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Crimson Desert players beg for more storage as their rock collections start getting out of hand: "If they can do it…
Players of Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert are expressing frustration over limited inventory and storage space, even after a recent patch added a storage location. Despite the addition of personal storage at Howling Hill Camp, players find themselves constantly sacrificing or discarding items due to the sheer volume of loot, including gems, swords, and rocks, that accumulate during gameplay.
Poll: Vote for Your PS5 Game of the Month (March 2026)
Push Square is holding a poll for PlayStation 5 Game of the Month for March 2026, featuring titles like Crimson Desert, Marathon, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Screamer, and South of Midnight. Players can vote for their favorite release from the month, with voting closing on April 6th, 2026.
Game of the Month: Crimson Desert (March 2026)
Crimson Desert has been named Game of the Month for March 2026 by Push Square readers, selling over four million copies since its late March launch. Despite a mixed review score for the PlayStation 5 version, developer Pearl Abyss has released significant updates addressing performance and quality-of-life issues. The open-world fantasy adventure was the clear favorite among voters, significantly outpacing other notable March releases like Marathon and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.
All witch locations in Crimson Desert
This guide details the locations of special NPCs known as witches in Crimson Desert, who are essential for gear upgrades. The article outlines how to find each witch, including their disguised and true forms, across various regions of the game world. Completing witch-related objectives is necessary to unlock the final White Crow NPC.
Don't Make These Mistakes In Crimson Desert | Console Creatures
Crimson Desert offers a vast world with many systems, and this guide highlights common early-game mistakes players can avoid. Key tips include selling unwanted recipes and bounties for silver, greeting townsfolk to increase reputation, and utilizing the lantern to scan memories more efficiently. Players are also advised to hold down buttons for looting and attacking to perform actions more smoothly and to prioritize unlocking the aerial stab skill for faster traversal.
How to pickpocket in Crimson Desert
This guide explains how to pickpocket in Crimson Desert, a mechanic that requires a mask and involves bumping into NPCs to initiate the action. Players can acquire masks from Back Alley Shops or through early game missions. While pickpocketing nobles can yield valuable items like gold bars, the system currently lacks a non-detection method, leading to potential fines and loss of Contribution points.
Crimson Desert modder restores a full-fat food system left on the cutting room floor: "Everything this mod uses…
A modder has discovered and activated a fully designed, but previously unused, food consequence system in Crimson Desert. This system adds risk and reward to food consumption, with high-potency items potentially causing negative effects like poison or nausea, while also offering unique buffs and resistances, including those for unreleased endgame content.
Crimson Desert's commitment to cleaning up its clunky controls shines the brightest in how satisfying it feels to…
Crimson Desert has received significant updates since its March release, particularly addressing clunky controls and improving exploration mechanics. Pearl Abyss has made fast travel more convenient, added private storage, and refined the flying ability, making the game feel more responsive and enjoyable.
Crimson Desert is now a survival game, thanks to this mod based on an alleged secret "food consequences" system
A new mod for Crimson Desert has restored a secret "food consequences" system, effectively turning the open-world RPG into a survival game. Modders claim to have reconnected existing game files to implement features like temperature food, elemental resistances, and combat buffs, along with potential debuffs from high-potency food. The mod also introduces cooldowns to food consumption, preventing players from spamming items during intense fights.
How to get the Beehive Club in Crimson Desert
This guide explains how to obtain the Beehive Club, a unique weapon in Crimson Desert, by smashing beehives found hanging from trees. While it's a random drop and cannot be upgraded, the club releases a cloud of bees that deal damage over time. The article suggests specific locations like Three Saints' Falls and Pollengarth Apiary for finding beehives and mentions a Beekeeping Suit that grants immunity to bee attacks.
Crimson Desert Sales Surpass Four Million Units
Pearl Abyss announced that Crimson Desert has sold over four million units worldwide. The open-world action-adventure game is set in the continent of Pywel and follows the journey of Kliff rebuilding the Greymanes. The game will launch with Collector's, Deluxe, and Standard editions, with pre-orders including the Khaled Shield bonus.
How to beat Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert
This guide provides strategies for defeating the optional boss Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert, who inflicts constant ice damage and can one-shot players. Key tips include equipping Frostcursed Armor for ice resistance, unlocking the Abyss Nexus for a cleaner arena entry, and utilizing fire-based weapons and Abyss Gear effects to deal damage over time. The guide also details how to counter Beloth's most dangerous attacks, such as double spear slams, slash and spin, and spin and drop maneuvers.
Crimson Desert Players Work Out a Way to Fly Like Neo From The Matrix, but Given Pearl Abyss' Previous Form on Patches, They’re Not Sure if It's a Bug or a Feature
Players of Crimson Desert have discovered a method to fly across the map, drawing comparisons to Neo from The Matrix. It remains unclear whether this aerial traversal is an intended game mechanic or an unintended bug, given Pearl Abyss' history with game patches.
It turns out Crimson Desert has even more mechanics under the hood—like this 'fully-designed food consequence…
A mod for Crimson Desert has revealed a fully designed, but unused, food consequence system that Pearl Abyss cut from the game. This system included 50 food skills across 15 categories, offering various buffs, resistances, and even immunity to certain status effects. The mod also indicates that more powerful foods would have introduced negative consequences like drunkenness and food poisoning.
Crimson Desert has made around $200 million on its 4 million copies sold, analyst estimates, and PlayStation 5 sales…
Crimson Desert has achieved significant commercial success, selling four million copies and generating an estimated $200 million in revenue within its first two weeks. PlayStation 5 sales alone contributed $75 million to this figure, placing it among the top-selling titles on the platform. The game's positive reception on Steam, with a 'Very Positive' rating, indicates a strong recovery after a challenging initial launch.
Crimson Desert Continues To Reach New Sales Heights
Pearl Abyss announced that its RPG Crimson Desert has surpassed 4 million in sales, a significant increase from previous milestones. The developer thanked players for their support and continues to release updates addressing feedback and issues, though some players remain concerned about inventory management.
Crimson Desert has sold through 4 million copies worldwide
Crimson Desert has surpassed 4 million copies sold worldwide. A Digital Foundry analysis highlights significant graphical and performance improvements on the PlayStation 5 Pro, particularly noting the effectiveness of its PSSR upscaling technology over FSR3.
Crimson Desert on PS5 Pro Delivers Another Big Leap Over The Base Console
Digital Foundry's analysis reveals that Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5 Pro offers significant upgrades over the base console, particularly through its PSSR technology which enhances image quality beyond FSR3. The 60fps mode now targets settings closer to the PS5's quality mode, while the 30fps mode achieves ultra-quality ray tracing and native 4K resolution.
Crimson Desert’s “Opposite” Design to Other Open-World Games Helped Success, Says Arkane Lyon Boss
Arkane Lyon studio director Dinga Bakaba believes Crimson Desert's success stems from its "opposite" design to typical open-world games, front-loading "gameyness" before introducing its magical elements. Released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, the game has sold 4 million copies, with Pearl Abyss providing consistent post-launch support.
Crimson Desert Has Generated Over $200 Million in Revenue Since Launch – Rumor
A report claims that Crimson Desert has generated over $200 million in revenue across all platforms since its launch, with the PlayStation 5 version reportedly leading sales. The article also notes that 38 percent of PlayStation 5 players have also played Dragon's Dogma 2, and mentions the game's availability on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
