Why Elden Ring is Game of the Year for 2022
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Elden Ring is something special in a year that had a fair few interesting titles. If you want a grand story, then you have Pentiment. If you want punchy gameplay, Sifu hits pretty hard. If you want sp
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Gayming Awards 2023 Nominees Include God of War, Elden Ring, Cult of the Lamb, and Arcade Spirits - IGN
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Elden Ring Is a Much Bigger Game Than You Think It Is - CNET
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Elden Ring's artful cruelty set the bar for gaming in 2022 - The Japan Times
Venture Games - The Game Awards 2022 awarded Elden Ring as
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ELDEN RING WINS GAME OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022 (The Game Awards 2022) Full Speech GOTY 2022
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Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022
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Best of 2022: Elden Ring, and James' other GOTY picks
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Beautiful, brutal 'Elden Ring' delights with its deadly world : NPR
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Elden Ring Director Credits GRRM In Game Of The Year Speech
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The Game of the Year award comes down to two behemoths – will 'God of War' or 'Elden Ring' triumph?
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Elden Ring Wins “Game of the Year” at 2022-2023 GDC Awards – Video Game Canon
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Destructoid's award for Best Overall Game of 2022 goes to… – Destructoid
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Elden Ring Review: FromSoftware's newest triumph
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Elden Ring crowned Game of the Year during The Game Awards 2022 - Meristation
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Game of the Year 2022 Round 10 — Elden Ring vs Horizon Forbidden West