Tag: Crimson Desert
News Crimson Desert PS5 Is Also a Full-On Life Sim Game, Last Deep Dive Video Reveals
Camps! Farming! Fishing! Mining!
Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss has today concluded its deep dive video series on the upcoming open world title by revealing all the life simulator features and elements it has to go alongside the core experience. To keep it short, there's a lot. At the heart of the game will be your base camp, the Greymane Camp...
News If Crimson Desert Wasn't Ambitious Enough, It Also Has a Mech and Two More Playable Characters
Second deep dive video talks combat and progression
For the vast majority of its Crimson Desert marketing up until now, developer Pearl Abyss has focused on pitching the bearded Kliff as the protagonist. However, did you know there are actually two more playable characters? Oh, and you can control a mech? The second of three deep dive videos...
News PS5 Open Worlder Crimson Desert Seems Destined to Be a Hit, Tops 2 Million Wishlists
The chosen one?
While we're still not quite sure on where we stand with Crimson Desert, it's starting to look like it'll be one of the most popular releases of 2026 so far. The open world title, which has looked hugely ambitious since day one, has managed to rack up over 2 million wishlists across all platforms. Wishlists certainly aren't a...
News You'll Want to Play Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro for Dedicated Enhancements
The best version on consoles
Pearl Abyss has revealed that Crimson Desert will offer PS5 Pro support through dedicated enhancements designed to make the ambitious title look and run better. It is yet to confirm any graphical modes, so frame rates and visual settings are currently unknown, but a recent interview with Destin shares the upgraded Sony...
News Crimson Desert Deep Dive Tries to Prove Its Crazy Potential Is Reality
15-minute gameplay video released
One of the most ambitious PS5 game set to launch this year, Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has started a deep dive gameplay series that attempts to properly explain the core mechanics and features of the RPG. The first episode is available to watch now above. There will be three parts to the overview series,...
News Crimson Desert Goes Gold, Ambitious PS5 Open Worlder Locks in March Release Date
Fantasy becomes reality
Hugely ambitious open world adventure Crimson Desert has officially gone gold, developer Pearl Abyss has announced. This means that the PS5 title — which was first revealed all the way back in 2020 — should hit its targeted 19th March release date. Indeed, we've been waiting quite some time for this one — and to be...
News Stunning Crimson Desert PS5 Footage Reveals a Wildly Ambitious RPG
Feel good dragon
Crimson Desert is around six months away, and you may want to mark its 19th March release date on your calendar right now. IGN has got dibs on some exclusive new gameplay footage from the forthcoming RPG, and frankly it looks extraordinary. The footage shows PlayStation button prompts, so while it could still be PC with a DualSense...
News Good God, Crimson Desert's PS5 Collector's Edition Costs a Whopping $280
You must really like dragons
Look, we know Crimson Desert is set to be a ridiculously ambitious open world outing, but would you pay $280 / €280 / £250 for a Collector's Edition of the game? Because that's how much the premium package is going to cost, assuming the pricing strategy isn't changed ahead of its 19th March release date. Here's what...
News Stupidly Ambitious PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Nails Down March 2026 Release Date
Finally
After being hit with a delay just a couple of months back that knocked it out of 2025, Crimson Desert has finally nailed down a confirmed release date. The open world adventure has looked ridiculously ambitious ever since its initial reveal, so all eyes will be on the finished build, which is now locked in for the 19th March, 2026. It's...
News Astoundingly Ambitious PS5 RPG Crimson Desert Looks Like It'll Ease the Wait for The Witcher 4
Watch 13 minutes of new gameplay
An epic 13-minute gameplay demo for Crimson Desert has been released, following the game’s delay into 2026 recently. While the setback may be disappointing, this new PS5 footage should help ease the wait. It’s clear that Korean developer Pearl Abyss has got something special cooking here. Just to be clear,...
News Ambitious Open World RPG Crimson Desert Delayed to 2026
Now out in Q1 of next year
Pearl Abyss has announced it's delaying its ambitious RPG Crimson Desert to the first quarter of next year, meaning it's now set to arrive on PS5 between January and March of 2026. The open worlder was slated to arrive later this year, and it sounds like a final release date was planned to be confirmed during next week's...
Round Up New Crimson Desert Previews Raise Concerns Over Open World RPG's Intense Combat
Over the Kliff
A fresh batch of previews for Crimson Desert have popped up online, and as always, it's intriguing to hear more about this extremely promising open world adventure. However, these new hands-on articles do raise some concerns over how the action RPG actually plays. In case you haven't seen previous gameplay clips, it's fair to say...
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Shows Off Its Insane Game Engine in New Videos
Is this next-gen?
Crimson Desert has always looked ridiculously ambitious — to the point where plenty of people outright doubted its validity — but with its late 2025 release window in hand, the title's keen to keep impressing. Case in point, developer Pearl Abyss has debuted several gameplay videos that showcase the game's engine. They cover...
