Elden Ring (PS4) News Articles
Wednesday19th Nov 2025
News As If Playing Elden Ring Isn't Punishing Enough, a Book All About Its Lore Is Coming Soon
From YouTuber VaatiVidya
FromSoftware's massively popular open world RPG Elden Ring is one tough nut to crack, but while it's possible to master the combat and overcome the challenge, the lore stays fairly impenetrable. That's why YouTubers like VaatiVidya are also popular, specialising in covering these games and going over every last detail of...
Thursday23rd Oct 2025
News Bonus Elden Ring Items from New Tarnished Edition Delayed to 2026
Switch 2 version is delayed, pushing back PS5, PS4 items
FromSoftware has made the decision to delay the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Elden Ring to 2026, with the knock-on effect being the bonus items contained within this new Tarnished Edition also having been pushed back on PS5, PS4. The updated version comes with two new starting classes (Knight...
Friday23rd May 2025
News Elden Ring Will Get Its A24 Movie Adaptation, with Alex Garland in the Director's Seat
George R. R. Martin will produce
Video game movies are big business these days, and Bandai Namco will be putting its faith in esteemed production house A24 and English director Alex Garland to bring Elden Ring’s artistry to the big screen. The flick has been rumoured for some time, but Deadline has now confirmed the project is in production,...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Elden Ring and Dragon Ball Propel Bandai Namco to Almost 1,000% Profit Growth
Your wish is granted
Having endured a rough fiscal year 2024, Bandai Namco is back on top thanks to an almost 1000% increase to profits. There are two big factors to this growth, and both of them are video games. Firstly, Elden Ring's all-conquering expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, was received extremely well. Not only did it rack up sales in its...
Tuesday6th May 2025
News Two New Classes in Bonus Elden Ring DLC, Out with Switch 2 Port
Meet the Knight of Ides and the Heavy Knight
FromSoftware has revealed the bonus Elden Ring DLC pack it's preparing to coincide with the Nintendo Switch 2 version will include two new classes. Also coming to PS5 and PS4, there'll be the Knight of Ides and the Heavy Knight. The small expansion will be called the Tarnished Pack, and also includes...
Wednesday2nd Apr 2025
News Elden Ring Expands with New Armor, Weapons, More in Tarnished Edition
Arriving in 2025
Elden Ring will be ported to Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of a Tarnished Edition, but the additional content that version brings will also make its way to PS5 and PS4. The Tarnished Edition bundles together the base game along with last year's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. Then, it throws "new armor, weapons and customization...
Monday24th Feb 2025
News George R. R. Martin Teases Potential Elden Ring Movie, Probably Won't Be That Involved
Doubt you could even imagine it
Not for the first time, author George R. R. Martin has teased the possibility of Elden Ring coming to the big screen. Known for fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin famously made contributions to the lore of FromSoftware's beloved open world RPG. Speaking to IGN, he stated there's "some talk about...
Monday16th Dec 2024
News Elden Ring Alone Eclipses Combined Dark Souls Series' Sales
Thus shall you be blessed with Nightreign
Prior to the release of Elden Ring, the Dark Souls series, comprised of Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Dark Souls III, and all of its associated DLC and subsequent re-releases and remasters, amounted to an astonishing 27 million units, as well as perhaps being the most influential of the last decade. Elden Ring...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Elden Ring Squashes Shadow of the Erdtree Bugs in Latest Update, Here Are the Patch Notes
Available now
A new game update for Elden Ring is now ready to download and install on PS5 and PS4. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware announced the new patch earlier today, taking the smash hit action RPG to version 1.13.2. It's far from the biggest update the game has ever seen, but it makes a handful of notable bug fixes to Shadow of the Erdtree. A...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Elden Ring 'Really the Limit' for How Large FromSoftware's Games Can Be
Size matters
Elden Ring is a monstrous beast by most video game metrics, but according to developer FromSoftware, the size and scale on display are about the limit of what the studio can manage without compromise. We should all probably keep this in mind whenever the title that has to follow the Elden Ring act is inevitably revealed. That's...
