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Crimson Desert Guide – How To Unlock And Use Abyss Cores/Gears
This guide for Crimson Desert explains how to unlock and utilize Abyss Cores, which can be socketed into weapons and armor for new effects. Players can embed, extract, and craft these cores by interacting with witches, and can also add more sockets to their gear for a cost in Silver, with varying maximum socket limits per equipment type.
Crimson Desert Guide – How To Get Abyss Artifacts
This guide details how to efficiently acquire Abyss Artifacts in Crimson Desert, which function as skill points for upgrading skills and equipment. Methods include finding them in the game world, solving puzzles, purchasing from merchants, combat, questing, and looting. The guide also touches on respec options using Faded Abyss Artifacts.
Crimson Desert is raising some AI-brows with a bevy of suspiciously generated-looking art
Players have raised concerns that Crimson Desert may be using AI-generated art assets, citing examples of biologically impossible horse anatomy and suspicious character designs. Allegations also extend to AI-assisted translations in German, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Developer Pearl Abyss has not yet commented on these claims.
How to complete Salvatore bounty in Crimson Desert and catch him
This guide details how to complete the Salvatore bounty in Crimson Desert. Players must accept the bounty poster in Hernand City, track Salvatore to his hideout near the Sunset Valley windmill, and capture him alive to deliver to the nearest constabulary for maximum rewards.
How to complete Warren Bounty in Crimson Desert and capture him
This guide details how to complete the Warren bounty contract in Crimson Desert. Players must find a bounty poster, locate Warren in the Pororin region by completing the 'The Unreachable Village' quest, and then capture him to turn him in at the nearest constabulary for a reward of 25 Silver.
People are finally getting past Crimson Desert’s worst problem and seeing the real deal: ‘I get it now’
Players are beginning to appreciate Crimson Desert after overcoming its initially slow and disjointed start. Many players initially quit or left negative reviews due to the game's lengthy tutorial phase, but those who persevere are finding significant rewards in its gameplay and story progression. The article suggests that the game's massive 200-hour scope requires patience, and initial impressions may not reflect its true potential.
Why your Lantern is glowing blue in Crimson Desert, explained
This guide explains the blue glow mechanic for the player's lantern in Crimson Desert. When the lantern glows blue, it indicates the presence of a nearby memory fragment. Players can interact with these fragments using the Visione helmet to uncover lore and information about the world of Pywel.
How to unravel the secrets of the Ancient Ruins in Crimson Desert
This guide explains how to solve the Ancient Ruins puzzle in Crimson Desert, a common early-game roadblock. Players must manipulate three wheels on a wall by using the Force Palm ability in a specific sequence: middle, right, then left. Solving this puzzle unlocks the local fast travel point within the Ancient Ruins.
Crimson Desert's in-game artwork shows telltale signs of AI courtesy of missing fingers and human bodies melting into horses
Players have raised concerns that Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert may be using AI-generated art and translations, citing examples of anatomical errors and repetitive assets. The game has also faced technical issues and delays, with Intel confirming that Crimson Desert does not currently support its graphics cards.
Saturday Postmortems/Retrospectives
Developers anonymously revealed significant development issues for Crimson Desert, leading to a "hodgepodge of features" and a nonsensical story. The article also reflects on the 30-year survival and evolution of Capcom's Resident Evil horror franchise.
Intel says Crimson Desert devs ignored offers of help to support Arc GPUs
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has advised players expecting Intel Arc GPU support to seek refunds, stating they have not enabled it. Intel claims they repeatedly offered assistance to Pearl Abyss over several years to optimize support for their graphics hardware, but these offers were apparently ignored. The game is currently available on PC, with refunds available on platforms like Steam.
Crimson Desert Dev Promises Patch to Address 'Discomfort Many Players Have Experienced With the Controls,' Apologizes for Awful Keyboard and Mouse Experience - IGN
Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has acknowledged player complaints regarding the game's controls and apologized for the unsatisfactory keyboard and mouse experience. A patch is being prepared to address these issues, though a release date has not been specified. The game has seen significant player numbers on Steam since launch but has received a "mixed" user review rating, with controls being a primary point of criticism.
Crimson Desert Launch Pulls Huge Twitch and Steam Numbers
Crimson Desert has achieved significant viewership on Twitch and a large player count on Steam following its launch. However, the game's review scores have been mixed.
Crimson Desert Devs Addressing Feedback, Control Patch in Progress
Pearl Abyss is preparing a patch for Crimson Desert to address player feedback regarding controls, particularly for keyboard and mouse users. The open-world action-adventure game has sold two million units since its launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Crimson Desert Launch Pulls Huge Twitch and Steam Numbers
Crimson Desert has seen significant numbers on Twitch and Steam following its launch. The article discusses performance and graphics modes on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, with a preference for balanced or quality modes. The author is considering a PC version if console performance does not improve.
Crimson Desert Dev to Patch PS5 RPG's 'Uncomfortable' Controls
Pearl Abyss has apologized for the 'uncomfortable' control scheme in their PlayStation 5 RPG, Crimson Desert, and plans to release a patch to address player feedback. The developer is also working to improve the keyboard and mouse experience for PC players.
Crimson Desert Sales Surpass Two Million Units In One Day
Pearl Abyss announced that Crimson Desert has sold over two million units worldwide within its first day of release. Despite this sales milestone, the company's stock value has dropped significantly following a Metacritic score of 78, which may have disappointed shareholders. The game is an open-world action-adventure title available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.
Crimson Desert's bizarre paintings spark fears of AI-generated assets
Players of Crimson Desert have discovered unusual in-game paintings featuring bizarre combinations of people and horses. This has led to speculation and accusations that the game may be using AI-generated assets in its development.
How to complete Alessio Bounty in Crimson Desert and capture him
This guide explains how to complete the Alessio Bounty in Crimson Desert, a quest located in the Hernand region. Players need to find Alessio's bounty post, track him to his hideout near the Trembling Gorge, and capture him alive to maximize rewards before delivering him to the nearest constabulary.
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 625
This week's "What Are You Playing?" segment features discussion from the Push Square team about their weekend gaming plans. Topics include returning to "Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds," playing a game for an upcoming review, and relaxing with titles like "Lumines Arise" and "Slay the Spire."
