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Crimson Desert secures a March release date as the ambitious Frankenstein's monster of open world fantasy games goes gold

Better start practicing your swordfighting. And pro wrestling. And dragon riding. And mech piloting.

Crimson Desert, the fantasy open-world game that's spent the last 6 years looking too good to be true, has finally gone gold ahead of its March launch

Crimson Desert, the fantasy open-world game that's spent the last 6 years looking too good to be true, has finally gone gold ahead of its March launch

"Thank you to our fans around the world for your support and for reaching this milestone with us"

With a map twice the size of Skyrim and larger than Red Dead Redemption 2, promising open-world game Crimson Desert is real big – but still "incredibly interactive"

With a map twice the size of Skyrim and larger than Red Dead Redemption 2, promising open-world game Crimson Desert is real big – but still "incredibly interactive"

You can ride dragons and mechs around it, because why not

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Crimson Desert is being 'unavoidably delayed' for a second time, now set to release in early 2026

The action game was originally meant to release all the way back in 2021.

In Crimson Desert, the true boss battle is wrangling its controls to unlock the cool combat within

Crimson Desert continues to look strong, but unwieldy.

If you can grapple with Crimson Desert's needlessly complex controls, there's a unique action game here with stunning visuals and deep combat

Crimson Desert stunned me with its visual flair, but its complex control scheme goes way overboard.

I saw the dirty little secrets of Crimson Desert's open-world engine, and I'd kill to do it with games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Red Dead Redemption 2

A date with the BlackSpace Engine reveals promising tech

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At a ridiculously detailed showcase of the open-world engine behind the RPG Crimson Desert, I asked a ridiculously detailed question about water and all hell broke loose

At a ridiculously detailed showcase of the open-world engine behind the RPG Crimson Desert, I asked a ridiculously detailed question about water and all hell broke loose

How wet is water, exactly?

If you want to play a guy called Kliff who kicks people off cliffs, Crimson Desert is going to be the game for you

If you want to play a guy called Kliff who kicks people off cliffs, Crimson Desert is going to be the game for you

Big in 2025 | Catching up with the team behind one of 2025's most intriguing RPGs

PlayStation tried to lock a major third-party game into an exclusivity deal (but the devs said no) — but still, it looks like Xbox fans will continue having to endure exclusionary deals like 'Silent Hill 2' going forward. Should Xbox start doing similar?

PlayStation tried to lock a major third-party game into an exclusivity deal (but the devs said no) — but still, it looks like Xbox fans will continue having to endure exclusionary deals like 'Silent Hill 2' going forward. Should Xbox start doing similar?

Third-party timed exclusive deals have typically hit Xbox the hardest, and they may continue to do so, too. This year saw Black Myth Wukong, Silent Hill 2, and others reach paid exclusionary deals from PlayStation targeting Xbox.

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Crimson Desert: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game

Crimson Desert: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game

Crimson Desert finally has a release date, and it's set for March 2026

'Crimson Desert' boss battle Gamescom trailer is giving Monster Hunter, Witcher 3 vibes

'Crimson Desert' boss battle Gamescom trailer is giving Monster Hunter, Witcher 3 vibes

Crimson Desert, an upcoming action game with RPG elements just received a new gameplay trailer at Gamescom 2024, showcasing the game's action-packed combat system.

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Fights, friendships, passions and pugs: At Black Desert's 10th anniversary event, we asked players about why they're still obsessed with the MMO

Fights, friendships, passions and pugs: At Black Desert's 10th anniversary event, we asked players about why they're still obsessed with the MMO

Tales of love, war and exile.

Black Desert Online is introducing a mammoth-size 'War of the Roses' PvP mode for duking it out with 599 of your closest friends

Black Desert Online is introducing a mammoth-size 'War of the Roses' PvP mode for duking it out with 599 of your closest friends

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Palworld community manager hits back at DokeV being a "Palworld killer," says the open-world RPG "looks incredible" and games don't have to compete

Gamescom breakout Crimson Desert isn't an MMO, despite its dev's track record

Pearl Abyss is quietly trying something a little new

Medieval skydiving is not even the weirdest thing Crimson Desert crammed into this exhaustive new trailer

The weirdest thing was playing the pipes for that crowd of little blobs.

Crimson Desert's open-world action looks like the perfect fusion of Assassin's Creed and The Witcher in this show-stealing trailer

What if one game was just, like, ALL of the RPGs at once?

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Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023: Pearl Abyss shows off Crimson Desert gameplay in new trailer

Pearl Abyss shows off the stunning new trailer for Crimson Desert, an open world action-adventure game built in the proprietary BlackSpace Engine, during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023.

Sony reportedly speaking with Lies of P developer about getting more South Korean games on PS5

DokeV publisher Pearl Abyss is apparently also in talks

Everything we know about Crimson Desert

The new open world action game isn't a direct sequel to Black Desert Online, but expect some similarities.

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