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 fake testing invitations. These fraudulent emails, designed to mimic official Bandai Namco notifications, contain links to websites that closely resemble Steam. Players who click these links and log in risk losing access to their accounts. Some players have even reported receiving these scams from compromised friends' accounts. 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 emails. Verify the authenticity of any communication claiming to be from Bandai Namco through official 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 an interview, citing the approximately forty-minute session length as the primary reason. He stated that the limited playtime doesn't allow for sufficient time to send or read messages effectively.
