From Software has announced that registration for The Duskbloods Closed Network Test is now live until July 28 at 6:59 AM PDT. The test will start on August 21 and last until August 24.
The closed network test will give players the first opportunity to play and test out multiplayer functionality in The Duskbloods before it releases. Players must have a Nintendo Account and Nintendo Switch Online membership to participate. Registration is available via The Duskbloods website until next week.
The Duskbloods is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive title which Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki initially presented to Nintendo as a barebones project with a rough outline. It’s a PvPvE game that focuses on online multiplayer, while retaining the key gameplay elements and features of Souls games that FromSoftware is known for. Currently, From Software still plan to launch the game in 2026.
The protagonists of The Duskbloods are the Bloodsworn, a group whose members achieved extraordinary abilities through the use of special blood, similarly to vampires. The Bloodsworn are competing for something known as “First Blood,” and as human society reaches its end, First Blood flows in an event called the “Twilight of Humanity.” There’s no fixed era or location, but The Duskbloods features more traditional Gothic and Victorian-style maps, along with some depicting the end of the early modern era.
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will launch on August 28 for Nintendo Switch 2. Originally, Bandai Namco and From Software planned to release the Switch 2 version in 2025, but delayed it for additional development time in order to optimize the game’s performance. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will feature the base game and the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion in one package. Moreover, the game will feature new armor and customization features for Torrent’s appearance.
