‘Elden Ring’ Officially Brings Back Epic Boss for a New 2026 Release

Published Aug 10, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

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Gamers have had plenty of projects to enjoy so far in 2026, and there’s even more on the horizon to be excited about in the final half of the year. One of the first big releases to capture the hearts of fans was the ambitious RPG, Crimson Desert, hailing from developer Pearl Abyss. Following not long after Crimson Desert was the new James Bond game from IO Interactive, 007 First Light, which sold over three million copies during its first few weeks after launch. More recently, Assassin’s Creed fans have been enjoying the Resynced version of Black Flag, which is widely hailed as one of the best Assassin’s Creed games ever made. Closing out 2026 are a pair of massive releases, Marvel’s Wolverine from Insomniac and Grand Theft Auto 6 from Rockstar Games.

There have been plenty of popular games to emerge in the last 5–10 years, but few have been as successful as Elden Ring, the ambitious effort developed by FromSoftware. Not only did* Elden Ring* handily win Game of the Year at the 2023 Game Awards, but it’s also getting a live-action adaptation courtesy of A24 from writer/director Alex Garland. The new drops from* Elden Ring* aren’t stopping anytime soon, either, as the Figure Fetch website recently confirmed the release of a new 1/4-sized Malenia statue later this year. Now available for pre-order, the new Malenia statue retails for $250, and those who pre-order now can expect it to ship out later this year in December. The new figure is a must-have for Elden Ring collectors, especially those select few who managed to conquer Malenia during their Elden Ring playthrough.

Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.

You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.

You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.

You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.

You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.

You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.

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