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Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Ships 10 Million Units Worldwide, Elden Ring: Nightreign Ships 5 Million
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Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware announced on Thursday that the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion for the original Elden Ring game has shipped more than 10 million units globally, and the Elden Ring: Nightreign standalone game has shipped more than 5 million units globally. Both numbers include units shipped plus digital downloads.
Bandai Namco Entertainment also began streaming a new trailer announcing a two-player mode for Elden Ring: Nightreign on Friday. The new mode will launch on July 30.
Bandai Namco released Elden Ring: Nightreign for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on May 30. The game crossed 2 million units in sales globally within a day of release.
The game also launched as a Deluxe Edition with a digital artbook and soundtrack. The physical-only Collector's Edition also includes a Wylder Nightfarer statue, Steelbook, hardcover artbook, and eight Nightfarer cards.
There was a closed network test on February 14-17.
The title is a multiplayer co-op PvE game set in the Elden Ring universe. The company describes the game:
In this condensed action RPG, players will never experience the same journey twice as enemies, rewards, and Limveld itself are ever-shifting and evolving with each new session. Defeating greater enemies and venturing into the more dangerous parts of the map will uncover more powerful weapons and greater Rune rewards. Finding Sites of Grace gives each hero a chance to level up and gain crucial power. With each session-based adventure being akin to playing through an open-air dungeon, every journey provides an opportunity to grow lasting stat bonuses. Successful runs against the night bring players ever closer to defeating the Nightlord and unraveling the story behind each Nightfarer in this parallel world.
FromSoftware launched the original Elden Ring game for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in February 2022. The game quickly surpassed 12 million units in sales worldwide in March 2022, and had overtaken Call of Duty: Vanguard as the best-selling game in the U.S. in the last 12 months ending in April 2022. The game's DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree launched in June 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The base Elden Ring game is required for the expansion. The DLC crossed 5 million copies in sales within its first three days of launch.
Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls, Dark Souls III, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice) and author George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) collaborated in creating the original Elden Ring game's world.
The original game is getting a live-action film adaptation from A24 and director and writer Alex Garland.
Sources: Press release, Email correspondence
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