Subj : Duskbloods will soon get closed test
To   : All
From : Blue White
Date : Wed Jun 10 2026 08:06:02

Hold out for a little longer FromSoft fans  The Duskbloods will get a closed 
network test this summer, but a release date for the full game has yet to be 
announced

Date:
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:55:38 +0000

A brand new trailer for FromSoftware's next game, The Duskbloods, has been 
revealed, alongside a release window for a closed network test.

Today's 50-minute Nintendo Direct was chock-full of game reveals and 
trailers, and among them was a fresh teaser for The Duskbloods . 
Unfortunately, the renowned Elden Ring and Bloodborne developer didn't share 
a release date to go alongside it, but it did confirm that a closed network 
test will be available in "summer 2026" for Switch 2 . It's been one year 
since the Switch 2-exclusive was announced , and it is disappointing that 
there's still no launch window or gameplay trailer. However, with the closed 
network test coming soon, a release date announcement could arrive before the 
year is up.

A closed network test for Elden Ring Nightreign , the cooperative multiplayer 
experience that launched in May last year, was announced in December 2024, 
and registration opened a month later. The following month, the game received 
an official release date, so here's hoping The Duskbloods will get a similar 
treatment.  "Step
into this new PvPvE multiplayer action game from FromSoftware, where you take 
on the role of a Bloodsworn. Fight through a world overrun with enemies using 
unique weapons and abilities, while occasionally forming transient alliances 
on your path to victory," the latest game description reads.

In an interview following the game's reveal last year, director Hidetaka 
Miyazaki said that The Duskbloods was originally being developed as a Switch 
game. 

The developer said the multiplayer game was being made by a small team for 
the Switch before it eventually shifted to being developed for the Switch 2, 
allowing the studio to take advantage of the console's new hardware .

"A while back, we had the opportunity to meet with Nintendo to discuss ideas, 
and during this discussion, we presented a rough outline for The Duskbloods 
," Miyazaki said. 

"It was still very bare-bones at the timemore a loose string of ideas than a 
proper presentation. The concept itself was different from anything we had 
done before, and Nintendo seemed very interested in helping make it a 
reality. So thats when the project kicked off."

Link to news story, including YouTube link to trailer:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/hold-out-for-a-little-longer-fromsoft-fans-th
e-duskbloods-will-get-a-closed-network-test-this-summer-but-a-release-date-for
-the-full-game-has-yet-to-be-announced

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