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Are these worth upwards of an extra $40 per year?

In the same breath that Sony announced a price increase for PlayStation Plus, they also announced the "free" PlayStation Plus titles dropping for September 2023. The three titles offered in September are Saints Row, Black Desert, and Generation Zero. All three will be available to add to your account from September 5 - October 2.

Before we get into the details about September's titles, this is your final reminder...

The Guardian class hits next week with the Awakening skills coming in February.

On January 22, the new Guardian class will be added to the still fairly popular MMO, Black Desert Online. Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss will then release the Guardian's Awakening skills just two weeks later on February 5.

Naturally, the new Guardian class won't cost you anything extra to access. However, the real question is whether or not you're prepared to have the game consume your life by...

No, not the game Guild Wars, but a game type with a similar name.

A new PvP game type is now available for fans of Black Desert Mobile. As you probably gathered from the headline, the name of the new mode is called Guild War, which is just one character away from possibly being a legal matter.

Today's content update introduces this new PvP mode along with an update to Ancient Ruins. I'm sure that news is good to hear for some of you.

Unsurprisingly, the Guild...

Set sail on the open seas starting next week.

Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss announced that on October 23 they will release the next major update for Black Desert Online. The update is called The Great Expedition and it includes a bunch of content focusing on ships and the open seas.

The team is ready to add in a new current and wind system to the game that aims to make sailing "more realistic and skill-based." There will also be some new ship upgrades that will...

The slow rollout starts on September 4.

A new gameplay mechanic is coming soon to Black Desert Online starting on September 4. The new system is called the "Life Skill Mastery" system. This system will add in a new value to current Life contents. Life Skill Mastery will depend on a character's Life Skill Level.

The higher your Life Skill Level, the higher your Life Skill Mastery will be. That makes sense.

The update adds in Life Skill accessories...

Play some old games before you buy new ones?

Given that we already seem to know when the Steam Summer Sale will go live, it just makes sense that you should play and finish some of your back catalog first. That seems to be what Valve was thinking when they kicked off their Spring Cleaning Event today. This event rewards you for playing old games that have been sitting in your library, games you haven't played yet, and even some new, free games they're offering for the duration of this...

Darling it's better, down where it's wetter.

Black Desert Online is going to let players explore what lies below on May 22 with the release of the "Underwater Ruins Expansion." Players of the MMO will tackle new adventures in a variety of new water-themed locations and "face off against some of the fiercest enemies in the game."

Players will need to travel by boat and take a deep dive into the ocean to begin adventuring in two different locations. These...

Pearl Abyss just released an updated roadmap today for Black Desert Online. Their MMORPG still seems to be going strong and so that means it's still getting regular updates. This new roadmap should outline some of the major content and features that will be released to players in the coming months.

Some of the new content includes new areas being added to the game. There will also be new mounts added of the fire variety. New weapons and a "new PvE experience" are also...

The new battle royale mode for Black Desert Online entered into early access today. After today's regular maintenance period, players of the popular MMORPG will get their first taste of the Shadow Arena. Access is granted to everyone that owns the game and those that are making use of the game's 7-day free trial.

The tests will be set at specific times and will have limited capacity. You're apparently supposed to check out the Black Desert Online site and associated social media...

The Archer is now playable in Black Desert Online. This makes for the game's 17th class and one that we talked a little bit about earlier this month.

To celebrate the arrival of the Archer, Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games is hosting a special in-game event that will net you some nice rewards for participating.
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Do you know what an MMO needs? Battle royale. It's a great thing then that Black Desert Online will be adding a Battle Royale mode as part of their Festa Event this weekend! This mode supports up to 50 players trying to survive to be the last person remaining.
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Pearl Abyss announced that their popular MMORPG Black Desert Online has just hit the milestone of 10 million registered users. That's not saying there are 10 million people actively playing the game but it's still a pretty impressive stat to have accomplished.

To celebrate this milestone, they are going to hold a number of in-game events and giveaways that will reward players with various bonuses.
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You can score yourself a free copy of Black Desert Online, the popular MMORPG from Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games. Of course, there is a bit of a catch here. In order to earn a free copy of the game, you need to complete the "7-day trial challenge." The challenge tasks you with getting a character to level 56 over the course of their free 7-day trial. If you do it before your trial expires, you get the game for free. It's just the starter package valued at $9.99 (USD), but it's still a fre...

Those who are going to this year's EGX will get to play the upcoming Drieghan expansion for Black Desert Online. Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games say that they will show off this new content that features a large, mountainous area with "over 300 challenging quests" and a dragon boss. Dragon bosses are cool.
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Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games announced even more changes hitting Black Desert Online today. These include some changes made to the Savage Rift horde mode along with a system that rewards players who go AFK. These changes are in addition to the Black Desert: Remastered update that hits the live servers on August 22.
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