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The Duskbloods Network Test applications open today for Nintendo Switch 2 players. Here is when sign-ups begin and end in every major region, along with the requirements you must meet before the Network Test launches on August 21. The Duskbloods Network Test Sign Up Times (PDT to EST) Screenshot: FromSoftware The Duskbloods Network Test applications open on July 22, 2026, at 7:00 AM PT / 10:00 AM ET. Players who want to participate in the FromSoftware closed beta will need to visit the official site and register using their Nintendo Account. Don’t panic if you miss the opening time, though. Applications will remain open until July 28, 2026 , giving players nearly a week to register. Since the application window begins and ends at different local times around the world, we have created an easy-to-read schedule for every major region below. The Duskbloods Network Test Application Times Screenshot: FromSoftware Applications Open — July 22 Region Local...

Something about today feels like a door opening after a long time of not knowing where the door was. The Sun walked into Leo today, closing out a Cancer season that asked everyone to slow down, feel more, and sit with what was actually going on inside. That chapter is done. Leo has arrived, stargazer, and with it comes Uranus sextiling Jupiter exact — a spark of possibility that doesn’t require explanation, just action. Mercury goes direct tomorrow, ending weeks of communication gridlock that’s had everyone second-guessing themselves. The sky is asking everyone to step into something bigger than what they’ve been allowing. The window is open. Walk through it. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Leo season just kicked on, and you can feel it — that particular electricity that makes everything seem more possible. Don’t let it talk you into something half...

The 1990s saw many shifts in music. Grunge hit the mainstream, and alternative bands took over radio airwaves. Many genres were blended in the process, which made way for future genre creations. Bands in the latter half of the decade inadvertently invented 2000s indie rock with these three underrated songs. “cARRY THE ZERO” BY bUILT TO SPILL In 1999, Built To Spill’s fourth studio album, Keep It Like A Secret , proved to be the band’s magnum opus. The best way to describe the album would be “ahead of its time.” Brilliantly, Built To Spill blended elements of noise rock and shoegaze with alt-rock and dream pop. Singer and guitarist Doug Martsch’s vocals were unique at the time, but his vocal inflection soon became a staple of the next decade. Built To Spill was a major influence on 2000s indie rock bands such as Death Cab For Cutie , Modest Mouse, The Weakerthans, The Ataris, and many more. “Do the vampire” by Super...

There’s no denying the intoxicating lure of an Irish Goodbye. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the song-and-dance of finding the party host, giving them your compliments, hugs, and handshakes, the half-drowned “let’s do this again soon!” as you make your escape. There’s a certain elegance, an air of mystery to slipping silently out of a crowded party with no one the wiser. But if you must let someone know, here are four great songs to act as stand-ins for a long, drawn-out goodbye. “Leavin'” by Jesse McCartney “Leavin'” released in 2008 as the lead single of Jesse McCartney’s third album, Departure . A fitting album title, as it served as a departure from the younger image of his first two albums. “Leavin'”, and McCartney in general , heralded a shift in 2000s-era pop, considering that Justin Bieber’s debut was just around the corner. As for its efficacy as a “leaving a party” song, ...

A new report claims that another Xbox Game Studio has gone independent. According to insiders, Alpha Dog Games has become independently owned again after Microsoft closed it down in 2024. The former Bethesda-owned studio was the team behind Mighty Doom . Bethesda Studio Goes Independent After Being Shut Down in 2024 Screenshot: Bethesda, Alpha Dog Games In 2024, Microsoft announced that it had closed down Alpha Dog Games alongside Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. The studio was originally acquired by Bethesda in 2019 and later developed the mobile title Mighty Doom . However, it now appears that the former Xbox studio has been resurrected from the dead. According to an update to the LinkedIn profile of the studio’s founder, Shawn Woods, Alpha Dog Games has become independently owned again . The change was discovered by eagle-eyed fans, who claim that the developer recently updated his profile to reflect the studio’s new status. Screenshot: LinkedIn Shawn Woods ...

Some days the sky is doing one thing. Today it’s doing five. Three major aspects hit exact simultaneously — Saturn and Mars in full cooperative flow, Jupiter facing off with Pluto at peak force, Jupiter and Neptune in their most harmonious alignment — while two brand new aspects activate all at once. That’s a lot of signal for a Monday, stargazer, and it doesn’t resolve into one clean feeling. Some of it will push, some will open, some will ask you to hold your ground. The through-line, if there is one: today is not a day for hedging. Whatever’s in front of you is asking for an actual answer. Give it one. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 Saturn and Mars are in an exact sextile today — the two energies Aries usually experiences as opponents are cooperating at full strength. The discipline, the pacing, the part that says slow down and do it right — t...