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Black Desert optimizes its PS4 version as PC players quest for sweet, sweet pocky
This week's Black Desert patch on PC ought to make the lifeskillers and crafters happy. "We are improving the quality of life of all...
Desert Oasis: Discerning the best purchases in Black Desert’s cash shop
I've always been someone who goes against the grain, and MMOs are no exception. Part of the reason I enjoy Black Desert so much is...
Fight or Kite: PvP games to play if you’re still boycotting Blizzard
The past couple of weeks in the land of Blizzard have made for a wild ride. Some of us have extremely strong feelings and...
Black Desert’s PS4 version gets the Striker and Tamer classes next week
It seems like every time I poke my nose into a Black Desert console thread, there's a minor rebellion at hand as PS4 players...
Black Desert launches Sail and Prevail event on PC, Mystic on Xbox One
PC Black Desert fans, it's time to bring your brand new boats back to port. Just kidding. It's all boats, all the time in...
Steam’s brief Halloween sale grants deals on Elite, Black Desert, and more MMOs
It might not be the absolute biggest sale of the year, but Steam's Halloween bash has quite a few surprisingly good deals for the...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege
A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...
Black Desert Mobile celebrates soft launch and answers questions
It would seem the folks at Pearl Abyss simply told some of the community managers and developers for Black Desert Mobile to sit on...
Massively Overthinking: Niche MMOs vs. everythingboxes
Earlier this month, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster announced that he's finally making a new MMORPG, with a suite of top devs and a...
Pearl Abyss preps standalone Shadow Arena battle royale plucked from Black Desert
Remember Shadow Arena, Black Desert's short-lived PvP battle royale mode? It was announced just before 2019, released a few weeks later, and immediately devolved...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s Great Expedition
One of the most difficult things I've had to deal with in my time with Black Desert is sailing and boating. I've never been...
Miniature Desert Oasis: Hands-on with the upcoming Black Desert Mobile
Five years ago, if you'd asked me about any mobile game, I wouldn't have even considered it a real game. I'd have considered it...
Black Desert Mobile will be soft-launching to select countries on October 24 on Android
The mobile version of Black Desert is coming soon!*
*depending entirely on where you live in the world and if you have a suitable Android...
Black Desert preps Halloween and Great Expedition on PC, awakens the Tamer on Xbox One
Black Desert Online's PC version is busy prepping its boat for the Great Expedition update coming next week, but in the meantime, there's Halloween...
Black Desert PC sets sail for the Great Expedition update on October 23
Arguably, the landmass of Black Desert on PC has seen way more updates and attention than the oceans have. On Wednesday, October 23rd, that's...
Desert Oasis: A guide to some of Black Desert’s world bosses and their weapons
You know what I want to be when I grow up? A boss. Not the kind that starts a business living in a car...
Black Desert for PC opens up a new area full of powerful monsters
Bringing up a character's level is all well and good, but that only really matters if you can pit that character against new challenges,...
Black Desert brings the desert dragon Nouver to the PS4
It's time for PlayStation 4 owners of Black Desert to go on a world boss hunt. Today's update to the sandbox MMORPG has brought...
Massively Uplifting: From weddings to memorials, gamers celebrate life in AQ3D, GW2, BDO, LOTRO, WoW, and more
It's an alphabet soup of good (MMO) vibes this month! While many may have returned to the school of hard knocks this fall, plenty...
One Shots: Getting all down and cozy
I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...
