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
Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs
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Betawatch: May 15th, 2015
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Here’s a look at the latest Black Desert open world boss battle
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Black Desert enters Japanese open beta, gets live-action trailer
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Betawatch: May 1st, 2015
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Betawatch: April 17th, 2015
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Black Desert adjusts for ‘casual lite’ Korean market
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Betawatch: April 10th, 2015
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Whenever I talk about Ultima Online to someone who wasn't there when it was a big thing, I admit to feeling as if I...
Black Desert’s new class is a Valkyrie Shield Maiden
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Black Desert fans are troubled about game changes
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Here’s how to hunt whales in Black Desert
Would you like to hunt whales in Black Desert? No, not the big cash shop spenders, but actual whales in the ocean and stuff....
Black Desert celebrates 100-day beta mark
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New Valkyrie class is coming to Black Desert
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