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Black Desert’s latest patch kicks off a new summer event and tweaks guild skills
Black Desert's having a bit of a good run the past week, what with the launch of the Shai and the announcement of a...
Black Desert has begun preorders for its PlayStation 4 edition launching August 22
Back at E3, Pearl Abyss dropped a big announcement for Black Desert: The PC and Xbox One versions of the game were getting another...
One Shots: Intergalactic tourists
Do you ever get that feeling that you spend all of this energy and time in MMOs trying to get to the next zone...
The Stream Team: Say hello to Black Desert’s Shai
Massively OP's MJ is not a fan of child-like races, but after hearing some good things about Black Desert Online's new Shai class, she's...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs inherently ageist?
I don't like throwing "isms" around that often in conversation (it's a different story with "sims"), but a recent office discussion over Black Desert's...
Massively Overthinking: Always be achievin’ (in MMOs)
A while back, my husband and I were idly chatting about MMO achievements. Neither one of us is much of an achievement hunter, or...
Black Desert is holding a GM-led parade tonight, and you’re invited
Everyone loves a parade! And how about a parade mixed with a live event? That's what Black Desert is up to tonight, as GMs...
Black Desert localization typo shortchanges guilds by 90% of promised rewards
Let it never be said that video game localization isn't a big deal worth spending money on, as an error in Black Desert's event...
Black Desert’s new Shai class (and her donkey!) has officially launched today
If you rolled a Shai during her preview week in Black Desert, then good news for you today: You can actually play her now,...
Black Desert Online locks (some) player accounts in the wake of data breach
Black Desert Online appears to be in the midst of an account-security fiasco, as a recent forum post from GM Rhotaaz has announced that...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s new Shai class and her skills
The announcement of Black Desert's Shai class earlier this month really caught me off guard. Sure, I thought a snow globe sprawled on advertisements...
Black Desert’s new Shai class launches June 26 – but you can roll one today
If you're already hoping to roll up an adorable Shai character in Black Desert this summer, there are two things you need to know....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 225: The slash and burn of Amazon Game Studios
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Black Desert, Warframe, Last Oasis, Amazon, New World, Ship of Heroes, SWG Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag questions on monetizing character costuming and beating bad launch dead horses.
Recapping Black Desert’s massive E3 and Heidel Ball announcements
I said this morning that I thought Black Desert stole the show for E3 players - apart from the Phantasy Star Online 2 announcement,...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO-ish reveal or announcement of E3?
Another E3 has rolled in and rolled out, and it wasn't the worst E3 we've seen in recent years at all. In fact, insofar...
Black Desert’s new hot air balloons are a boon for explorers
Ya know, we might have forgiven Pearl Abyss and Kakao if they'd decided to phone it on on this week's Black Desert update. This...
E3 2019: Black Desert will launch on PlayStation 4 this year as the mobile version finally comes westward
Did you think the announcement about a new expansion and new class was all Black Desert had in store for E3? Nope! Pearl Abyss...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 224: Black Desert, Bless Online, and boats
Carlo, Bree, and Justin discuss Black Desert, Bless, Phantasy Star Online 2, E3, LOTRO, SWTOR, GW2, POE, City of Heroes, and boats.
E3 2019: Black Desert announces Great Expedition expansion and adorable Shai class
Black Desert brought the good stuff to fan con Heidel Ball this weekend thanks to a slew of announcements about new content inbound for...
Massively Overthinking: Does the MMO genre have too many games for its own good?
Last month I saw a video from YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes with an eyebrow-raiser of a thesis: He essentially argues that we have too...
