Nightreign Made Without George RR Martin

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Summary

  • Elden Ring: Nightreign was unveiled at The Game Awards 2024, and it was later confirmed that George R. R. Martin has no influence on the spin-off.
  • Martin was also not directly involved in the development of Shadow of the Erdtree, and Nightreign will have “an entirely separate branch of the Elden Ring story.”
  • Director Hidetaka Miyazaki praised Martin's contribution to the creation of the world of Elden Ring and expressed readiness for future collaboration.



One of the biggest surprises at The Game Awards 2024 was Elden Ring: Nightreign ad, but Game of Thrones It was later confirmed that writer George R. R. Martin was absent from the development of the project. Developer FromSoftware previously confirmed Elden Ring 2 wasn't on the table, but additional games set in the same universe were mentioned. The team managed to save Elden Ring: Nightreign for the most part a secret, even though there has been talk of a potential multiplayer game in the fandom.

Elden Ring was first released in 2022, welcoming players to the Lands Between to play as the Tainted and navigate the open world to become the new Elden Lord. One of the main elements of this Soulslike and many others is the complex boss battles that are present ten times in 2024 Shadow of Erdtree expansion as well, and the upcoming multiplayer game will follow suit. Elden Ring: Nightreign was announced at The Game Awards 2024 and was confirmed to be released in 2025. The game will be a spin-off of the base game, in line with FromSoftware's previous statement.


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The director of the Elden Ring has good news for fans

Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki offers dark fantasy fans some positive news regarding upcoming action RPG projects.

In an interview with IGN released after Elden Ring: NightreignIn the announcement, game director Junya Ishizaki discussed a few details about the multiplayer game. After confirmation Night rulestory will be completely self-contained but coexist with the narrative of the main game, Ishizaki also revealed that George R. R. Martin had no influence on the story or world of the additional game. Although the DLC is based on the writer's knowledge from the first game, Martin was not involved Shadow of Erdtreethe development of either. Ishizaki explained that FromSoftware wanted to create “an entirely separate branch of the Elden Ring story” and the team didn't want to encroach on fans' emotional attachment to the main narrative.


It is confirmed that George R. R. Martin has no effect on Elden Ring: Nightreign


Although fans of fantasy are waiting for its conclusion Game of Thrones' Winds of winter book, Martin provided the majority Elden Ringworld building, especially the events that took place before the main narrative of the base game. In addition, George R. R. Martin commented earlier Elden Ring live-action adaptation, which is a potential project for the writer to come back to watch, just as he shepherded House of the Dragon series.

Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki also commented on future collaborations, such as teaming up with Martin or reuniting with the writer on another Elden Ring project or something separate, or joining efforts with other professionals. Miyazaki has nothing but praise for Martin, saying that his world-building abilities added enormous value to Soulslike and stimulated the FromSoftware team creatively. Therefore, the writer would be welcomed with open arms in future games.

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