Crimson Desert
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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...
Rock Paper Shotgun
Crimson Desert Exec Explains The Gulf Between The Mid Review Scores And The 7 Million Sales
Launch-day patches were part of the problem
Kotaku
Crimson Desert CEO Explains Why Game Scored 77 On Metacritic
Lybee Park suggests that critics who scored lower did so because they played before the day one patch, though admits they have "fair points."
TheGamerCrimson 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
VGC
Pearl Abyss Blames Review Process For Crimson Desert’s 77 Metacritic, Yet 6 Million Sales Disagree
By every metric, Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert is a smashing success. Having sold over 6 million copies and generating $427 million in revenue, the Korean developer proved not only that it was more than ready to handle a sprawling single-player open-world game, but also that a development approach...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert reviews were lower than user score due to "reviewing period" limitation, suggests CEO
Crimson Desert's critic reviews may have been harsher than its user reviews because normal players not working on a deadline had more time to venture off the golden path and enjoy the game's rich world and systems, according to Lybee Park, CEO of developer Pearl Abyss' Europe branch. Park spoke to...
Steam NewsCrimson Desert reviews were lower than user score due to "reviewing period" limitation, suggests CEO
Pearl Abyss Europe CEO says Crimson Desert's magic is off the beaten path
GamesRadar
Crimson Desert Proves Listening to Players’ Feedback Is the Key to Success, as the Game Reportedly Generated $427M Revenue
Despite having been developed by an unproven studio that only worked on an MMO, Crimson Desert ended up shattering every expectation. While it was undoubtedly flawed in terms of storytelling at launch, the open-world action-adventure game developed by Pearl Abyss quickly became the darling of more...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert Modder Beats Pearl Abyss to Co-Op Multiplayer, As Test Teases the Return of The Game’s 2019 MMO Roots
Having begun its development as an MMO, Crimson Desert still retains some remnants of its origins despite being a single-player experience. Earlier this year, Pearl Abyss confirmed the studio was open to the possibility of a multiplayer mode, but as usually happens, the community is set to...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert Secretly Gets New World-Changing Feature
Crimson Desert players can now change how the world around them appears, as a new mod can change the game's environment to match the four real-world seasons, including spring and autumn. The new Crimson Desertmod arrived a few weeks before the launch of the highly-anticipated Charting the Unknown...
Steam NewsCrimson Desert Secretly Gets New World-Changing Feature
Crimson Desert players now have a new feature to try out that visibly changes the vast environments of Pywel as time goes on.
Game Rant
Crimson Desert DLC delayed by 2 weeks, please join me in wishing the devs a fond 'take your time, please drink some water'
Even a man forged from steel falters sometimes.
PC GamerCrimson Desert Mod Adds a Full Four-Season System
Modder ‘Khione95’ has released a new cool mod for Crimson Desert. Seasons of Pywel adds a full four-season system to the game. The seasons follow the game’s calendar and change while you play, allowing you to experience the world of Crimson Desert in a completely new way. Going into more detail,...
DSO Gaming
The Witcher 3 Remastered vs Crimson Desert Enhanced: Two Open Worlds, Two Paths to Improvement
The Continent and Pywel might have a lot in common, but they’re also worlds apart in so many other ways. Is it really possible to pick a favorite between them, though?
GamingBolt
Crimson Desert Mod Gives Pywel 4 Live-Changing Seasons, As Pearl Abyss Stays Locked on Charting The Unknown
Pearl Abyss made plenty of improvements to Crimson Desert since its launch this March, but modders haven't been idle, and have introduced a lot of significant improvements and new features, including a massive world editor that turns the game into a real sandbox. As the Korean developer is...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC delayed to October 29
The delay will allow for additional development time to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience.
Steam News
Crimson Desert's DLC Delay Is the Right Call for an Open-World Game That Hasn't Stopped Changing
Despite not even being a year old yet, Crimson Desert has seen a lot of major changes and tweaks that make its DLC delay hurt less.
