Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date Revealed, And It's Much Sooner Than You Expected

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has set a release date, and it's becoming available not long after the game was first revealed at The Game Awards 2024. The dedicated co-op game is an interesting departure for FromSoftware, being a spin-off of what the developer has become well known for, primarily single-player RPGs. 's quick turnaround from announcement to launch avoids a lengthy promotional cycle that its namesake had become infamous for.

will be released on May 30, 2025, which will be just under six months after it was announced on December 12, 2024. 's May 30 release date was confirmed by a new trailer from the Bandai Namco Entertainment America YouTube channel.

Alongside the announcement was a reveal of 's special editions – a Deluxe and a Collector's Edition – and an available preorder bonus, the It's Raining gesture. Notably, May 30 is also less than a year since received its first and only major DLC expansion, .

Although is not a full-fledged sequel, it still breaks its predecessor's habit of making eager players wait for years on end. was first revealed in June 2019, at that year's now-defunct E3 conference. FromSoftware and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment then went radio silent for two whole years, with no new information officially surfacing about until a second trailer was released in June 2021. Even then, the game would not release for another eight months, finally hitting shelves in February 2022.

A similar situation occurred with 's equally anticipated DLC, the acclaimed expansion. was not announced with a trailer, but a single piece of concept art in February 2023, a year after the base game's release. Another year would pass before the DLC received its first trailer in February 2024, which led to a relatively quick release of roughly four months later in June 2024. 's path to release is comparatively very quick, with May 30 coming just five months and 18 days after the game was first announced.

's quick turnaround is certainly welcome, especially for fans eager to hop into