Practically two years to the day after Elden Ring’s unique launch, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring DLC lastly has a launch date. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will launch June 21 on Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC, that means that FromSoftware followers are in for a busy summer time.
The information coincided with the launch of a brand-new Shadow of the Ertree trailer, which incorporates glimpses of a bunch of new bosses, powers, and extra. It opens with the acquainted picture of Miquella’s bloody arm hanging out from the cocoon in the area the place you fought Mohg in the base recreation, then goes on to indicate pictures of the countryside, quite a few battles, and a mysterious new villain named Mesmer.
In the Land of Shadow, Miquella awaits the return of his promised Lord.
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FromSoftware’s official launch consists of the following passage.
The Land of Shadow.
A spot obscured by the Erdtree.
The place the goddess Marika first set foot.
A land purged in an unsung battle.
Set ablaze by Messmer’s flame.
It was to this land that Miquella departed.
Divesting himself of his flesh, his energy, his lineage.
Of all issues Golden.
And now Miquella awaits
the return of his promised Lord.
Little question followers may have loads of theories after watching the total three-minute video. You possibly can watch the full trailer above.
Elden Ring’s long-awaited DLC
Shadow of the Erdtree has been anticipated by Elden Ring followers ever because it was first revealed at the moment final yr alongside a teaser trailer, which followers shortly picked aside for each element they might discover. FromSoftware has been largely silent ever since, fueling rampant fan hypothesis as 2023 turned to 2024.
In the meantime, Elden Ring has acquired a number of enhancements, together with ray tracing for the PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC variations. An Elden Ring cellular recreation can be reportedly in improvement.
First launched in 2022, Elden Ring was one of the yr’s hottest video games, incomes quite a few Sport of the Yr awards alongside the manner. It was praised for retaining the ambiance, depth, and problem of FromSoftware’s Souls recreation whereas increasing the method into an enormous open world. We praised it as “one of the greatest open-world video games we have ever performed” in our evaluate, the place we awarded it an ideal 10.
The Shadow of the Erdtree launch is apt to gas a renewed wave of curiosity from the Elden Ring neighborhood, which has turned streamers like Let Me Solo Her into on-line heroes. As at all times, control IGN for heaps extra evaluation, which incorporates our full Elden Ring walkthrough and extra. In the meantime, we’ll have heaps extra reveals as IGN Fan Fest 2024 continues by the relaxation of the week.
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