A leaked Elden Ring trailer is being circulated online

A leaked Elden Ring trailer is being actively circulated in online chat groups, VGC can confirm.

The video, which has been seen by VGC but cannot be shared for legal reasons, is labelled as ‘Bandai Namco confidential’ and shows a significant amount of off-screen footage, from what appears to be a planned gameplay trailer for the From Software title.

The Elden Ring trailer leak represents the first significant update on Elden Ring since it was announced in June 2019, and the first time anyone has seen gameplay outside of its publisher or developer.

UPDATE 02/03: Fans have combined and upscaled the leaked Elden Ring trailer to 720p HD:

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Leaked Elden Ring trailer upscaled to HD by fans

Bandai Namco is yet to officially release the leaked Elden Ring video

UPDATE 01/03: Snippets of footage are now being shared on social media:

https://twitter.com/LoruleLegend/status/1366424670665400327

ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES: “I can only imagine what drives you to seek the Elden Ring,” a narrator says in the trailer. “I suppose you can’t be talked into turning back. Very well then!”

The gameplay footage then shows a montage of familiar Souls-style melee combat, boss battles against a fire-breathing dragon and a large, sword-wielding foe, and a glimpse at horseback combat in a large, open environment.

The trailer calls Elden Ring “an all-new fantasy action RPG franchise from the creators of Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro”.

Since the off-screen clip seen by VGC seemingly only shows a portion of the trailer, there is no release date mentioned. However, we understand Elden Ring has already been delayed several times internally due to disruption caused by the pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ8kk0I3tkU&feature=emb_title

People with knowledge of the game’s development told VGC that production has been significantly hampered by remote working restrictions, which have been in place for nearly a year. 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 year.

However, the fact that a trailer is being circulated online suggests that an official reveal might not be far away. More than one high-profile games reporter has recently suggested that publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment will soon lift the lid on Elden Ring.

GamesBeat reporter Jeff Grubb said on Friday that 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”.

Xbox’s marketing boss denied this weekend that Elden Ring could be revealed at an Xbox event this month.

Responding to a press article speculating on the reveal, Aaron Greenberg wrote: “Just to set expectations: this is not happening. There are always things we have in the works, but nothing coming soon that would feature game announcements or world premieres like this.”

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Elden Ring is an ‘evolution of the Dark Souls formula’

Will include “more open and vast” environments, horse-mounted combat

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.