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 help you to improve the performance and speed of your ships. A new bartering...

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 coming.

Right now, there is no set release date announced...

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 channels for when those play times will take place because they didn't...

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 free copy of the game that you can keep permanently. I just have to wonder how ...

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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Despite their MMORPG not being that old, that isn't stopping developer Pearl Abyss from putting together a remaster of Black Desert Online. Appropriately, it's going to be called Black Desert: Remastered. I bet you didn't see that one coming, did you?

Black Desert: Remastered will "undergo a massive overhaul of its graphics and audio." This was revealed by lead graphics programmer Kwang Hyun Ko.
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"Soon" players will get to have a special fairy companion in Black Desert Online. How soon is "soon?" Very soon. Like, we're talking about tomorrow here after the regular maintenance period. Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games announced that starting tomorrow players will get to seek out Laila fairies to be a companion on their adventures.
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"Soon" players will get to have a special fairy companion in Black Desert Online. How soon is "soon?" Very soon. Like, we're...

Absolute Skills will be added to Black Desert Online during next week's maintenance window. This also coincides with the game's second anniversary on February 28.
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Absolute Skills will be added to Black Desert Online during next week's maintenance window. This also coincides with the game's second anniversary...

The second part of the Kamasylvia expansion for Black Desert Online will be out in just two short days on November 15. This second part includes new lands to explore, plus new bosses, plus new story missions.
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