The year began with PC ports of Monster Hunter Rise and God of War . January was a sleepy month for games, but Pokémon Legends: Arceus proved to be a big hit on Nintendo Switch. The January 2022 video game releases w

The gargoyles are formidable melee fighters and can jump to close distance to the Tarnished. Players should run a melee build with ranged attacks and keep their distance but not be helpless if they get close. However, there are a few ways to cheese the fight. The player can trick the Gargoyles into jumping off cliffs or losing aggro, but this takes patience on par with the fight its

Long and convoluted questlines are common in Soulsborne games, with some of these quests being easily missed or so long they are forgotten, and the same can be said for Elden Ring. NPCs have their own questlines that often intersect with the main story or another NPC questline. The reason these quests are so worthwhile completing, though, is the revealed hidden l

The gameplay and obtuse storytelling of Elden Ring takes the fantasy action RPG mechanics codified by Demon's Souls and Dark Souls and spices it up with a vast open world players can explore on horseback (specifically, through the frequent use of Elden Ring 's horned spectral steed named Torrent , summoned when the player character blows on a whistle ring). This open world exploration introduced new players to From Software's Soulslike series of games and attracted the attention of open-world game designers from other game studios. Some of these game designers publicly expressed a dislike for how Elden Ring broke certain rules of game design, while simultaneously wondering how Elden Ring became so successful despite breaking those ru

The first half of 2022 has had plenty of big-name games released, but the second half of the year is already promising a lot. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , Starfield , and Hogwarts Legacy are just a few of the titles expected for late 2022. Meanwhile, games like Gotham Knights are still set for 2022 while Breath of the Wild 2 was pushed back to a Spring 2023 release date. The full list of 2022 video game releases can be found be

At the time of writing, the Seamless Co-op mod has over 170,000 unique downloads after first releasing in late May. The last 30 days on Elden Ring 's Steam Charts page shows a peak player count of 107,000. These numbers aren't necessarily directly comparable, and Steam doesn't constitute the entirety of the player base, but it's interesting to see just how much of the active PC community has opted into improved co-op mechanics. Elden Ring is FromSoftware 2025's most approachable game in decades, which only serves to highlight the convoluted multiplayer mechanics. They are clearly not a major detriment to many's enjoyment of the game, but there is a large chunk of players actively utilizing an alternative sys

At the top of the Divine Tower of Caelid, players can activate the power within this Great Rune, and take a step back, knowing that they have acquired more Health, Stamina, and FP. These increases are by 15%, which is a rather large portion, considering the player is unable to level up natura

Due in part to the ongoing pandemic, many AAA titles were pushed into 2022 that were expected to be originally released in 2021 or earlier. This includes both Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring , which came out in February after delays. While the spring has a number of games already announced with official release dates, the summer and fall months are more sparse. However, additional games will get announced or given official release dates throughout the year, which is why this article will be updated regula

Although Elden Ring 's multiplayer mechanics are practically identical to those of FromSoftware's previous action RPGs, the co-op experience is made much worse by the game's expansive design. Playing through the entire game with friends can become a chore. Every time one of Elden Ring 's many bosses is defeated, the multiplayer session ends, and cooperators must be re-summoned. Additionally, said boss is only defeated for the host, so if three friends are playing through the game together, they'll have to beat each one three times. For games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne , separate progression for cooperators was a common critique as well, but the issue is severely exacerbated by Elden Ring 's incredible number of bos

The biggest connecting overlap between Rogier, Fia, and Ranni is the cursemark of Destined Death. Rogier wanted the cursemark to study. However, he dies before he gets the chance to see it. Fia, though, requires the cursemark later in her questline, and Ranni’s body is the only place in-game it is possible to find

Valiant Gargoyle is a pretty misleading title. Despite this boss having a singular name, this boss fight is actually against two gargoyles. The second phase sees a second gargoyle join the fight, wielding twin blades. Not only does the name mislead players, but the second enemy means it’s easy to be attacked by one while targeting the ot