{"id":575326,"date":"2026-03-15T18:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-elden-ring-datamine-video-sheds-further-light-on-those-mysterious-colosseums"},"modified":"2026-03-15T18:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:47:27","slug":"new-elden-ring-datamine-video-sheds-further-light-on-those-mysterious-colosseums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/new-elden-ring-datamine-video-sheds-further-light-on-those-mysterious-colosseums\/","title":{"rendered":"New Elden Ring datamine video sheds further light on those mysterious colosseums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/new-elden-ring-datamine-video-sheds-further-light-on-those-mysterious-colosseums.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nLast month, Soulsborne dataminer Lance McDonald offered Elden Ring fans a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/boundary-breaking-video-hints-at-possible-elden-ring-dlc\">peek behind the Lands Between&#8217;s ordinarily sealed colosseum doors<\/a>, and now, a fresh delve inside has revealed more of what may have been planned for the currently dormant structures during development.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nElden Ring players will no doubt be familiar with the gargantuan colosseums that lie at three points on the map &#8211; one just beyond Stormveil Bridge, another jutting out from Caelid&#8217;s coastline, and a third set high above Leyndell, Royal Capital. They&#8217;re imposing things on the outside, and McDonald&#8217;s initial boundary break video revealed, somewhat surprisingly given their impenetrable nature, that developer FromSoftware hadn&#8217;t skimped on their innards either.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBy following a series of intricate passageways beyond one of the colosseum&#8217;s closed doors, McDonald emerged in a vast arena overlooked by a lavishly rendered viewing area. 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Elden Ring players will no doubt be familiar with the gargantuan colosseums that lie at three points on the map &#8211; one just beyond Stormveil Bridge, another jutting out from Caelid&#8217;s coastline, and a third set high above Leyndell, Royal Capital. They&#8217;re imposing things on the outside, and McDonald&#8217;s initial boundary break video revealed, somewhat surprisingly given their impenetrable nature, that developer FromSoftware hadn&#8217;t skimped on their innards either. 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