Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco has expressed interest in working with Mistborn and Wheel of Time author Brandon Sanderson – who'd seemingly like to work with developer FromSoftware in the same way George R.R. Martin did.

In a a YouTube stream spotted by PC Gamer, Sanderson unboxed an Elden Ring gift package from Bandai Namco that included a message saying the publisher was interested in working with him.

Sanderson previously jokingly complained about developer FromSoftware working with Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin over him, or as he put it "someone who spends his days blogging about the NFL rather than the person who has played their games since King's Field."

During his YouTube stream, someone off-camera asked if the package was an apology for choosing Martin and Sanderson laughed saying "no, they should've hired George", but another off-screen voice told him to read the note that came with the gift.

"They are interested in perhaps doing something together", Sanderson said. "I am as well. I actually have a pitch for them in the back of my head. So I may have to send them my pitch and see what they think."

Sanderson likened the potential collaboration to his work for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game a few years ago, saying he'd already been working on a story before publisher Wizards of the Coast asked if he was interested in writing for them.

He added: "I've been thinking of what I would do if I did a Soulsborne sort of game. Obviously I don't get to decide that but I have it in the back of my head. So maybe you guys will hear something from me. I have some ideas."

The gift package was also sent from Bandai Namco to other influencers and media outlets but it's unclear if the specific note given to Sanderson was sent from FromSoftware (which has the most influence in the development process) or the publisher.

While the Dark Souls trilogy and Elden Ring are published by and closely tied to Bandai Namco, other recent FromSoftware hits have seen different publishers including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice coming from Activision and Bloodborne from Sony.

Sanderson's interest in gaming partnerships has already been made clear through his collaboration with Fortnite last year, that saw his Mistborn character Kelsier arrive as a skin in the game.

While Elden Ring's story wasn't directly written by Martin. he provided director Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware with samples of text that provided a backbone to the world, including some of its history and important figures.

Elden Ring was launched on February 25 to incredible success in the U.S. and Europe and, as is typical with FromSoftware games, fans are finding some pretty bizarre secrets such as a pair of fancy underwear and a hidden wall that only opens after 50 hits.

It's proved somewhat of a cultural phenomenon with people continuously seeking new ways to interact with the game, such as someone modding Elden Ring characters into Tekken, speedrunners battling to finish the game as quickly as possible, and a streamer letting his Twitch chat play while he slept.

In our 10/10 review, IGN said: "Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path."

To make those choices with the best available information, check out our full guide that features everything you could ever hope to know about Elden Ring, including collectible locations, boss strategies, and more.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Bandai Namco has announced a small Elden Ring patch, which will be released today, April 4, across all platforms. The patch buffs some attacks for boss Starscourge Radahn, who was unintentionally made weaker in the latest version of the game.

Elden Ring's 1.03 patch arrived last month, and made a lot of adjustments to the game. However, one was unintentional, making the famously tricky Radahn far weaker than he was meant to be when using some attacks. A new version of 1.03 arrives today as a result.

The only patch note reads "Fixed a bug in the balance adjustment of the boss 'Starscourge Radahn' in update 1.03, in which the power of some attacks was unintentionally reduced." The patch comes to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Steam today.

Players on the Elden Ring subreddit broadly welcomed the change, with Naldo273 saying, "On my second playthrough he was a complete joke. You could actually just ride around watching the NPCs melt him. I don't know what people were thinking defending that nerf. God forbid one of the most epic boss fight in From history doesn't keel over on your first attempt".

If you're sturggling with the demigod after the change, our Elden Ring guide includes some tips on how to beat Starscourge Radahn.

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Morbius has secured a weekend domestic box office victory with ticket sales of $39.1 million.

As reported by Variety, Sony's latest superhero blockbuster brought in another $44.9 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $84 million. The Jared Leto-led film cost sony $75 million to produce, which is less than the price tag of most other superhero movies.

It also brought in considerably less than Sony's two other pandemic-era comic book movies, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Spider-Man opened to $260 million and Venom started off strong with $90 million.

Morbius is obviously a lesser-known character than Spider-Man or Venom, so it is a bit of a harder climb for the film alongside its subpar reviews. Morbius currently has a 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, and we here at IGN gave it a 5/10.

In our Morbius review, we said that it is "Morbius is an origin story that lacks fangs and bite, marred by shoddy computer-digital fights and an overly serious tone that does the darkened flick no favors."

The Lost City, the film that stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum and won last weekend's box office over The Batman, took second place with $14.8 million. This performance brings its domestic total to $54.5 million.

Speaking of The Batman, the latest big-screen tale of the Dark Knight secured third place with $10.8 million. The Batman has crossed $349 million at the domestic box office and has reached $710.5 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top five were Uncharted and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, movies that brought in $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

All of these films will have tough competition from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on April 8 and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on April 15.

For more Morbius, check out our explainer of the ending and post-credits scene, how Morbius sets up the future of Sony's Spider-Man universe, and our biggest WTF questions after leaving the theater.

