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The Steam spring sale is upon us with deals on MMOs from New World Aeternum to Pantheon
Is it actually spring? No. But do you actually need an excuse for a Steam sale? Also no! But that's exactly what we got...
Black Desert opens its new hardcore server and makes the first of several PvE class changes on PC
Those who feel like life in Black Desert is a little too soft and cuddly can now show off how rough 'n' tough they...
Perfect Ten: The strangest weapons you wind up using in MMORPGs
Human beings have been using things as weapons for about as long as human beings have had hands and needed to hit stuff. That's...
Black Desert adds ship crew management to PC, class updates to console, new Black Shrine difficulty to mobile
This week in Black Desert can be summed up thusly: managing a ship's crew, wondering what things were done to your favorite class, and...
Black Desert is promoting a Korea tourism package inspired by Land of the Morning Light
Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light and Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansions have been a beacon of historical transmedia synergy over...
Black Desert begins celebrating nine years on PC, opens new tales and boss fight on mobile
We are not ones to argue over when the PC version of Black Desert gets to celebrate a milestone, especially if it means we...
Black Desert shares dates and details for its hardcore server and the Atoraxxion Orzekea delve
The immediate future for Black Desert on PC and console is one about its hardcore server and next Atoraxxion wing, at least according to...
Black Desert highlights Arena of Solare rankings on PC, adds new monster zones to mobile, improves ocean gameplay on console
It's time once again to rake in all of the Black Desert update leaves into a pile and let you fine readers jump into...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money
Justin and Bree discuss WoW housing, Stars Reach's plans, Pantheon's weird controversy, Star Trek Online's Unveiled, Black Desert's flying mounts, and Q4 financial reports from Daybreak, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Kakao, and Nexon, plus adventures in LOTRO, Stars Reach, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and The Sims 4.
Black Desert is literally launching flying mounts for Valentine’s Day
Pearl Abyss may be up to shenanigans with its latest financial report, but Black Desert's patch is deadly serious, as the global PC version...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2024: PA is obscuring EVE Online and Black Desert revenues in its best quarter all year
Pearl Abyss ended its 2024 financial year on a high-ish note - a welcome surprise after a year of muddling-through - but also a...
Black Desert adjusts sailing content on PC, refines workers on console, and tweaks classes on mobile
This week's updates in Black Desert can be best summarized as adjustments for everything, as all three versions of the sandbox MMORPG has seen...
Black Desert marks the Lunar New Year across all platforms with coupon codes, events, and video messages
The Lunar New Year is draping its way across Black Desert, but it's less a time of major in-game celebration and more like a...
Black Desert starts new arena season on PC and new high-tier content on mobile as players raise $70K for charity
This week once again has a bunch of good news for players of Black Desert, with all three editions seeing something new added in...
One Shots: Someone go get the vacuum cleaner
Stop! Nobody move an inch or you'll get cut! Go get your mom and tell her that we need the vacuum cleaner ASAP. Someone...
Black Desert adds a spicy new horse on PC and beefs up Land of the Sherekhan on mobile
We have to admit that hopping on to the back of a horse that's crackling with golden electricity sounds like a really bad idea,...
Interview: NCsoft America’s new CEO, Jeonghee Jin, on awakening the ‘sleeping giant in the West’
A few years ago, I attended Black Desert Online's Heidel Ball, one of the yearly events that Pearl Abyss holds to make major announcements for...
One Shots: Saddle up and play, pardner!
If and when you're hungry to saddle up and play a western online RPG, where do you go? The pickin's are a little slim,...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2024?
It's pretty much a given that every year when we announce our MMO of the year, someone's going to hop into the comments and...
Black Desert adds new accessories on PC, hands out mythical horses on console, and tweaks PvP on mobile
This week sees yet another gaggle of updates for every version of Black Desert, yet they're a little bit all over the map in...