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

The Stream Team: Celebrating Black Desert Online’s third anniversary with battle royale

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What did you do for your third birthday? It probably wasn't a battle royale match. But that is exactly how Black Desert is celebrating...

Massively Uplifting: Black Desert’s lantern memorial, a gift of sight in Wizard101

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Gamers get a bad rap. Studios are seen as heartless villains. Mainstream media is quick to demonize us, and we can be quick to...

Black Desert has officially launched for the Xbox One with an ambitious content cadence planned

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It's happening today: MMORPG sandpark Black Desert Online is officially launching on the Xbox One. Like the PC version, this edition of the game is...

The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs

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Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...

Black Desert turns three years old in the west as its battle royale mode leaves early access

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Can you believe Black Desert is creeping up on three years since its launch here in the west? It's true! Naturally Kakao is pulling...

300,000 people took part in the Xbox One betas for Black Desert, Pearl Abyss previews roadmap

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My guess is that most of our readers are already plenty familiar with Black Desert, being as it's still the newest of the large...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is soooo close to being perfect but just misses the mark?

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Last week, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that struck a chord with me. Author SaintNutella rattles off a list of some of...

Black Desert’s PC version rolls out the new Central Market as Xbox One edition mops up beta bugs

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Economy fiends, it's your week to shine in Black Desert. That's because the game's trading system has received a major new implementation in the...

Black Desert Online explains the intent of the Adventure Log and Dark Rift

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Jae-hee Kim, executive producer for Black Desert Online, has penned a letter to provide some context for the recent additions of Bartali's Adventure Log...

One Shots: Your moment of zen

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When life -- and even gaming -- gets too hectic, where do you retreat to in order to find some peace and quiet? We...
Surprising no one, we have not pictured the thing we don't know about.

Black Desert Online is in open beta on the Xbox One through February 17

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If you like your MMOs on consoles, your spirits black, your combat active, and your classes gender-locked, you should give Black Desert Online a whirl...
Similar to teamwork.

Love and war collide in Black Desert Online’s latest update

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Whether you're a lover or a fighter, the latest Black Desert Online update has something for you. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the...

Black Desert: Xbox One beta preload, market value doubling, goldseller crackdown, and Dark Rifts event

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Usually Black Desert does its big drops on Wednesday, but we've already got a pile of BDO news growing that just can't wait. For starters,...
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Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers

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The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...

More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101

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Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...

Interview: Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on battle royale design, metrics, cron stones, and future content

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Black Desert has had a wild ride over the last year, as has its home studio, Pearl Abyss. Not only did PA pick up...

Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale is offering a discount on your first $30 in purchases

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Sure why not let's do a Lunar New Year sale on Steam. Any excuse for a party! Valve and co. has done more than...

Black Desert explains Cron Stone prices and ups some horse prices

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A letter from Pearl Abyss Executive Producer Jae-hee Kim gives Black Desert players the scoop on what the heck is going on with Cron...

Black Desert drops new trailer for final Xbox One open beta event

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Dang, I almost forgot that Black Desert is still on track for an Xbox One launch this year. Almost, but not quite. Indeed, as...
Surprising no one, we have not pictured the thing we don't know about.

Black Desert adds devour system, privacy mode, and new battle royale classes with Lunar New Year update

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Lunar New Year descends on Black Desert today, which means players will be dipping into no less than three events: Cakewalk, in which you'll...

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