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Yesterday, FromSoftware put out an unexpected day one patch for Elden Ring Nightreign that already included balance changes for the roguelike soulslike. The patch notes were characteristically terse, but they’ve already overhauled the solo experience, and we can expect another patch next week with further adjustments.But if you’re playing Nightreign solo right now, here’s the tldr: Most (all?) merchants now carry a Wending Grace item that revives you to full health when you die at a night boss. This is only in singleplayer, you can carry two at a time, and you should buy one whenever you see it.The following…

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Bandai Namco Entertainment and From Software have just released Elden Ring Nightreign and are already teasing its first post-launch update. Patch 1.02 is scheduled to release sometime next week and will improve the solo experience of playing this co-op game.”Next week, Patch 1.02 will be released, and will include several bug fixes as well as improvements for solo expeditions,” the official Elden Ring account on X explained. While the full patch notes won’t be released until next week, the account did tease some important updates coming to solo expeditions in Nightreign. After Patch 1.02, solo players will be able to…

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An underrated 2024 PS5 console exclusive has received a rare hefty discount in Days of Play 2025 PS Store deal. Ironwood Studios’ single-player survival game Pacific Drive, which has received quite a few free content updates since launch, is 50% off until June 12. PS5 console exclusive Pacific Drive is half price in limited-time PS Store deal Pacific Drive received generally favorable reviews upon launch, settling for a Metacritic average of 77/100 on the PS5. However, the game earned a more positive reception from players. Pacific Drive’s standard edition, which can also be streamed via PS Plus Premium, is just…

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Category: Games How to Survive Your First Run in Elden Ring Nightreign Will Tuttle Published May 30, 2025 As the saying goes, the night is dark and full of terrors. That adage is proven true time and time again in Elden Ring Nightreign, the latest game from the merciless game design wizards at FromSoftware. Taking a page (or, rather, multiple pages) from their entire catalog dating back to the first Dark Souls, Nightreign somehow manages to offer an experience that simultaneously feels familiar and brand-new. A lot of the familiarity is due to the fact that the environments, weapons, and…

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Excellence of Execution Hopefully you were one of the lucky ones who got a Nintendo Switch 2 preorder in. You’ll be picking the system up next week, but do you know what you’re going to play? Mario Kart World will only drive you so far, but there’s another world to explore—a world of assassination. IO Interactive’s HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition will be available as a native Switch 2 release on June 5th, and preorders are open now. Mario fans will want to take advantage of that, as there are two related (of sorts) preorder options available: The…

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