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A Crimson Desert exec thinks critic review scores were lower because they didn't have enough time to play it, and boy oh boy I wonder whose fault that is
Crimson Desert looks like a perfectly fine game. I've not played it, and I don't intend to, so my perspective is based predominantly on trailers and reviews from my industry peers. Which, as it happens, also generally seemed to reach a consensus of "yeah, it's fine." Sibling site European Gamer certainly seemed to think so, as did others. But if you ask the European CEO of developer Pearl Abyss Lybee Park, the difference between critic and user scores comes down to the fact that the former didn'
Crimson Desert’s lower review scores were because critics didn’t get a ‘fair chance to explore’, exec says
The press "had limited time" and didn't play the launch version, she says
Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown Expansion Delayed Two Weeks
Crimson Desert's first expansion was only just announced at the State of Play in September with a very ambitious October 15 release date. Unfortunately it seems that target was a little too ambitious.
Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding
A little bit of extra waiting is in order for Crimson Desert's first proper expansion, Charting the Unknown. Originally set to arrive midway through October, it's now been moved back by a couple of weeks to allow for some extra fine-tuning of the thousand or so funky open world activities devs Pearl Abyss have jammed into it.
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC delayed by two weeks "to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience"
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss today announced it's delaying Charting the Unknown, the game's first post-launch add-on. Previously set for release 15th October, the DLC's release date has been pushed back to 29th October - a two-week delay.
Crimson Desert's Huge Expansion Pack Has Been Delayed, But Not By Much
Charting the Unknown arrives later than planned. Publisher and developer Pearl Abyss has announced a delay for Crimson Desert's massive DLC pack, but fortunately it won't leave fans waiting for too much longer. The ambitious RPG's expansion, titled Charting the Unknown, is now set for release on 29th October, as per a statement released on social media: Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert DLC ‘Charting the Unknown’ delayed to October 29
Pearl Abyss has delayed open-world action adventure game Crimson Desert expansion “Charting the Unknown” from its …
Crimson Desert is getting its first story DLC next month, featuring ship exploration
Charting the Unknown will be available to purchase next month
The first big Crimson Desert DLC arrives in October, seems to be set in a crimson desert beyond Crimson Desert's existing crimson desert
Crimson Desert's first proper expansion, not be confused with any of the ten million things Pearl Abyss have added to their vast expanse of stuff to do via free updates, is set to release next month. It's called Charting the Unknown, is out on October 15th, and looks to be set into a new realm filled with more game mechanics you've seen elsewhere shoved together to fill a vast open world.
Gigantic Crimson Desert Expansion Releases This October on PS5
Charting the unknown. If you've already spent hundreds of hours playing Crimson Desert and you're somehow still hungry for more, I've got great news for you: a massive expansion titled Charting the Unknown has been revealed. It's got a new setting and story, plus a frankly bewildering number of new gameplay elements. You'll get to build (and decorate) your own castle, sail a ship across the seas and engage in naval combat, and even explore the depths of said seas equipped with a full-on diving s
Crimson Desert's first DLC is called Charting the Unknown, and it's out next month
It didn't take long for Crimson Desert to get some new stuff. During today's State of Play presentation, developer Pearl Abyss unveiled Charting the Unknown. This is the game's first post-launch DLC, and it's set to arrive 15th October on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Crimson Desert's First Expansion Is Releasing Next Month
Crimson Desert's first expansion releases in October, and it's going to have a ton of game-changing content, including underwater gameplay.
Crimson Desert DLC ‘Charting the Unknown’ announced
Pearl Abyss has announced open-world action adventure game Crimson Desert expansion “Charting the Unknown.” It will …
Crimson Desert has a new streaming demo which lets you try it out instantly via Twitch
The 20-minute playable demo is powered by Amazon's GameLift streaming service
Crimson Desert Enhanced is a free upgrade that's out now and revamps the story, adds new skills and comes with all previously-released updates
Crimson Desert Enhanced was among the more surprising reveals of Gamescom Opening Night Live. Not because it was a trailer for a game that's already available, but that it was justified when the trailer ran through the new additions in Enhanced.
Crimson Desert Enhanced Edition Out Now on PS5, Featuring Story Improvements
A free update for existing owners. Crimson Desert's only been out for five months, but it's already been handed an 'Enhanced' edition that's now available on PS5. To be clear, this is basically a rebranding of the existing game. If you buy Crimson Desert from this point on, you get the Enhanced edition by default. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert Is Becoming Crimson Desert Enhanced for Free
Pearl Abyss has announced Crimson Desert Enhanced, a new version of the game with additional story, available free to all players.
