Elden Ring Nightreign is an upcoming spin-off from FromSoftware, building on the success of their acclaimed Elden Ring. Dive into the latest updates and news about this highly anticipated game!
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Elden Ring Nightreign News
2025
April 16
⚫︎ With the release of Elden Ring: Nightreign on the horizon, FromSoftware has introduced Raider, a new playable character, in a trailer released on April 15 via Twitter (X). Raider, an aging Viking with a formidable axe, demonstrates powerful combat abilities, even capable of defeating a dragon solo. The trailer also showcases his unique ability to summon a monolith block, creating elevated platforms that benefit ranged characters and enhance his own aerial combat strategies.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Raider is an Axe-Swinging, Ale Drinking, Dragon Uppercutting Playable Character (Game8)
April 9
⚫︎ A new trailer for Elden Ring: Nightreign has introduced Duchess, one of the eight predetermined characters players can choose from. Unlike its predecessor, Nightreign will not feature a character creator, opting instead for a set of fixed characters, with four already revealed.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Reveals New Duchess Character (Game Rant)
February 14
⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign will feature familiar bosses from previous FromSoftware titles, but director Junya Ishizaki emphasized in a GameSpot interview that their inclusion is primarily for gameplay enhancement rather than deep lore connections.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Brings Dark Souls Bosses Back, Just Don't Think Too Hard About the Lore Implications (Game8)
February 12
⚫︎ In PC Gamer Magazine Issue 405, director Junya Ishizaki disclosed that Elden Ring: Nightreign will incorporate procedurally generated environments such as volcanoes, swamps, and forests, ensuring that each playthrough offers a unique experience.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Procedurally Generated Maps Guarantee No Two Playthroughs Are the Same (Game8)
February 2
⚫︎ Director Junya Ishizaki clarified in a PC Gamer interview that Elden Ring: Nightreign's roguelike elements were not added to chase trends but were a natural outcome of the development process aimed at condensing the RPG experience.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign went roguelike as the focus was condensing
the RPG experience down, not because FromSoftware was chasing a trend
(GamesRadar)
January 31
⚫︎ The second and final volume of the full-color visual comic series, Elden Ring: Become Lord II, has been released by Kadokawa. Priced at 3,300 yen (approximately $21.45), it is available on platforms like Book Walker and Amazon Japan, concluding the Become Lord storyline.
Read more: Elden Ring: Become Lord II Completes the Comic’s Storyline (Siliconera)
January 30
⚫︎ As anticipation for Elden Ring: Nightreign grows, scalpers are already exploiting the demand for the upcoming Network Test set for February 11. FromSoftware has begun sending confirmation emails, but some are selling access on platforms like eBay, using screenshots of these emails as proof.
Read more: Elden Ring Neightreign Network Test Confirmations Sent Out, Immediately Scalped (The Gamer)
January 10
⚫︎ Registration for the Elden Ring: Nightreign closed network test, scheduled from February 14 to 16, is now open for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S players.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign closed network test registration now available(Gematsu)
January 8
⚫︎ A dedicated Elden Ring player, chickensandwich420, has vowed to battle Messmer from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC daily with a new weapon and without taking damage until Elden Ring: Nightreign is released, as reported by TheGamer. The focus on Messmer was chosen due to time constraints related to the player's university commitments.
Read more: An Elden Ring player has promised to fight Messmer every day with a new weapon until FromSoftware releases Elden Ring: Nightreign (PC Gamer)
January
⚫︎ In an interview with IGN Japan, director Junya Ishizaki confirmed that Elden Ring: Nightreign will not include the player messaging system from previous FromSoftware games due to the game's session-based structure. Set in the procedurally generated realm of Limveld, Nightreign features a roguelike format with a three-day progression system and co-op gameplay for up to three players.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign won’t have Dark Souls’ best feature, but for good reason(https://www.pcgamesn.com/elden-ring-nightreign/message-system)
2024
December 17
⚫︎ Game director Junya Ishizaki revealed in a Famitsu interview that Elden Ring: Nightreign will include select enemies from the Dark Souls series, fitting the theme of chaos introduced by the Night King. The game will feature eight distinct playable characters and a new progression system spanning three virtual days, with the Spectral Hawk aiding exploration.
Read more: Elden Ring: Nightreign to Feature Some Enemies From the Dark Souls Series (Mp1st)
December 17
⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign will support both single-player and three-player co-op modes, but not two-player gameplay, as confirmed by director Junya Ishizaki in an IGN interview. The game is designed for either solo or trio play, with no option for duos.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign can be played in 3-player co-op or single player, but not as a duo (VGC)
December 13
⚫︎ Bandai Namco and FromSoftware announced that registration for the Elden Ring: Nightreign Network Test will open on January 10, 2025, for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with the test scheduled for the following month.
Read more: Registration for the ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN Network Test will open on January 10, 2025.(Elden Ring Official X Account)
