Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (Switch 2) News Articles
Monday1st Dec 2025
News Here's Another Look At Elden Ring Running On Switch 2
Is that looking... less tarnished?
We might have to wait a little while longer than expected until we can see Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition in its full glory on Switch 2, but the title is still popping up at games expos around the world, giving us plenty of opportunities to see it in action. The latest slice of hands-on time came from the Milan...
Thursday23rd Oct 2025
News Elden Ring Delayed On Switch 2 "To Allow Time For Performance Adjustments"
Tarnished Edition pushed to 2026
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware are delaying the planned launch of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 until next year. Originally scheduled to arrive on Nintendo's console before the end of 2025, a post from the game's official X account apologises to players and says the delay into 2026 is "to allow time for...
Monday25th Aug 2025
News We've Now Got Our First Look At Elden Ring In Handheld Mode For Switch 2
Though it's hardly the best quality
Following on from our first glimpse at Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition running on Switch 2 via docked mode, new footage has been posted online to showcase how the game is holding up in handheld mode. General sentiments from hands-on sessions – including
Friday22nd Aug 2025
News First Footage Of Elden Ring Running On Switch 2 Appears Online
Docked and loaded
Earlier this week, we were lucky enough to head to the Nintendo booth at Gamescom and go hands-on with Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition on Switch 2. Bandai Namco didn't allow any footage to be recorded from our handheld session (and we quickly saw why), but it seems such recording rules are not in place at Canada's Fan Expo, which...
Wednesday20th Aug 2025
Video Uh Oh, Elden Ring On Switch 2 Has Issues In Handheld Mode
Is it tarnished?
Nintendo has a pretty big booth at Gamescom this year, with a large chunk of areas dedicated to the glut of third-party ports coming to (or are already out on) the Switch 2. One of those upcoming titles is Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, which brings the highly-acclaimed open-world RPG from FromSoftware to Nintendo's new console...
Thursday7th Aug 2025
News Metroid Prime 4, Elden Ring, Silksong All Playable At Nintendo's Gamescom Booth
Plus many more!
Nintendo will be making an appearance at this year's Gamescom, and it looks like the company's full line-up of games has been revealed (thanks, Games Wirtschaft). It's a doozy, folks. Included in the selection are the likes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Elden Ring
Monday30th Jun 2025
News Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition Release Date Could Be Revealed Soon, As Switch 2 Rating Spotted
M for Maidenless
We all may still be waiting for an official release date, but Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition has finally secured a Switch 2 rating from the ESRB. As brought to our attention on Twitter by @necrolipe, the game's official ESRB listing has been updated with an M ( Mature 17+) rating, noting that it contains "Blood and Gore, Language,...
Friday23rd May 2025
News A24 Bringing Elden Ring To The Big Screen With Ex Machina Director
The real question is: Who will play Miriel?
The rumours were true: Elden Ring is getting a movie adaptation thanks to studio A24, with acclaimed writer and director Alex Garland, best known for Ex Machina, Civil War, and for writing 28 Days Later (and the upcoming 28 Years Later), at the helm. Deadline broke the news late yesterday and also...
Tuesday6th May 2025
News Elden Ring On Switch 2 Will Introduce Two Brand New Character Classes
Plus new looks for Torrent
Elden Ring was the first third-party reveal during last month's big Switch 2 Direct, but beyond a vague 2025 release window, little else was confirmed about the so-called Tarnished Edition. Now, thanks to “FROMSOFTWARE GAMES EVENT Spring 2025” held in Tokyo on 6th May, we have a better idea of what to expect in terms...
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Elden Ring Has Now Shipped Over 30 Million Copies Ahead Of Switch 2 Launch
That's a lot of tarnished
FromSoftware has announced that it has now shipped over 30 million copies of the hit action-RPG Elden Ring, making it one of the most successful video games of all time after just three years on the market. Originally launched on 25th February 2022, the game took the now-classic 'souls' formula made famous in titles like...
Thursday10th Apr 2025
News "We MUST Resist Buying These Game-Key Releases", Says GamesMaster Host
It's going as well as expected
The next generation of Switch is introducing a new concept when it launches on 5th June 2025: Game-Key Cards. In case you missed it, these are 'physical' game releases that contain a cartridge, but the cartridge has no meaningful data on it. Instead, it acts as a 'key' of sorts which then lets you download the relevant...
Saturday5th Apr 2025
News Elden Ring Switch 2 Physical Listing Seemingly Tarnished By 'Game-Key Card' Tag
Update: Bandai Namco responds
Nintendo this week announced "Game-key cards" for the Switch 2, which are described as "different" from regular game cards as they don't contain the "full game data" and are instead used as a "key" to download the title onto your system via the internet. As fans are quickly finding out, a lot of third-party titles...
Thursday3rd Apr 2025
News Cyberpunk 2077's Physical Edition On Switch 2 Won't Require A Download
Phew!
One of the coolest third-party reveals for the Switch 2 was undoubtedly Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition from CD Projekt Red (along with Elden Ring, The Duskbloods, Street Fighter 6, Hitman, Yakuza 0... Yeah, you get it).
Wednesday2nd Apr 2025
News Elden Ring Coming To Switch 2
Rise (again) Tarnished
Yep! You heard that right. FromSoftware's epic is on its way, via a 30fps port, to Nintendo's all-new console. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition collects together the base game with the expanded Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in one package. For those who still haven't touched this one, Elden Ring takes all of FromSoftware's...
