Elden Ring DLC News & Leaks: Announcement, Release Date & Content Theories

Elden Ring has gained a high popularity since its release in February this year, but many fans also expect to see the developers to expand the game further. Recently, various leaks about the DLC started making rounds everywhere. So, we are going to focus on some Elden Ring DLC news and leaks, covering the first DLC announcement and release date, as well as popular content theories and predictions. 

Elden Ring DLC Leaks - Is Barbarians of the Badlands True?

There are lots of speculations on the name and release date of the Elden Ring DLC, one of the most discussed names is the Barbarians of the Badlands, according to a picture which contains a list of Major Titles Planned for FY2023 Release by Bandai Namco, but many players think it’s fake. First of all, Barbarians of the Badlands sounds like a World of Warcraft expansion, usually, FromSoftware goes with much catchier interesting titles like Artorias of the Abyss, there's highly doubt this leak actually has any merit to it, a lot of other content creators have pointed out that the Tekken logo is actually from a fan made project. Secondly, that picture shows the scheduled launch time of the DLC is Q3 of 2023, most of the DLCs that FromSoftware has put out have been within around six months on average of the game release, Elden Ring is on an entirely different scale, but it is more likely to come this year.

Elden Ring DLC Release Date

When talking about the release date of Elden Ring DLC, let’s look back at the history of FromSoftware to predict the most possible announcement and release time for Elden Ring first DLC. Below is the list of timelines for other games and their DLC. 

Dark Souls 3

Release date: March 24, 2016

DLC announcement: August 24, 2016

DLC release: October 24, 2026

Bloodborne

Release date: March 24, 2015

DLC announcement: September 15, 2015

DLC release: November 24, 2015

Based on the above two games, FromSoftware has a rough rule of announcing DLC somewhere between 4 and 5 months after the initial release date and then releasing the DLC 7 to 8 months after the game came out. So, here are the predicted Elden Ring DLC announcement and release date from Ogles. 

Elden Ring

Release date: February 24, 2022

DLC announcement (predicted): mid to late July or August 2022

DLC release (predicted): September 24 or October 24, 2022

Elden Ring DLC Content Theories & Predictions

What content to expect in the new Elden Ring DLC? It’s going to have to do something with the story of the lore, here are some popular content theories.

Colosseum 

Some people think that they're going to first focus on the Colosseum, which is going to be used for PVP or even boss runs, nearly all their games have had some sort of PVP arena or area within it, so it's sort of odd they left this one out to begin with. Actually, there are three of these colosseums (Leyndell, Limgrave, and Caelid) inside the game already and each one is completely finished, you just can’t enter into them without glitching the game or using the PC versions to sort of break boundaries. So it’s very likely colosseum arena to drop with the first DLC of Elden Ring. 

Clouds on Divine Towers

The next prediction is about the clouds around the map, which is considered to relate most to what the Elden Ring DLC is going to include. The main cloud is placed between all the Divine Towers, it lines up pretty much perfectly and there is no way it did that with no intentions at all. The Divine Towers are ancient towers that all predate Erdree and the Elden Ring itself, and they relate more to the power of the original great tree that’s hinted at throughout the game. They're covered up within the maps with clouds, that could be a great DLC idea. 

There are endless possibilities on what the DLC can include, but it seems there is no reason for FromSoftware is not going to do a DLC for Elden Ring, we'll bring you the latest information if the official announcement is available, and if you need cheap Elden Ring runes and items, we'll offer the best price and service.