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

You drank more than 364M beers in Black Desert during its first year in the west

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In fact, you probably drank four times that. Happy birthday, Black Desert! Yep, the Korean-born MMORPG is celebrating one year in the west today. Earlier this...
I'm cutting it down.

Black Desert celebrates first anniversary with Dark Knight launch, birthday gifts

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The Dark Knight is officially live in Black Desert today as part of the game's first anniversary update. Hardcore players probably already took advantage...

One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish

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An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...
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Black Desert brings out the Dark Knight on March 1st

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Good news, fans of knights with requisite darkness! Black Desert is bringing the Dark Knight to local shores on March 1st, allowing everyone in...

Black Desert teases Dark Knight pre-creation for tomorrow’s patch

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Get excited -- but not too excited. The western branch of Black Desert this afternoon teased a silhouette of the Dark Knight in conjunction...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?

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Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers. "I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...

People are falling through the world in Black Desert

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Whatever you do, don't go to Shakatu's Territory in Black Desert today. "We are aware of a hole in the game world that is allowing...

The Stream Team: Sparks fly in Black Desert for Valentine’s Day

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Have you ever wanted to see sparks fly on Valentine's Day? You can! And you don't even have to buy dinner or flowers first...

Massively OP’s guide to Valentine’s Day around the MMORPG verse

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Ready for sappy questlines, particle effects that look like hearts, and lots -- and I do mean lots -- of pink? Valentine's day has...
IT'S FUN TO CHARTER AN ACCOUNTANT

Black Desert’s western launch helped Kakao’s games division have a great 2016

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Kakao is a major company in South Korea with over 5000 employees and its fingers in many pies, from a major instant messaging app...
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Black Desert’s Valentine’s Day events and ocean rescue system arrive today

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Valentine's Day has come to Black Desert Online in a 1 GB patch today -- they take V-day seriously, these folks at Kakao. Beginning today,...

One Shots: Cow disco!

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With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
I'm cutting it down.

Black Desert’s Dark Knight journeys westward in March

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The Dark Knight is coming westward, Black Desert fans -- maybe sooner than you thought. March, in fact! "The Dark Knight is the next character...
IT'S FUN TO CHARTER AN ACCOUNTANT

Black Desert patches in gold chests and a level 50 guide

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A gold treasure chest would be pretty useless. Leaving aside the fact that gold is a soft metal and making a treasure chest out...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future

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Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.

One Shots: A purrrfect sunset

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What makes a good sunset even better? When you get to curl up with your favorite pet and share a Hallmark moment together. UpayaCrow kicks...

The Stream Team: Out on Black Desert’s expanded ocean

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What should follow a desert expansion? An ocean! Black Desert Online's Margoria expansion this week opened up vast stretches of the high seas for...

Black Desert’s GMs ran some epic live Margoria events yesterday

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Missing studio-led MMORPG events in your games, especially as Asheron's Call goes dark next week? Kakao apparently did too, as the launch of the...

Black Desert’s Margoria expansion sends gamers to the high seas today

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Suit up and man the decks, me hearties: Black Desert's Margoria expansion is going live today. "The Margoria Expansion pushes the limits of what is...
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Black Desert considers second Awakenings, console port; releases Dark Knight trailer

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What does the future hold for Black Desert? The present holds the game releasing in Taiwan, but the future is a bit more up...

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