Elden Ring

Elden Ring is the latest dark fantasy role-playing game from acclaimed developer, FromSoftware that features a high level of difficulty and a dark, cryptic narrative. Elden Ring released on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC on February 25, 2022. A major expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, launches in June 2024.

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Elden Ring Is Getting More DLC Over Three Years Later Thanks To Switch 2

The Tarnished Edition will add new classes and Torrent skins

By Ethan Gach Published May 6, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Last Thing 2025 Needed Was GTA 6

Rockstar Games delaying its big open-world game is fine, actually

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 2, 2025
CultureNews

PC Players Spend More On Microtransactions Than Actual Games

Skins, battle passes, and DLC packs are all sapping money away from new releases

By Ethan Gach Published April 11, 2025
CultureNews

Elden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki Explains What You Actually Do In Bloodborne-Looking Multiplayer Switch 2 Exclusive Duskbloods

FromSoftware's latest multiplayer experiment almost sounds like a mini-battle royale

By Ethan Gach Published April 4, 2025
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FromSoftware’s Next Game Is A Switch 2 Exclusive

The Duskbloods is a new game from the Elden Ring developer, set to launch in 2026

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 2, 2025

CultureNews

Arise Now, Ye Tarnished: Switch 2 Is Getting Elden Ring

FromSoftware's hit open world RPG is coming to Nintendo's new console

By Ethan Gach Published April 2, 2025
CultureCosplayGallery

Here’s The Very Best Cosplay From Katsucon 2025

The annual anime convention gets the cosplay balls rolling for the year

By John Walker Published March 17, 2025
OpinionVG Chat

Elden Ring Is Definitely Not An RPG: A Kotaku Debate

Trying to name the five best RPGs of the past 10 years set off a lengthy conversation

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach & Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & John Walker Published February 26, 2025
Opinion

Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Marvel Rivals Layoff Reactions, And More Of The Week’s Top Commentary

Also, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer effectively admits the console wars are over

Kotaku Staff Published February 22, 2025
OpinionImpressions

Elden Ring Nightreign Is The Multiplayer Hades I’ve Been Craving

FromSoftware's multiplayer spin-off is fast, fast, fast

By Ethan Gach Published February 20, 2025

Tips & Guides

Tails Of Iron 2 Is A Soulslike You Can Finish In A Weekend

The side-scrolling battler won't take over your entire future

Billy Givens Published February 19, 2025
CultureNews

Elden Ring Nightreign‘s First Network Test Isn’t Going Well At All

FromSoftware's Nightreign is proving a nightmare, with no players able to get past the main menu

By John Walker Published February 14, 2025
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Nightreign Is Being Called A Mashup Of Elden Ring And Battle Royales And Its Release Date Is Only Months Away

Multiplayer Elden Ring continues to sound like a ton of (brutal) fun

By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2025
OpinionCommentary

7 Of Last Year’s Best-Selling Games Didn’t Even Come Out In 2024

Plenty of old games are still topping the annual sales charts

By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2025
CultureCosplayGallery

The Very Best Cosplay We Saw In 2024

Here are 18 of the best outfits created for 2024's fan conventions

By John Walker Published January 10, 2025

Tips & Guides

Here’s How You Can Play Elden Ring: Nightreign Before It Comes Out

Signups for the multiplayer spin-off's network tests are underway

By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2025
CultureNews

Everyone’s Having A Totally Normal One About Black Myth: Wukong Not Winning GOTY

Game Science and some of its fans are apparently struggling with the loss at The Game Awards

By John Walker Published December 16, 2024
Culture

Everything We Saw At The 2024 Game Awards And More Of The Week’s Top Stories

The Witcher 4 and Naughty Dog's Intergalactic were among the big reveals at this year's event

Kotaku Staff Published December 14, 2024
Tips & Guides

Elden Ring‘s Multiplayer Spin-Off Has A Playtest Coming Up And You Can Register For It Soon

Nightreign will give players a hands-on taste in February

By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2024
Entertainment

Every Past Game Of The Year Winner At The Game Awards

Overwatch and God of War are among the 10 different games to win since 2014

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 13, 2024

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