Crimson Desert DLC on Track for 2026 Release as Dev Ponders Multiplayer Modes
"Significant potential for expansion". As Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss stated a couple of months back, a major DLC is currently in the works — and now we've got confirmation that it's targeting a release before the end of the year. Said confirmation comes courtesy of the company's latest financial report. It says: " scheduled for release this year while we refine its content direction and overall quality". Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert getting a Switch 2 release, and Pearl Abyss sees "significant potential" for multiplayer, with "live service operation models" mentioned
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has confirmed a Switch 2 version of the game will be released, and given a rough timeframe for it, and said it sees "significant potential" for multiplayer in the single-player open-world fantasy game.
Crimson Desert on Switch 2: Developer Finally Confirms Release Window
Could the port arrive less than a year after the game's debut on PS5 and Xbox? Crimson Desert is a DF favourite for its broad, bizarre and technically challenging open world, so it was with some anticipation that we learned the possibility of a Switch 2 version was being explored back in April. Now, developer Pearl Abyss says that they've made significant progress on the port, and therefore feel comfortable announcing a release date - or at least, a release window. The first half of 2027 is when
Crimson Desert Developer Exploring Multiplayer Modes, Switch 2 Port Slated for First Half of 2027
Pearl Abyss' latest financial results contain details on the future of Crimson Desert, including its upcoming DLC and the exploration of multiplayer. The post Crimson Desert Developer Exploring Multiplayer Modes, Switch 2 Port Slated for First Half of 2027
A Switch 2 port of Crimson Desert is being planned for the first half of 2027
Pearl Abyss says the game has "reached a playable baseline" on Nintendo's handheld
Crimson Desert Switch 2 Port Now In A Playable State, Release Targeting "First Half Of 2027"
Update: "We are working toward a release". : Earlier this year, South Korean publisher and developer Pearl Abyss began "research and development" on a Switch 2 version of its new open-world action-adventure Crimson Desert.
Crimson Desert Dev Conducting 'Extensive Research' on Multiplayer Modes, Plots Potential Sequels
Pearl Abyss has detailed its plans for smash hit action role-playing game Crimson Desert, confirming it is exploring multiplayer modes. Meanwhile, we have a target launch window for the Nintendo Switch 2 version, and talk of potential sequels.
Crimson Desert's latest patch is good news for all you moneygrubs, as it adds in a bounty of new trading posts and goods to pawn off
It feels kind of alarming that Crimson Desert is continuing to put out such regular patches months on from its release. There seems to be something new practically every week! And this week is no different, as another update has arrived in the action RPG that will please the moneygrubs out there.
Cross-Saves Now Available For Crimson Desert As Update 1.14 Arrives On Xbox
Continue your adventure across PC, PS5, and Xbox. It's a good day for Crimson Desert, as the latest update introduces native cross-save support between consoles and PC. Players on Xbox already had the luxury of picking up their console saves on PC thanks to Xbox Play Anywhere support, but still, it's nice to see Pearl Abyss add it in good and proper. Update 1.14 largely focuses on bringing this feature to the Graymanes, though it also includes a handful of bug fixes and quality-of-life improveme
Crimson Desert on PS5 and Xbox Series X Has Hit a New Low Price at Amazon
Physical copies of Crimson Desert have dropped to their lowest price point so far at Amazon on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Score the former for $56.04 (20% off) or the latter for $59.84 (15%).
Crimson Desert Dev Working On Getting Switch 2 Version Up And Running
"To a level where basic gameplay is possible". Earlier this year, South Korean publisher and developer Pearl Abyss began "research and development" on a Switch 2 version of its new open-world action-adventure Crimson Desert. The CEO Heo Jin-Young has now shared an update during the company's latest corporate briefing, noting how this version is being developed to a level where "basic gameplay is possible". Admittedly, platform expansion in this case, isn't just a "simple port", and the Switch 2
Crimson Desert Update 1.13.00 is live – here's what's new
Crimson Desert's 1.13.00 update is here across all platforms, adding new outfits and expanding dyeable equipment options, addressing various bug fixes and stability improvements, and allowing Oongka and Damiane to enter the Abyss.
New Crimson Desert update finally solves the case of the missing outdoor furniture
Pearl Abyss has released another patch for Crimson Desert, its popular single player RPG spin-off from hit Korean MMO Black Desert.
Send Crimson Desert your "fun and incredible videos", and you could win an all-expenses-paid trip to South Korea
Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG from Pearl Abyss, has a new challenge for Greymanes – a community challenge event that invites you all to commemorate your time in Pywel by sharing a video.
New Crimson Desert patch lets you hoard 100 pets and gives you more chainsaw access
More pets, more chainsaws. What else are videogames for?
