Bandai Namco has officially released the first trailer for the long-awaited Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, set to launch for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on June 21. Elden Ring first released in 2022 to rave reviews and fans have been waiting for new experiences in the Lands Between ever since.
Since Elden Ring's initial launch, developer FromSoftware has released updates that have added exciting new content to the game. Elden Ring updates have tweaked quest lines, added new NPCs to interact with, and more. These updates have gone a long way in ensuring Elden Ring's longevity, but there are many who have been waiting for more substantial new content before returning to the massive open world game. Fans waiting for Elden Ring's first big DLC can circle June 21 on their calendars and take a look at the exciting gameplay reveal trailer.
The Elden Ring DLC reveal trailer has pulled the curtain back on what fans can expect from the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion when it releases on June 21. In just three minutes, the Elden Ring DLC trailer reveals a slew of new enemies players will have to contend with across a variety of stunning new locations. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will take players to the Land of Shadow, «a place obscured by the Erdtree» that has been «set ablaze by Messmer's flame.» It's implied that's where players will encounter Miquella, the entity that in the egg from Mohgwyn Palace in the base game, but fans will have to play the DLC for themselves to see what happens for sure.
The whirlwind Elden Ring trailer shows players exploring the Land of Shadow on the back of Torrent, their trusty steed from the base game. Along the way, they encounter all matter of monstrosities, some of which will likely serve as Shadow of the Erdtree's bosses. The names of these enemies have yet to be revealed, but players will fight a giant creature that looks like a walking brazier, a long, snake-like creature, a huge lion-headed enemy, and more. It's possible more details about these new Elden Ring enemies will be revealed in the months leading up to Shadow of the Erdtree's June 21 release date, but it's also possible fans will have to wait until they are able to face off against the monsters themselves.
Shadow of the Erdtree is adding a lot more than just new enemies to the game. Elden Ring's arsenal of weapons will be growing with the expansion, and players will have new attacks, armor, and more at their disposal as well. There's still a lot of mystery surrounding Shadow of the Erdtree, but it's clear that fans of FromSoftware's open world epic have a lot to look forward to on June 21.
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While attention turns to ’s upcoming DLC, a detail hiding in plain sight in the base game may have already revealed an important part of ’s lore. is full of hidden lore, but it can sometimes be difficult to recognize the full significance of the information scattered across The Lands Between. This can, and apparently has, led to some notable facts effectively blending in with more generic flavor text.
An Elden Ring player believes that the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC might take place in the ominously empty middle part of the game's map. Elden Ring fans have been speculating about the upcoming DLC, and this theory has sparked many conversations among players, who offer different perspectives on the potential location and significance surrounding the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Let Me Solo Her, the legendary Elden Ring player who has helped countless others to defeat the hardest boss in the game, might finally move on from his crusade upon the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. This much anticipated expansion, which is expected to introduce even more tough opponents, will drop in mid-2024.
DLC finally has a release date and received a new trailer alongside the announcement. In true FromSoftware fashion, there are a lot of hidden details and new enemies in the trailer. But that also means there's plenty of room for speculation while waiting for the DLC to fully release.
Inspired by the Shadow of the Erdtree gameplay reveal trailer, a talented Elden Ring fan completes an impressive painting based on the setting of the new DLC expansion, the Land of Shadow. The Elden Ring painting depicts the Erdtree and the mythical shadow covering the new region that players will soon explore this June.
Some new enemies in ’s DLC have been shown with the reveal of the expansion’s gameplay trailer. The long-awaited DLC for FromSoftware’s award-winning RPG was first announced in February 2023, approximately a year after the base game’s original release. At the time, the content was teased with key art featuring a blond character, believed to be Miquella, mounted on a Spirit Steed with the Erdtree far in the distance. Little to no details were known about the DLC until the DLC gameplay trailer reveal, which showcased a lot of the upcoming content.
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’s upcoming expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, got its first gameplay trailer, and FromSoftware isn’t easing up on the mystery, or the depth in the new content on the way.
FromSoftware’s Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree promises to explore the “dark secrets” of the world, shining more light on the mythos. However, director Hidetaka Miyazaki confirmed that its ending won’t change the base game’s progression of events (and vice versa).
When Elden Ring was first announced, the collaboration between director Hidetaka Miyazaki and author George R.R. Martin of Game of Thrones fame got many curious. Martin’s contribution focused on the overall setting and backstory, with the current events handled by FromSoftware’s narrative team.
As one of the best-reviewed games of all time and with more than 23 million copies shipped worldwide, Elden Ring has been an enormous success for developer FromSoftware, which means it’s only natural to assume that the studio isn’t going to be done with this IP anytime soon in the near future. However, according to FromSoftware boss and Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki, currently, there are no plans in place for a second expansion following the June release of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, nor for a full-fledged sequel.