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Black Desert opens new servers before headstart
Daum has posted its very last dev diary and notes before the launch of Black Desert's head start. The big news is that the studio...
Leaderboard: Which Black Desert server will you be calling home?
Massively OP reader Xijit thought it would be a grand idea to try to coordinate our community's Black Desert servers, and we agree! Let's...
Black Desert preorders close, headstart preload begins tomorrow
Who's ready for Black Desert? Daum reminds players today that preload for the headstart begins tomorrow, and the client is patchable for those who participated in the second closed beta.
Black Desert’s devs on gender-locking, future plans
If you're hoping for every gender-locked class in Black Desert to have an equivalent for the other gender, the bad news for you is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch
The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Taking a breather
While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?
Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...
The Stream Team: Back in another Black Desert closed beta
Last time in Black Desert's CB1, MassivelyOP's MJ tried to race through the extensive character creation (a feat in itself!) in order to have...
Black Desert’s second closed beta is live now
The second closed beta for Black Desert has kicked off. You could be playing the game right now. It's not quite the same game...
Black Desert gears up for its final closed beta test
The release date for Black Desert grows ever closer, and that means that its final round in beta is just about here. The final...
Daum posts Black Desert’s Tamer Awakening video
Raise your hand if you've been fiddling about with Black Desert's stand-alone character creator in anticipation for the game's western release on March 3rd....
Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Giveaway: Black Desert closed beta keys from Daum and MOP [All gone!]
Are you ready for Black Desert's next closed beta round, which kicks off next week? If you haven't already preordered, you're going to want a...
Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam
No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
Reserve your Black Desert character names today ahead of beta 2
Black Desert's name reservation period opens this afternoon at 1 p.m. EST as promised. Pre-order players can swing over to the name reservation website...
Black Desert pre-order name registration begins Tuesday
Black Desert has just announced that it will be opening name reservations to pre-order players beginning at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 9th....
Black Desert Korea reveals Blader awakening weapons
We may be anticipating the western release of Black Desert, but the version back home in Korea marches on with fresh content. Daum's most recent...
Black Desert launches in the west on March 3rd
Daum has just announced that Korean sandbox Black Desert is arriving in the west sooner than you might've thought.
