Latest Black Desert Online News

The Archer will shoot into Black Desert Online after tomorrow's update. During the celebratory in-game event, players can win items and even get a chance to win an Alienware 15 gaming laptop. During the next three days, fans can also check out a number of streams that are Archer-themed.

Over the past weekend, the Black Desert Online development team announced that it is working on a new battle royale survival mode for the game. Each of the mode's 50 players begin the fight as a Black Spirit, then must work to find a "fallen adventurer and possess it". From there, it's off to destruction of nearby crates and defeating mobs to gather up materials, equipment and abilities. As is the norm for battle royale games, the last player standing is declared the winner.

The Black Desert Online site has been updated with information released by the development team during today's BDO Festa 2018. Of particular note is the impending removal of the Renown system, the release announcement for the Archer class and the reveal of the new O'dyllita territory.

On December 1st, Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss will be hosting a Black Desert Online community event in South Korea. Called "Festa", the event is designed to show off content currently in development and that will be released over the coming months. While the event is being held in South Korea, the keynote will be livestreamed and subtitled in English to allow western fans to be in on the news as it breaks, including the release date of the Archer.

There's more to explore after today's release of the new Drieghan zone in Black Desert Online. Players will find over three hundred new quests, nodes to conquer and the new dragon world boss, Garmoth. Once defeating Garmoth, players will obtain his Horn loot that can be traded for a baby dragon pet named Gerson.

When I first checked out Black Desert Online for PC a few years back, I was instantly taken aback by how strikingly beautiful it looked. Black Desert Online is a demanding and one of the visually impressive games in the genre, which is also why at that moment I never thought it could work on a console.

From now through November 12th, XBox One players can try out Black Desert thanks to its arrival into open beta. The open beta is free to download and play for any XBox One member. A copy can be found on the Microsoft Store. Players will need to ensure nearly 25GB of hard drive space in order to complete the download.

The Black Desert Online site has been updated with the latest patch notes that reveal a number of ways players can prepare for next week's launch of the Drieghan expansion. Players can participate in the Recruiting Drieghan Expedition event that ultimately leads to a potential triple treat of Sealed Drieghan Treasure Chests.

Kakao Games is celebrating in a big way with the news that Black Desert Online has scored over 10M users in its lifetime. Players will be able to take part in "Celebrating Millions" that honors the big news. Players will be gifted a Cliff's Weapon which can be exchanged for Gold Bars. In addition, players will receive special login rewards that include Shakatu's Luxury Box, 5 Artisan's Memory and 50 Advice of Valks. More giveaways and events are planned for the next three weeks.

The Black Desert Online forum has a post that contains an ongoing timeline of a DDOS attack on game servers that started in the wee hours of the morning. Approximately 20 minutes ago, BDO staff revealed that measures have been implemented to combat the DDOS, though it remains unknown if the issues are solved at this time.