Elden Ring Has Finally Gone Gold

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Elden Ring, the highly-anticipated action-RPG by FromSoftware (and with additional world-building elements from Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin), has officially gone gold.

As revealed on Twitter by @EldenRingUpdate, a Taipei Game Show video confirms the game has now gone gold and shouldn't receive any delay from its release across PC and consoles on February 25.

For those unfamiliar with the term, going gold offers an important step forward in a game's development process because it indicates that a master version of the game has been finalised and that it's on its way to being turned into digital and disk-based copies, ready for sale (although Day 1 updates are often worked on after going gold).

Here's a compilation of the new Elden Ring footage from Taipei Game Show todayThe best news: Elden Ring has gone gold and will not be delayed! https://t.co/64MZT9QNyO

Originally due to launch this month, fans across social media will be delighted to hear that everything is on schedule for the game's latest February release date. As translated by Gematsu, FromSoftware‘s Yasuhiro Kitao further reassured fans over the game's development during a presentation at the Taipei Game Show.

“[Development is going smoothly,]” said Kitao in the video. “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.”

While still a month away from going on sale, Elden Ring has already started 2022 the right way by becoming Steam's most-wishlisted game. The Hidetaka