Nightreign made without George RR Martin

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  • Elden Ring: Nightreign was revealed at the Game Awards 2024, and it was later confirmed that George RR Martin has no influence on the spin-off.
  • Martin had no direct involvement in the development of Shadow of the Erdtree, and Nightreign will have a “completely separate branch of the Elden Ring story.”
  • Director Hidetaka Miyazaki praised Martin's contribution to the world-building of Elden Ring and expressed openness to future collaborations.



One of the biggest surprises revealed at the Game Awards 2024 was Elden Ring: Nightreign announcement, but game of thrones Writer George RR Martin was later confirmed as absent from the development of the project. Developer FromSoftware previously confirmed Elden Ring 2 was off the table, but spin-off games set in the same universe were hinted at. The team managed to keep Elden Ring: Nightreign a secret for the most part, even though there has been talk of potential multiplayer in the fandom.

Elden Ring was first released in 2022, welcoming players into the Lands Between to play as the Tarnished and navigate the open world in a quest to become the new Elden Lord. A staple of this Soulslike and many others is the challenging boss battles on offer, present ten times in 2024. Erdtree Shadow expansion as well, and future multiplayer will follow suit. Elden Ring: Nightreign was announced at The Game Awards 2024 and confirmed to be released in 2025. The game will be a spin-off of the base game, which rings true with FromSoftware's previous statement.


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In an interview with IGN released after Elden Ring: NightreignIn his announcement, game director Junya Ishizaki discussed more details about multiplayer. After confirmation NightreignHis story would be completely independent, but co-exist alongside the core game's narrative, Ishizaki also revealed that George RR Martin had no influence on the spin-off's story or world. Despite the fact that the DLC is based on the knowledge of the writer of the first game, Martin had no involvement Erdtree Shadowhis development. Ishizaki explained that FromSoftware wanted to create a “completely separate branch of the Elden Ring story”, and the team did not want to violate fans' emotional attachment to the main narrative.


It has been confirmed that George RR Martin has no influence on Elden Ring: Nightreign


Even if fantasy fans are rooting for him to finish game of thrones' The winds of winter book, Martin provided the majority Elden Ringits world building, especially the events that took place before the main narrative of the base game. In addition, George RR Martin previously commented on Elden Ring live-action adaptation, which is a potential project the writer could return to oversee, similar to him shepherding House of the Dragon series.

Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki also commented on future collaborations similar to reuniting with Martin, either reuniting with the writer on another Elden Ring project or something separate, or joining forces with other professionals. Miyazaki has nothing but praise for Martin, saying that his world-building skills added huge value to Soulslike and creatively stimulated the FromSoftware team. Therefore, the writer would be welcome back to future games with open arms.

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