{"id":546556,"date":"2026-03-10T01:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T01:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T01:50:27","slug":"dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"DNF Duel&#8217;s Second Open Beta Set For This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <b>Platform:<\/b> PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC <br \/> <b>Publisher:<\/b> Nexon <br \/> <b>Developer:<\/b> Eighting, Arc System Works <br \/> <b>Release:<\/b> <time datetime=\"2022-06-28T12:00:00Z\" class=\"datetime\">June 28, 2022<\/time>  <\/p>\n<p>A new trailer for Arc System Works and Eighting&#8217;s latest fighting game DNF Duel has dropped, once again highlighting the Ghost Blade&#8217;s combat style, but this time with a new beta announcement attached at\u00a0the end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners (sorry, PC players) will\u00a0get to grind out rounds of DNF Duel starting on April 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific and lasting until April 4 at 7 a.m. Pacific. The testing period&#8217;s roster isn&#8217;t confirmed, but every character is present in the trailer, just\u00a0like in the previous beta announcement, leading me to believe all 11 characters will be playable this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/03\/28\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The previous open beta allowed players to battle in online lobbies to test out the game&#8217;s rollback netcode and the 10 characters available at the time. There&#8217;s no word on whether other modes like training or offline multiplayer will be available for this beta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DNF Duel will be launching on June 28 for PS5, PS4, and PC.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/03\/28\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC Publisher: Nexon Developer: Eighting, Arc System Works Release: June 28, 2022 A new trailer for Arc System Works and Eighting&#8217;s latest fighting game DNF Duel has dropped, once again highlighting the Ghost Blade&#8217;s combat style, but this time with a new beta announcement attached at\u00a0the end.\u00a0 PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 owners (sorry, PC players) will\u00a0get to grind out rounds of DNF Duel starting on April 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific and lasting until April 4 at 7 a.m. Pacific. The testing period&#8217;s roster isn&#8217;t confirmed, but every character is present in the trailer, just\u00a0like in the previous beta announcement, leading me to believe all 11 characters will be playable this weekend.\u00a0 Click here to watch embedded media The&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dnf-duels-second-open-beta-set-for-this-weekend\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":546557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DNF Duel&#039;s Second Open Beta Set For This Weekend | 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