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‘Elden Ring’ to be Shown at Gamescom?
Amidst the leaks before E3, and still not knowing when the game will be released, you can’t help but be psyched for Bandai Namco and From Software’s upcoming collaboration with George R.R. Martin in Elden Ring. The game is still very much in development, but for those select few attending this year’s Gamescom, you might just be able to get a glimpse of the game.
According to Russian site Igromania, Bandai Namco is planning to bring Elden Ring to Gamescom. The catch is, that the game will reportedly be shown behind closed doors, so only the press would be granted access.
That being said, none of this has been confirmed yet by either Bandai or From Software. At the same time, it wouldn’t be a surprise if it happened to be true. We also still don’t have a release window for Elden Ring, but a safe bet would be a 2020 release. The game is already slated to appear on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Gamescom 2019 is scheduled to take place in Germany from August 20 to the 24th.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.