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Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree – when is it out and what is it about?-Kenneth Andersen-Entertainment – Metro
The long-awaited Elden Ring expansion is edging closer to release, and one of many editions comes with a 46cm statue of Messner for £224.99
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You can go really big with the Collector’s Edition (Picture: Bandai Namco)
The long-awaited Elden Ring expansion is edging closer to release, and one of many editions comes with a 46cm statue of Messner for £224.99
Elden Ring fans have waited for an expansion to the award-winning action role-playing game since its release in early 2022, and recently developer FromSoftware finally revealed that it will be out this summer.
The expansion is called Shadow Of The Erdtree and will see new characters, weapons, and a new world added to the game, making for From’s biggest expansion yet.
It also comes with no less than four different special editions, with the Collector’s Edition including a 46cm statue of new nemesis Messmer The Impaler.
When is Shadow Of The Erdtree out?
The long wait for the Elden Ring expansion comes to an end on June 21 and will be available on Xbox Series One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
If you’re extra keen on some Elden Ring content before then, however, Bandai Namco has announced a symphonic concert tour of the music from Elden Ring, which is set to take place at the Royal Albert Hall on April 28.
Shadow Of The Erdtree special editions
There are four special editions to choose from if you want to prolong the Elden Ring experience, with options that include and exclude the base game.
The Standard Edition at £69.99 comes with the base game and the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion.
The Deluxe Edition, at £89.99, includes the base game and expansion, as well as a digital artbook and original soundtrack for both the original game and the expansion.
It’s time to track down Miquella (Picture: Bandai Namco)
The Premium Bundle costs £44.99 (£39.99 on Xbox) and comes only with the Shadow Of The Erdtree expansion, not the base game, plus the expansion’s digital artbook and original soundtrack.
If you’re a super fan though, there’s the Collector’s Edition, which costs £224.99 and has the expansion and its soundtrack, but not the based game. Instead, you get a 46cm statue of Messmer The Impaler and a 40-page hardcover artbook.
What is Shadow Of The Erdtree about?
Shadow Of The Erdtree takes place in a new world called the Land Of Shadow, and follows the story of Malenia’s twin brother, Miquella.
‘Guided by Empyrean Miquella, players are beckoned to the Land of Shadows, a place obscured by the Erdtree where the goddess Marika first set foot. In these strange new lands, players discover the dark secrets of the world as they meet others who follow in Miquella’s footsteps with ulterior motives,’ explains the Elden Ring webpage.
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Shadow Of The Erdtree will also include over 10 new bosses to take on, and according to director Hidetaka Miyazaki the new world will be very big:
‘In terms of pure surface area, you could think of something larger even than Limgrave in the base game,’ Miyazaki told Eurogamer.
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