Elden Ring was about to move ahead without the involvement of George R.R. Martin, as this one reservation held back Hidetaka Miyazaki.

While it had a rough start at first, Elden Ring Nightreign is still going strong with a massive player count, which is already making me second-guess starting up another Elden Ring playthrough.

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