Our latest coverage of Crimson Desert.
Pearl Abyss is set to bring a new playable demo of Crimson Desert to Gamescom 2025, giving attendees a first look at the game’s latest build. The event, hosted at the Koelnmesse Exhibition Center in Cologne from August 20 to 24, is one of the gaming industry’s biggest annual gatherings. Crimson Desert is an upcoming open-world action-adventure game from the [...]
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Pearl Abyss brought a new playable demo of its upcoming open-world action RPG, Crimson Desert, to this year’s Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles. The event, known for giving media and creators early access to major upcoming releases, offered a hands-on look at a key questline from the game's early to mid-story. Crimson Desert has drawn attention for its mix [...]
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Pearl Abyss, the studio behind the long-running MMORPG Black Desert Online, will showcase its upcoming open-world action-adventure game Crimson Desert at PAX East (May 8–11, Boston). This marks the first time the highly anticipated title will be playable in North America, offering fans a hands-on preview of its gritty medieval fantasy world. Unlike Black Desert Online, Crimson Desert is not [...]
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It’s been a long road for Crimson Desert, but Pearl Abyss is finally peeling back the curtain on their highly anticipated open-world action-adventure game. After years of teasers, delays, and hype-building, the studio has released a 50-minute gameplay video, giving fans a meaty look at everything from combat mechanics to the sweeping landscapes—and let’s just say, it’s got the Black [...]
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Pearl Abyss is dusting off Crimson Desert and pulling it from the back shelves as the studio resumes work on the long-delayed multiplayer game. The last announcement from the developers pushed back the game’s launch to the latter half of 2023, although the lack of communication since then has led to doubts on whether they’ll be able to deliver on [...]
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In a not-at-all-surprising turn of events, Pearl Abyss has announced that they will be delaying the launch of Crimson Desert indefinitely. “We have decided that we need to dedicate more time to adding new ideas for an even deeper, more enriching game,” tweeted Pearl Abyss. “Therefore, in order to create the best possible experience, all while ensuring the health and [...]
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It’s been a while since we last heard from Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss’ upcoming Black Desert Online spinoff MMO. The good news is that the team is still hard at work on the game based on their latest post on Twitter. The latest tweet from the devs features actors doing motion capture work in the studio’s newly-expanded motion capture facility [...]
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After unveiling the first Crimson Desert preview video at The Game Awards last week, Pearl Abyss shares more information about the upcoming game in a new feature video on IGN. In the video, Executive Producer Daeil Kim talks about last week’s reveal trailer and shares a few more details about the game’s visuals, environment, combat, and the single player campaign. [...]
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As promised earlier this week, Pearl Abyss has dropped official gameplay footage of their upcoming Black Desert Online-inspired MMORPG, Crimson Desert. The studio premiered the 5 ½ minute long trailer at this year’s The Game Awards and shows off actual unedited in-game footage featuring high quality graphics courtesy of Pearl Abyss’ in-house game engine. “Crimson Desert is a revolutionary open [...]
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We haven’t really heard from Pearl Abyss regarding Crimson Desert since they first announced the new Black Desert Online IP in November last year. Pearl Abyss has just broken the silence with a new logo teaser and a promise to unveil actual gameplay footage of the game at The Game Awards 2020 on December 10th. The game’s official site has [...]
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