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Elyon says it’s trying to be ‘clear and transparent’ about its cash shop
A game's cash shop by any other name will attempt to suck all of the money out of your wallet, even if it's being...
Black Desert’s Atoraxxion dungeon is live for PC and console today
As promised, Atoraxxion has rolled out to Black Desert's PC and console versions today. What's Atoraxxion? Why, it's the game's first-ever traditional co-up dungeon....
Mobile MMO Moonlight Sculptor is adding new regions in today’s update
Are you ready for more areas to check out in the mobile MMORPG Moonlight Sculptor? If not, it's time to brace yourself for the...
Elyon opens preorders and CBT2 signups on July 26, confirms ‘early fall’ western launch
MMO players already knew that Kakao was plotting a second round of beta for Elyon in August. We knew this because the studio has...
Black Desert sets Atoraxxion launch for July 21 as console counts 3M players
I'm sorry to report that Cursed, the Netflix TV show that Black Desert collaborated with on a whole patch last year, has been canceled....
Pearl Abyss is building an art center in order to ‘create more realistic and cinematic games’
It appears that publisher/developer Pearl Abyss is very serious about making its upcoming titles as realistic as possible. How serious, you ask? Try spending...
Kakao Games’ survival sandbox Dysterra has begun global beta testing
Kakao Games is once again drumming up hype for Dysterra, the survival sandbox coming from developer Reality MagiQ that just hit beta last week. Beta testing...
Global Chat: Exuberant over SWTOR’s combat styles
The recent announcement of this fall's Legacy of the Sith expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic has (as expansion announcements tend to do)...
One Shots: Fight for your right to party
When a Star Wars: The Old Republic player wants to party -- and with an expansion on the way, it's as good an excuse...
Black Desert talks up a rather vague 300% increase in daily players
Fair warning: The information in this article is going to frustrate you. That's because Pearl Abyss has released relative numbers for Black Desert, claiming...
Elyon expands its gear system, fights RMT with new market mechanics
Where would an MMORPG be without a gear system? Lost. Alone. Frightened. Clinging to the side of an iceberg of indifference, adrift in the...
Black Desert PC adds a buff-granting otter pirate and details the summer season server
Have you ever been the recipient of a sea shanty as sung by a piratical otter that grants you some XP buffs? No? Well...
Black Desert PC hands out a code for free boost items and makes several Corsair fixes in latest update
Black Desert on PC is all about raking in the booty this summer with the launch of the Corsair and the boost-filled summer season...
Desert Oasis: The key takeaways from Black Desert’s Heidel Ball 2021
It's been a busy two weeks for Black Desert Online. The past week saw another Arena of Arsha event, this time with trial characters. And...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMO house of all time?
You folks know I love MMO housing systems, and in fact, we've been crowning the MMOs with the best housing systems for years. But...
Elyon devs talk leveling, cash shop items, and design shift in new interview
Why did Elyon decide to remove air combat? What horrors are awaiting in the dark of its cash shop? How does leveling work? These...
Black Desert’s Corsair is finally here to take all your booty
Avast ye landlubbers! Break out your sea legs and practice your best swashbucklin', because Black Desert's Corsair isn't going to go on a date...
You can make your Black Desert Corsair right now (and play her next week)
On this week's podcast, we were discussing how few pirate classes there are in MMORPGs despite pirate NPCs being in pretty much all of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 327: Ducks all the way down
Justin and Bree discuss WoW 9.1, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO Classic, RuneScape Mobile, and Black Desert's Corsair, with adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, Albion Online, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on developer promises and skills we learned in MMOs.
Elyon recaps its first closed beta and plans its second for mid-August
The first closed beta phase for Elyon has passed, and the team is now recapping how that test went and what player feedback was...
