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Doom has overtaken Black Desert in today’s equestrian-centric update
The holiday tomorrow in Europe means delayed patches for some MMOs, but not for Black Desert: You're getting your patch today. And it's a...
Desert Oasis: A post-mortem examination of Black Desert’s defunct Shadow Arena
Last week was such an intense week for Black Desert. The community took a blow when news broke out regarding Black Desert’s second major...
Black Desert’s new roadmap teases new maps and new group-based content on the way
There's big news coming out of Black Desert today, as Pearl Abyss and Kakao have dropped a roadmap of new content coming to the...
Black Desert: The new mobile market, Spring Fever event, TOS tweaks, and that damn rock
Lots of stuff going on in Black Desert this week! First up: Kakao is preparing to launch a mobile- and web-accessible version of the...
Black Desert says it’s finished its Shadow Arena-related ‘false bans’ investigation
Since March, we've been covering a hacking wave and the ensuing fallout in Black Desert, as cheaters swarmed the now-defunct Shadow Arena battle royale...
Black Desert deletes Shadow Arena, compensates players, and opens the Egg Hunt
The day has come, folks: Shadow Arena is officially patched out of Black Desert today, after hackers and banwaves and what had to be...
Kakao is permanently killing off Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, this week
Dang, this was not the outcome we were expecting here: Kakao has announced it is outright sunsetting Black Desert's Shadow Arena mode. On Wednesday,...
Black Desert goes Out of the Woods on PC, adds four classes and PvP modes on Xbox One
If you're hoping for another update on the botched Black Desert banwave, alas, there hasn't been one - we're in exactly the same place...
The Black Desert Shadow Arena banwave and backtrack is an absolute clusterfudge
For the last week we've been covering the hacking wave in Black Desert, as cheaters swarmed the Shadow Arena battle royale mode with trial...
Black Desert’s big banwave this week apparently had more than a few false positives
Earlier this week, we covered Kakao's move to crack down on cheating in Black Desert, specifically in Shadow Arena, which has reportedly been plagued...
Black Desert mass-bans Shadow Arena hackers as True or False patch goes live and Black Desert Mobile is teased
If you've been keeping an eye and ear on Black Desert's battle arena mode Shadow Arena, you probably know that the game's been plagued...
Path of Exile teams up with Kakao to publish in Korea
Opening service in a new region is always an exciting sign of success for a game, so it's good news to hear that Path of...
Nexon settles on five bidders in corporate sale as Tencent splits from Netmarble and MBK
Welp, I'm sorry, guys: You're not on the shortlist to buy Nexon. I know you really wanted it, but it's not to be.
As we've...
Nexon’s $9B sale draws interest from Amazon, EA, and Comcast
Amazon presents Nexon? It could happen.
Nexon's massive $9 billion sale of controlling interest in the company continues to attract major players. VentureBeat is reporting...
Black Desert turns three years old in the west as its battle royale mode leaves early access
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...
Black Desert’s PC version rolls out the new Central Market as Xbox One edition mops up beta bugs
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...
Tencent and Netmarble might team up to buy South Korean MMO giant Nexon
It's time for another round of our favorite gameshow, WHO'S BUYING NEXON THIS WEEK? I'm your host, Bree Royce, and with me today playing...
Black Desert: Xbox One beta preload, market value doubling, goldseller crackdown, and Dark Rifts event
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,...
Black Desert adds devour system, privacy mode, and new battle royale classes with Lunar New Year update
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...
Kakao is apparently considering a bid for Nexon as sale process heats up
Over January, we've been covering the future of Nexon, whose controlling owner, Kim Jung-ju, is aiming to sell his nearly 99% stake in the...
