Studio:Â Pearl Abyss/Daum Games
Launch Date: March 3, 2016
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere)
Platform: PC
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Official Site: Black Desert (EN), Black Desert (KR)
Studio:Â Pearl Abyss/Daum Games
Launch Date: March 3, 2016
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere)
Platform: PC
Studio:Â Pearl Abyss/Daum Games
Launch Date: March 3, 2016
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Sandbox
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop) in the West (F2P elsewhere)
Platform: PC
Desert Oasis: How Pearl Abyss can guarantee Shadow Arena succeeds
Hands down, Shadow Arena is my favorite battle royale. But just because I've written so many glowing words of accolades for the game does...
Black Desert Mobile brings the Dark Knight on March 24 and hands out goodies to new and returning players
There are a few things going on in Black Desert Mobile right now. Or happening soon. Really, it's kind of a busy time for...
Black Desert Mobile releases Ascension and preps for the Dark Knight, PC version continues its anniversary
There's a whole lot new in the world of Black Desert. There's updates for mobile that have brought Ascension for the game's classes, the...
Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales
Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 262: Holly Holly oxen free
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Holly Longdale's departure, City of Heroes' Homecoming video ban, PlanetSide 2's Escalation, Black Desert's birthday, Cryptic's chat nuke, Guild Wars 2's next episode, changing MMO opinions, and MMO automation, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, and SWG Legends.
Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena
Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...
Black Desert’s anniversary event, world boss, new zone, and 10.6 million characters
A very happy birthday to Black Desert, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary here in the west. The popular fantasy sandbox put out an...
Black Desert patches in crossplay for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4
If you were hoping that today's crossplay patch for Black Desert would allow all platforms to group together under one banner, you would be wrong......
The Stream Team: A Black Desert birthday
What? You want more reasons to party? Well Black Desert brings you its fourth birthday! And Massively OP's MJ thinks that's reason enough. Even...
Black Desert Mobile adds in the North Mediah region
If you're going on a trip, you can bring Black Desert Mobile with you... and perhaps ironically, the game itself is bringing you on a trip...
Black Desert’s ominous O’dylitta update is launching ‘later this year’
Remember back at E3 and Heidel Ball last year, when in the midst of the hoopla around Black Desert's Shai and Great Expedition expansion...
Choose My Adventure: Black Desert should have gotten MMO of the Year
I can admit when I'm wrong. It happens often enough, that's for damn sure, and part of learning from a mistake is admitting that...
Black Desert prepares to shoot the Archer onto the PlayStation 4 on March 4
The Archer! A dramatic opponent stepping out of the shadows in Black Desert! Or remaining in the shadows; it doesn't actually matter, the whole point...
The Stream Team: Stepping into Shadow Arena’s closed beta
There's a new Battle Royale on the scene today-- but it's not really new. The once-mode of Black Desert Online, Shadow Arena kicks off...
PSA: Black Desert is zero dollars on PC right now, go get some
Free MMOs! Getcher free MMOs here! Yes, Black Desert goes on sale for PC quite a bit - everyone knows it's the cash shop...
Shadow Arena’s closed beta test has officially begun – are you trying it out?
Shadow Arena, Pearl Abyss' one-time battle royale mode for MMORPG Black Desert, officially hits closed beta today as a standalone title.
"Shadow Arena pits 40...
Desert Oasis: Understanding Black Desert’s Black Spirit
When Black Desert first released stateside back in 2016, I wasn't interested. At the time, I was deeply invested in running Guild Wars 2's fractals,...
Black Desert Mobile gives Ascension to all classes, Black Desert PC gets Succession for Mystic and Striker
My kingdom for version parity. But until then, there's a whole lot of Black Desert news on all fronts, from the mobile version getting...
Xbox Series X offers a look at ‘the next generation of gaming’
The Xbox Series X, Microsoft's latest entry in the popular Xbox line of consoles, is heading our way later this year. Despite a name...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 260: New World needs new ideas
Justin and Bree discuss Project Nova, Final Fantasy XIV, PAX East and the coronavirus, WoW subs, New World, and Daybreak, with mailbag topics on positive MMO stories, rogue servers, binge listening, and sandboxes.
