{"id":234507,"date":"2024-06-20T15:05:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/as-we-approach-launch-excitement-for-shadow-of-the-erdtree-is-off-the-scale\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:36","slug":"as-we-approach-launch-excitement-for-shadow-of-the-erdtree-is-off-the-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/as-we-approach-launch-excitement-for-shadow-of-the-erdtree-is-off-the-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"As we approach launch, excitement for Shadow of the Erdtree is off the scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The hotly anticipated (and only planned) expansion for Elden Ring, <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-everything-we-know-release-date-trailer-story-and-more\/\">Shadow of the Erdtree<\/a> is mere hours away from launching, excitement is reaching fever pitch, and Bandi Namco has dropped the Shadows of the Erdtree launch trailer.<\/p>\n<p>It has received almost universally good reviews and is set to be the highest-rated DLC ever.<\/p>\n<p>This morning (June 20) Bandai Namco dropped a new official launch trailer on YouTube, and across comments on the video-sharing platform, Reddit, and X, almost every second in the trailer has left <em>someone<\/em> especially excited.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree \u2013 Official Launch Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JugxpebuS_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The gameplay elements from the Shadow of the Erdtree launch trailer are receiving particular attention as people sharpen their swords and prepare to dive into the Land of Shadows, eager to know the enemies they will face.<\/p>\n<p>A section of the trailer, starting at around 50 seconds, focuses heavily on several different enemies that players are sure to spend hours dying to. One in particular looks like a dragon wreathed in Death Blight, a debilitating status effect in Elden Ring. \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful, terrifying but beautiful,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sharpwarrior416\/status\/1803689229253484965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said one user on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s the dragon fight that really has people\u2019s pulses racing. \u201cWHAT THE HELL WAS THAT DRAGON FIGHT AT THE END?! MAGMA LIGHTNING?! HUH?!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Eldenring\/comments\/1dk5ije\/elden_ring_shadow_of_the_erdtree_official_launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yelled one Reddit user<\/a>, to the agreement and excitement of the comment section at large. \u201cLooks insane, can\u2019t wait to die to these,\u201d said another, to many nods.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that in order to enter the DLC, you have to have defeated both Starscourge Radahn and Shardbearer Mohg \u2013 something less than half of all players have done. Those that have are ready though: \u201cWe\u2019re all about to pull up in Moghwyn\u2019s Palace like we own the place,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JugxpebuS_E&amp;t=3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one YouTube commenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Can you play Shadow of the Erdtree early?<\/h2>\n<p>There are already reports of players changing the region on their PlayStation or Xbox consoles to New Zealand, where the game launches earliest. There is a lot of disappointment and confusion in PC gaming circles \u2013 there\u2019s no staggered release because Steam, the game\u2019s PC distribution platform, requires a simultaneous global release time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-335437 size-large\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Shadows of the Erdtree release times map\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-900x506.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-260x146.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-1568x882.jpeg 1568w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-900x506.jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-335437 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-900x506.jpeg\" alt=\"Shadows of the Erdtree release times map\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-900x506.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-260x146.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/download-2024-06-20T112401.480-1-1568x882.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, PlayStation 5 players will be able to pre-load the game 48 hours before release, whereas Xbox and PC players will have to wait to download and install the expansion at the time of release.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/as-we-approach-launch-excitement-for-shadows-of-the-erdtree-is-off-the-scale\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The hotly anticipated (and only planned) expansion for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree is mere hours away from launching, excitement is reaching fever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}