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What time does The Duskbloods network test start in your time zone?

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Updated  Aug 21, 2026, 10:50 AM EDT

When The Duskbloods network test begins

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The Duskbloods network test will take place between Friday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 23, offering the perfect opportunity for those eager to have a taste of FromSoftware's new game and see what it's all about. There will be five four-hour test sessions throughout the weekend. As this network test will see players from around the world, some sessions will be more suited to your time zone, while others would require you to either wake up early or sleep late.

Cyberleek's still at it: Another GTA 6 leak shows 2 full minutes of high speed driving, surprisingly few crashes

Protagonist Jason Duval in Grand Theft Auto 6.
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Another day has dawned, and the mutual embarrassment of the games industry and gameplaying public continues: The enigmatic Cyberleek has uploaded yet another short video of leaked GTA 6 gameplay, marking the fourth consecutive day of GTA 6 leak releases. And based on their latest threat, the cryptopeddling leaker intends to keep that streak going.

Don't tell Nvidia: 56% of you are willing to pay over $600 for your next graphics card... and 19% would spend over $1000 😮

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We've been tracking graphics card prices for the past twelve months and after yet another pricing surge last week, there's been a wave of depression sweeping the PC Gamer offices. It's Nvidia GPUs that have been hit the hardest, with the ludicrous situation where the cheapest RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB we can find is more expensive than the cheapest RTX 5070.

One Piece Returns to Netflix With A New Special and a New Look

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Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

This brick-by-brick retelling of early One Piece is out in September

New One Piece adaptation sets sail with charming trailer

Lego Chopper being a little guy. Image: Netflix

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‘God of War’ TV Show Officially Recasts Its New Kratos

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Published Aug 20, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT

The recast follows a serious on-set injury that forced the ambitious Prime Video adaptation to restart much of its production.

Bluetti's Popular AC70 768Wh 1,000W LiFePO4 Power Station With 5 Year Warranty Drops to $220 After Coupon

Bluetti is well known for its high quality yet affordable power stations and solar generators. The brand also happens to have an official AliExpress storefront where it sells its products for considerably less than on Amazon.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta dates: How to sign up for both MW4 beta weekends

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You can't regularly queue up for combat until October, but a series of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 betas are a chance to try one upcoming campaign mission and several multiplayer maps before launch. Trying to decipher what happens when and how to register is super convoluted, so here's an info drop on the MW4 beta dates and what you'll need to get started.

All match overrides and console locations in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4

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Published Aug 20, 2026, 4:53 PM EDT

Rewrite the rules of the server

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Match overrides allow you to change how Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 is played, but only if you interact with the override console first.

I'm a decade-plus FromSoftware sicko, and these are my 5 takeaways from the first Duskbloods gameplay

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Ahead of The Duskbloods' network test next week, veteran Soulsborne YouTubers VaatiVidya and Oroboro have uploaded long gameplay videos and explainers for the Switch 2 exclusive PvPvE game, while IGN and Automaton have published new interviews with project lead and Soulsborne commander-in-chief, Hidetaka Miyazaki.

STALKER 2 gets serious performance and visual upgrades with its 2.0 update, testing confirms, polishing up one of the biggest flawed gems in FPS games

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Shooting a Bloodsucker mutant at close range in STALKER 2, running on update 2.0.
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I don’t begrudge anyone who’s waited to try STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl until it got its technical defects fixed. They’re still wrong, obviously - an absorbing and eerily atmospheric survival FPS is still an absorbing and eerily atmospheric survival FPS when it has the structural integrity of baked beans. But it was spectacularly broken at launch, and although nearly two years of patches have swatted countless bugs and beefed up the series’ signature A-Life NPC simulation, it’s remained a heavyweight GPU-puncher on general performance.