Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Tech

Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding

A little bit of extra waiting is in order for Crimson Desert 's first proper expansion, Charting the Unknown. Originally set to arrive midway through October , it's now been moved back by a couple of weeks to allow for some extra fine-tuning of the thousand or so funky open world activities devs Pearl Abyss have jammed into it. Read more

Crimson Desert's first expansion, Charting the Unknown, delayed so Pearl Abyss get more time to polish and stabilise the red pudding

Crimson Desert’s eagerly anticipated expansion, Charting the Unknown, has been delayed once again. Originally scheduled for release in mid-October, the expansion will now launch on October 29th, giving developers Pearl Abyss more time to refine its thousands of open-world activities. In a Twitter post, the studio announced the delay, citing the need for additional development time to ensure a polished and stable gameplay experience.

While the studio did not disclose the specific areas of refinement, fans can expect new adventures in the crimson desert, including ship sailing, deep ocean diving, house building, and relationship forging. Pearl Abyss also revealed the use of AI-generated content in the game's development, though the studio assured players that any such assets would be replaced with their own quality-controlled creations.

Written by urgent.news from Rock Paper Shotgun's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

Read the original at rockpapershotgun.com →

More in Tech

More from Wednesday 30 September →