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Morbius has secured a weekend domestic box office victory with ticket sales of $39.1 million.

As reported by Variety, Sony's latest superhero blockbuster brought in another $44.9 million at the international box office, bringing its global tally to $84 million. The Jared Leto-led film cost sony $75 million to produce, which is less than the price tag of most other superhero movies.

It also brought in considerably less than Sony's two other pandemic-era comic book movies, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Spider-Man opened to $260 million and Venom started off strong with $90 million.

Morbius is obviously a lesser-known character than Spider-Man or Venom, so it is a bit of a harder climb for the film alongside its subpar reviews. Morbius currently has a 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, and we here at IGN gave it a 5/10.

In our Morbius review, we said that it is "Morbius is an origin story that lacks fangs and bite, marred by shoddy computer-digital fights and an overly serious tone that does the darkened flick no favors."

The Lost City, the film that stars Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum and won last weekend's box office over The Batman, took second place with $14.8 million. This performance brings its domestic total to $54.5 million.

Speaking of The Batman, the latest big-screen tale of the Dark Knight secured third place with $10.8 million. The Batman has crossed $349 million at the domestic box office and has reached $710.5 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top five were Uncharted and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, movies that brought in $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

All of these films will have tough competition from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on April 8 and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore on April 15.

For more Morbius, check out our explainer of the ending and post-credits scene, how Morbius sets up the future of Sony's Spider-Man universe, and our biggest WTF questions after leaving the theater.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Estelle Harris, the actress who starred in Seinfeld as George Costanza's mother Estelle and in the Toy Story franchise as Mrs. Potato Head, has died at the age of 93.

As reported by THR, the actress with the unforgettable voice died on Saturday, April 2, from natural causes at her home in Palm Desert, California. Her son Glen Harris confirmed her passing, which just days before she would have celebrated her 94th birthday on April 4.

Harris joined the cast of Seinfeld as Estelle Costanza in its fourth season and had never seen an episode before her audition. However, she quickly made an impression and and became a fan favorite, despite only appearing in 27 of the show's 180 episodes.

In 2012, Harris talked about the role, saying she loved the character but had a tough time trying to base her off someone she had met in her life.

"Nobody had a past like that!” she told CTV News. “I mean, that poor woman. She lived in that apartment that they got married in with the same furniture and the same husband and one son that was a loser. I mean, she had everything bad! I thought it was funny.”

Jason Alexander, the actor who played Estelle's son George Costanza on Seinfeld, took to Twitter to share a few words for his "tv mama."

"One of my favorite people has passed - my tv mama, Estelle Harris," Alexander wrote. "The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Serenity now and always. #RIPEstelleHarris"

She first lent her voice to Mrs. Potato Head in 1999's Toy Story 2, and she would reprise her role in Toy Story 3 & 4 and several short films. She also could be heard as Timon's mother in the Timon & Pumbaa TV short, Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Mrs. Turtle in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, and many more.

On the live-action side of things, Harris played Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Nana in Greetings From Home, Aunt Harriet in This Is My Life, Bridget in Out to Sea, and she even played a version of herself in Curb Your Enthusiasm's Seinfeld season.

Harris was born on April 4, 1928, in Palm Desert, California, and her professional career in acting didn't truly kick off until she was almost 50 when she secured the role of Irma in 1977's Looking Up.

Harris met her future husband Sy Harris in 1952 at a dance and they would marry six months later. Sy passed away in January 2021, and Estelle and Sy are survived by their three children Eric, Glen, and Taryn.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Estelle Harris, the actress who starred in Seinfeld as George Costanza's mother Estelle and in the Toy Story franchise as Mrs. Potato Head, has died at the age of 93.

As reported by THR, the actress with the unforgettable voice died on Saturday, April 2, from natural causes at her home in Palm Desert, California. Her son Glen Harris confirmed her passing, which just days before she would have celebrated her 94th birthday on April 4.

Harris joined the cast of Seinfeld as Estelle Costanza in its fourth season and had never seen an episode before her audition. However, she quickly made an impression and and became a fan favorite, despite only appearing in 27 of the show's 180 episodes.

In 2012, Harris talked about the role, saying she loved the character but had a tough time trying to base her off someone she had met in her life.

"Nobody had a past like that!” she told CTV News. “I mean, that poor woman. She lived in that apartment that they got married in with the same furniture and the same husband and one son that was a loser. I mean, she had everything bad! I thought it was funny.”

Jason Alexander, the actor who played Estelle's son George Costanza on Seinfeld, took to Twitter to share a few words for his "tv mama."

"One of my favorite people has passed - my tv mama, Estelle Harris," Alexander wrote. "The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Serenity now and always. #RIPEstelleHarris"

She first lent her voice to Mrs. Potato Head in 1999's Toy Story 2, and she would reprise her role in Toy Story 3 & 4 and several short films. She also could be heard as Timon's mother in the Timon & Pumbaa TV short, Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Mrs. Turtle in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, and many more.

