Bandai Namco has begun sending out emails inviting players to participate in the closed testing of Elden Ring: Nightreign, scheduled for February 14–17, 2025. Selected players will be among the first to experience the game's planned three-person cooperative mode.
However, due to the game's popularity, scammers are exploiting this excitement by distributing fraudulent testing invitations. These fake emails, designed to mimic official Bandai Namco communications, contain links to websites that closely resemble Steam. Players who click these links and attempt to log in risk losing access to their accounts. Some players have even reported receiving these fraudulent messages from compromised accounts of their friends. While some victims have successfully recovered their accounts through Steam support, caution is paramount.
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Always exercise extreme caution when clicking links in unsolicited emails. Verify the authenticity of any communication by checking official Bandai Namco channels before proceeding. When in doubt, err on the side of caution and avoid suspicious links.
A notable change in Elden Ring: Nightreign is the removal of the in-game messaging feature. Project director Junya Ishizaki explained this decision in a recent interview, stating that the approximately forty-minute session length doesn't allow sufficient time for players to send or read messages effectively. The messaging feature was disabled to avoid interrupting the gameplay experience.
