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Black Desert reveals new classes, new Land of the Morning Light region, and gameplay adjustments
This year's Calpheon Ball event for Black Desert promised to be another showcase full of reveals, and it most definitely delivered as Pearl Abyss...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Black Desert marks four years on mobile with events and giveaways, opens an FFA PvP server on PC
It's a happy fourth birthday for Black Desert Mobile, but as usual the players are the ones getting the cake and presents, as the...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
Black Desert opens the Ulukita region on PC and refines the Great Desert feature on mobile
Residents of the PC version of Black Desert appear to be suffering from a case of missing royalty, and it's up to players (naturally)...
Black Desert PC announces Thanksgiving event this week, Ulutika update next week
Black Desert has dropped a tantalizing teaser for after Thanksgiving: Pearl Abyss is launching its Ulutika update for PC players on November 29th, preceded...
Black Desert PC kicks off first round of adjustments to skill balance
You figure that when you see a patch arrive with a 37-point table of contents, it's probably a pretty big deal. Black Desert received...
Black Desert sets the 2023 Calpheon Ball showcase for December 16 and 17
It's the most wonderful time of the year for Black Desert fans across the sandbox MMORPG's three different platforms, as Pearl Abyss has tied...
Pearl Abyss Q3 2023: Black Desert’s Land of the Morning Light pulled PA out of its slump
MOP readers might recall that three months ago, the news for Pearl Abyss was looking a bit on the grim side, as the Korean...
Black Desert tweaks gathering material drops and makes more guild juice for PC, unleashes the Bamboo Legion on mobile
When you've completed tasks for your guild in Black Desert, you just want to cool off and quench your thirst with a tall glass...
Black Desert PC just heavily overhauled alchemy, mats, and prices
Yet another MMORPG is getting a major alchemy upgrade this week: Black Desert has overhauled its alchemy lifeskill with today's update.
"Today's update brought an...
Black Desert Online brings new currents and disembarking to ocean voyages
The first sea adventure you have in Black Desert Online you're enthusiastically staring at the mainsail once you confirm that's what the big one is,...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
Black Desert Mobile sets the Maegu on fire and kicks off its Tax Wagon event this week
Black Desert Mobile expands again this week as the Maegu awakening ports over to mobile devices. "Adventurers can channel her ethereal powers of the...
Black Desert plots three spooky Halloween events for its console, PC, and mobile editions
Halloween begins to arrive in Black Desert today - in three different ways across its multiple global versions. "Starting this week, Pearl Abyss hosts...
Black Desert Console receives three mythical horses and the Awakened Maegu in latest patch
Usually the middle of the week sees Black Desert absolutely bursting at the seams with news, but the PC version is quiet this time...
Massively Overthinking: The impact of jump start servers in MMOs
With Chris' Choose My Adventure run on Lost Ark - specifically, on its jump-start servers - coming to a close, I thought it would...
Black Desert PC makes PvE-focused class tweaks, applies conquest war QoL, and fights sweets-stealing bears
It's quite a week in the PC version of Black Desert, as the game's latest update has made another wide assortment of changes to...
The Land of the Morning Light expansion arrives to Black Desert Mobile today
Let the sunshine in. Or perhaps it's better to say let the land of sunshine that's still full of mythical monsters and other dark...
