Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC first trailer revealed, officially out in June

And just like that, my excitement for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has gone from bubbling anticipation to a fever pitch scream; alongside a first gameplay trailer for FromSoftware's eagerly awaited expansion, publisher Namco Bandai has now shared a release date, confirming it'll be launching for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC on 21st June.

But first that trailer, offering a full three-minute look at Shadow of the Erdtree, and the sprawling expanses of almost inevitable death and gleefully masochistic misery within. There are fields of wheat tainted with spectral tomb stones, gloomy swamps, and striking ruins high on hills — and what gameplay reveal trailer would be complete without a tease of the imposing enemies that'll no doubt be the cause of that aforementioned death and misery?

As for what it's all about, well, the specifics remain something of a mystery, although Miquella — long speculated to be the focus of the expansion — while not especially prominent in the trailer (possibly because he's currently having a lie down in an egg) does at least put in an appearance. So let the lore theorising begin!

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So then onto the release date, which is both good news and bad news depending on your eagerness to get stuck in. The good news is we finally know exactly where Shadow of the Erdtree will arrive, the bad news being that it's still a couple of months away and not, you know, available right now.

Bandai Namco has confirmed it'll launch for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on 21st June, with a Game of the Year bundle and Collector's Edition arriving on the same day. And if you need to know more, stay tuned, because Eurogamer has got more to share on Shadow of the Erdtree later today.