"Elden Ring: Nightreign Latest Updates"

Elden Ring Nightreign is an upcoming spin-off of FromSoftware's most recent masterpiece! Dive into the latest news and developments of this highly anticipated game.

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Elden Ring Nightreign News

2025

April 16

⚫︎ As Elden Ring: Nightreign's release draws near, FromSoftware has introduced Raider, a new playable character, through a trailer released on April 15 via Twitter (X). Raider, depicted as an aging Viking with a formidable axe, showcases his prowess by single-handedly defeating a dragon. The trailer also reveals his unique ability to summon a large monolith block, creating elevated platforms that enhance tactical positioning for both Raider and his allies, particularly benefiting ranged characters.

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 playable characters in Elden Ring: Nightreign. Unlike its predecessor, Nightreign opts for fixed characters instead of a character creator, with four characters already revealed.

Read more: Elden Ring Nightreign Reveals New Duchess Character (Game Rant)

February 14

⚫︎ Elden Ring: Nightreign will incorporate bosses from previous Elden Ring and FromSoftware titles. However, director Junya Ishizaki emphasized in a GameSpot interview that their inclusion is primarily for gameplay, not lore significance.

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 feature procedurally generated environmental elements like volcanoes, swamps, and forests, ensuring unique experiences with each playthrough.

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 to PC Gamer that the game's roguelike elements were not trend-driven but organically developed to condense the RPG experience into a more focused loop.

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 released Elden Ring: Become Lord II, the final volume of the full-color visual comic series, available for purchase on platforms like Book Walker and Amazon Japan for 3,300 yen (approximately $21.45).

Read more: Elden Ring: Become Lord II Completes the Comic’s Storyline (Siliconera)

January 30

⚫︎ As Elden Ring: Nightreign ranks among the year's most anticipated titles, demand for early access has led to scalping. FromSoftware has started sending out confirmation emails for its limited-space Network Test on February 11, and listings for test access have already appeared on eBay.

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, set to 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 committed to fighting Messmer from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC daily with a different weapon without taking damage until Elden Ring: Nightreign's launch, as reported by TheGamer.

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

⚫︎ Director Junya Ishizaki confirmed in an IGN Japan interview that Elden Ring: Nightreign will not feature the player messaging system from previous FromSoftware games due to its session-based design, where each playthrough lasts about 40 minutes. Set in the procedurally generated realm of Limveld, Nightreign introduces 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

⚫︎ In an interview with Famitsu, director Junya Ishizaki revealed that Elden Ring: Nightreign will include a few enemies from the Dark Souls series, aligning with the game's theme of disruption caused by the Night King. The game features eight distinct playable characters and a new progression system spanning three virtual days, with the Spectral Hawk aiding 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, as confirmed by director Junya Ishizaki in an IGN interview. The game is designed specifically for solo or trio play, with the network test set to launch 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, 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)