unknown 9: Awakening.

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Doom Eternal The Ancient Ones DLC Revealed

The first official DLC of Dooms Eternal, The Ancient Ones, was shown alongside a release date announcement. Doom Eternal The Ancient Ones DLC will launch on October 20, 2020.

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Dragon Age 4 First Look Trailer

We finally got our first look at Dragon Age 4 with BioWare developers diving into concept art, footage of some new locales, and even confirming the return of Solas.

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Surgeon Simulator 2 is Out Now

An announcement brought to us by none other than Doc Brown himself, developer Bossa Studios has released Surgeon Simulator 2 and it launches with a story mode and 4-player online co-op. It’s available on the Epic Games store.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Live-Action Reveal Trailer

ClockStone and Headup showed off Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead, a project that takes the shape of a physics-based puzzle game.

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Sam and Max Reboot Coming to VR

The crimefighting duo will return in an upcoming reboot made for virtual reality.

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Release Date Announced

A new World of Warcraft animated short premiered giving us a look at one of the new realms coming to the Shadowlands expansion this fall. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands also got its release date and is planned to launch on October 27.

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Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground Revealed

Coming from Gasket Games and Focus Home is the reveal of an upcoming fantasy strategy game, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time Flashback Tapes Revealed

For Crash fans that love a punishing platformer, hidden levels with ramped up difficulty called Flashback Tapes have been revealed for Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time.

Outriders New Cinematic Trailer Revealed

In a new Outriders cinematic trailer, new details around abilities, enemies, and the world you can explore with your friends were shown.

Necromunda: Underhive Wars Trailer

A new trailer for Necromunda: Underhive Wars details the different houses players can choose from. It will launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on September 8.

Teardown Gameplay Trailer Revealed

Tuxedo Labs’ Teardown got a new gameplay trailer showing off how players can work together in destructible environments to pull off the perfect heist.

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Little Nightmares 2 Gameplay Trailer Revealed

We finally got a look at some gameplay for Little Nightmares 2 during Opening Night Live. The trailer featured new protagonist Mono as they explored some very eerie locales.

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WWE 2K Battlegrounds Gameplay Trailer Reveals Commentators

Jerry “The King” Lawler and Mauro Ranallo will be joining forces to commentate WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

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Star Wars: Squadrons Campaign Gameplay

The developers of Star Wars: Squadrons gave us a look at some single-player campaign gameplay that features Princess Leia and a TIE Fighter attacking an enemy outpost.

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12 Minutes Voice Cast Revealed

A new trailer for psychological thriller 12 Minutes has revealed the cast behind the voices of the characters in the game. James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe will be the actors bringing the characters to life.

Warframe: Heart of Deimos Expansion Arrives on All Platforms

Warframe: Heart of Deimos launched earlier this week for PS4, Xbox One, and PC and now it’s also on Nintendo Switch, making it available on all platforms.

Override 2: Super Mech League Announced

Robot brawler Override 2: Super meach League was announced alongside a Holiday 2020 release window. It will be available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.

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The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu Expansion Arriving Soon

The Sims 4 is getting a new Star Wars expansion called Journey to Batuu that will arrive on September 8 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

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Mafia: Definitive Edition Story Trailer Revealed

A new cutscene featuring the Salieri family alongside some vehicle and combat gameplay was shown in a new Mafia: Definitive Edition Story Trailer.

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Lemnis Gate Announced

The first-person shooter meets turn-based strategy game was announced for PS4, Xbox One, and PC for 2021.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Delayed

More details about TT Games LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga were revealed, including plans for PS5 and Xbox Series X versions and a delay into 2021.

Struggling Launch Trailer Shown

Developer Chasing Rat Games revealed the Struggling launch trailer which showed off a physics-based co-op platformer where players need to work together to control the arms of a strange, meaty creature.

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First Chorus Gameplay Revealed

Dark dogfighting space game Chorus got its first gameplay trailer featuring some impressive ray traced graphics.

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Fall Guys Season 2 Announced

Season 2 of Fall Guys has been announced and it features new levels and costumes with medieval themes.

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Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition Release Date Announced

Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition has a release date of October 15 and will launch on PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store.

Wastelanders 3 Liberty Character Trailer Revealed

A new Wastelanders 3 trailer shows off the fierce character, Liberty.

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Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond Story Trailer Revealed

A new story trailer for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond was shown alongside a developer interview that touched on some new plot details.

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Spellbreak Release Date Announced

Magic-based battle royale Spellbreak got its release date and will launch on September 3 with crossplay for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

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Turrican Anthology in Development

We got a behind the scenes look at Factor 5 who is currently working on the Turrican Anthology.

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Destiny 2: Beyond Light Element Stasis Shown

A new trailer for upcoming expansion Destiny 2: Beyond Light showed off new Stasis abilities players can use against enemies.

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Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart PS5 Gameplay Trailer

We got an extended look at some PS5 gameplay of Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and confirmation it will be a launch window game.

Make sure to check out our gamescom 2020 schedule for everything else we have planned.

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Disney Retools Raya and the Last Dragon With New Star, Filmmakers

With the film’s March 2021 release date looming, Disney has brought in a new lead voice actor as well as an additional writer and directors for their upcoming animated fantasy adventure Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney Animation’s first original production since Moana. Star Wars veteran Kelly Marie Tran has replaced original actor Cassie Steele as the voice of Raya. Awkwafina remains the voice of Sisu, a dragon trapped in human form.

