It is no exaggeration to say that the last work of FromSoftwareElden Ring, marked a before and after in the Souls genre and left its mark on the video game industry, so much so that the video game won the Best Game of the Year (GOTY) award in 2022. Shortly after, the studio presented the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
While we were all waiting for any information about the DLC, a very important canonical event occurred for FromSoftware: it claimed the intellectual property of the video game from its co-publisher, Bandai Namco. A publication in Resetera
This means that FromSoftware has complete control of Elden Ring for almost a year now. Now, does this affect the DLC? Does it have to do with its delay? Let us remember that it was announced on February 28, 2023 and that its development began a few months after the launch of the video game. Taking into account the dates, we can speculate that it could be a determining factor… although stating it with complete certainty without official information from the study is hasty.
In short, FromSoftware has reaffirmed its intentions to have control over its works and seems to be continuing with its plans to publish its games without having to have a co-publisher like Bandai Namco. We have to continue waiting, since the study still shows no signs of life.
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