And it’s a good thing, too.

As it would appear, the wait has been worth it.

Happy Shadow of the Erdtree day to all who celebrate!

An Elden Ring character enters a large chamber

Plenty gathered around the boss’s grounds as it’s the entrance to the DLC.

Our guides team has braved those brutal lands and has come away (mostly) unscarred.

Plenty of hardened veterans are already being humbled by this one earlyShadow of the Erdtree boss.

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

FromSoftware warns thelatest Elden Ring patchmight stunlock your Steam Deck.

Going “inactive for more than 5 minutes may stop the game from accepting inputs.”

Don’t let that happen to you during a boss fight - I beg.

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

At a price of 40 bucks, I ain’t complaining.

This always looked like the plan, though.

You could say Elden Ring is more forgiving than other FromSoftware games due to its open-world nature - stuck?

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2

Simply go do something else.

Lordy, does it look like we’ve been made to pay for that?

I can’t wait to play more.

CD Projekt Red’s thoughts?Former Witcher 3 devs couldn’t be happier for FromSoftware.

Global community director Marcin Momot adds: “It was a good run.

Nevertheless, SUPER HYPED for this Friday.”

Good vibes all around.

You may think you’re ready for Shadow of the Erdtree, but this Dark Souls fan is trulyready.

You are ready, sir.

But that wasn’t the right approach," Miyazaki explains toThe Guardian.

Remember the big monster FromSoftware teased for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree?

Turns out it’s a normal enemy gatekeeping the DLC and not some big ol' boss.

Don’t worry, though.

It’s stillkicking everyone’s ass.