Korean studio known in the west primarily for its heraldship of Black Desert.
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Battle Bards Episode 124: Old MMOs, new music
It’s a catch-all, catch-up episode for the Battle Bards as they dig through new soundtrack releases from MMORPGs that they’ve covered in the past!...
Black Desert launches a cross-regional ‘Global Lab’ test server
So many games have test servers of one form or another that we seldom even need to spell out the acronym PTS - and...
Black Desert patches in a new tag system for on-the-fly character swaps
It's always nice when your army of characters on a given MMO can be useful for you at all times, and Black Desert's latest...
Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
Black Desert offers new swimwear for players in its latest patch
Based on geography and weather patterns, it is probably hot where you live right now if you live in the United States. Quite possibly...
Black Desert has reopened its renovated waterpark for the summer
Bring your board shorts and your sunscreen because summer has arrived in Black Desert! Just kidding, it's an MMO, so get your thongs and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
Pearl Abyss offers a maddening glimpse at its top-secret Project K
While Project K is still under wraps over at Pearl Abyss, the studio did sneak a very brief teaser about the game into a...
One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!
There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...
Black Desert partners up with controversial exploiter, community explodes
The Black Desert community is up in arms this week after Pearl Abyss highlighted one of the game's Twitch streamers as a "featured partner."...
Black Desert’s weekly update introduces soccer-themed event, guild crafting overhaul, and summer sales
Gooooaaaalllll! Yes, Black Desert is getting into the soccer hype season with its Golden Goal event starting tomorrow. Slay monsters, fish, and harvest to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 175: Virtual heartbreakers
Justin and Bree discuss E3, WoW Classic, Crowfall's delay, Defiance 2050's release date, Fortnite's Sony mess, Black Desert's dating mechanics, and EVE and Star Citizen's ship squabble, with mailbag questions on midgame MMO play and why MMO studios won't shup up and take our money.
Global Chat: The best of both worlds
If you have ever played more than one MMORPG, the thought has probably crossed your mind that you would love to see your favorite...
Black Desert has banned another batch of almost 600 speedhackers and botters
Good thing Black Desert kept that banhammer from the Hystria bans handy because it needed it again this week - in fact, it looks...
Battle Bards Episode 122: Happy town
In peaceful villages and bubbly burgs, you just know that there’s bound to be an abundance of happy music! Whenever the Battle Bards regroup...
Tamriel Infinium: Unpacking the Elder Scrolls Online presentation at E3
Elder Scrolls Online is obviously a huge draw for MMORPG players, but it's far from an exciting title for the vast majority of gamers attending...
You can now ‘date’ some non-player characters in Black Desert
Way back in April, Pearl Abyss rolled out patch notes for the Korean version of Black Desert that included a dating system - dating...
E3 2018: Pearl Abyss’ CEO on Black Desert’s Xbox port, Switch considerations, and PvP
Pearl Abyss' Kyungin "Robin" Jung isn't just a CEO. He's also got a background in engineering. He may not have developed any game-saving tech...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.
E3 2018: Black Desert gets a teaser trailer for Xbox One
Hey, do you remember about how Black Desert is headed for the Xbox One? That's been quiet for quite some time. But now it's...
