black desert

Official Site: Black Desert (EN), Black Desert (KR)
Studio: Pearl Abyss/Daum Games
Launch Date: March 3, 2016
Genre: Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere)
Platform: PC

Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s Jaehee Kim and Jesse Joo on accessibility, community, and playing their own game

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Attending the first Calpheon Ball in the US was an awesome experience. Getting to see fellow Black Desert fans, watching the joy in peoples' faces...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2023

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Nobody can see the future, but it sure is fun guessing, and that's exactly what we're going to do for (to?) the MMO genre...

Black Desert PC introduces the fan-wielding Woosa and launches its winter seasonal server

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Who would bring a fan to a sword fight? The Woosa, that's who. The class that's been talked up by Pearl Abyss at this...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 400: A fireside chat with Justin and Bree

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Justin and Bree discuss The Game Awards, Blue Protocol, Diablo IV, Nightingale, Wayfinder, Dune Awakening, the FTC fighting Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard merger, ZeniMax's unionization effort, and Black Desert's Calpheon Ball, plus an epic Daily Grind showdown with topics ranging from the MMO regrets to the best elves.

Black Desert doubles up on new classes with a twin-sane update

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At Calpheon Ball in LA this past weekend, Pearl Abyss revealed the next big thing for Black Desert: a pair of twinned classes that...

Desert Oasis: The Woosa, the Maegu, and new lands – the highlights from Black Desert’s 2022 Calpheon Ball

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Black Desert had a pretty quiet 2022. It might be a good thing considering how much bad press some of its peers have been...

Black Desert ramps up for its 2022 Calpheon Ball with in-game events and promise of its twin class reveal

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Some big reveals and a lot of celebration are on the horizon for Black Desert fans. The 2022 Calpheon Ball from Los Angeles, CA,...
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End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2022

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When you're investing a whole lot of time and (potentially) money into MMORPGs, you want to make sure that your game isn't going belly-up...

Black Desert Console closes its autumn seasonal servers

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Seasons change, both in life and in Black Desert, as the latest update on the console version has officially shuttered the autumn seasonal servers...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?

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I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...

Black Desert PC makes several monster updates and starts some holiday season events

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'Tis the season for celebration by getting presents under a tree and killing a monstrous yeti, or at least that's how the holidays are...

Black Desert adds Atoraxxion party matching for PC, announces two different classes for mobile and PC

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What's better than one new class in one MMORPG? Two classes in two different versions, that's what! That's one of the major headlines coming...

Steam’s autumn sale is live now through November 29 – here are a few MMOs with good deals

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Like clockwork, the autumn Steam sale has returned for the gaming world with deals just in time for Thanksgiving or Black Friday or Small-Business...

Black Desert PC opens the third portion of Atoraxxion dungeon, adds events with pesky moles and turkeys

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Players of the PC version of Black Desert who have been ready to plumb the further depths of the Atoraxxion dungeon now have their...

Pearl Abyss Q3 2022: DokeV and Crimson Desert delays, CCP’s new blockchain game, and EVE Online’s uptick

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Pearl Abyss, primarily known around these parts as the company that owns EVE Online and Black Desert, has released its third quarter earnings report...

Black Desert PC applies Agris Fever to gathering, opens a Solare hall of fame, and graduates autumn season players

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You'd be forgiven for thinking that something called Agris Fever would be an affliction you'd want to avoid, but in the case of Black...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming is bound for Black Desert Online

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In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...

Black Desert Mobile adds primal memories and launches events to draw in players

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When your series of events pretty much yells at players to engage with them in their title, it might come off as a little...

Black Desert launches its final Path of Glory season on mobile, engages hot time boosts for PC season servers

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It's time yet again for the customary weekly updates from Black Desert, specifically the mobile and PC versions of the sandbox MMORPG and their...

Black Desert is canceling its Halloween events and sales following Itaewon tragedy

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Unless you skip international news on the weekends, you likely read about the devastating tragedy in the Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea, as...

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