Essentially, Elden Ring is designed to give players more options when dealing with threats, more so than even Bloodborne or Sekiro.

Looks like Square Enix is a soul guy. A souls-like kind of guy that is!

Sony’s kicking off its PlayStation 5 era with a remake of Demon’s Souls, but it’s not the next-gen console manufacturer on the block that has a FromSoftware RPG as an attention-grabber. Announced a while back, Microsoft’s also venturing into those die-and-try-again waters with Elden Ring, a game that is being headed up legendary developer Hidetaka Miyazaki and features some world-building lore from celebrated pirate George Arr Arr Martin. I think, I’m not big on fantasy.

For as long as people have realised that Quake 3 Arena is more fun to play with a steering wheel and pedal setup, modders have been looking for unusual peripherals with which to play the most challenging games. Dark Souls is usually the flavour of choice for these experiments, with savvy technicians rejiggering everything from Guitar Hero instruments to Dance Dance Revolution mats to add an extra layer of challenge to From Software’s final Dark Souls masterpiece.

FROM Software’s latest project will be appearing under Sony’s banner and will probably be showing off a new trailer.

Around two years ago at an older Game Awards show, the Polish team of The Astronauts showed off their next game. Called Witchfire, it looked like a funky mix of action that made no bones about it wanting to be the Dark Souls of shooters. Which is weird because that game already exists and is called Rainbow Six: Siege. HEYOH!

Yesterday, Wired got the scoop (again!) on the PlayStation 5. They got to have a good look at the system, along with the changes that it brings to the system’s controller, with its new-fangled haptic feedback , while also speaking to developers who’re busy making games for the impending console. One of those developers is remake and remaster slingers Bluepoint …

FromSoftware is at the height of their game currently after receiving rave reviews for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and they’re taking that buzz back to familiar stomping grounds that hopes to evolve the ideas that have become their trademark: Challenging brutality, rich fantasy and well-crafted worlds. Elden Ring is the name of the game, and it just so happens to feature some world-building from none other than double-pirate George Arr Arr Martin.