Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtee release date narrowed down as fans brace for shadow drop

It was a cold February morning. UK based games journalists were still working through their morning routines when suddenly, out of nowhere, FromSoftware dropped the bombshell announcement of Elden Ring’s first expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, all before 9am only to never reference it again.

I can count the things we know about Shadow of the Erdtree on one finger: that it’s in development. Everything else is pure speculation. I could go on about how the going theory is that the concept art features Miquella and Torrent, but this is all merely speculation. If you recall, Miquella is the elder brother of Elden Ring’s fearsome boss Malenia who’s easily one of the game’s most tricky combatants. We thought an update might come at Summer Game Fest, it didn’t. Then, many expected it to appear during The Game Awards, but it didn't. Given that several Elden Ring collectables are dropping soon though, fans are getting suspicious.

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PUREARTS recently took to Twitter to announce that their first Elden Ring collectable would be launching in February. They wrote, “Tarnished, you’ve waited long enough. Our first Elden Ring collectible will launch in February 2024. Stay tuned for more details.” For those who don’t know, PUREARTS specialise in figurines.

In addition to this, last month, a Thrustmaster leak suggested that an Elden Ring collab was on the way, with the description adding that this would “sync with the new Shadow of the Erdtree expansion release - Elden Ring anniversary/February 2024”. Thrustmaster are known for their video game hardware accessories.

That’s two items seemingly dropping in February, with one directly mentioning the DLC, albeit through a leak. You can see why fans are convinced then that a shadow drop of the expansion might be coming. 25 February marks the two year anniversary of the release of Elden Ring, while Shadow of the Erdtree was revealed last year on 28 February. It does seem an apt time to drop the DLC with all of that in mind. We’ll just have to wait and see if these theories prove correct.