Game RantCrimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC delayed to October 29
The delay will allow for additional development time to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience.
RPG Site
Charting the Unknown Will Arrive in Crimson Desert on October 29
Crimson Desert expansion arrives October 29, 2026, with Pearl Abyss citing extra time for a more polished, stable release across PC and consoles. The post Charting the Unknown Will Arrive in Crimson Desert on October 29 appeared first on The Escapist.
The Escapist
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. Pearl Abyss announced that the Charting the Unknown expansion would be delayed by two weeks, in...
Steam NewsCrimson 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.
IGN
Crimson Desert Delays DLC Launch for a 'More Polished and Stable Experience'
Kliff will have to set sail a bit later than expected, as Pearl Abyss pushes Crimson Desert DLC back.
DualShockers
Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC delayed
Earlier this summer, Pearl Abyss officially revealed the first story DLC for Crimson Desert, titled "Charting the Unknown". While this story expansion was originally planned to release in mid-October, it has been delayed. Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC delayed first appeared on KitGuru.
KitGuru
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...
Rock Paper Shotgun
Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown DLC Officially Delayed
Pearl Abyss has delayed Crimson Desert's Charting the Unknown expansion two weeks before it was set to be released.
Polygon
Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Officially Delayed
Pearl Abyss announces some bad news for Crimson Desert players as the upcoming Charting the Unknown DLC has been hit with a delay.
Game RantCrimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown DLC Delayed to October 29 for Additional Polish
Pearl Abyss has announced that the Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown DLC has been delayed by two weeks and will now release on October 29, 2026. The team determined the DLC needed additional development time to improve stability and overall polish. The extra two weeks will be used to...
Noisy Pixel
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. Read more
Eurogamer
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...
Push Square
Crimson Desert’s First Big Paid DLC Is Being Delayed For Polish
Charting the Unknown now won't be out until the end of October
KotakuCrimson Desert: Charting the Unknown DLC Delayed to October 29th
Pearl Abyss said it requires "additional development time to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience" with the DLC.
GamingBolt
Crimson Desert DLC Charting the Unknown delayed 2 weeks as devs seek "a more polished and stable gameplay experience"
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has announced that the Charting the Unknown DLC expansion has been delayed, but thankfully not by too long. Crimson Desert DLC was confirmed a few months after the game dropped, with the developer confirming an expansion was in the works in June, which felt like...
Steam NewsCrimson Desert DLC Charting the Unknown delayed 2 weeks as devs seek "a more polished and stable gameplay experience"
It's now going head to head with Phantom Blade Zero
GamesRadar
Charting the Unknown: Release Date Update
Hello Greymanes, We are hard at work on Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown to bring you new adventures to Pywel. However, we have determined that we need additional development time to deliver a more polished and stable gameplay experience. Therefore, we have decided to move the DLC's...
Steam NewsCrimson 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 …
Gematsu
Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown Has Been Delayed, But Its New October 29 Date Sparks a Harder Choice
The massive Crimson Desert will become even bigger next month, as Pearl Abyss is hard at work on the Charting the Unknown expansion, which was officially announced during the September PlayStation State of Play presentation. Unfortunately, the expansion, which will see Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert Has Kept Me Trapped In Its Opening Area, And You Could Join Me For $1
Crimson Desert is an action-RPG. It’s also a medieval fantasy game. It’s kinda sci-fi, kinda like Dragon’s Dogma 2, with a sprinkle of The Witcher 3, and there are even some Breath of the Wild and Assassin’s Creed comparisons to throw into the increasingly ridiculous pot. It’s completely...
GameSpotCrimson Desert Hotfix Addresses Story Progression Issues and Other Bugs
If you couldn't progress enough to receive the Kuku Pot or find the Frost and Flame elementals, Pearl Abyss has a solution.
