Duskbloods Beta Selections Are Done: Here’s How to Check if You Got In
FromSoftware has completed selections for The Duskbloods network test, but applicants must check the original registration website rather than wait for an email. Successful players will see a red selection notice after signing in with their Nintendo account, while unsuccessful applicants will receive a blue message; this matters because access to the limited Switch 2 test is being confirmed through an unusual process.
Test codes will be available from 18 August at 6:00am PDT, with five four-hour sessions scheduled between 21 and 23 August. The Duskbloods is an eight-player PvPvE game with a Victorian Gothic style, due later this year exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2; some fans have criticised FromSoftware’s continued focus on multiplayer projects following Elden Ring Nightreign.
In short
- Check the registration website, not your email, for selection status.
- Network-test codes arrive from 18 August.
- The Switch 2-exclusive game launches later this year.
Explained simply
The Duskbloods is an upcoming game from FromSoftware, the Japanese studio behind Elden Ring. It is being made for Nintendo Switch 2 and is planned as an eight-player game, with players competing against one another while also facing computer-controlled enemies. Its setting draws on Victorian Gothic style, with dark, ornate surroundings.
The game is part of a growing run of multiplayer projects from FromSoftware, including Elden Ring Nightreign. That shift has prompted discussion among fans, some of whom would prefer the studio to focus on other kinds of games. The network test gives selected players an early chance to try The Duskbloods before its planned release later this year.
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