Pearl Abyss, the company behind the MMORPG Black Desert Online, has announced four new MMOs. Among them are MMORPGs and an MMO shooter.
What is Pearl Abyss announcing? In a press release, the developer of Black Desert announced that they are currently working on four new games, all of which are set to be presented at G-Star 2019.
The G-Star is the largest Korean gaming expo, taking place from November 14 to 17. Pearl Abyss will be present and has its own announcement event, which will be streamed on Twitch and YouTube on November 14 at 5:00 AM our time.
Why are the MMOs interesting to us? Pearl Abyss has published dedicated websites in English for all four games. Apparently, the Koreans want to quickly bring the new MMOs to the West.
All four games have their own distinct direction and target audience. We will reveal what lies behind the MMOs.
New MMORPGs, an MMO shooter, and Battle Royale
What new games are these? The first new announcement is Crimson Desert, an open-world MMORPG. It is set in a fantasy world where three tribes fight for control of the continent of Pywell.
Crimson Desert has been in development since 2018 and is produced by Jason Jung, the former game designer of RYL Online. He is joined by Eter Lee, also a developer of RYL Online, who is responsible for the action combat system of the new MMORPG.
It could be that this is Project CD. This game is expected to differ from traditional MMORPGs and mainly be released for consoles.
Update November 14: There are now new details and a first trailer for Crimson Desert.
What MMORPG is coming next? The second MMORPG is called DokeV and is said to be a collection game for all ages. The project is overseen by a former animation director and a game design director from Black Desert.
DokeV is likely the Project V announced in March 2019. The game is set to receive a brand-new engine and become a “lovable family MMORPG.” The first images show a colorful world that could be used for VR.
The first shooter from Pearl Abyss? The third MMO will be a shooter and is named Plan 8, which was previously known as Project K. It is being developed by Minh “Gooseman” Le, who, together with Jess Cliffe, developed the Counter-Strike mod for Half Life. An environment director from Black Desert is also involved.
The world of Plan 8 is expected to be futuristic and rather dark. The new engine, which is also used for DokeV, will be utilized. A first trailer is planned for the announcement on November 14.
MMO shooters are rather unusual for Korean companies, so we are curious to see how Pearl Abyss implements the game.
The Shadow Arena returns: A fourth game being presented at G-Star is Shadow Arena. This is a standalone version of the battle royale from Black Desert.
It was removed from the MMORPG due to issues and is set to return as a standalone game. We have tried the battle royale ourselves now.
Also from Pearl Abyss comes Black Desert Mobile. We took a closer look at the new game:
