{"id":2085977,"date":"2026-08-10T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2085977"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:33:03","slug":"you-can-now-check-if-youve-been-selected-for-the-duskbloods-network-test-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2085977","title":{"rendered":"You can now check if you&#8217;ve been selected for The Duskbloods network test &#8211; here&#8217;s how"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-duskbloods\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Duskbloods<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">You can now check if you&#8217;ve been selected for The Duskbloods network test &#8211; here&#8217;s how<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Every Gehrman for himself.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-duskbloods-character-close-up-crop-1.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"the-duskbloods-character-close-up-crop-1.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"361\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoftware.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-10T09:33:03+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 10, 2026, 9:33 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b574f1ea-a4d4-4017-8b34-ef0859405d07\" data-name=\"The Duskbloods\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Duskbloods\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Duskbloods\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Duskbloods\" title=\"Follow The Duskbloods\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Duskbloods<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The Duskbloods, the next game from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne creator FromSoftware, is hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/from-software-the-duskbloods-playtest\">its first-ever public test<\/a> later this month. The network test, as the developer calls it, was always intended to be limited, meaning not everyone who signed up will get to play.<\/p>\n<p>If you already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-closed-playtest-dates\">signed up in July when registration opened<\/a>, you may now find out whether or not you&#8217;ve made it in. <a href=\"https:\/\/campaign.theduskbloods.jp\/p\/event\/networktest\">The network test&#8217;s page<\/a> on the game&#8217;s official website now has an option to show selection results. Simply click the three-line menu in the top right corner, log in to your Nintendo account, and come back for the results.<\/p>\n<p>The two options are plain: either you see &#8216;you were selected to participate&#8217; or the much less desirable &#8216;you were not selected to participate&#8217;. That&#8217;s about all you can do on the website right now, but you should bookmark it because you&#8217;re going to need it soon.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-duskbloods-test-results-1.jpeg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.880050505050505\" width=\"1489\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"the-duskbloods-test-results-1.jpeg\" height=\"792\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.880050505050505\" width=\"1489\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoftware.<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 18th August at 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm BST you&#8217;ll need to return to the same website to actually get your code, which you&#8217;ll be able to redeem on Nintendo&#8217;s website. The test itself doesn&#8217;t start for a few more days, because this process hasn&#8217;t been needlessly complicated enough.<\/p>\n<p>The Duskblood&#8217;s network test runs 21st to 24th August in five different sessions, so plan ahead. Here&#8217;s the schedule the developer shared last month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21st August (Fri) at 11:00 to 15:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>22nd August (Sat) at 03:00 to 07:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>22nd August (Sat) at 19:00 to 23:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>23rd August (Sun) at 11:00 to 15:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>24th August (Mon) at 03:00 to 07:00 BST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Duskbloods is seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-elden-ring-switch-2-2026\">still set for release at some point this year<\/a>, though neither Nintendo nor FromSoft have hinted at a release window. It&#8217;s possible the pair are waiting on the results of the network test before committing to a firm date.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The Duskbloods, the next game from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a>, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne creator FromSoftware, is hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/from-software-the-duskbloods-playtest\">its first-ever public test<\/a> later this month. The network test, as the developer calls it, was always intended to be limited, meaning not everyone who signed up will get to play.<\/p>\n<p>If you already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-closed-playtest-dates\">signed up in July when registration opened<\/a>, you may now find out whether or not you&#8217;ve made it in. <a href=\"https:\/\/campaign.theduskbloods.jp\/p\/event\/networktest\">The network test&#8217;s page<\/a> on the game&#8217;s official website now has an option to show selection results. Simply click the three-line menu in the top right corner, log in to your Nintendo account, and come back for the results.<\/p>\n<p>The two options are plain: either you see &#8216;you were selected to participate&#8217; or the much less desirable &#8216;you were not selected to participate&#8217;. That&#8217;s about all you can do on the website right now, but you should bookmark it because you&#8217;re going to need it soon.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-duskbloods-test-results-1.jpeg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.880050505050505\" width=\"1489\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"the-duskbloods-test-results-1.jpeg\" height=\"792\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.880050505050505\" width=\"1489\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>FromSoftware.<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 18th August at 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm BST you&#8217;ll need to return to the same website to actually get your code, which you&#8217;ll be able to redeem on Nintendo&#8217;s website. The test itself doesn&#8217;t start for a few more days, because this process hasn&#8217;t been needlessly complicated enough.<\/p>\n<p>The Duskblood&#8217;s network test runs 21st to 24th August in five different sessions, so plan ahead. Here&#8217;s the schedule the developer shared last month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>21st August (Fri) at 11:00 to 15:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>22nd August (Sat) at 03:00 to 07:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>22nd August (Sat) at 19:00 to 23:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>23rd August (Sun) at 11:00 to 15:00 BST.<\/li>\n<li>24th August (Mon) at 03:00 to 07:00 BST.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Duskbloods is seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-duskbloods-elden-ring-switch-2-2026\">still set for release at some point this year<\/a>, though neither Nintendo nor FromSoft have hinted at a release window. 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