Elden Ring Nightreign‘s Two Player Mode Delayed After Tsunami Warning

The 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula on Russia’s far east coast at 11:25 a.m. local time (7:25 p.m. ET on July 29), and was the sixth most powerful quake in recorded history. Shortly after, tsunami warnings were issued in Japan, Hawaii, Chile, Russia, and more. Two million people were evacuated in Japan, but thankfully, the country was able to downgrade its tsunami alerts this morning, with tsunami advisories remaining in effect for Japan’s Pacific coast.

The tsunami warning came a little more than 14 years after one of the most devastating disasters in Japanese history. On March 11, 2011, Japan was hit by the Tōhoku tsunami, where a 9.0-9.1 magnitude earthquake just off the coast of the Sendai area created waves reaching up to around 130 feet. It resulted in approximately 19,749 deaths, 2,553 missing, and 6,242 injured, according to official reports, and was the costliest natural disaster in recorded world history, at an estimated $235 billion. The tsunami also caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Thankfully, no deaths or damage have been reported in Japan related to today’s tsunami. Still, in light of recent history, FromSoftware’s cautious approach towards releasing their Nightreign update makes perfect sense.  It seems likely that the company will announce a new release date for the 1.02 patch in the near future.