Our latest coverage of Black Desert Online.
In an investor presentation released in November Black Desert Online's developer, Pearl Abyss, revealed some interesting statistics about the game. The one that caught my eye most was that in Q3, 2017 Black Desert generated 57% of its sales from the "Americas / Europe" region, whereas South Korea only accounted for 18% of sales; the remaining 26% came from other [...]
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Black Desert Online has sent out a press release, stating that their newest class, the Mystic, will Awaken on January 3rd, 2018. The Mystic will gain the ability to channel the power of the ocean, with a set of water-based skills in combat. The fast-paced martial artists will utilize her Awakening Weapon, the Cestus, to fight with the force of [...]
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Black Desert Online has released a new combat trailer for their upcoming character, known as Lahn. Using a large crescent scythe, Lahn is expected to slice her way into Black Desert this Thursday, December 21st (information by way of MMOCulture). Following the standard gap between Black Desert Online's Korean servers, and their Western ones, Lahn is expected to come to [...]
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For those of your tired of Black Desert Mobile being in the spotlight, rejoice, because your time is now! Coming to us by way of InvenGlobal, Pearl Abyss has sat down to talk about what's coming in Black Desert Online's future. The most impressive thing to note is probably optimization. Pearl Abyss has worked hard, and they have managed to [...]
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We've been waiting for a date, and Kakao Games & Pearl Abyss have finally asked us out. Wait, wrong type of date. After months of waiting, Black Desert Online's next class, Mystic, is finally confirmed to launch on December 13th. However, fans of the mystic class will be able to customize their character starting December 6th. In fact, BDO is [...]
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Black Desert Online players who want to participate in Conquest Wars but can’t be bothered with all the shenanigans leading up to it will now have the chance to do so with the introduction of the new militia system. The militia system is a new endgame PvP feature that allows even more players to participate in Conquest Wars in addition [...]
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Previously announced at E3, Black Desert Online will be coming to the Xbox One in early 2018. The console version was demoed at Gamescom, and PAX West, and in an effort to reach more international audiences, Pearly Abyss, the developers behind BDO, will be at PAX Australia! PAX Aus will be held in Melbourne from October 27th, until October 29th. [...]
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The Black Desert Online world has just gotten bigger with the release of the first part of the much-awaited Kamasylvia Expansion which officially went live after the weekly maintenance period earlier today. The free expansion continues the game’s storyline and comes with new quests and missions tied to the elven Ranger and Dark Knight classes’ backstories. Here’s what you can [...]
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Black Desert Online's Kamasylvia Update is live, and there are more events than we can count. From the Kamasylvia Opening Event, to the Golden Treasure Chest event, to the Grow your own Kamasylvia event, there are a lot of things to enjoy in this new update! My head is spinning, but lets start with the opening event! By killing monsters, [...]
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Think the music in Black Desert Online is awesome? Well, apparently PearlAbyss doesn’t think it’s awesome enough because, according to a recent press release, they’re currently remastering the MMORPG’s soundtrack with the help of the soundtrack’s original composer Hui Man Ryu, the German National Orchestra of Halle, and other orchestras from Budapest and Prague. “Currently, 40 out of 240 themes [...]
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