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Black Desert
File:Black Desert logo.png
Developer(s)Pearl Abyss
Publisher(s)
  • JA: GameOn Japan
Director(s)Kim Daeil
Artist(s)Seo Yongsu (Art Director)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release2014
Genre(s)MMORPG

Black Desert (Korean: 검은사막) is an upcoming sandbox-oriented massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Korean video game developer Pearl Abyss.[1][2] The game has been in development since 2010, and entered closed beta testing (CBT) in October 2013.[3][4][5][6] The game uses Pearl Abyss' own "Black Desert" engine specifically created to handle the fast rendering required for its seamless world and large-scale castle sieges.[7][8] Black Desert uses a free-to-play model although no further details of the business model or revenue generation have been announced.[1][9] It will initially be released on the Microsoft Windows platform, and Jaemin Youn, Pearl Abyss' Chief Operations Officer, has announced that the developer has begun talks with Sony Computer Entertainment regarding a version for the PlayStation 4.[10][11]

Setting

Black Desert takes place in a high fantasy setting and revolves around the conflict between two rival nations, the Republic of Calpheon and the Kingdom of Valencia.[8]

Development

Pearl Abyss was founded in September 2010 by Kim Daeil, previously a developer with Hangame and NHN Gaming, and began development of Black Desert shortly after.[7][12][13] The company did not publicise the project initially, and Kim has said: "We actually wanted to wait out on publicly announcing this game since we wanted to develop more things... We thought that we shouldn't release too much information on our game just yet."[7] The first year of development involved concept design for the game and building a custom engine.[3] Kim said: "Our company consists of a lot of veteran game programmers and developers so creating a new engine wasn't that hard. We needed a special engine just for Black Desert mainly because it is a seamless world and needed an engine that can render a lot of characters very fast and easy."[7] Using their own engine rather than a proprietary engine such as the CryEngine or Unreal Engine also eased debugging and customization for the developers.[3]

After agreeing a Japanese publishing deal with GameOn Japan on 8 September 2012 Pearl Abyss began releasing details of the game to the public.[7][14] In November 2012 the game was demonstrated at G-Star, the Korean annual trade show for the computer and video games industry.[15] Black Desert was also showcased in August 2013 at gamescom, held in Cologne, Germany, where Pearl Abyss revealed that they had been approached by "many" interested publishers in the North American and European markets but were waiting for the closed beta release before progressing deals.[11][16][17] CBT was initially scheduled for July 2013, but was pushed back to October 2013 while the developers refined the client.[18][19][20] The CBT, IP-locked to allow Korean players only, commenced 17 October 2013, scheduled to run until 23 October 2013.[21] The CBT was organised to test different features of the game each day, beginning with the quest and combat systems on days 1 and 2, progressing through the player housing system, player guilds, sieges, the trading system, NPC interactions and PvP on subsequent days.[22]

In February 2014 Pearl Abyss announced that a publishing deal had been secured for the Russian market and the process of localizing the client was in progress.[23] An English-language client is also in development although no publisher has been selected.[24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b Kain, Erik (25 January 2013). "'Black Desert' Is An Amazing Looking MMORPG, And It Has The Trailer To Prove It". Forbes. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Black Desert – Potential epic MMO in the making". MMO Culture. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Fuller, Garrett (4 July 2013). "Daeil Kim On What Sets Their Game Apart". mmorpg.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ^ Lefebvre, Eliot (26 September 2013). "Black Desert starts its first closed beta on October 17th". Massively. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Black Desert Reveals PC Requirements for Korean CBT". 2p.com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Black Desert Closed Beta Day 1: Videos, Screenshots & Updates". MMOsite.com. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Black Desert Online Interview". steparu.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Black Desert – Interview with developer Pearl Abyss". MMO Culture. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Black Desert Online: Overview". freemmostation.com. February 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  10. ^ "《黑色沙漠》公開新一波遊戲畫面 一展遊戲內生活化的風貌 或開發PS4版本". gamer.com.tw. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013. Template:Link language
  11. ^ a b Nelva, Giuseppe (25 August 2013). "Gamescom 2013 Interview: Black Desert Online's Brian Oh Shows Gameplay; Talks PS4, Xbox One, Weather, NPCs and More". DualShockers. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  12. ^ "从战斗到战争!访《黑色沙漠》开发商CEO". 17173.com. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013. Template:Link language
  13. ^ Park, Kyung-Min (13 September 2013). "R2 C9의 김대일 PD, 신규개발사 펄어비스로 컴백". inven. Retrieved 19 October 2013. Template:Link language
  14. ^ "最新グラフィックスで描かれる次世代アクションMMORPG「黒い砂漠（仮）」日本独占ライセンス契約調印式詳報". 4Gamer.net. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Missing pipe in: |first= (help) Template:Link language
  15. ^ "[G*Star 2012] Black Desert – Preparing to launch next year". MMO Culture. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  16. ^ Guthrie, M.J. (27 August 2013). "Black Desert Gamescom video shows 22 minutes of gameplay". Massively. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  17. ^ Palumbo, Alessio (28 August 2013). "Black Desert Gameplay and Interview". Worlds Factory. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ^ "Black Desert – Closed Beta schedule confirmed". MMO Culture. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Black Desert CBT Delayed". steparu.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  20. ^ Lefebvre, Eliot (12 September 2013). "Black Desert bracing for Korean closed beta test". Massively. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  21. ^ "Black Desert First CBT Coming, CBT Application Page Released". 2p.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Black Desert – Closed Beta Videos, Screenshots & Updates Day 1". MMO Cast. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  23. ^ Reahard, Jef (2 February 2014). "Black Desert heading to Russia, still lacks Western publisher". Massively. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Pearl Abyss Is Working on Black Desert's English Client". 2p.com. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  25. ^ "Black Desert – Developer teases gamers with first look at English client". MMO Culture. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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