Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Earns Nebula Award Nomination for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Excellence
Discover the highly anticipated awards announcement happening on June 7—stay tuned for the big reveal and winners!
Nebula Award Nominees Announced: Elden Ring DLC in the Spotlight
Awards to Be Announced on June 7
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has unveiled the nominees for its 60th Annual Nebula Awards, and one of the standout contenders in the Game Writing category is FromSoftware’s Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Nominees for Game Writing
The full list of nominees for the Nebula Award for Game Writing includes:
- A Death in Hyperspace — Stewart C. Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Naca Rat, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree — Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)
- The Ghost and the Golem — Benjamin Rosenbaum (Choice of Games)
- 1000xRESIST — Remy Siu, Pinki Li, Conor Wylie (Fellow Traveller Games)
- Pacific Drive — Karrie Shao, Paul Dean (Ironwood Studios)
- Restore, Reflect, Retry — Natalia Theodoridou (Choice of Games)
- Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — Tony Howard-Arias, Abby Howard (Black Tabby Games)
- Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast — Jay Dragon, M Veselak, Mercedes Acosta, Lillie J. Harris (Possum Creek Games)
Key Dates
The 2025 Nebula Conference will be held from June 5–8 in Kansas City, MO. During the event, winners of the 60th Annual Nebula Awards will be revealed on June 7.
Elden Ring’s Continuing Success
FromSoftware has been a dominant force in recent years for its storytelling and groundbreaking game design. The main Elden Ring game previously won the Nebula Award for Game Writing in 2023. This year, the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC continues to earn accolades.
The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion was released on June 21 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
A Legacy of Innovation
Looking back, Hayao Miyazaki, best known for his work at Studio Ghibli, won the Nebula Award for Best Script in 2007 for the celebrated film Howl’s Moving Castle. This highlights how creators like FromSoftware and Studio Ghibli continue to push the boundaries of storytelling within science fiction and fantasy.
Sources
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
- Polygon (Maddy Myers)
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