An Elden Ring poster signed by game director and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki is currently going for $15,000 at auction.
YouTuber CDawgVA has listed the poster for charity on auction website Tiltify and, while bids started at just $1, it's now selling for a whopping $15,000 despite the auction not concluding until July 19, 2024.
The money will go towards the Immune Deficiency Foundation, a charity which offers resources, education, and support for those with primary immunodeficiencies, a group of more than 450 rare, chronic conditions where a part of the body’s immune system is missing or does not function correctly.
DON'T ASK ME HOW I GOT MY HANDS ON THIS. pic.twitter.com/1DwscELpwN
— Connor (@CDawgVA) June 28, 2024
The "fair market value" for the poster, which beyond Miyazaki's signature features perhaps the base game's toughest boss in Malenia, Blade of Miquella, is listed at $250, meaning those bidding thousands of dollars are likely doing so with the charity in mind.
Regardless, few games and game designers could draw this much attention in the first place. Miyazaki first gained renown for Demon's Souls before going on to direct Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and most recently Elden Ring.
While all these games are beloved for being intensely challenging but rewarding and featuring deep wells of lore, Elden Ring took Miyazaki and FromSoftware to another level as its open world nature made the core experience more accessible.
It became a smash hit, not just earning critical praise (including a 10/10 review from IGN) but commercial success too. Elden Ring had sold 25 million units before its expansion Shadow of the Erdtree launched, and this too went on to sell five million units in three days.
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Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
