{"id":899784,"date":"2025-12-24T04:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851590034"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:36:11","slug":"a-free-game-more-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-help-and-this-weeks-other-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-free-game-more-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-help-and-this-weeks-other-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"A Free Game, More Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Help, And This Week&#8217;s Other Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-free-game-more-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-help-and-this-weeks-other-tips.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re about halfway through the summer and I\u2019ve given up on avoiding sweat You\u2019re probably about halfway to giving up on Elden Ring\u2019s Shaddw of the Erdtree DLC, but we can help with that. 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