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Updated · Collider · Jul 2

Elden Ring Tabletop Expansion Targets July 2027 Launch With New Classes and Bosses

Updated

Updated · Collider · Jul 2

Elden Ring Tabletop Expansion Targets July 2027 Launch With New Classes and Bosses

Q: After its James Bond game sold 2.2 million copies, why is developer IO Interactive being sidelined for future sequels?

IO Interactive is being pushed aside on future James Bond sequels mainly because Amazon now controls the Bond rights and wants those games brought under its own publishing strategy, not because *007 First Light* underperformed. The available sales data points the other way. Alinea Analytics estimated *007 First Light* sold more than 2.2 million copies by June 2 and generated about $150 million, making it a commercially strong launch for IO. But Amazon acquired MGM and the Bond intellectual property after IO’s original deal for *First Light* had already been arranged. That left IO able to make and publish this game under the earlier agreement, while Amazon retained the ability to reshape the franchise going forward. Amazon executives have signaled that future Bond games are likely to be handled internally through MGM and Amazon’s games business so the company can align them with its broader film, TV and gaming plans. The logic is franchise control and cross-media coordination: Amazon wants Bond managed as a unified entertainment property across platforms. So the issue is ownership and strategy, not sales. The reporting also suggests IO is being sidelined specifically on publishing rights. That does not necessarily mean it is barred from developing another Bond game if Amazon chooses to keep the studio involved under a different arrangement.

2 articles · Updated · Collider · Jul 2

Rot & Sorcery, an expansion for the officially licensed Elden Ring tabletop game, is now expected to launch in July 2027, though no shipping details have been announced.
The set expands the tabletop adaptation with new Tarnished classes, enemies, bosses and weapons, broadening ways for fans to revisit the Lands Between.
Liurnia of the Lakes and Caelid will be the expansion’s main settings, bringing two of Elden Ring’s most recognizable regions into the tabletop game.
The release adds to a widening Elden Ring slate that already includes 2024 DLC Shadow of the Erdtree and an A24 film set for March 3, 2028.