GamingBolt
Stellar Blade Isn’t Finished Yet 2 Years After Launch, Kim Hyung-tae Says, as Shift Up Chases the Crimson Desert Playbook
2026 will be long remembered as a pivotal year for video gaming. While it is undeniable that the entire industry is going through some challenging times, as highlighted by Xbox's reset, it's also evident how developers are changing the way they support single-player games on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert Is Changing Forever On PC, As World Editor Turns The Game Into a Real Sandbox With 48,000 Options
Powered by Pearl Abyss' proprietary Blackspace Engine, which the studio created to have control over their game, Crimson Desert hasn't seen the rapid deployment of major mods. While difficulty rebalances and new cosmetics have been released pretty consistently over the past few months, the game had...
Wccftech
Crimson Desert’s Latest Patches Show the Base Game Is Far From Forgotten
The upcoming DLC may be the main focus, but that doesn't mean the base game is being neglected, as recent patches have shown.
GamingBoltCrimson Desert Studio Used its Own Engine Over Unreal to Have More Control Over Necessary Features
Lead engineer Jin-hwan Kim spoke about wanting to avoid relying on technology made by external companies for "core competencies".
GamingBolt
Pearl Abyss Rejected Unreal Engine 5 for Crimson Desert, As Control Was Preferred Over Commercial Convenience
Before its launch in March, we heard from an alleged former Pearl Abyss developer that Crimson Desert was a different game from the typical modern AAA game powered by Unreal Engine 5, as the Blackspace Engine allowed the Korean developer to do things that would otherwise have been impossible....
WccftechCrimson Desert Patch Adds Precise Movement to Photo Mode, Stackable Silver Pouches in New Game Plus
Pywel continues to evolve, and the road to Pearl Abyss's first DLC, out in October, is still improving by leaps and bounds.
GamingBoltCrimson Desert Enhanced Update 2.03.00 Released – Patch Notes
Pearl Abyss has just released Title Update 2.03.00 for Crimson Desert Enhanced and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table. Patch 2.03.00 adds several small improvements and fixes. The patch also improves stability across all supported platforms. When...
DSO Gaming
Beast of Reincarnation Gets Harder, Faster, and Deeper, As Game Freak Vows Fixes Beyond 2 New Difficulty Options
Throughout the year, gamers have been left speechless by way Pearl Abyss continued to improve Crimson Desert after its launch. However, the Korean developer isn't the only studio delivering great post-launch support, as Pokémon series developer Game Freak is just as committed to improving the...
Wccftech
Pearl Abyss Sharpens Crimson Desert’s Ray Tracing, as Patch 2.03.00 Brings NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction Improvements
Although Pearl Abyss must be very hard at work on the Charting the Unknown expansion launching on October 15, the Korean developer isn't slowing down the release of patches for Crimson Desert, whose Enhanced version only launched a few weeks ago. While small, the new 2.03.00 patch introduces a few...
Wccftech
Marvel's Wolverine dev Insomniac has "been cooking hard" in response to negative feedback: "We have been 100% listening"
Give 'em the old Crimson Desert
GamesRadarCrimson Desert Patch Fixes DLSS Frame Generation Crashes on Start-up and More
Pearl Abyss continues its support, and this patch should help with any lingering PC issues ahead of Charting the Unknown.
GamingBoltCrimson Desert Enhanced Update 2.02.00 Released & Detailed
Pearl Abyss has just released Title Update 2.02.00 for Crimson Desert Enhanced and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table. Patch 2.02.00 is 196MB in size on PC and aims to fix some of the bugs that were present in Version 2.0. For instance, it fixes …...
DSO Gaming
Pearl Abyss Refuses to Slow Down Crimson Desert Fixes Even as October 15 Expansion Looms
Following the release of Crimson Desert Enhanced late last month, many expected Pearl Abyss to slow down its relentless patch schedule to focus its effort on the upcoming Charting the Unknown expansion launching on October 15 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. However, that doesn't seem to...
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