Elden Ring DLC: Unveiling release date, price, more announced

Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree extends the base game with more bosses, weapons, dungeons and more. 

Released on June 21 and available at $40, it’s offered on all the platforms like PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox One X/S.

That might look steep for a DLC. However, the game’s studio FromSoftware has gained players’ faith with famous expansions for prior games including Dark Souls and Bloodborne.

Director Elden Ring Hidetaka Miyazaki and Shadow of the Erdtree, along with creators of Dark Souls, Bloodborne and the modern "Soulslike" genre of games spoke about what's coming in the expansion - how new bosses will challenge players, more on the poison swamp, and which FromSoftware games are favourites.

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Shadow of the Erdtree: What's new this time

Shadow of the Erdtree takes place in a new area different from the lands of the original Elden Ring. The new area is about the size of Limgrave, the large zone players begin in at the start of the main game. 

The company has not yet updated about how many dungeons or extras are packed into the Land of Shadow, as the new area is called. However, the studio has confirmed several things the DLC introduces, including: 

• Over 100 new weapons
• Eight new weapon types
• Ten major bosses
• An undisclosed number of new legacy dungeons, along with medium and small dungeons
• An undisclosed number of additional spells, spirit ash summons and ashes of war

All those weapons, spells and skills can be brought back into the main game. Players can bring everything from the main game with them into the Land of Shadow.