{"id":68027,"date":"2026-06-10T00:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68027"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:09:43","slug":"fromsoftware-to-hold-closed-network-test-for-the-duskbloods-in-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/fromsoftware-to-hold-closed-network-test-for-the-duskbloods-in-summer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FromSoftware to hold closed network test for The Duskbloods in Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, FromSoftware announced that it will host a closed network test for the upcoming PvPvE title <strong>The Duskbloods <\/strong>in summer this year. The full game is slated to launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, supporting battles of up to 8 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the upcoming network test, players will become Bloodsworn &#8211; those who have transcended humanityand wield eccentric blood powers &#8211; and experience a small part of what Dusk Battles have to offer. FromSoftware will release further details in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Step into this multiplayer action game as Bloodsworn,battle against up to 7 players as you hunt to secure the mysterious First Blood. The Duskbloods launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026 with a closed network test coming soon! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NintendoDirect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoDirect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VEymSOsIqr\">pic.twitter.com\/VEymSOsIqr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/2064357846431523006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, FromSoftware announced that it will host a closed network test for the upcoming PvPvE title The Duskbloods in summer this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":68029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-68027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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