Kadokawa ties The Duskbloods to 2026

KADOKAWA’s latest investor materials have kept The Duskbloods in the company’s 2026 lineup for Nintendo Switch 2, extending a release window that FromSoftware first announced on April 2, 2025. The update matters because it comes from the parent company’s earnings disclosures rather than a fan-facing trailer or retailer listing. Nintendo and FromSoftware also continue to carry official pages for the game that describe it as a Nintendo Switch 2 title due in 2026. ### Where did the 2026 timing come from? May 14, 2026 is the date on KADOKAWA’s investor-relations calendar for its earnings results announcement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. Coverage of those materials quoted KADOKAWA as saying FromSoftware was expected to contribute with “The Duskbloods” and that the title was “slated for a 2026 release for Nintendo Switch 2.” April 2, 2025 is when KADOKAWA published FromSoftware’s original English-language release for the game. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) That release said “The Duskbloods” would be released worldwide in 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2. ### Is this a new announcement or a reaffirmation? The April 2, 2025 release already set the basic launch window and platform. KADOKAWA said then that the game was scheduled for 2026, and FromSoftware’s official site still says “COMING 2026.” (group.kadokawa.co.jp) The May 2026 earnings reference functions as a reaffirmation that the plan has not changed. That is narrower than a precise launch-date announcement: neither KADOKAWA’s release nor the official game site gives a month or day. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) ### What has the companies’ own material actually said about the game? FromSoftware described The Duskbloods as an “online multiplayer action game” in KADOKAWA’s April 2025 release. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) The company said the title was built for Nintendo Switch 2 and would support up to eight players online. The official FromSoftware site says the game is a PvPvE-based multiplayer action title in which player-versus-player and player-versus-enemy combat unfold in the same match. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) Nintendo’s U.S. Switch 2 page separately says the game is “available exclusively” for the Nintendo Switch 2 system. ### Why are some reports calling it a Bloodborne successor? Gaming outlets have drawn comparisons to Bloodborne because of FromSoftware’s gothic visual style and the game’s blood-centered language, but KADOKAWA, Nintendo and FromSoftware have not described The Duskbloods that way in the official materials reviewed here. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) The companies’ own wording has centered on multiplayer action, PvPvE play and the Nintendo Switch 2 platform. (fromsoftware.jp) Hidetaka Miyazaki is named in the official materials as FromSoftware’s president, and Nintendo’s Switch 2 page says he discusses the origins of the project in a Creators Voice feature. The page, however, still stops short of giving a dated launch announcement beyond the 2026 window. ### What should readers watch for next? Nintendo’s official Switch 2 game page and FromSoftware’s official site remain the clearest places to watch for the next concrete update. (group.kadokawa.co.jp) As of May 19, 2026, both still list The Duskbloods for Nintendo Switch 2 with a 2026 release window, and neither page includes a final release date or price. (fromsoftware.jp)