Updated
Updated · Eurogamer.net · Aug 20
Nintendo Denies Sept. 24 Duskbloods Release Date as Switch 2 Test Starts in 1 Day
Updated
Updated · Eurogamer.net · Aug 20

Nintendo Denies Sept. 24 Duskbloods Release Date as Switch 2 Test Starts in 1 Day

3 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Aug 20

Summary

  • Nintendo said a Sept. 24 launch date for The Duskbloods is inaccurate, after the date appeared in an early Guardian preview from a Tokyo hands-on event.
  • An official spokesperson told Eurogamer there is currently no release-date information for the Switch 2 exclusive, while other preview reports said only that it is due later this year.
  • The denial lands 1 day before a closed network test that players signed up for after last month's Nintendo Direct trailer.
  • Leaked gameplay footage also surfaced online earlier on Aug. 20, was reposted to Bilibili, and was later taken down.

Insights

Will FromSoftware's drastic anti-leak measures actually stop footage of their bloody new Switch 2 exclusive from flooding the internet?
Can the Switch 2 handle eight-player gothic chaos, or will this ambitious PvPvE experiment alienate hardcore Souls fans?
With 14 horrifying classes exposed early, was this massive gameplay leak a genuine mistake or a brilliant marketing ploy?