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Black Desert bonks the Agent with a buff bat on PC and brings guild fame updates to console
As is often the case for the weekly patches applied to Black Desert, there are another round of balance changes for several classes on PC. Also, a variety of them are touching the recently added Agent class. Both of these should probably come as little surprise to players at this point, but they...
Black Desert Mobile celebrates one year of its united global server with five weeks of events
Back in August 19th, 2025, Black Desert Mobile merged several regions into one “united server” as a way to draw players from these areas together for activities (and likely for population reasons). Now, it looks as if Pearl Abyss is looking to celebrate that server merging with five weeks of events...
Black Desert Launches Edania: Part 2 To Challenge Veteran Players
Black Desert has officially launched Edania: Part 2, bringing new challenges in a new region to test even the strongest players.
Pearl Abyss Q2 2026: Crimson Desert tapers off, Black Desert flattens, DokeV eyes 2028
As we noted last quarter, Pearl Abyss has shifted over to doing just earnings letters, not investor calls, and that pattern has continued into Q2 2026. And readers will recall that in Q1, Pearl Abyss was riding high on the launch of Crimson Desert, a game that was once an MMO but was downgraded...
Black Desert PC adds more monster zones, new bosses, and new accessories with Edania Part 2
You better believe that a zone in Black Desert can get a sequel: This week marks the release of Edania Part 2, the name for the update that adds more Edania goodness including monster zones, big bads, and shiny goodies for endgame players to gather. All of the new stuff can now be found within […]
Black Desert launches the guild fame system on PC, brings the Agent and Hyperboost to console
Fame! I wanna guild forever! I wanna grind to the sky! Hiiiigh! Ahem, sorry for the song interlude, but it kind of fits because Black Desert has brought guild fame to the PC version of the sandbox. It’s a progression system and not an in-game recreation of the ’80s film, though we have to admit...
Black Desert Mobile continues content streamlining by removing instances and rescheduling PvP activities
Black Desert Mobile started efforts to streamline content with last week’s patch, and this week that work continues by removing a selection of various instances from the game. It doesn’t get a whole lot more streamlined than having less activities, but that’s primarily because rewards that were...
Black Desert Mobile Receives a Streamlined Update
Pearl Abyss dropped a new update this week for Black Desert Mobile, as they have made the game a little more streamlined for players.
Black Desert Online Launches New Agent Class Today
The latest update for Black Desert Online has been released, adding the highly anticipated Agent class to the roster and more.
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s latest content has huge implications for the future of the MMO
I had a blast at the Heidel ball, but boy was I busy. There were so many reveals and it was all in a single two-and-a-half hour block that my head spun from the sheer volume of things that’s coming to the game. I barely had any time to even think of how these changes […]
Black Desert PC launches the Agent class and hands out the Hyperboost to players in latest patch
Say, friends, would you like to feel as though your Black Desert character has been boosted in their progression at levels normally reserved for late ’90s energy soda advertisements? Or perhaps you’d like to play as Legally Distinct Leon Kennedy Because Glasses? Your chance to do both of these...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 574: Is it getting Evercold in here or is it just me?
Justin and Bree discuss EQ Legends, Seed, FFXIV Evercold, Guild Wars 3, The Guild's Kickstarter, and Black Desert's Heidel Ball, with adventures in LOTRO and Site Security Online, heh.
Black Desert Mobile adds a new PvPvE battlefield and revamps its pet system
Generally nightmares are things that one would try to avoid, but if you happen to be a PvP’ing fan in Black Desert Mobile, then nightmare zones are precisely the kind of thing you chase. And it just so happens that the latest patch for the mobile sandbox has added a fresh nightmare area to rumble...
Here are all the big reveals from Black Desert’s Heidel Ball, from the Agent class to Edania Part 2
This past weekend was a big one for Black Desert fans, as the MMORPG’s Heidel Ball event from southern California heralded another round of big additions coming to the sandbox MMORPG for PC and console. Top of the list is the new Agent class, which will land on Thursday, July 30th for PC and...
Black Desert Online Reveals Agent Class at Heidel Ball 2026
Pearl Abyss held the Heidel Ball 2026 this weekend, revealing the new Agent class and other upcoming updates.
MMO Week in Review: FFXIV in Berlin, Black Desert in SoCal, and Jimothy saturation
It’s been a big week for both major MMO games and lil indies sneaking in around the corners too. Among the bigs, we got all the new details from Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival in Berlin, plus our own Carlo attended Black Desert’s Heidel Ball in California, and Aion 2’s began selling founder...
HEIDEL BALL PASS - Summer 2026, Heidel Ball by the Emerald Sea
The Heidel Ball 2026, prepared for our Adventurers, begins on July 25 (18:00 PT) | July 26 (01:00 UTC) 👇 Join us through the official Black Desert channels! YOUTUBE TWITCH
Desert Oasis: Liveblogging from Black Desert Online’s Heidel Ball
Hello, this is MOP’s Carlo reporting to you live from Black Desert Online’s Heidel Ball! What is the Heidel ball? Well, it’s the game’s one of two major roadmap announcements. Pearl Abyss was kind enough to fly press out to the event in order to cover it in person and interview the devs live, so […]
Black Desert teases the ‘Deadeye’s sibling’ class due to be revealed at Heidel Ball 2026
Do you know Eddie? You’re about to if you’re a Black Desert player, as he’s going to be the new class that’s due to be revealed at this year’s Heidel Ball event for PC and console players. We’re pretty sure the class isn’t going to be called an Eddie, by the way; that’s just his personal […]
Black Desert Mobile classes tier list
Updated on July 16th, 2026 - Version: 4.15.59 Black Desert Mobile has become one of the most prosperous large-scale mobile MMORPGs on the market, where users can join different online activities, including world boss fights or mass PvP battles. One of the toughest decisions you'll encounter is...
Black Desert Mobile's coming updates focus on streamlined content and faster progression
As I've said before, an MMORPG lives and dies by its ability to adapt to an audience's changing tastes. The older they are, the more games of this genre need to evolve to keep up with the times. And at the 2026 Heidel Ball, we got a hint of what was coming to Black Desert Mobile! Overall, you can...
Pearl Abyss shares Black Desert Mobile’s summer roadmap and drops Season 2 today
While you may be throttling back this summer to relax, Black Desert Mobile is doing the exact opposite as it preps a lot of features and events for the coming months. Pearl Abyss announced the near-future roadmap for the mobile MMO during the Heidel Ball, saying that it’s focusing on “faster...
Black Desert hypes summer and Heidel Ball on PC, wraps up Arena of Solare season on console
It’s party time over in Black Desert’s PC version this week! Honestly, it can be party time in any of the versions of the sandbox MMORPG, but this week in particular has a whole big festive atmosphere going on as it drums up hype for its forthcoming Heidel Ball and the summertime season. We’ll...
Black Desert Mobile brings class transcendence and skill-enhancing sigils in latest patch
The concept of achieving transcendence is apparently simple, at least if you’re one of the classes of Black Desert Mobile. All they had to do was wait on the mobile MMORPG’s latest patch, which brings the class transcendence updates to the game. For those of us in meatspace, it’s decidedly harder,...
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