Crimson Desert

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Crimson Desert Devs Preview The Next Four Months Of Updates While ‘Hard At Work’ On Big DLC

Pearl Abyss isn't slowing down

By Ethan Gach Published June 2, 2026

CultureNewsPatch Notes

Crimson Desert Surprises Players With An Important Feature Delivered At Break-Neck Speed: ‘Do They Even Sleep?’

The latest patch makes an important change to how war works

By Ethan Gach Published May 2, 2026

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Crimson Desert Gets Even Better In Its Largest Update Yet: ‘They Just Added so Much Random Sh*t, I Love It’

Patch 1.04 is another laundry list of improvements

By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2026

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Marathon Was One Of March’s Best-Selling Games But That Probably Won’t Stop The Obsession Over Steam Charts

MLB The Show 26 took the top spot

By Rebekah Valentine Published April 22, 2026

Tips & Guides

You Can Now Play Crimson Desert As A Female Character Via The Magic Of Mods

Pearl Abyss's epic RPG has very few customization options, so modders are fixing that

By John Walker Published April 8, 2026

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AionGuard Was Supposed To Be The Crimson Desert Of 15 Years Ago, But Was Canceled In A Text

According to Avalanche Studios' co-founder Christofer Sundberg, AionGuard would have done much of what this year's big open-world RPG is doing

By Lewis Parker Published April 7, 2026

Tips & Guides

How To Actually Finish Open-World Games In 2026

Trying to complete Crimson Desert, Assassin's Creed Shadows, or some other open-world game? Here are some tips

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 2, 2026

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The Voice Behind Crimson Desert’s Hero Describes A Chaotic Recording Journey

‘It’s very, very hard to play 150 hours with somebody who doesn’t give anything away ever,’ said actor Alec Newman

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 30, 2026

CultureNewsPatch Notes

Fresh Crimson Desert Update Is Filled With New Quality-Of-Life Improvements

The patch is surprisingly robust, bringing fixes for everything from flight stamina cost to wonky controls

By Jen Lennon Published March 29, 2026

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Crimson Desert Could Be Coming To Switch 2, Although ‘There Are Aspects We Have To Give Up On’

It seems it'd take a lot of downscaling to get the RPG running on Nintendo's hybrid console

By John Walker Published March 27, 2026

Tips & Guides

12 Tips I Wish I Knew Before Playing Crimson Desert

Let's help you get more inventory space, attack more efficiently, and make your gear better in this new open-world fantasy RPG

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 25, 2026

CultureOdds and Ends

6 Wild And Overdesigned Details Hidden In Crimson Desert

From clumsy NPCs picking up after themselves to the sun being able to cook meat, here are some wonderful little details hidden in the massive RPG

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 25, 2026

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Crimson Desert Has Pretty Rocks, But After 12 Hours Playing It, I Don’t Want To Go On

Gorgeous vistas aren't enough when the rest of game is such a boring, annoying slog

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 23, 2026

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Game Devs Reveal All Their Ugly Placeholder Assets Made Without AI

Crimson Desert's AI placeholder art controversy has led to many devs sharing sillier temp assets made by humans and MS Paint

By Zack Zwiezen Published March 23, 2026

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Crimson Desert’s Latest Patch Starts Fixing Keyboard Controls, But Controllers Remain As Bad

This is just the beginning of the improvements we are promised, and it's still pretty poor

By John Walker Published March 23, 2026

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Crimson Desert Dev Promises To Fix The Controls After All Of The Complaints About ‘Discomfort’

Pearl Abyss is 'listening closely to your feedback,' and it's already working on a patch for those wonky controls

By Lewis Parker Published March 21, 2026

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Crimson Desert Players Keep Finding More Cases Of Alleged AI-Generated Junk

One painting shows off a terrifying convention of weird-looking centaurs

Amelia Zollner Published March 20, 2026

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Everyone’s Falling In Love With Picking Up Cats In Crimson Desert

You certainly can pet the dog, but this is a whole lot better

By John Walker Published March 20, 2026

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Everyone Agrees Crimson Desert’s Controls Suck As It Struggles To Earn Positive Steam Reviews

'Just takes a minute' says Pearl Abyss, in defiance of a thundering consensus

By John Walker Published March 20, 2026

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Crimson Desert Studio Investors See ‘Generally Favorable’ Reviews And Race To Dump The Stock As It Plummets 30 Percent

The game is sitting at a 78 on Metacritic, which is apparently not high enough for Pearl Abyss' investors

Lewis Parker Published March 19, 2026