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Selected players can check The Duskbloods network test status and get codes on Aug 18

FromSoftware's closed network test for The Duskbloods is now viewable on the game's network test website—players must open the menu and check their Account page to see if they were chosen. Selected participants will be able to retrieve a download code on the site starting Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET. The playtest runs in five scheduled windows from Aug. 21–23. This test provides an early multiplayer preview for the Switch 2 title; no commercial release date has been announced.

• How to check: visit the official network test website, click the three-line menu at the top right, select "Account" and view your selection status there.
• Download codes: selected players will have their download code posted on the network test website beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET; non-selected players will see a blue "You were not selected to participate" message.
• Network test schedule (all 2026 dates): Friday, Aug. 21 — 3 AM–7 AM PT / 6 AM–10 AM ET and 7 PM–11 PM PT / 10 PM–2 AM ET; Saturday, Aug. 22 — 11 AM–3 PM PT / 2 PM–6 PM ET; Sunday, Aug. 23 — 3 AM–7 AM PT / 6 AM–10 AM ET and 7 PM–11 PM PT / 10 PM–2 AM ET.
• The Duskbloods is a multiplayer title from FromSoftware planned for Nintendo Switch 2 this year; the developer has not announced a release date.