Elden Ring DLC expectations reach fever pitch after multiple subtle updates

Jan. 18, 2024



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 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.

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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