Elden Ring
Announced during E3 2019, Elden Ring has become almost as rare as an endangered animal. His sightings can be counted on the finger of one hand: the first occurred precisely at the Los Angeles fair, on the Xbox stage, while the second due to a leak a few weeks ago. Let's go back to talking about it today, because in the past few hours there has been another leak of a video content and above all a half confirmation on the arrival of the game.Let's go in order: the mini clip was released via 4chan and shows a very short session of a probable trailer that could be presented to the public. Unfortunately, the video is in low quality but the leak seems to be legitimate: those few seconds, in fact, almost certainly portray Elden Ring. We leave you to judge too, since the mini clip is present in this news, a little further down.
The launch window chapter is unfortunately more complex. Having ascertained that the video clip shows Elden Ring, the real elephant in the room is its release date. The latest report from Kadokawa Corporation (parent company of From Software) stated that the title will be released within the next 12 months. To be exact, the release window is set around the end of the fiscal year, which ends precisely on March 31, 2022. The reasons for the absence from the news are unfortunately attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, which would have made the development decidedly complex and postponed several times official presentations and launch dates.
Elements still unclear but by joining the dots between leaks and official reports, this time we can (without going too far) that Elden Ring really appears very close. Not so much for a possible release but the new From Software project in collaboration with George R.R. Martin is certainly almost ready to reveal himself. Now all that remains is to wait for an important stage, such as the next E3, perhaps again during the Xbox showcase. The wait has (perhaps) come to an end.
Dark Souls is also a board game: you can buy it on Amazon.
New Elden Ring clip leaks as parent company hints at release ‘before April 2022’
A new six-second glimpse of From Software’s Elden Ring has leaked online, as the developer’s parent company hints that the game could release during its current fiscal year.
The latest leaked clip, which originates from the 4Chan forum and has been widely posted on social media, shows off-screen gameplay with the same Bandai Namco confidential watermark which was brandished on the Elden Ring footage which leaked in March.
It’s possible that the clip is part of the same leak, which was said to show work-in-progress footage that’s more than a year old, and thus is likely not indicative of an impending reveal.
The highly-anticipated Souls spin-off hasn’t been seen since its announcement at E3 2019. However, in its latest financial results published on Friday, From’s parent company Kadokawa Corporation hinted that it could be released with the next 12 months.
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Kadokawa said it expects to release new games during its current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2022. It also confirmed that some of its games had been delayed due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As VGC first reported in March, we understand that Elden Ring has been delayed several times internally due to disruption caused by the pandemic.
People with knowledge of the game’s development told VGC earlier this year that production had been significantly hampered by remote working restrictions, which have been in place for a year in Japan.
One person close to the game’s development said that, due to the disruption, they believed it was unlikely Elden Ring would make it out this calendar year.
A slide from Kadokawa’s financial results.Announced at E3 2019, Elden Ring is a fantasy action-RPG described as From Software’s largest game to-date.
The game takes place in a world created in collaboration with A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, who was tasked with creating Elden Ring’s lore, rather than working on its story.
Director Hidetaka Miyazaki has said Elden Ring represents “an evolution” of the Dark Souls series he created. While Dark Souls spiritual successors Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice brought new ideas to the table, Miyazaki said From Software’s upcoming game goes much further.
In March, GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb said he’d heard the title was being planned for an unveiling soon. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier echoed the comments, claiming there was “strong evidence” the game would be shown “relatively soon”.
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