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Korean studio known in the west primarily for its heraldship of Black Desert.

Black Desert gets a Tamer, darker nights, and lanterns with oil

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Daum posted a project manager diary on the Black Desert forum yesterday announcing that the Tamer class will not only be playable at launch but be available in...
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Black Desert answers questions on localization and release

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There is no way in the world to know when the second closed beta for a localized Black Desert will take place, although the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 39: Giving thanks

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Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Blade & Soul, SWTOR nerfs, Funcom, and gratitude, plus mailbag questions on other podcasts, the quest for sandboxes, F2P restrictions, and custom races.

Black Desert is now available for pre-order

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After an accidental peek at its store page earlier this month, Black Desert now has the full, correct, and permanent page up for pre-orders. The pre-order...

Black Desert’s Sorceress gets a scythe weapon awakening

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Black Desert's Sorceress is getting some love this week, thanks a new face template work-in-progress that was appropriately posted to the game's Facebook page....

Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?

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This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...

Black Desert confirms regional IP blocking

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Bad news for those hoping that Daum Games would see the light and keep Black Desert's borders open to all nations: The publisher will...

Black Desert fans push against possible IP blocking [Updated]

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Some Black Desert fans are concerned that the game appears to be headed for a heaping pile of regional IP blocking in the near...

Black Desert’s North American website and forums launch

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Black Desert's English-language website has just gone live. It's a bit bare right now, though Daum is hyping videos from Paris Games Week. The site...

Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music

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Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...

Black Desert will start selling pre-orders soon but won’t be having an open beta

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While more closed beta tests will be coming before Black Desert's western launch early next year, Daum Games said that it will not be...

Black Desert gets a new action trailer and some other videos

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Does Black Desert's combat make you dizzy? Me neither, but I've heard some people say that, so I had to ask. In any case,...

Black Desert slides into alpha testing

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What's the next hot MMO import? For many it's the luscious Black Desert, which will be coming out in the west early next year....
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Leaderboard: Are you worried about the westernization of Black Desert?

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I've been looking forward to Black Desert for quite a long while. Sure, the B2P-with-an-item-mall business model dampens my enthusiasm, but I'm still keen on...

Someone camped Black Desert’s Harpy Queen boss for 10 hours to bring you this vid

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Steparu camped a Black Desert world boss for 10 hours so that he could record a gameplay video of it, and the results have...

Black Desert to debut its demo at Paris Games Week

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The western world is about to get its first hands-on experience with the gorgeous Black Desert. The fantasy MMO will be debuting its public demo...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 34: Rollbacks and breakups

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, WildStar, GW2, RuneScape, Marvel Heroes, Black Desert, Nexon/NCsoft, WoW, and Wakfu, with mailbag questions on expansion pricing and horizontal gameplay.

Here’s how to increase your chances of getting into Black Desert’s alpha

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With Black Desert coming to both North America and Europe next year, getting into the test just became one of the hottest -- and most...

Black Desert’s Warrior awakens with a greatsword next week

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Last month Pearl Abyss announced the Awakening system for Black Desert, which is basically a weapon-swapping mechanic that allows traditional sword-and-board classes like the...

Black Desert Online confirms early 2016 launch with buy-to-play model

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The race for 2016 is officially on. Daum Games confirmed this week that Black Desert Online will be coming out in North America and Europe in...

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