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News New Elden Ring Patch 1.13 Buffs Skills and Summons, Weapon Types Better
The Lands Between becomes buff city
FromSoftware has issued a new Elden Ring patch today for PS5, PS4 systems, bringing it up to version number 1.13. It's an update affecting both the base title and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and in an unexpected change from the norm, 95 per cent of the patch notes speak of buffs instead of nerfs. A very...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2024
Random Streamer One-Shots Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree's Final, Hardest Boss
Buffed up to the eyeballs
While we've come to appreciate the many masochistic ways in which some players choose to engage with FromSoftware's already difficult games, there is something immensely satisfying in seeing its big bads be brought low by statistical dominance. Case in point: Streamer Ainrun stacks a frankly silly number of buffs in order...
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
News Elden Ring Poster Signed by Hidetaka Miyazaki Currently at Auction for $15,000
It's for a good cause
An Elden Ring poster signed by auteur FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki is currently being auctioned for charity, with the proceeds going towards the Immune Deficiency Foundation. If you've got a spare stack of cash and would like to invest in a unique piece of memorabilia while helping a worthy cause, bidding doesn't close...
Thursday11th Jul 2024
News Lore Tome Grace Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring Looks Absolutely Stunning
Oh, Elden Ring!
Grave Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring is a stunning premium product for the most discerning FromSoftware lore fanatics. It's not an official offering and, as such, is not associated with either the developer or publisher Bandai Namco, but it is gorgeous, and we covet it in the same way Godrick does grafted limbs. Written by a...
Monday8th Jul 2024
Random You've Been Pronouncing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's 'Scadutree' Wrong
Which is why we say "Skibidi Fragments"
We regret to inform you that you've most likely been incorrectly pronouncing the name of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdrtree's controversial Scadutree scaling mechanic. The Scadutree Fragments scattered throughout The Shadow Lands are essential in powering up your charac
News Official Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Strategy Guide Now Available for Pre-Order
Seek audience with the Three Fingers
Players currently struggling through Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion can look forward to a new volume in Future Press's Books of Knowledge series, FromSoftware's officially licensed line of hardcover strategy guides. The base game warranted two books of its own,
Wednesday3rd Jul 2024
Tanks very much
If you're looking for a way to make Elden Ring easier, you may well be interested in thrusting shields — a new weapon type that's been introduced via Shadow of the Erdtree. Essentially, these shields let you attack and block at the same time, meaning that you don't have to worry about timing your strikes, because you're just...
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News Golden Order Restored as Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree Recovers from Review Bombing
Mostly Positive, soon to be Overwhelmingly so
Frustrated Elden Ring players who jumped into the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, ignored tutorial messages, and expected a cake-walk, vented their spleens by review bombing the DLC on Steam. This caused the critically acclaimed offering to drop to Mixed, although, in fairness, the PC version was also...
Friday28th Jun 2024
News FromSoftware Boss Uses Every Elden Ring Advantage: 'I Absolutely Suck at Video Games'
Git gud, Miyazaki
In what probably shouldn't be surprising news, but somehow still is, FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki claims to not be very good at video games. Responsible for more gamer frustration, rage, and eventual triumph than any other developer working (probably), Miyazaki says that when it comes to Elden Ring, he takes every advantage...
Thursday27th Jun 2024
News FromSoftware Open to Transmedia Adaptation of Elden Ring
"Foul Tarnished, in search of the Elden Ring. Emboldened by the flame of ambition"
Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree is so hot right now that it seems to be all anyone is playing. Considering the incredible 25 million copies the base game sold, it shouldn't be surprising. Perhaps also unsurprising, in light of all those sales, developer...
Wednesday26th Jun 2024
News Elden Ring Dataminer Reveals True Face of Shadow of the Erdtree NPCs
“Thou art a dogged fellow, aren’t you? Or is it merely thine habit to talk to dolls?"
