Today Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced that Black Desert Online will receive exciting new content after Wednesday’s regular maintenance. From tomorrow, the beautiful world of Black Desert Online will be troubled by the mysterious Dark Rifts that will appear randomly across the world. From the Rifts, powerful boss monsters that have been consumed by the illusive Black Spirit will app... more.

Today Black Desert Online players can get their first taste of the Shadow Arena, a new Battle Royale-style mode that will be available after today’s regular maintenance. Anyone who has bought Black Desert Online or has access to the game via the 7-day free trial can participate in the Shadow Arena tests. The Shadow Arena will have a limited capacity and is only available for testing during... more.

Today Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced that Archer’s Awakening is available in-game. This popular new class could already use his Awakening weapon when he was introduced to Black Desert Online last week. Now, players can untap his full potential by learning his Awakening skills by completing the Archer Ascension questline, which becomes available at level 56. Archer’s Awakening... more.

Today Black Desert Online players celebrate the launch of Archer, the highly anticipated 17th class that has arrived in the popular open world MMORPG. After last week’s pre-creation event it is now time to unleash Archer’s full powers such as his ranged abilities in PvP. To aid in the celebrations, Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games will start a host of related activities today to welcome Archer t... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced today that Black Desert Online has been updated with the recently announced Drieghan expansion. Aside from brand new story content, this meaty expansion features over 300 challenging quests, fresh nodes to conquer and a new menacing dragon boss called Garmoth. Drieghan, also known as the land of dragons and the ancestral home of dwarves is a huge new m... more.

Pearl Abyss today announced that Black Desert, their open-world fantasy action MMORPG on Xbox One, is now available in Open Beta until Nov. 12. Download Black Desert today by visiting the Microsoft Store - special launch-day rewards await those who participate! To learn more about Black Desert on Xbox One and the Open Beta features, visit xbox.playblackdesert.com. Players participating in the O... more.

Today Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced that the skies of Black Desert Online will be illuminated with an eerie red blood moon and jack-o’-lanterns will light the misty town streets once again to celebrate Halloween. A new Halloween trailer showcases the spinetingling atmosphere and introduces a new event boss named Spook. Spook, the new event boss will randomly spawn across the Blac... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced today that Black Desert Online has recently reached 10 million registered players worldwide. To celebrate this milestone, new adventurers can earn a free copy of Black Desert Online by completing the 7-day trial challenge. Players who start playing Black Desert Online between the 3rd of October up until the 17th of October, reach level 56 on a characte... more.

Today, Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss announced that it will acquire CCP Games, the creators of popular spaceship MMORPG EVE Online. The deal outlines that CCP Games will continue to operate independently as a developer with studios in Reykjavik, London and Shanghai, while integrating the company’s extensive development and publishing expertise into Pearl Abyss’ operations for all c... more.

Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced today that Black Desert Online will receive a brand new expansion named Drieghan. This update will feature a large mountainous area, over 300 challenging quests, fresh nodes to conquer and a new menacing dragon boss called Garmoth. Drieghan will launch later this year as a free update and will be playable for the very first time during this year’s EG... more.