Elden Ring Nightreign is an eagerly anticipated spin-off from FromSoftware, building upon the success of their latest masterpiece. Dive into the latest updates and developments surrounding this exciting new game!
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Elden Ring Nightreign News
2025
April 16
⚫︎ As the launch of Elden Ring: Nightreign nears, FromSoftware has introduced a new playable character, Raider, through a trailer released on April 15 via Twitter (X). Raider, portrayed as an aging Viking armed with a formidable axe, demonstrates his prowess in combat by single-handedly defeating a dragon. The trailer also showcases his unique ability to summon a monolith block, creating elevated platforms to aid ranged characters and enhance his own aerial combat strategy.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Raider is an Axe-Swinging, Ale Drinking, Dragon Uppercutting Playable Character (Game8)
April 9
⚫︎ FromSoftware unveiled a new trailer featuring Duchess, one of the eight predetermined characters in Elden Ring: Nightreign. Unlike its predecessor, Nightreign opts out of a character creator, instead offering eight fixed characters, with four already revealed.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Reveals New Duchess Character (Game Rant)
February 14
⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign will include bosses from previous Elden Ring and FromSoftware games. However, according to game director Junya Ishizaki in an interview with GameSpot, these familiar foes are included primarily for gameplay purposes, not for 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 shared that Elden Ring: Nightreign will feature procedurally generated elements like volcanoes, swamps, and forests. As reported by GamesRadar, these dynamic terrain changes ensure that no two playthroughs will be the same.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Procedurally Generated Maps Guarantee No Two Playthroughs Are the Same (Game8)
February 2
⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign's director, Junya Ishizaki, clarified in a PC Gamer interview that the game's roguelike elements were developed to condense the RPG experience into a more focused loop, not to chase industry trends.
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
⚫︎ Kadokawa has released the second and final volume of the full-color visual comic series, Elden Ring: Become Lord II. 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
⚫︎ High anticipation for Elden Ring: Nightreign has led to scalpers exploiting the game's Network Test access. FromSoftware has begun sending confirmation emails for the limited-space test scheduled for February 11, and scalpers are already selling these confirmations on eBay. The Network Test offers an early glimpse into Nightreign, a standalone multiplayer survival action RPG set in the Elden Ring universe.
Read more: Elden Ring Neightreign Network Test Confirmations Sent Out, Immediately Scalped (The Gamer)
January 10
⚫︎ Bandai Namco and FromSoftware opened registration for the Elden Ring: Nightreign closed network test, which will run from February 14 to 16 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign closed network test registration now available(Gematsu)
January 8
⚫︎ An Elden Ring player, chickensandwich420, has pledged to battle Messmer from the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC daily with a different weapon and without taking damage, until Elden Ring: Nightreign is released. The player's focus on Messmer is due to time constraints related to their final year of university.
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, Elden Ring: Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki confirmed the absence of the player messaging system seen in previous FromSoftware titles. This decision aligns with Nightreign's session-based design, which limits playthroughs to about 40 minutes. Set in the procedurally generated realm of Limveld, Nightreign adopts a roguelike format with a three-day progression system and co-op play 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
⚫︎ In a Famitsu interview, game director Junya Ishizaki revealed that Elden Ring: Nightreign will include some enemies from the Dark Souls series, reflecting the chaos introduced by the Night King. Set in a parallel universe, Nightreign will feature eight distinct playable characters, each with unique abilities and backstories. The game introduces a new progression system across three virtual days, with the Spectral Hawk assisting players in exploration.
Read more: Elden Ring: Nightreign to Feature Some Enemies From the Dark Souls Series (Mp1st)
December 17
⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign will support single-player and three-player co-op modes, but not two-player gameplay. According to an IGN interview with game director Junya Ishizaki, the title is designed for solo or trio play, with no option for duos. Players can team up in groups of three to tackle bosses during the network test in early 2025.
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. The test will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and is 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)
