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Love and war collide in Black Desert Online’s latest update
Whether you're a lover or a fighter, the latest Black Desert Online update has something for you. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the...
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,...
Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers
The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...
More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101
Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...
Interview: Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on battle royale design, metrics, cron stones, and future content
Black Desert has had a wild ride over the last year, as has its home studio, Pearl Abyss. Not only did PA pick up...
Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale is offering a discount on your first $30 in purchases
Sure why not let's do a Lunar New Year sale on Steam. Any excuse for a party! Valve and co. has done more than...
EVE Online’s new beta launcher allows custom settings for launching groups of accounts
CCP Games, what are you folks up to? First it was a brand-new get-acquainted-with-EVE-Online trailer for enticing newbies. Now the game itself is getting...
Black Desert explains Cron Stone prices and ups some horse prices
A letter from Pearl Abyss Executive Producer Jae-hee Kim gives Black Desert players the scoop on what the heck is going on with Cron...
Black Desert drops new trailer for final Xbox One open beta event
Dang, I almost forgot that Black Desert is still on track for an Xbox One launch this year. Almost, but not quite. Indeed, as...
EVE Online releases brand-new 2019 trailer with plenty of eyecandy
Sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online is coming up on its 16th anniversary this summer, though this will be its first under its new owners at...
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...
One Shots: Party on, Garth!
What makes for a really smashing party in an MMO? You can throw all of the prizes, pretend food, and decorations at the wall,...
Black Desert is heavily adjusting its battle royale mode based on player feedback in today’s patch
Black Desert's had a wild winter already, with an expansion, new class, and battle royale mode rolling out in just the last few months....
EVE Online cracks down on cheaters, again, and contemplates more free-to-play gates
You'd think that people might think twice about cheating in EVE Online, given that in 2018 alone, the company banned tens of thousands of...
Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, hits early access for current players today
Black Desert is formally hopping on the battle royale bandwagon this week with the "early access" release of Shadow Arena today. How does a...
Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale
Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...
One Shots: 100% pure nightmare fuel
Oh hey! Nice to see you there! Do you think that you can stop screaming quite so loud? Yes, I know that our header...
Latest Black Desert Online class adds Archer Rabam skills, kicks off Moonlit Memory event
The latest patch for Black Desert Online has gone live, bringing with it the powerful Rabam skills for the Archer class, a new event,...
Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs to watch in 2018
Love it or hate it, MMOs are going mobile in ever-increasing numbers. Last year saw a crop of acclaimed titles making their way to...