I sure hope Crimson Desert's new pet limit means I can own 100 pigeons at once, even if I'll only have 50 in camp because Pearl Abyss are cowards
Crimson Desert. It's basically an everything game at this point, so it's not too suprising that the latest update developers Pearl Abyss have put out takes the Red Pudding further down the road of being a Nintendogs competitor. The number of pets you can tame as you wander around Pywel has been growing gradually since launch and you can now have up to 100 of them. That seems dangerously impractical, but hey, video game.
Crimson Desert Dev Explains How It's Changing the Game's Story, What 'DLC' Means, and Why Anything Goes
IGN interviews Will Powers, director of marketing and PR for Pearl Abyss, to find out what's next for Crimson Desert.
Crimson Desert's Journey to Becoming an Actual Pet Simulator Is Pretty Much Complete With Latest Patch
Crimson Desert's latest patch cements the game's status as a genuine pet simulator.
Crimson Desert passes another big sales milestone as demand continues three months after release
We're just under three months since the release of Crimson Desert, the open-world action RPG from Korean studio Pearl Abyss. The game has continued to break sales records since it first became available for sale, and its developer has today announced a new sales milestone.
I stop looking for 5 seconds and now Crimson Desert has pinball and a rideable wyvern
Sure. Fine. Why not?
Crimson Desert’s latest patch adds a pinball mini-game
Version 1.10 also improves Re-Blockades and lets you mount Baby Wyverns
Yet another new Crimson Desert update is here, and this one adding Pinball, because of course
Pearl Abyss is on quite the Crimson Desert patch roll, and has just released another update for its popular single player RPG spin-off from hit Korean MMO Black Desert. Just last week, the developer added the ability to remap your controller, and now it is gone and added new minigames and more.
Crimson Desert Has Pinball After PS5 Patch 1.10, Because of Course It Does
Plus an Orb Roll minigame. Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss must have seen my article covering the game's 1.08 update, because at this point, it really is just adding new features and mechanics for the fun of it. Having downloaded today's new patch 1.10 on PS5, you'll be able to play a pinball minigame within the open worlder. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert Has a Pinball Minigame Now Because of Course It Does
Crimson Desert continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This week’s update adds a number of quality-of-life changes, makes the Wyvern a mount, and adds a pinball minigame, because why not?
Crimson Desert DLC officially in development at Pearl Abyss as the studio surprises everyone by agreeing to change the game's story
Crimson Desert continues to grow and evolve following both financial success and player feedback, simultaneously squashing issues and adding more content to a game that was already dense at launch. Now, Pearl Abyss has confirmed the plans for this summer and beyond, including an actual piece of DLC.
Crimson Desert confirms DLC is in development as Pearl Abyss reveals June to September roadmap
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Crimson Desert details summer content updates, teases DLC
Pearl Abyss has released a new developer update for Crimson Desert previewing the next wave … Source
Crimson Desert's forgettable story will undergo tweaks to "strengthen the narrative flow" in the coming months, as Pearl Abyss tease proper DLC
Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have outlined the tweaks they plan to make to their very wide open world game between June and September, as part of continued and relentless efforts to morph it into a shape which can please everybody. Notably, they say they'll be acting on feedback about Red Pudding's rather forgettable story with some changes designed to "strengthen the narrative flow" and stop people falling asleep mid-cutscene. They've also teased some more substantial DLC coming furthe
Crimson Desert takes around 250 hours to complete, and if that's not meaty enough for you, good news: DLC is coming
Pywel isn't done with you yet.
Pearl Abyss heard you didn't like Crimson Desert's story, so it's fixing it to 'strengthen the narrative flow of Kliff's journey'
The relentless updates continue.
Crimson Desert’s upcoming content updates have been revealed, including ‘meaningful’ DLC
New combat content, story improvements and cross-save are being planned
Crimson Desert Dev Says It's Going to Improve the Game's Story to 'Make It More Engaging' as Part of Significant Changes Coming Soon
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has revealed significant changes it plans to make to the game this summer, while also teasing upcoming DLC.
Crimson Desert DLC in Development, Second Content Roadmap Revealed
New additions between July and September. Pearl Abyss has today shared another roadmap detailing the free content updates it has planned for Crimson Desert in the coming months. Having delivered on everything it promised to now, a second timeline reveals what it's got in store from now until September. In addition to the free updates, an official blog post confirms DLC is now officially in the works. The developer isn't able to share any concrete details on the expansion, but it wants it to feel
Crimson Desert's PS5 Feature Set Has Been Expanded in Latest Patch
Full controller remapping option added. The latest weekly Crimson Desert update from Pearl Abyss has taken a slightly different direction compared to previous patches, but it's still just as important. Instead of a content addition, it's a new feature: controller button remapping. At launch, the game's control scheme was heavily criticised for being too complex. Pearl Abyss patched in a simplified control scheme shortly after release, and now it's gone one step further by letting you assign ever
Crimson Desert's 1.09.00 patch adds another highly-requested player feature (as well as loads of new pets)
The 1.09.00 Patch for Crimson Desert has arrived, just one week after the last patch - proving that developer Pearl Abyss is moving at a rate of knots when it comes to fixing and updating its massively popular RPG.
