Elden Ring fans have grown ravenous for a Shadow of the Erdtree expansion announcement after developer FromSoftware made a change to the game's backend on Steam.
X/Twitter user and Elden Ring YouTuber Ziostorm noticed the change on SteamDB's page for Elden Ring, sharing an image of a new application added to the Downloadable Content section of Elden Ring's Steam page for the first time since launch.
"I'm not saying it's 100% Shadow of the Erdtree but there's a pretty good chance it is," they said, and fans are similarly hopeful elsewhere online. "Announcement must be imminent," JoRads said on Reddit. "Definitely. It's a matter of days now, or even less," Hector_Savage_ replied.
This update also adds fuel to the fire of a previous rumour, as a leaked collaboration between Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco and accessory creator Thrustmaster also suggested a February release of Shadow of the Erdtree.
That being said, it's not the first time Elden Ring fans have grown a bit out of hand anticipating an announcement after growing incredibly confident about a reveal at The Game Awards 2023 — an announcement that obviously never game.
Shadow of the Erdtree was initially announced in March 2023 as a major expansion coming to Elden Ring. A single piece of concept art was released alongside the announcement but didn't give much away, just showing a character atop a spectral steed looking towards the horizon that featured a dying Erdtree.
It will likely arrive as the only Elden Ring expansion (outside of a smaller piece of player-versus-player DLC) and be akin to the likes of Bloodborne's The Old Hunters expansion or Dark Souls 3's The Ringed City.
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