10 Real Video Game Leaks Everyone Thought Were Fake

3. George R.R. Martin Collaborating With FromSoftware

Elden Ring
FromSoftware

There's something about Elden Ring that still doesn't feel real. After being officially unveiled at E3 2019, we've seen basically nothing of the game since, lending it this mysterious feel that has propelled its hype into the stratosphere.

A collaboration between Game Of Thrones overlord George R.R. Martin and Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki (the president of FromSoftware), Elden Ring is one of those "sounds too good to be true" type deals, and this was exactly how people reacted when news of the project first leaked.

Sites like PushSquare called the rumours of a Martin/FromSoftware collaboration "bonkers", believing it to be "a load of rubbish". They weren't alone in that skepticism either, with commenters across the web refusing to believe in the project at all.

And then, at that year's E3, all of our skepticism was proven to be needless: Elden Ring was very real, it was very much in development, and it actually was a combined effort between two celebrated fantasy masterminds.

As for when we'll see the finished game? It's probably going to be a while. Sadface.

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