With Elden Ring's enormous Shadow of the Erdtree expansion currently enthralling millions (probably), there's a lot of interest in FromSoftware's esoteric fantasy world. An entire cottage industry exists that examines its games in minute detail, teasing out...
Monday24th Jun 2024
News FromSoftware Boss Puts Elden Ring Difficulty Discourse to Bed, Once and For All
Git gud, officially
FromSoftware's games demand a lot from players, mandating they engage with mechanics and "lock in" to overcome punishing, master-crafted combat encounters. While the level of challenge required by each entry is open for debate, one thing is sure: studio director and sadist Hidetaka Miyazaki has weighed in on the inevitable Elden...
News Broken, Battered Elden Ring Players Review Bomb Shadow of the Erdtree for Being Too Hard
Unable to progress, they have nothing left
Despite only being out for a few days now, FromSoftware 's eagerly anticipated Elden Ring expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, is being review bombed on Steam. Broken, battered players, chewed up and spat out, publicly admit defeat, claiming that the difficulty level has been tuned too high. At the time of...
Friday21st Jun 2024
News The Witcher Congratulates Elden Ring's DLC Triumph with Awesome Artwork
The best of the best
In case you haven't already heard, the newly released Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring is now the highest-rated DLC of all time, settling on a staggering PS5 Metacritic score of 95. But of course, where one game rises, another must fall — and so The Witcher 3's brilliant Blood and Wine expansion has been knocked...
Thursday20th Jun 2024
News Elden Ring Patch 1.12 Out Now, Adds New Features and Adjusts Balance Before Erdtree
Inventory improvements, new hairstyles, and more
Update: Available to download now, Elden Ring's 1.12 update has been fully detailed. We've included the main points of the patch notes below. Elden Ring Update 1.12 Patch Notes New Features Added support for the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE DLC. Five new hairstyles have been added to the game. They can be...
Tuesday18th Jun 2024
News Elden Ring Director May Consider 'Beginning to End, Total Co-Op' for Future FromSoftware Games
Maidenless, together
Elden Ring's eagerly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is out Friday, 21st June, and will close the book on this current chapter of FromSoftware history. As the influential studio begins to look beyond Elden Ring, it seems like anything is possible, including a greater focus on the co-operative aspects of its games...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News FromSoftware Boss Says Using Guides to Beat Its Games a 'Perfectly Valid Playstyle'
Git gud, with a little help
The Maestro of Punishment, Hidetaka Miyazaki, says it's OK to beat FromSoftware games like Elden Ring using informative, meticulously crafted guides. In fact, he says his studio has "room for improvement" if players struggle to progress "organically". Speaking to
News Be Ready for Shadow of the Erdtree PS5, PS4 with Concise Elden Ring Journey So Far Trailer
I Command Thee, Kneel!
Elden Ring's first and only expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, is almost upon us, with the eagerly-anticipated offering available on PS5 and PS4 on 21st June. To properly set the stage, Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released a trailer that sets the stage for the journey to come, without spoilers, in a reasonably concise...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News Elden Ring Hits a Staggering 25 Million Sales Ahead of Erdtree's Arrival
Ohhhh, Elden Ring
Elden Ring is massive. Properly massive. We knew that already, but seeing that the game's just smashed through 25 million sales really hammers it home. The figure was confirmed earlier today by developer FromSoftware, and the crazy thing is that with Shadow of the Erdtree launching next week, those sales numbers are probably in for...
News Only 35% of PS5, PS4 Elden Ring Players Have Progressed Enough to Start Shadow of the Erdtree
Git gud, and quickly
While the hype for Elden Ring's incredibly vast expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, is fast approaching a fever pitch, the vast majority of players will be unable to enter the eagerly-anticipated DLC. One of the base game's tougher boss encounters, Mohg, Lord of Blood, must be defeated to access the Shadow Lands, which Trophy and...
