Elden Ring

References

1. Shadow of the Erdtree only
2. Japanese: エルデンリング, Hepburn: Eruden Ringu
3. IGN
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7. PC Gamer
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8. PC Gamer
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30. Paste Magazine
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31. IGN
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35. Xbox News
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36. VGC
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37. Elden Ring
38. Siliconera
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39. gamesradar
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40. IGN
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42. Polygon
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43. GameSpot
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44. Polygon
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45. IGN
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46. Shacknews
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48. Engadget
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49. PC Gamer
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50. Polygon
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51. IGN
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52. Kotaku
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53. IGN
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54. Eurogamer
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55. "Elden Ring for PC Reviews"
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56. "Elden Ring for PlayStation 5 Reviews"
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57. "Elden Ring for Xbox Series X Reviews"
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58. Elden Ring
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59. "Review: Elden Ring"
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60. "Review: Elden Ring"
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61. "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1736"
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62. "Elden Ring Review"
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63. "Elden Ring Review: 'An M-Rated Breath of the Wild'"
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64. "Elden Ring Review - Death Of The Wild"
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65. "Elden Ring review: "Suffering has never been as much fun""
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66. "Review: Elden Ring"
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67. "Elden Ring Review"
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68. "Elden Ring review"
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69. "Elden Ring review – truly epic"
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70. "Elden Ring review: The transcended soul"
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71. The Guardian
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72. "Elden Ring review - Lording it over everything else"
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73. "Elden Ring review"
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74. USA Today
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75. Sports Illustrated
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76. GQ
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77. Screen Rant
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78. USA Today
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79. GameSpot
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80. IGN
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81. The Guardian
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82. Eurogamer.net
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83. Polygon
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84. GamesRadar+
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85. Game Informer
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86. Ars Technica
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87. IGN
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88. Ars Technica
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89. Wired
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90. Destructoid
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91. PCMAG
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92. PC Gamer
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93. VG247
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95. Siliconera
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96. PCGamesN
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97. Elden Ring
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98. PCGamer
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99. PCGamesN
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101. IGN
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102. Push Square
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103. PC Gamer
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104. GameSpot
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106. IGN
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108. GameSpot
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113. GamesRadar+
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114. Ars Technica
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115. Destructoid
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153. Elden Ring
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154. ¡Hola!
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155. Tor.com
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156. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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157. The Nebula Awards
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158. Elden Ring
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159. Bleeding Cool
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