Crimson Desert updates are slowing down in "scope, scale, and pace" as Pearl Abyss shifts focus to the DLC "I think this is a great transition point" GamesRadar · Aug 26
Crimson Desert devs aren't trying to "sell more" with the continual massive patches, but "give more back to the community," Pearl Abyss PR lead says "A new IP selling five million copies in a month should be celebrated," says Will Powers GamesRadar · Jun 26
Crimson Desert DLC "will be substantively different" to the main game, Pearl Abyss PR lead teases Free updates are still planned, too GamesRadar · Jun 12
Crimson Desert's free updates are "free marketing" and will continue "as long as there's demand for it," says Pearl Abyss lead The fantasy sandbox will keep growing GamesRadar · Jun 9
None of Crimson Desert's big updates were pre-planned because Pearl Abyss is "not baking in presumptions around what the players want" "Everything, patch-wise, content-wise, has been iterated in real time," says PR lead Will Powers GamesRadar · May 7
Crimson Desert "is almost like cheating," former Elder Scrolls Online lead says, who doesn't know why more MMO devs haven't followed Pearl Abyss' lead "I still don't know what I'm doing, but I'm having so much fun," says Matt Firor GamesRadar · Apr 30
Crimson Desert super fan "played 56 hours straight and slept 8" on repeat to earn its Platinum trophy, and even Pearl Abyss is concerned: "That's not enough sleep" It took them 305 hours of gameplay in total GamesRadar · Apr 7
From Mixed to Magic — Crimson Desert's Steam reviews surge to glory The developers have been hard at work making changes, and the player base is steadily falling in love with the continent of Pywel. Windows Central · Mar 23
Crimson Desert dev says it 'takes time' to get used to the game's notoriously clunky controls, but advises players to 'think of it like riding a bike, it comes naturally after you learn it' Practice makes perfect, eventually. PC Gamer · Mar 20
Crimson Desert PR head insists the weird controls are "like riding a bike," as veteran Dishonored lead suggests it's "a rewarding mental gymnastic" "I hope this doesn't disappear in the profit of standardization" GamesRadar · Mar 20
‘Let us cook’ — Crimson Desert dev asks fans to wait a little longer for PS5 footage, even though we’re less than two weeks away from launch Crimson Desert could be a game-of-the-year contender — but making fans wait more than six years for a PS5 trailer feels weird. TechRadar · Mar 5
After whiffing its release date by 5 years, Crimson Desert is putting out oodles of preview stuff as 'We never want to be accused of hiding anything, because we have a lot of ground to make up' It's been a long road. PC Gamer · Mar 5
Crimson Desert was announced "too early," devs admit, and now has to prove it's not "too good to be true" without "over-promising" "I don't think anyone would say we should announce the game 6-and-a-half years in advance" GamesRadar · Mar 4
"Let us cook": Crimson Desert devs aren't "hiding anything," will show console versions of the RPG "ahead of launch," says PR lead There's more to come, apparently GamesRadar · Mar 4
TechRadar · Feb 24 Crimson Desert will feature both AMD's FSR Redstone and Nvidia's DLSS 4 — but we might not even need them Pearl Abyss is hard at work optimizing Crimson Desert, and the additions of AMD's FSR Redstone and Nvidia's DLSS 4 tech are bonuses.
TechRadar · Feb 19 'I'm not going to criticize other games, but all of our voices are done by humans' — Crimson Desert dev suggests the upcoming game won't feature characters voiced by AI Pearl Abyss has assured fans that Crimson Desert will be fully voiced by human beings, with marketing director Will Powers confirming that "all the main NPCs and those in side quests have actors' voices".
PC Gamer · Feb 17 I'm sorry to break it to you, but don't expect to be able to play an evil pest in Crimson Desert: 'Would I recommend a full playthrough in that playstyle? Eh, I don't know' You won't find evil Shepherd here.
TechRadar · Feb 17 Crimson Desert dev confirms a 'monetization model' is not a feature of the upcoming RPG — 'This is a premium experience. That is the transaction. Full stop' Pearl Abyss has confirmed Crimson Desert won't feature microtransactions or a cosmetic cash shop, calling the game a "premium experience".
PC Gamer · Feb 16 Crimson Desert is made by the devs of MMO Black Desert, but it won't have any non-preorder microtransactions on launch: 'This is the premium experience, that is the transaction' Nary a cash shop in sight.
GamesRadar · Feb 16 Crimson Desert is "not a Soulslike," Pearl Abyss says, but "does that mean the game's easy? Hell no" "There is no 'get good' moment"
Windows Central · Jan 30 Crimson Desert devs working "to make the game run as good as it possibly can" ahead of its release date — the promising open-world RPG may even rival GTA 6 Ahead of Crimson Desert's scheduled launch this March, the team at Pearl Abyss says it's in the "optimization phase" of the game's development.
GamesRadar · Jan 9 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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