On the live-action side of things, Harris played Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Nana in Greetings From Home, Aunt Harriet in This Is My Life, Bridget in Out to Sea, and she even played a version of herself in Curb Your Enthusiasm's Seinfeld season.

Harris was born on April 4, 1928, in Palm Desert, California, and her professional career in acting didn't truly kick off until she was almost 50 when she secured the role of Irma in 1977's Looking Up.

Harris met her future husband Sy Harris in 1952 at a dance and they would marry six months later. Sy passed away in January 2021, and Estelle and Sy are survived by their three children Eric, Glen, and Taryn.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2's final episode has arrived, but fans have been concerned as there are still nine chapters of the manga left to adapt. Those fears have been extinguished as it was confirmed that Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 will officially be released in 2023.

As reported by Crunchyroll, the news was announced after the broadcast of the final episode of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 on Japanese TV. Alongside the release window, a short teaser and visual were also released.

This new season will be titled Attack on Titan The Final Season Final Arc, which should make it clear that these will be the final episodes and will wrap up the series that began in 2013. However, I guess we should never say never!

No further details were given on the new season, but it looks to follow the ending of the manga. If you don’t want to be spoiled by manga, know you aren’t alone as not even Attack on Titan's English voice actors know how it will end.

In our review of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, we said that it "hits the ground running with brutal and absolutely savage action, some devastating reveals, emotional moments, and further blurring of lines. It reminds us of the story so far, reiterating the stakes, and likely building up to a crushing finale."

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 was included in our list of the best new anime to watch in Winter Season 2022, so if you need more anime to tide you over until 2023, check out our picks that include My Dress-Up Darling and The Orbital Children.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2's final episode has arrived, but fans have been concerned as there are still nine chapters of the manga left to adapt. Those fears have been extinguished as it was confirmed that Attack on Titan Final Season Part 3 will officially be released in 2023.

As reported by Crunchyroll, the news was announced after the broadcast of the final episode of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 on Japanese TV. Alongside the release window, a short teaser and visual were also released.

This new season will be titled Attack on Titan The Final Season Final Arc, which should make it clear that these will be the final episodes and will wrap up the series that began in 2013. However, I guess we should never say never!

No further details were given on the new season, but it looks to follow the ending of the manga. If you don’t want to be spoiled by manga, know you aren’t alone as not even Attack on Titan's English voice actors know how it will end.

In our review of Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, we said that it "hits the ground running with brutal and absolutely savage action, some devastating reveals, emotional moments, and further blurring of lines. It reminds us of the story so far, reiterating the stakes, and likely building up to a crushing finale."

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 was included in our list of the best new anime to watch in Winter Season 2022, so if you need more anime to tide you over until 2023, check out our picks that include My Dress-Up Darling and The Orbital Children.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

While Halo Infinite has been positively received by many, the lack of new content in its multiplayer has led to frustration for some fans. 343 Industries has spoken up on this issue and has said that it does "understand the community is simply out of patience."

343 community director Brian Jarrard took to Reddit to speak to Halo Infinite fans and let them know that the team is "certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations." However, he also reassures that meaningful content is on the way, it just unfortunately takes time.

"There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints," Jarrard said. "We're certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we'll have more to share on that in the coming weeks."

"Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc.. is all happening which doesn't really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can."

343 has already revealed a bit of what fans can expect from Season 2, which is titled Lone Wolves, including new maps, armor, and characters that will push forward multiplayer's story that will be told over "a mix of cinematics, story-themed Events, Battle Pass items, and more."

Halo Infinite's second season will begin on May 3, 2022, and will also see a free-for-all elimination mode called Last Spartan Standing, a new mode called Land Grab, and the return of King of the Hill.

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While Halo Infinite has been positively received by many, the lack of new content in its multiplayer has led to frustration for some fans. 343 Industries has spoken up on this issue and has said that it does "understand the community is simply out of patience."

343 community director Brian Jarrard took to Reddit to speak to Halo Infinite fans and let them know that the team is "certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations." However, he also reassures that meaningful content is on the way, it just unfortunately takes time.

"There are indeed a lot of challenges and constraints," Jarrard said. "We're certainly not happy to be unable to meet player and community expectations, it's a difficult situation that's going to take the team time to work through. Right now the focus is on S2 and we'll have more to share on that in the coming weeks."

"Meanwhile a lot of production planning, costing, planning, hiring, etc.. is all happening which doesn't really lend to detailed regular updates. We understand the community is simply out of patience and frankly, I think understandably tired of words. We just need some time for the team to get the details sorted and then we can certainly share as much as we can."

343 has already revealed a bit of what fans can expect from Season 2, which is titled Lone Wolves, including new maps, armor, and characters that will push forward multiplayer's story that will be told over "a mix of cinematics, story-themed Events, Battle Pass items, and more."

Halo Infinite's second season will begin on May 3, 2022, and will also see a free-for-all elimination mode called Last Spartan Standing, a new mode called Land Grab, and the return of King of the Hill.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.