New Action RPG "ELDEN RING" Announced
Joint Development Project by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. and FromSoftware, Inc.
New Action RPG "ELDEN RING" Announced
～Collaboration on the "Dark Souls" series sees a cumulative total of over 25 million copies shipped!～
FromSoftware, Inc. (Head Office: Shibuya, Tokyo; President: Hidetaka Miyazaki) and Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Head Office: Minato, Tokyo; President: Yasuo Miyakawa) announced today that new Action RPG "ELDEN RING" will be released (date TBD) worldwide for home consoles, including Xbox One, PlayStation®4 as well as PC as part of a joint development project. The game will be published by FromSoftware in Japan and by Bandai Namco Entertainment in overseas territories.
■ A brand new co-developed title
"ELDEN RING" is a new Action RPG co-developed by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set in a vast, fully fledged fantasy world, players will be able to explore, overcome danger looming at every turn, and enjoy a wide variety of RPG experiences. The world’s fiction has been created in collaboration between FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy author George R. R. Martin, who has written masterpieces such as "A Song of Ice and Fire", ranked number one best-selling fantasy novel by The New York Times. Players all over the world will be able to enjoy this brand new experience that draws on the high development potential of FromSoftware and the overseas marketing prowess of Bandai Namco Entertainment.
■ Collaboration on the "Dark Souls" series sees a cumulative total of over 25 million copies shipped wordlwide!
Action RPG series "Dark Souls" was another joint development project undertaken by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Since its initial release in 2011, the series has continued to turn sales, with a cumulative shipped total exceeding 25 million copies(*). The latest in the series, "Dark Souls Remastered", enjoyed a simultaneous worldwide release in 2018 and is supported in 13 languages. Seeped in dark fantasy, the series allows players to experience the tension of dungeon exploration and savour the thrill of overcoming adversity, receiving worldwide praise for its mix of real-time multiplayer and asynchronous online elements that help players feel one another’s presence even during single player. With a foundation of experience and achievements together, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment have come together once more in order to announce their endeavor with this brand new title, "ELDEN RING". Please stay tuned for more information.
* Includes digital sale through and downloads via "Steam" PC platform.
Domestic publishing handled by FromSoftware; overseas publishing handled by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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