Black Desert Online

Entrant Company

Pearl Abyss

Category

PC Game - PC Game/Other: ____

Client's Name

Pearl Abyss

Country / Region

United States

While Black Desert Online launched seven years ago, Korean developer and publisher Pearl Abyss' open world-MMORPG has never been more relevant across all platforms, led by the PC version. The studio's constant integration of community feedback and regular, original content has generated immensely popular updates, leading with the PC version's expansion, "Mountain of Eternal Winter" in summer 2022.

"Eternal Winter" invites players to scale the snowy peaks of the Mountain of Eternal Winter and face an ancient evil hidden within. Covered perpetually in snow, the region offers new quests, gameplay activities and endgame pursuits, as well as a breathtaking view and a streamlined, renewed starting location for new players. "Mountain of Eternal Winter" introduces four new "monster zones", unique regions within the overall landscape, full of new characters, original storylines to follow, and challenging, icy creatures to confront and defeat; a new character class, Drakania, whose lore ties into the wintery mountain region; and eye-raising new weapons and gear to earn, wear, and wield.

More importantly, "Mountain of Eternal Winter" is specifically designed to encourage new players to wade into the MMORPG's giant world. With live, always updating games whose content might seem daunting or overwhelming, "Mountain of Eternal Winter" is Black Desert Online’s first new starting zone. Players can start playing from level one and experience the lore and world of Black Desert in a new, streamlined experience. Fully rendered cutscenes and introductory tutorials will welcome any new players that might feel overwhelmed entering a new MMORPG and walk them through the wonders and adventures that the game has to offer.

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Credits

Black Desert Executive Producer
Jaehee Kim
Head of Game Design Division
Jeseok Jang
Head of Game Design Division
Jesse Joo
2023
NYX Game Awards - Sheba: A New Dawn
silver
winner

Entrant Company

Kashkool Games

Category

Game Design - Creature Design

Country / Region

United Arab Emirates

2023
NYX Game Awards - Jurassic World Primal Ops
silver
winner
Behaviour Interactive

Entrant Company

Generations Productions LLC

Category

Mobile Game - Best Music

Country / Region

United States

2023
NYX Game Awards - Audio Trip by Kinemotik Studios
silver
winner

Entrant Company

Andromeda Entertainment

Category

Meta Quest VR Game (New) - Best Visual Art

Country / Region

United States

2023
NYX Game Awards - SIGNALIS
silver
winner
Humble Games

Entrant Company

Humble Games

Category

BEST Game Categories - Best Independent Game

Country / Region

United States