A fan of Elden Ring has found a new way to pass the time until the game's upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree expansion arrives by making character art. Their gallery of40 different Elden Ring characters has delighted the game's community, drawing praise and attention.
Elden Ring Has Passed Another Incredible Milestone
22.02.2024 - 20:23 / gamerant.com / Bandai Namco / Hidetaka Miyazaki / Elden Ring / John Bonelli
2022's Game of the Year, Elden Ring, has surpassed yet another impressive milestone of 23 million copies sold. This comes just one day after the full reveal trailer of Elden Ring's hotly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, which already sits at over six million views on Bandai Namco's YouTube channel. The thrilling trailer showcases parts of the new Land of Shadow area, as well as some of the fearsome new bosses players will face off against, causing a swell of excitement and hype among fans online.
Elden Ring has been widely considered to be one of the greatest modern video games ever made. Offering hundreds of hours of exploration, quests, and a vast array of different builds to try and master, Elden Ring quickly became FromSoftware's best-selling game by far, easily eclipsing industry-pushing titles like Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, and Bloodborne by extreme margins. Over its two years, FromSoftware has added some improvements and updates to the game, most notably the PvP Colosseum arena, where players can show off their unique builds in tense, competitive combat.
Just one year ago, FromSoftware revealed that Elden Ring had reached a whopping 20 million sales during its first year. A calendar year later, and Elden Ring's numbers are still climbing. As reported by IGN, publisher Bandai Namco has revealed that FromSoftware's open world game now sits at 23 million copies sold. This includes both physical and digital copies, as well as Steam sales on PC.
While its growth compared to its first year may have slowed considerably, three million copies sold in a single year is still impressive for any game, as most games struggle to even hit the one million mark. It's probable that Elden Ring's sales may have swelled in anticipation of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, as before yesterday, the running theory was that the DLC is coming this year, which turned out to be true. It's very possible, even expected at this point, that Elden Ring's total sales numbers are likely to jump even higher once the massive Shadow of the Erdtree DLC drops this summer.
Shadow of the Erdtree is set to release on June 21, and it's sure to get the fandom and wider gaming world buzzing once again about all things Elden Ring. The game's esteemed director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, has claimed that another Elden Ring DLC or a full-blown sequel are still on the table for the future, but nothing is officially confirmed to be in the works thus far. Though, with all of Elden Ring's incredible commercial success and, most importantly for gamers, critical acclaim, continuing with the IP at some point down the road would be a no-brainer for the beloved studio.
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Fans Discover Overlooked Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Reference | Push Square
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Elden Ring Player Let Me Solo Her May Finally Stop Fighting Malenia
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26.02.2024 / 15:11
Elden Ring DLC's New Combat System Will Change Everything
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Elden Ring has one more secret yet to be discovered
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