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And to top it all off players of turn-based strategy games have been rewarded with news of the creation of a new studio run by the Doom and XCOM designers, who have teamed up to bring more strategic excellence to this ever-growing genre.

The main event of February was, obviously, Elden Ring. It was hailed as one of the best FromSoftware games of all time The RPG game shot to the top of the charts, and challenged players from across the globe to restore the item of the title. In addition to Elden Ring, Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG brought ARPG/MMO hybrid Lost Ark to the West following its successful launch in Korea.

While server queues soared and players frequently lost the desire to play, the game has blossomed post-launch and now includes various exciting areas and classes. Dying Light 2 also deserves an instant mention buy D2R ladder items. After the fact, what player doesn't love the thrill of killing zombies?