Today Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games announced that the brand new “Lahn” class will be added to Black Desert Online on May 23rd. Lahn’s unique capabilities, moveset and fighting style will enable players to experience Black Desert Online in a whole new way. With the addition of Lahn, players can now choose between 16 diverse classes, each of which has the unique real-time action combat abili... more.

Pearl Abyss announced today, the final winner of the 2018 Black Desert Global Costume Design Contest. Congratulations to the talented artist from Thailand who created a remarkable Berserker costume! Thrilling news for Black Desert Online Berserker users, as this winning design will be recreated and implemented in-game in the future. Check out the magnificent design here. “What started last ye... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced today that Black Desert Online players can soon enjoy the long-awaited fairy system which will go live tomorrow after this week’s maintenance. Fairies are peaceful creatures that enjoy the flowers under the grace of Queen Theiah. One day, a golden rift broke open in the fairy world. Unable to resist its own curiosity, Laila bravely embarked on an ad... more.

Pearl Abyss opened up their main voting event for Black Desert Online’s Global Costume Design contest today. The submissions are now closed and the final voting stages have begun. Communities all around the world can vote and decide which costume design is worthy of moving on to the final stage. After the vote, the global top 10 submissions will remain to compete for the grand prize. The gran... more.

This Wednesday Rabam’s Enlightenment - Skill Enhancement will be added to Black Desert Online. Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games announce the highly anticipated system which will allow players to combine two different pre-awakening skills to create a more powerful skill. Players will be pleased to learn that Rabam’s Enlightenment will be rolled out for all 15 classes as a free update. Every chara... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games are excited to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of their critically acclaimed MMORPG Black Desert Online that took the world by storm with its beautifully designed open world, unprecedented detailed character creator and its real-time action-based combat. Black Desert Online not only rejuvenated the genre, but also pushed the technical limits on what is possible within mod... more.

Pearl Abyss, the Korean game developer behind the PC MMORPG Black Desert Online, announced today that they will be hosting two sessions at the upcoming Game Developers Conference.  Developers hoping to learn more about the development process for an open world MMORPG can join the programming track session on Friday, March 23^rd. The speakers are all part of the Pearl ... more.

Kakao Games is excited to announce that it is featured during this weekend’s Steam Lunar New Year Sale. Adventurers can save 50% on Black Desert Online as well as on its premium DLC packages. The same promotion is also available on blackdesertonline.com. The Lunar New Year Sale starts today up until the 19th of February at 18:00 UTC. New PVP Arsha Server To celebrate the Lunar New Year, K... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games are excited to announce the first global Black Desert Online Costume Design Contest. Talented community artists from Europe and North America wanting to create their own costume now have the opportunity to express their creativity and contribute to the beautifully crafted world of Black Desert Online. Each region will produce a finalist, who will enter to compete agains... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games close the first month of 2018 with an exciting combination of the Steam Free Weekend Deal and game package discounts at blackdesertonline.com and Steam. Both will be available starting on January 25th, giving adventurers an opportunity to explore the wondrous world of Black Desert Online for free. Additionally, existing adventurers of the Black Desert Online communit... more.