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Elden Ring in 2026: The State of the Game, the Switch 2 Launch, and the A24 Film
June 11, 2026 · elden-ring fromsoft state-of-the-game
Four years after launch and Elden Ring is still growing. Patch 1.16 lands this summer, the Tarnished Edition arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in August, and Alex Garland's A24 film is 20 months out. Here's everything you need to know about the current state of the game.
Read the full scroll →Oblivion Remastered at One Year: What Got Better, What Didn't, and Why the Gate Is Still Worth Walking Through
April 30, 2026 · oblivion oblivion-remastered bethesda
The shadow drop that broke the internet turned one this month. A year of patches, mods, and community debate later, here's an honest read on where the Remastered stands — the genuine improvements, the still-unfixed gotchas, and what's still coming.
Read the full scroll →Avowed Six Weeks Later: What the Community Got Right (and Spectacularly Wrong)
April 7, 2026 · avowed community review
The launch discourse has settled. The hot takes have aged. Here's an honest look at which Avowed complaints were legitimate, which were skill issues in disguise, and what Obsidian actually got right.
Read the full scroll →Avowed Patch 1.3: What Changed, What Didn't, and Whether It Matters
April 7, 2026 · avowed patch patch-1-3
Patch 1.3 is the biggest Avowed update since launch. Here's a plain-language breakdown of every meaningful change, which community complaints it addresses, and what's still waiting for a fix.
Read the full scroll →Kingshot in 2026: What's Working, What Isn't, and What's Coming
April 7, 2026 · kingshot state-of-the-game community
Six months into the Gen 6 era, the community is louder than ever — about power creep, pay walls, and the alliance wars that keep breaking the wrong way. Here's an honest read on where Kingshot stands.
Read the full scroll →Ten Magic Items Worth Giving Your Low-Level Party
April 5, 2026 · dm-tools magic-items low-level
Low-level magic items are often boring — a +1 sword, a healing potion, a torch that doesn't go out. Here are ten items with genuine mechanical interest and story hooks baked in.
Read the full scroll →The Order of the Silver Flame: Paladins Who Hunt the Undead
April 5, 2026 · lore paladins undead
Deep in the mountain fortresses of the north, an ancient order of paladins wages an endless war against the undead. Their flame never goes out — and neither does their resolve.
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