Elden Ring DLC

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have announced that the first major expansion for their smash hit RPG Elden Ring is currently in development, but no release ...

We hope you look forward to new adventures in the Lands Between.” “Rise, Tarnished, and let us walk a new path together,” the announcement reads. In the distance, an apparently dying Erdtree is silhouetted against a moody sky.

FromSoftware has now just announced Elden Ring's DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, in a new post on social media:

Sekiro, for instance, never got DLC, and it’s not a sure thing for big releases anymore the way it used to be essentially a guarantee. But given that fact that it’s riding what appears to be Torrent, it may just be the player. It’s just good that they’ve said something, as at a certain point, everyone was wondering if they’d simply move on to Armored Core and not do DLC at all. While it is “in development,” we have no date or time window for it. The DLC is classified as an “expansion,” and while that can mean many things depending on the developer, usually expansions are a step above smaller DLCs, significant content additions. I suppose this could be a player Tarnished character, as you can make them look like essentially whoever you want, but it could also be a DLC NPC that is somehow important to whatever story FromSoftware is crafting here.

Elden Ring is one of the most beloved games of the modern era, dominating the gaming world upon release and taking home countless of awards at the end of ...

[Game of the Year for 2022](https://www.shacknews.com/article/133501/shacknews-game-of-the-year-2022-elden-ring). The Erdtree itself looks decayed and shrouded in darkness, a stark contrast to the vibrant beacon that it is in Elden Ring’s main story. Shadow of the Erdtree is an upcoming DLC for Elden Ring that’s currently in development. The follow-up report is still a little ahead, but I would appreciate it if you could look forward to it.” FromSoftware also provided a teaser image, which shows a woman on horseback in a wheat field, looking at the Erdtree in the distance. Translated from Japanese to English, the announcement reads as follows: “DLC ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ for ‘Elden Ring’ is under development. Elden Ring is one of the most beloved games of the modern era, dominating the gaming world upon release and taking home countless of awards at the end of 2022.

Get ready to be The Tarnished again. By Jenny Zheng on February 28, 2023 at 5:10AM PST. 2 Comments.

It was also anointed as GameSpot's [Game of the Year in 2022](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/elden-ring-is-gamespots-game-of-the-year-2022/1100-6509957/) and swept awards across other industry events. The studio did release various patches post-release, mostly aimed at fixing issues and adding more PvP elements, like the That's pretty much all we know about the DLC right now. The expansion will come to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X S, and PC via Steam. [Shadow of the Erdtree](https://www.eldenring.jp/newsdetail/news_detail_230228_1.html) is "currently in development," and there's no known release date yet.

FromSoftware has announced the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring, the first news on DLC fans have gotten for the successful game.

It’s still early in the year, so a holiday release for Shadow of Erdtree may not be out of the questions. Although many were hoping for God of War Ragnarok, the Game of the Year award in fact ended up going to Elden Ring at this past year’s The Game Awards. Elden Ring has become a massive success, not only commercially but in the online world as well. Three days after at 3 AM is admittedly a funny time to make the announcement, but it’s better than nothing obviously. Elden Ring just passed 20 million copies sold in its first year, something not all that surprising after the hype the game amassed during its development with George R. The DLC has most likely been in development for a while as studios don’t make announcements the day they are approved (no kidding).

FromSoftware revealed the name and a teaser image for the expansion to its action RPG classic.

Lauded by critics and fans alike, it won the [Game of the Year award](/tech/gaming/elden-ring-wins-big-at-the-game-awards/) at December's Game Awards show. It appears to be in bad shape, having turned from gold to black, with spirits and other hints of past death and destruction littering the fields. "We hope you look forward to new adventures in the Lands Between."

Developer FromSoftware recently took to Twitter to confirm that an expansion to the Game of the Year-winning title Elden Ring is in development, ...

Those who explored the story threads concerning Mohg and Malenia will be familiar with that name, and players who sought the help of Let Me Solo Her know well the wrath of the latter boss. Of course, simple chronology means little in the worlds constructed by FromSoftware; Dark Souls’ Artorias of the Abyss DLC took place long before the events of the main game and was accessed by way of time travel. Let Me Solo Her only had a two-word response to the announcement, but “so hyped” likely surmises the sentiments of all FromSoftware fans at the moment.

FromSoftware announced the first Elden Ring expansion, something it had been hinting at for a couple months.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the only one not to receive paid DLC, as it only got a big free update about a year and a half after release that added two new modes and some outfits. From only stated that it is now in development. Elden Ring shook the industry almost one year ago, and even though it didn’t exactly coincide with its anniversary, FromSoftware celebrated the event by announcing the RPG’s first big expansion.

