Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion released; players submit ‘sick notes’ to skip work and play

Fans of the critically acclaimed video game Elden Ring got access to a new expansion of the game on Friday with the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree downloadable content (DLC). The DLC’s release quickly caused the game to trend, and publishers Bandai Namco US even offered players a lore-friendly sick note so they could take the day off to play. Some players admitted to taking as much as a week off for the highly-anticipated addition to the base game, which is still one of the highest-selling titles of the year.

Elden Ring is an action role-playing game (RPG) that allows players to freely roam through an open world called the Lands Between from a third-person perspective. It’s one of the best-selling video games of all-time, having crossed the 25 million copies sold threshold earlier this month, according to its