Disney has described the film as the story of “Raya, a lone warrior from the fantasy kingdom of Kumandra who teams up with a crew of misfits in her quest to find the Last Dragon and bring light and unity back to their world.”

Don Hall (Moana, Big Hero 6) and Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting) have now been announced as directors. Raya’s original directors, Paul Briggs and Dean Wellins, are now listed as co-directors.

Playwright-screenwriter Qui Nguyen (She Kills Monsters, Vietgone) has also been added as a screenwriter; Crazy Rich Asians’ Adele Lim penned the original screenplay.

Disney also released a new first look photo of Raya and her trusty steed Tuk Tuk (seen below).

A scene from Raya and the Last Dragon.
A scene from Raya and the Last Dragon.

In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee addressed the hiring of Tran, Hall, and López Estrada:

“As filmmakers, Don and Carlos bring a combination of animation know-how and emotional storytelling to Raya and the Last Dragon, bringing our fantasy adventure to surprising, original, and dynamic heights. … They both saw the potential for this film and had a strong vision for the story, especially for our lead character, played by the wonderfully talented Kelly Marie Tran. And no small feat, directors Don and Carlos, writers Qui and Adele, and the entire crew of 400 Disney Animation artists are making this film together, while separated and working from home.”

Raya and the Last Dragon is the first Disney animated film to showcase Southeast Asia. Nguyen told EW how important it was to have “the artists who represent those cultures in there to be able to give the subtleties of what our families are actually like, what our relationships are actually like, has given a lot of nuances to this great adventure.”

Tran said that while Raya is a princess, the movie aims”to flip the narrative on what it means to be a princess.” The actress, who played Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, described Raya as “totally a warrior. When she was a kid, she was excited to get her sword. And she grows up to be a really badass, gritty warrior and can really take care of herself.”

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Disney touted Raya and the Last Dragon at last year’s D23 Expo, bringing out original voice actor Cassie Steele, co-star Awkwafina, and original writer Adele Lim to present three minutes of footage from the movie.

Raya and the Last Dragon isn’t the first animated Disney release to get an overhaul. Ratatouille, Brave, and Cars 2 all replaced their directors, while The Good Dinosaur was “completely reimagined” and saw its voice actors recast.

Godfall: Valorplates Gameplay Detailed

Developer Counterplay Games showcased Godfall, the PC and PS5-console exclusive looter-slasher, is set for a holiday release, during Gamescom 2020, with an in-depth look at the third-person action gameplay and some of the customization players can expect with its launch.

Speaking to IGN during Gamescom (in an interview you can watch below), Director Keith Lee spoke at length about some of the player choice inherent in the studio’s Valorplate system.

Inspired by medieval armor sets, Godfall’s Valorplates serve essentially as character classes, and in the interview above you can take a look at Silvermane, the base Valorplate everyone starts with, as well as Mesa, Typhon, and Vertigo in action.

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Lee described each Valorplate’s set of skills essentially as “star constellations” — players will be able to slot in augments into these constellations. But the order and proximity to one another of these augments can lead to drastically different versions of the same Valorplate. There are 12 Valorplates in total, including Silvermane, and players are able to construct others by collecting Valorplate cores, as well as various other resources collected from different enemies, chests, and even different game modes. The Valorplates fit into three different models — balanced, specialized, and exotic, with some geared toward High DPS, other toward cooldown abilities, and others on debuffs, but still Counterplay is aiming to let players customize their experience.

Additionally, Archon Mode is a major factor in choosing the Valorplate for you, and Counterplay has designed them with four core components in mind.

Activated by pressing L3 and R3 together, Archon abilities can be used after collecting enough Ethirium to fill up your meter, and each is tied uniquely to a Valorplate. The four elements Counterplay kept in mind included a passive ability that’s inherent to your armor; an instant like Silvermane’s ability to summon three ancient glaive allies; a set of buffs that are enabled; and the opportunity to trigger certain conditions based on your Valorplate, which can in turn escalate the effects of your Archon skills.

Lastly, Lee spoke to some of the benefits of playing in co-op, which is supported for up to three players total. Namely, players are able to drop banners on the ground to impact their teammates with beneficial buffs like AOE healing or other benefits depending on the mission types. Players can also work together to try different Valorplate combinations and see what works best, or even play all as the same Valorplate if they so choose.

Previously we’ve learned Godfall won’t feature microtransactions, as well as how Godfall will take advantage of PS5’s DualSense controller.

There’s much, much more to come from Gamescom 2020 on IGN – check out our full Gamescom schedule to find out what else is on the way.

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Elden Ring Has Gone Quiet And The Internet Is Very Sad

Elden Ring fans have had enough of the radio silence, it seems. From Software hasn’t released any more info about its upcoming open-world action RPG since announcing it at last year’s E3. The internet’s sadness finally reached a boiling point today after no news was revealed during Gamescom 2020 Opening Night Live.

Fans were eager to see more of the game at one of the many summer game showcases, but no new info was shown at any of the streams put on by major publishers and gaming conventions. The game was originally announced for current-gen consoles, but it may not launch before the Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles come out later this year.

Elden Ring fans have flooded the internet with depression-fueled jokes about the From Software’s development process. Some of the post are beyond desperate and are quite hilarious. Fans have gone mad waiting for news–with some going as far as creating their own lore and playable demo to make the wait slightly more tolerable.

We don’t know much of anything about Elden Ring outside the fact that Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is helping build the world and lore. The action RPG, which is From Software’s “biggest” title yet, has been in development since Dark Souls 3’s DLC wrapped up but we still don’t have a release window.

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