Crimson Desert's Latest Patch Finally Adds Controller Remapping and Dozens of New Pets and Animations
Crimson Desert update 1.09.00 is out now. Check out the patch notes.
Crimson Desert's latest patch adds 20 new types of small animal and then hands Kliff a shotgun
Tameable wyverns have also arrived.
In Crimson Desert's latest update, you can pick up baby wyverns as pets, throw your fish in a pond, and shut those pesky outlaws up
Another day, another Crimson Desert patch. The devs behind the everything but the kitchen sink RPG, Pearl Abyss, seem deadset on somehow eventually including the sink too, as while this update is a small one, it continues to add yet more features, things to discover, a pet to own, and a good bit more besides.
Crimson Desert Update 1.08.00 Adds a Pond to Your Camp, a Cute Baby Wyvern as a Pet, and a Lot More
Crimson Desert update 1.08.00 is out now, and it makes some major improvements and changes. Check out the patch notes.
Nobody Is Doing PS5 Updates Like Crimson Desert Dev Pearl Abyss
Update 1.08 available to download now on PS5. Pearl Abyss has updated Crimson Desert so much since its PS5 launch earlier this year that its latest set of patch notes read like the developer is already at a point where it's just adding stuff for the fun of it. How about a pond to put your fish in? Sure, there's now one at Howling Hill and another at the Pailune Camp. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert Gets Second PS5 Patch in a Week, Update 1.07 Out Now
More boss fight replays, new combat skills added. Pearl Abyss has been delivering its weekly Crimson Desert content updates with such consistency that they feel normal at this point, but to put out a second PS5 patch in the space of five days really is going above and beyond. Only five days after patch 1.06 was published on PS5 at the start of this week, the Korean studio ends the working week with patch 1.07. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Crimson Desert's latest update adds more bosses for rematches as well as new unarmed combat skills for Damiane
The Crimson Desert team only recently released an update which allowed you to mount iguanas and other fantastic beasts, but it is already back at it, releasing a new patch which, among other things, adds more bosses to the rematch system meaning you can fight them again and again.
Crimson Desert Gets Yet Another Major Patch, Adds Blinding Flash Finisher for Unarmed Combat So You Can Live Out Your Batman Fantasies
Crimson Desert update 1.07.00 is out now. Check out the patch notes.
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PlayStation State of Play September 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers
The broadcast featured announcements for games such as Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, Ghost of Yotei, Crimson Desert, and Until Dawn 2. The post PlayStation State of Play September 2026 – All the Announcements and Trailers appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.
Pearl Abyss Q2 earnings decline as impact of Crimson Desert's launch period subsides
Pearl Abyss reported a weaker second quarter as the initial impact of Crimson Desert's March launch tapered off.
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and more
Valve just launched the latest exciting upgrade for Proton Experimental, to ensure as many Windows games as possible run well on Linux / SteamOS machines. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS
A recent update to Crimson Desert has been causing problems on Linux / SteamOS with it not launching, so Valve patched Proton Experimental to fix it. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
After Crimson Desert Apology, the Boss of PUBG Says He Doesn’t Care if a Developer Uses AI for Artwork ‘If They Make Good Gameplay’
After Crimson Desert's apology, the boss of PUBG says he doesn’t care if a developer uses AI for artwork ‘if they make good gameplay.'
Slay the Spire 2 beats Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem as March's biggest-selling game on Steam
Slay the Spire 2 was allegedly March's biggest-selling game on Steam, shifting more units than other new releases like Crimson Desert and Resident Evil Requiem, bringing an estimated revenue of around $108 million (£81.7 million).
For All the Talk About Crimson Desert, Nothing Beats MLB The Show on the US PS5 Chart
Home run. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Crimson Desert was one of the best-selling games on the PS Store for the month of March. The open world action game has been the talk of the town ever since its launch, and overall it's been selling like mad; it's over 4 million copies at this point. Read the full article on pushsquare.com
PlayStation Store: March 2026’s top downloads
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In March, MLB The Show 26 led the US charts, while Crimson Desert took the top spot in the EU and ranked among the top three in the US. Meanwhile, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin dominated the free-to-play […]
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2
Valve just pushed out another excellent update for Proton Experimental - further improving Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.