Elden Ring’s Nightreign Duo Expeditions Launch This Week with Anticipated Quality of Life Improvements

I’m honestly just sitting here, kind of wondering why it took so darn long for FromSoftware to let us just buddy up with one pal in Elden Ring Nightreign. You know, instead of needing three people to get that co-op thing going. Anyway, they finally spilled the beans—Duo Expeditions is dropping soon, but that’s just a fancy way to say, “Hey, two-player mode is coming!” Good news, yeah? Though, why the delay? Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe someone just got distracted designing some wicked boss fight or something. Happens.

So mark your calendars or don’t (I often forget myself), but patch 1.02 hits on Wednesday, July 30. Duo Expeditions is the talk of the town, but hey, there’s more stuff packed in there. They’re throwing in some quality of life tweaks. Oh, and they mentioned something about Relic filtering—thank goodness, because sorting through those things? Ugh, like trying to find a pen that actually works in your junk drawer.

Can we just pause and appreciate this game selling over 5 million copies? Like, whoa. Anyway—and I mean it this time—the update timing is kinda perfect. It lands just before the next Everdark Sovereign cycle. And if you’re not keeping track, this cycle has some beefed-up bosses like Nightlords Tricephalos, Augur, and a few others with names that sound like someone coughed while typing them out.

Quick trip down memory lane: recent Everdark Sovereign bosses included Gaping Jaws and Darkdrift Knight. Those names crack me up, but the fights? Serious business. And if you’re scratching your head about the events, we’ve got a guide somewhere.

Probably stashed on a sticky note on the fridge.