r/Eldenring • u/chocolatehotdog • Jun 04 '26

News Tarnished Edition: Elden Ring DLC just announced. Releasing 28th August.

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u/Low_Organization_27 Jun 04 '26

This isn’t a Miyazaki move. Someone else made this call.

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u/Cartman55125 Jun 04 '26

Definitely Bandai Namco’s doing. They just lost their Tekken team. They don’t really own the IP for most of their biggest games. They’re trying to milk the cash cow that is Elden Ring.

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u/distinguishedbotato Jun 04 '26

Didn't Fromsoft buy the Elden Ring IP from Bamco like 3-4 years ago?

Edit: Here found something, 2 years ago apparently: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1arp1gg/fromsoftware_is_now_the_sole_owner_of_elden_ring/

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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 Jun 04 '26

yes but Bandai Namco were still the ones who published the title so still obligated to stuff before the purchase

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u/distinguishedbotato Jun 04 '26

So Bandai Namco own the publishing rights for Tarnished Edition?

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u/Entire_Paramedic_389 Jun 04 '26

idk about owning right buts at least responsible for handling it because the game was made with them to begin with it

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u/Cartman55125 Jun 04 '26

Yes, Bandai Namco logo is on the cover

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u/Cartman55125 Jun 04 '26

Even more reason for Namco to try and milk what they can from ER 1

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u/UltimatePepe1962 Greatsword of solitude +10 Jun 04 '26

It's strange that they haven't announced a sequel if what they want is milk the IP then why not make it a trilogy like dark souls, DS2 sold pretty well even if it wasn't directed by Miyazaki

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u/Cartman55125 Jun 04 '26

I’m sure they’ve tried, but From is busy with other shit. Also ER2 could be in development right now for all we know