Elden Ring returns March 31
Elden Ring has an official new release scheduled for March 31, 2026 — fans are calling it “completely unexpected.” (screenrant.com) Nightreign content is already stirring debate because Shadow of the Erdtree weapons aren’t included, and fans will also get an official Nightreign tabletop RPG this spring. ( )
Kadokawa’s Q2 FY2025 earnings update — not a FromSoftware press release — is the document that put Nightreign’s next paid DLC in a “by the end of FY2025” window, a timeline investors read as the company’s fiscal cutoff. ( ) The standalone Forsaken Hollows add-on drew sharp backlash for limited new gear, with Game8 reporting that 51% of the DLC’s Steam reviews were negative at one point and critics flagged the absence of non-character-specific weapons. (game8.co) OpenCritic and Steam community threads captured specific player complaints that Shadow of the Erdtree weapons were not added to Nightreign, with multiple users posting examples and frustration in July 2025 threads. ( ) Commercial performance figures cited by Kadokawa helped justify further content investment: Nightreign reportedly sold millions shortly after launch and reached a reported peak concurrent player count above 300,000 on PC, per SteamDB figures referenced by industry coverage. (gaming.news) An official tabletop adaptation by Group SNE — the studio behind previous Dark Souls and Elden Ring TTRPGs — was announced for release in spring, with the publisher flagging print coverage in Fujimi Dragon Book’s GM Warlock and outlets like IGN and ScreenRant relaying the spring 2026 window. ( ) Bandai Namco’s official Nightreign page reiterates the spinoff’s standalone design and recent updates to multiplayer modes, but FromSoftware has not yet published a detailed content roadmap listing which specific items or weapons will arrive in upcoming patches. (en.bandainamcoent.eu)