Time to gorge myself so I can hibernate for another 90 hours.

2022's near-unanimous Game of the Year ( [it surely was here at Esquire](https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a41969689/esquire-gaming-awards-2022/)) will, at last, return—surely with new and surprising methods of torture. Many a gamer will tell you that Elden Ring is one of the most difficult games they've ever played, forcing you to spend literal days of your time just to get the muscle to survive the first few bosses. S / Steam. The news arrives roughly a year after the debut of the game. You'll play as the "Tarnished," a mysterious character who returns from exile to redeem (or further destroy!) a hellish, rotting world. [Elden Ring](https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a39204927/elden-ring-review/) DLC.

Elden Ring DLC is real and coming sometime in the future. And it looks to bring with it a brand new adventure featuring the Erdtree.

Even so, speculation about what this could mean for the world of Elden Ring is already spreading throughout social media. Outside of the title and the announcement that the expansion is currently still in development, there was no other information shared about Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. An upcoming expansion for #ELDENRING Shadow of the Erdtree, is currently in development.

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has just been revealed, and many early fan theories point to a big potential role for a character named Miquella.

[Mohgwyn Palace](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Mohgwyn+Palace), underneath Caelid. [most powerful demigod](https://www.denofgeek.com/games/elden-ring-lore-most-powerful-demigod-explained/) in Elden Ring. [Empyreans](https://eldenring.fandom.com/wiki/Empyrean) (people with the potential to become gods). [Miquella](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Miquella) is a secondary character that is usually only mentioned in Elden Ring conversations and item descriptions. However, Mohg’s plan failed (which was probably for the best). Speaking of Malenia, she was Miquella’s other burden because, for all her strengths, her body was ravaged by [Scarlet Rot](https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Scarlet+Rot). While we’re on the subject, is that really Miquella in the first place, or are eagle-eyed fans being trolled by the game’s typically playful developers? We will just have to wait and see. This item was part of Miquella’s first attempt to cure Malenia of the Scarlet Rot, although it didn’t work. At the moment, the prevailing theory is that this mysterious person is none other than Miquella. Maybe the DLC’s title is surprisingly literal, and those are actual shadows are falling off the Erdtree. Fans have wasted no time concocting theories, though one of them certainly feels more substantial than the rest.

FromSoftware and Bandai Namco haven't shared much about the upcoming DLC, simply tweeting that it's “currently in development” alongside concept art.

FromSoftware also states it’ll be some time before they share more, so a release in the coming months doesn’t seem likely. The character may be Miquella, Queen Marika, or even Melina with longer hair if some time has passed. We can see in the image what looks like a dying or corrupted Erdtree in the background.

It's a great day to be an Elden Ring fan as FromSoftware announced earlier this morning that an expansion named “Shadow of the Erdtree” is in development.

The release date is currently unknown but with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon also releasing in 2023, it’s safe to say that FromSoftware definitely has its hands full. It’s a great day to be an Elden Ring fan as FromSoftware announced earlier this morning that an expansion named “Shadow of the Erdtree” is in development. Fans now may put this foolish speculation to rest following the DLC’s reveal.

Elden Ring's DLC key art may feature two trees fighting each other, such as the Haligree and Erdtree.

And given that Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 both explored the past in their DLC, revisiting old ideas isn't off the table—we could very well enter a dreamland in Elden Ring, especially if Miquella is the focus. All we know is the name of the DLC, with the key art giving us our only look at it so far. Their theory goes that [Godfrey's corpse](https://www.thegamer.com/elden-ring-how-to-beat-godfrey-elden-lord-guide/) has not only infected The Lands Between, but the afterlife, and it'll be up to us to put him down once again— [Miquella is here](https://www.thegamer.com/elden-ring-fans-convinced-miquella-dlc/) because of a prayer they made, possibly the one mentioned in the Golden Epitaph great sword, "O brother, lord brother, please die a true death." The idea goes that we'll enter Miquella's dream and find Mohg's vision of the Haligtree taking over the Erdtree coming true, thanks to Mohg corrupting Miquella. As for the decaying, charred tree we see, that is possibly a result of Godwyn's death-blight corruption. This ties into the two trees because u/Sketch99 believes the one with golden sap dripping from it to be the Helphen, a Lampwood that guides the dead as mentioned in Helphen's Steeple Greatsword.