Black Desert Online – Striker class arriving in English server next week

[Game website] Kakao Games and PearlAbyss announced today that the recently announced Striker class will be introduced to Black Desert Online on May 24. Along with the Steam launch that is planned on the same day, the newly revealed Striker…

Black Desert Online – PearlAbyss is hiring for potential SEA server

Last month, PearlAbyss posted a position for “Overseas Service/Southeast Asia Business PM”, which might signal a Southeast Asia server is in the works. The candidate must have experience in handling games in the SEA region, with knowledge for both offline…

Black Desert – New martial arts class announced at Oasis Festival event

At the Oasis Festival media event held today, several new content in the works for Black Desert. The most prominent would be the new class, simply known as Striker. The Striker is a class who marries both classical martial arts…

Black Desert Online – Dark Knight awakening arrives in English server

PearlAbyss and Kakao Games are proud to announce that the Dark Knight’s awakening update will launch this Wednesday after the regular weekly maintenance. Her awakening weapon, “Vediant”,  is a set of phantom blades that are magically summoned in different sizes…

Black Desert Online – First look at improved graphics arriving this year

Announced back in November 2015, Korean developer Pearl Abyss will be upgrading the graphics of Black Desert Online using the YEBIS software created by Japan-based Silicon Studio. YEBIS was also used in popular console games such as Dark Souls III…

Black Desert Online – Players able to create new Dark Knight class now

[Free 7 days trial] Kakao Games today announced that Black Desert Online’s new playable class, the Dark Knight, will be available from Wednesday, March 1. Starting today, players can select and customize the Dark Knight using the Character Creator, allowing…

Black Desert Online – Dark Knight rises in Western server next month

[Free 7-day trial] Step into the night and feel your life force flicker: The Dark Knight draws near in Black Desert Online! Kakao Games announced the new class is arriving this March! In battle, the Dark Knight uses a combination…

Black Desert Online – Margoria arrives with the wonders of the seas

[Free trial] Margoria, Black Desert Online’s latest expansion, launches today and brings with it a whole new ocean as well as a host of activities. Teased at Gamescom 2016, the Margoria expansion introduces rarely-seen massive features like large-scale naval combat, where…

Black Desert – Dark Knight awakens today with mystical sword weapon

Launched last month in the Korean server of Black Desert, the brooding Dark Knight class is already getting her awakening update later today! Rather than changing to a whole new weapon, she wields the sword “Bediant” (Google translate), which grants her…

Black Desert – Pearl Abyss talks about 2nd awakening and mobile game

In what was seen as a surprise move, Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss started a subsidiary in Taiwan and decided to self-publish in the Great China region (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), rather than finding a big local publisher. As Black…

Black Desert Online – Taiwanese server set to launch later this month

With lofty ambitions to succeed in Taiwan, Korean developer Pearl Abyss decided to open its own local subsidiary last year to self-publish Black Desert Online in the Greater China region (including Hong Kong and Macau). As the official launch gets closer,…

Black Desert Online – Ninja and Kunoichi awaken in new update

[Game website] Black Desert Online’s masters of concealment, the Ninja and Kunoichi, receive their awakening weapon and skills in today. The Ninja’s precise and deadly close-quarters combat is enhanced with the new Sura Katana, a set of six blades each…

Black Desert Online – South America server announced for action MMORPG

With Black Desert Online already running in several regions (South Korea, Japan, North America, Europe, Russia) and preparing for launch in Taiwan, developer Pearl Abyss today announced a deal has been struck with publisher RedFox Games to bring the action…

Black Desert Online – Dark Souls III technology helping to improve game

Pearl Abyss, developer of Black Desert Online, has signed an MOU with Japan’s Silicon Studio for bilateral technical cooperation. The two organizations will be working together on graphic technology research and engine development, with Black Desert Online benefiting from the…