News Ridiculously Ambitious PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Confirms 2025 Release
Seeing red
When Crimson Desert was confirmed for The Game Awards, just about everyone thought it'd get a release date — but that's not quite the case. Developer Pearl Abyss has dropped a new trailer — in which the open world PS5 title continues to look ridiculously ambitious — but we're left with a release window rather than a date. The...
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets Even More Gameplay Footage, Still Looks Crazy
Bewitched
If you've been keeping up with Crimson Desert — the open world action game from Korean developer Pearl Abyss — you may remember seeing a bunch of gameplay videos a few months back. There were boss fights, and then there was a crazy 50-minute walkthrough. It's fair to say that the project's been wowing audiences for quite some time...
News Crimson Desert Dev Found PS5 Exclusive Opportunity Appealing
But thought it could make more money by self-publishing
Update: An English transcript of Pearl Abyss’ investor relations report has now been shared, shedding more like on Sony’s approach to publish Crimson Desert. As reported previously, the platform holder has been sniffing around South Korean devs, and saw potential in the upcoming RPG. It...
News Wow, PS5 Open Worlder Crimson Desert Gets 50 Whole Minutes of Gorgeous 4K Gameplay
Ridiculous potential
Crimson Desert already received a load of gameplay footage for Gamescom last month, but those videos focused exclusively on boss battles. So, just to remind everyone that this is an open world adventure, developer Pearl Abyss has dropped a massive 50-minute gameplay demonstration, which showcases everything from cutscenes, to...
Preview Crimson Desert Is Real, Complex, and Potentially Great
One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder
After various "too good to be true" showcases during livestreams in the past, we can now officially confirm that Crimson Desert is an actual, real video game. In a 60-minute session on the Gamescom showfloor, we pressed all the buttons on a PS5 controller connected to a PC and things happened on-screen...
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Unleashes Even More Gameplay, Big Boss Battles Look Crazy
That's boss
Pearl Abyss has really lifted the lid on Crimson Desert at Gamescom 2024, handing us yet more gameplay footage from the upcoming open world action title. We get to gawk at not one, not two, but three boss battles, as protagonist Kliff fights for hits life against a roster of vastly different foes. The first clash involves a giant...
News PS5 Open World Crimson Desert Gets 7 Minutes of Raw Gameplay, and It Looks Ridiculous
Snow joke
Ahead of its showing at Gamescom this week, we've been handed seven whole minutes of Crimson Desert gameplay. Just to refresh your memory, this is the open world action adventure from South Korean developer Pearl Abyss. When it was first revealed all the way back at The Game Awards in 2020, many questioned the project's legitimacy — and...
News Crimson Desert, That Stunning PS5 Open World Adventure, Is Actually Playable at Gamescom
Much more info on the way
First announced way back at The Game Awards in 2020, Crimson Desert has since dropped jaws with gameplay snippets and last year's full trailer — to the point where onlookers have consistently questioned the project's legitimacy. Fortunately, developer Pearl Abyss has announced that the open world action adventure will...
News Open World RPG Crimson Desert Looks Borderline Unbelievable in Gameplay Blowout
Ridiculous potential if true
When Crimson Desert was first announced at The Game Awards in 2020, many wondered whether the clearly ambitious title was simply too good to be true. And now, close to three years later, we've got our next glimpse at South Korean developer Peal Abyss' project. To be frank, it looks ridiculous. The longer this trailer...
News Amazing Looking Open World Crimson Desert Returns at Gamescom Opening Night Live
It was delayed indefinitely in 2021
Remember Crimson Desert? The impressive looking open world adventure was first shown at The Game Awards back in 2020, and it was one of those gameplay trailers that had people questioning whether it was actually real footage. Roughly six months later, the project was delayed indefinitely, with developer Pearl Aby
News The Ambitious Crimson Desert Has Been Delayed Indefinitely
Adding more ideas to the game
Remember when Crimson Desert lit up The Game Awards 2020 with an ambitious trailer that looked almost too good to be true? While a release date wasn't attached to the project at the time, we will now have to wait even longer to play it for ourselves because Pearl Abyss has delayed it to an unspecified date. This is so...
News Crimson Desert Debuts Gameplay Trailer at The Game Awards
Watch it now
As promised, Pearl Abyss has shown off the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming game, Crimson Desert, at The Game Awards. We've embedded it above for your viewing pleasure. Crimson Desert is a game set within the same universe as the popular MMO Black Desert. It's a big, open world action adventure with both single player and online...
News Crimson Desert Set for Gameplay Reveal at The Game Awards 2020
New game from Black Desert dev
The Game Awards is now just one week away, and one game has been confirmed to make an appearance. Crimson Desert will make its gameplay debut during the show. Announced last year via the above trailer, this is an offshoot of the popular MMORPG Black Desert, developed by Pearl Abyss. Featuring a new setting and new...
