Originally announced at E3 2019,Elden Ringhas been super quiet ever since, and there has been a rather noticeable lack of major reveals to the lament ofDark Soulsfans around the world. As it is easily one of the more anticipated titles in recent years, the security aroundElden Ring’sdevelopment appears to be airtight, resulting in a lack of truly verifiable leaks towards an unrelenting fanbase.
On one hand, there is a rabid fanbase that is used to excruciating punishment of theDark Soulsfranchise, which regularly heralds its brutal gameplay and unrelenting difficulty as keystones of play. On the other hand,Elden Ringhas the likesGeorge R. R. Martin(whose part is probably done) and Hidetaka Miyazaki working on it, and all parties are eager to not murmur a word until they’re good and ready to make a grandiose reveal.
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All seemed to be at a standstill of determination, untilElden Ringfans threw the playbook out of the window and began crafting dozens of fake leaks for the upcoming title, pushing them as authentic in a bid to force FromSoftware to show its hand, however meagerly. On theElden Ringsubreddit(which has just surpassed 100,000 subs), fans have taken to bringing out humorous attempts at making their own leaks for the Japanese studio.
Elden Ring ‘Leaks’
Fans of the seemingly invisible game note within the first leak thatHidetaka Miyazakihas “clearly” pulled out all of the stops to ensure immaculate skeleton choreography, while others noted that the painstaking level of graphics seem to poseElden Ringas a “PlayStation 6 releaseplatform.” This first fake leak (pictured above) is actually from King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, which is a promotion for an upcoming record from King Gizzard. While there may be a classic skeleton withinElden Ring, FromSoftware had nothing to do with this.
Then there’s the massive “spoiler” of Hodir’s father shattering theElden Ringbeing leaked, but in all actuality, of course, this is footage taken fromThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringwhere Gimli attempts to deal with the ring in a rather dwarven manner. This may beg the question of who, precisely, Hodir is. Before leaks,Elden Ringfans began creating fake lore and even built a community wiki page for it. According to it, unofficially of course, Hodir, also known as Glaive Master Hodir, is “the final boss of Beira’s Pantheon” and one of his in-game quotes is “You have made a glaive mistake.”
Yesterday, a new post rose that fake leaked the concept art for the final boss ofElden Ringfrom, jokingly, Miyazaki himself. This reveals the final boss of the long-awaitedElden Ringas Sauron, once again usingThe Lord of the Ringsto make up content forElden Ring.
This fake leak proposes horse combat, where the horse of a player can “turn into a Beyblade” and somersault towards an opponent with little more than the enormous strength of the player’s adductors. Also of note is the “Naruto-styled” riding that the characters are partaking in at the beginning of the shot.
This clip is actually from the anime ofSengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, which is a multi-medium franchise that encompasses video games, anime, live-action shows, trading card games, stage plays, and more. Brought about byCapcomas aWarriors-like franchise that experienced its first release in 2005, it seems unlikely that players will be using horse legs to beat back foes.
Roughly a month ago, there was an allegedly active leaker within theElden Ringsubreddit. The leaker was supposedly silenced by a vague ‘publisher’ (believed to be Bandai Namco, partnered with FromSoftware forElden Ring), which led to accusations being tossed about that there were figurative rats within the subreddit reporting actual leakers. In reality, it’s likely that there are multiple fingers on the pulse of theElden Ringsubreddit to contain any spoilers or news that neitherBandai Namconor FromSoftware are ready to release.
It’s all in good fun, as the subreddit has been goofing around together while making their own news to fill the awkward, relative silence since 2019. On August 08, 2025, Glaive Master Hodir was created and it has been an absolutely wild ride since then. The subreddit briefly became aBugsnaxsubreddit, rioting against the lack ofElden Ringnews by suddenly adopting the polar opposite. Failing that, Redditors then attempted to join together in summoning rites which didn’t work out as intended. In other words, the subreddit has gone through quite a few hilarious phases.
Elden Ringis currently in development, with PC, PS4, and Xbox One as confirmed platforms.
