Elden Ring DLC expectations reach fever pitch after multiple subtle updates
Updated YouTube playlists are the latest hint
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Expectation for anElden Ring DLCannouncement has reached fever pitch afterBandai Namcoupdated aYouTubeplaylist.
Earlier this week, January 15, Twitter users noticed that Bandai Namco’s European YouTube channel had updated its playlist containing allElden Ringtrailers and gameplay footage. Now, January 18, Bandai Namco’s America-facing YouTube channel has done the same, leading fans to expect that an announcement surrounding Shadow of the Erdtree is imminent.
The Bandai Namco America Elden Ring playlist was updated today… the plot thickens…🤔-Thanks to YuriBrando for pointing out. https://t.co/tSkp2Nb8Gp pic.twitter.com/JFSfImB5djJanuary 18, 2024
The playlists don’t actually have anything new to them right now, but the updates mean Bandai Namco could’ve added a video that hasn’t been made public yet. Fans are expecting this to be a new trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree, one that maybe reveals the final release date for the new DLC, or at the very least some new gameplay footage for the Elden Ring DLC.
This all followsElden Ring’s DLC entry on Steam receiving a mysterious updateearlier this week, for the first time in two years. An “unknown app” was added to the game’s DLC entry, which, just like the Bandai Namco YouTube updates, doesn’t mean anything right now, but could mean that preparations for an announcement are underway behind the scenes.
Shadow of the Erdtree was only announced back in February 2023, so it hasn’t even been a full year since the expansion was unveiled. Last month though, we finally got an update on the DLC for the first time since the reveal, with anElden Ring producer saying the DLC was “progressing well"but “a little ways off” from launching. Could that mean an imminent release date reveal is off the cards?
Elsewhere,Elden Ring’s latest 1.10.1 patch added anti-cheatand literally nothing else earlier this week, if you were hoping for some huge balance patch.
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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
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