New Elden Ring update patches Easy Anti-Cheat as rumoured Shadow of Erdtree release date approaches

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A new Elden Ring update has patched the game's Easy Anti-Cheat to support a recent SteamOS update, as detailed on publisher Bandai Namco's official site. It's good news for people playing the FromSoftware RPG on Steam Decks, especially those haunted by memories of the game's technical tribulations at launch, some of which were caused by the anti-cheat functionality. It's less great news for the millions hankering for the slightest whisper of a breath of new information about Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. But save your pity, above all, for the dozens of videogame news writers - dozens, I tell you! - who must write about Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC at any opportunity, lest the demigods of traffic eat our souls.

There's basically nothing to say here beyond the above, but by my sword, I am going to get 300-400 words out of this precious morsel of Elden Info, and you are going to sit there and watch me. Let's start by recapping what we know about Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. It was announced in February last year, and going by one developer's LinkedIn, has been in development since April 2022, shortly after the main game came crashing through our atmosphere.

Ever the peddler of enigmas, From have released exactly one Shadow of Erdtree image, which shows us a slender young golden-haired figure in a white nightie riding Torrent, your trusty summonable steed. The pair are gazing out across a field of waving corn, ghostly monoliths, and ruined archways. In the distance, a sickly Erdtree weeps golden sap.

The most popular interpretation of the key art is that the Elden Ring DLC expansion tells the story of Miquella, infant demigod brother of Malenia, goddess of rot and one of the game's most