The first look at Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will arrive tomorrow morning in the form of a trailer, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have announced.
The game’s official The developers haven’t revealed exactly what will be shown, but the video description promises at least a three-minute trailer.
first trailer #ELDENRING Edtree’s shadow will be released in 16 hours. Join us at 15:00 UTC: https://t.co/vdG8dJvce pic.twitter.com/lBbKJYxW2z
— Elden Ring (@ELDENRING) February 20, 2024
Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC was announced about a year ago, promising to be a great addition to FromSoftware’s already massive action-RPG universe. But the only official information we’ve received since then has been a look at some suitably ominous concept art. The Dark Souls developer revealed that development of new content is “progressing smoothly” as players wait patiently in November 2023. But tomorrow’s trailer will give us our most substantial look yet at the new adventure.
In addition to trailer news, billbil-kun, who has a track record of finding future announcements in online listings, has speculated that this year’s Elden Ring game and Collector’s Edition will be released on June 21st, possibly coinciding with the DLC release. date.
Either way, tomorrow will be a busy day for gaming fans. Just before we get a look at Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nintendo will be showing off a new Direct focused on some of its partners and the games they’re hoping to release in 2024. Meanwhile, the FromSoftware DLC doesn’t have a release date yet. But let’s hope a concrete schedule comes out tomorrow.
Elden Ring was released on February 25, 2022, which marks its second anniversary. In our 10/10 review, we said, “Elden Ring is a massive iteration of what FromSoftware started with the Souls series, offering constantly challenging combat in a stunning open world where we’re free to choose our own path.”
For more on Elden Ring, read the project’s recently announced mobile spinoff. While FromSoftware is wrapping up work on the DLC, there’s always more to look forward to in this world.
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