Watch the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree reveal – coming out on 21st June
thesixthaxis.comFromSoftware has given us the big reveal of the much awaited Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and you can watch the gameplay trailer below. The DLC expansion is coming out on 21st June 2024.
Update: Release date confirmed after previous leaks, as in the original story.
From the YouTube blurb:
The Land of Shadow.
A place obscured by the Erdtree.
Where the goddess Marika first set foot.
A land purged in an unsung battle.
Set ablaze by Messmer’s flame.
It was to this land that Miquella departed.
Divesting himself of his flesh, his strength, his lineage.
Of all things Golden.
The release date for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is rumoured to be set for 21st June 2024, with two special editions of the game set to launch that date – a GOTY and a Collector’s Edition – both of which will contain the main game and the expansion DLC.
This is from the strikingly consistent billbil-kun, who has been posting gaming leaks to French deals site Deallabs with remarkable accuracy – they’re best known for a 100% track record in PS Plus monthly game announcements.
It’s been a long wait for fans of the 2022 smash hit, with Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki first teasing the DLC during The Game Awards 2022, “As for Elden Ring, we have several more things we want to do” he commented. It was then confirmed to be in development in early 2023, though development has been largely silent ever since then. While Elden Ring has sold tens of millions of copies, it shows impressive commitment to work on a DLC expansion for over two years – typically that kind of development cycle gets spun off into a sequel, as we saw with Tears of the Kingdom.
The title has one multiple Game of The Year awards including trophies from DICE, The Game Awards, and it was our Overall Game of The Year winner here at TheSixthAxis.
We scored Elden Ring top marks, 10/10 in our review back in February 2022. “Elden Ring is the game Souls fans have been waiting for,” said Jason. “From the open world design, to riding
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