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Massively Overthinking: Massively Overwhelming content in MMORPGs
This past weekend, I picked up my first premium house in Lord of the Rings Online after much hemming and hawing. I didn't expect...
Black Desert makes season servers permanent, launches Land of the Morning Light on mobile next week
It's Wednesday, so you know what that means: a deluge of news from Pearl Abyss' Black Desert. First, the mobile version of the game announced...
Black Desert PC’s season server will become a permanent fixture on September 20
If you're the sort of person who always misses the boat when the PC version of Black Desert opens a seasonal server (i.e., you're...
Black Desert PC ends one-sided guild wardecs, tinkers with Great Ocean content
Black Desert PC's latest update clocks in at over 1GB, so you know it's worth your while - especially if you're a guild PvPer....
Black Desert PC raises item costs to counter inflation, dates guild war adjustments, and adds spooky ships
A whole lot of stuff is once again happening in the PC version of Black Desert, and I'm not feeling clever enough to try...
PSA: PlayStation Plus subscribers can nab a free copy of Black Desert’s traveler edition starting today
Looking for a new MMORPG to play on your PlayStation console? Are you a subscriber to the PlayStation Plus service? Then you're being directly...
Black Desert PC changes Sea Palace activities, adjusts classes, and bids summer farewell with new events
While we're only entering the month of September and the weather mostly disagrees with the notion on our portion of the globe, the summer...
Black Desert Mobile gets Land of the Morning Light in September, opens season characters today
The Heidel Ball presentation for Black Desert Mobile had some big reveals for fans of the mobile MMO over the weekend, as Tuesday, September...
The Daily Grind: Is it ever too late to save a gankbox MMO?
Back in July, Pearl Abyss raised eyebrows by announcing plans to curb Black Desert guilds abusing wardecs to murder rival players with impunity. "It...
Black Desert opens a new hunting ground on PC, begins summer graduation on console, adds a new Great Desert area on mobile
As if this week weren't already packed with MMORPG things, allow Black Desert to throw on a whole bunch more, with every edition of...
Black Desert Console delays Maegu awakening and more to focus on game optimization
If you're a player of Black Desert Console hoping to park your character's keister on a mythical horse sometime soon, we've got some unfortunate...
Black Desert tweaks Marni’s Realm on PC, plans early end to an event on console, opens new area on mobile
We're back with yet another bundle of Black Desert for everybody because all three versions of the sandbox MMORPG have a little something different...
Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert gears up for a fresh unveiling at Gamescom 2023
When covering Pearl Abyss's recent investor call, we expressed worry about the hedging the studio engaged in with analysts when it came to the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs whose worlds were built from scratch
Maybe I'm the only one to have stopped to think about it, but a great deal of the MMOs that we enjoy are based...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
Pearl Abyss Q2 2023: EVE surges, Black Desert stumbles, Crimson Desert hedges
August is a month of quarterly financials, and the season hasn't been kind to the type of MMO company that publishes its numbers. So...
Black Desert Mobile releases the Wizard as console adds Imoogi serpent boss
Black Desert's console and mobile versions are rolling out big updates today. For starters, the mobile edition has welcomed the Wizard, who "bombards his...
Pearl Abyss grants users of a gamer-centric finance service free copies of Black Desert
We're pretty sure that nobody had Pearl Abyss clapping hands with a gamer-focused financial service provider on the radar - heck, we're not even...
EVE Online’s studio is Kickstarting a Titan Forge-built EVE-themed board game
The trend of large and long-established game companies turning to Kickstarter to fund board game spinoffs continues today, as Pearl Abyss-owned CCP Games announced...
Black Desert PC opens summertime Sea Palace, improves monster zone loot, and adds more furnishings
What better place to spend the summertime is there than in a grandiose palace beneath the ocean? Don't answer that question; just hop into...
