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[Video] ‘Elden Ring’ Goes Gold, Will Release on February 25 for PC, Consoles
Elden Ring and soulslike fans will be breathing a sigh of relief, as the game has officially gone gold. Per Gematsu, FromSoftware‘s Yasuhiro Kitao confirmed in a video presentation for the Taipei Game Show 2022 video that the gold master version of Elden Ring has been completed, and is currently on track to meet its February 25 release date.
“[Development is going smoothly,]” reports Kitao. “Elden Ring was originally slated for release in January of this year, and it has been pushed back once to February. But please be assured, the title will be ready for sale on February 25. The master version has already been submitted, and right now, the team is working on a day one patch to make sure everything in the game is just so.”
Elden Ring takes place in the realm of the Lands Between. You’re on a quest to unite the shards of the Elden Ring in order to restore it, and claim the title of Elden Lord. Standing in your way are the offspring of Queen Marika the Eternal, which now rule the realm.
Elden Ring is due out for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam.
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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.