Netflix FREE to Watch in the Philippines are Stranger Things, Boss Baby and more
With people being stuck at home because of lockdown and safety, Netflix is now offering selected movies and series to watch for FREE in the Philippines and neighboring countries. Complete series and movies like Stranger Things and Bird Box are now free to watch in Netflix, you don't need any account or subscription to watch it. Just click and play.
To watch these movies and series for free, just head to https://www.netflix.com/ph/watch-free
Below are the list of FREE Netflix Movies and Series for this month:
- The Stranger Things
- Elite
- Murder Mystery
- Bird Box
- Boss Baby Back in Business
- The Two Popes
- When They See Us
All of the movie listed in that page will be free of charge and you just need to confirm your age to continue. This is available to most platform (Android, Laptops, Desktop and even on TV) except on iOS devices. You just need to open the URL with your favorite browser to watch them for free.
When you try to access the page from your iPhone devices, it will give you an error saying "This device (iPhone) doesn't support our free preview. You can watch on a desktop computer, a laptop, or an Android phone. Enter your email address and we'll send you a link. (Once you're a member, you'll be able to watch anytime, anywhere, on any device)
Currently, the monthly price for Netflix subscription is ranging from PHP 149 up to PHP 549. The high tier Premium (PHP 549) provide free 4 sharing account that you can lend to your friend for them to watch the movies/series for free.
Are you going to have a marathon watching the Stranger Things tonight? Let us know in the comment section.
Lite Version, XBOX Series S Leaked, starts at $299
A lite and affordable version of XBOX Series has been leaked ahead of announcement this coming days. The next-gen console is reportedly a lite version of the XBOX Series X with a price point of $299 (PHP 14,545). The first image was first reported by YouTuber Brad Sams from his website Thurrott and later another twitter user @WalkingCat shows a video footage of the leaked console showing the full design of the console and its estimated price.
Update as of 09/08/2020 @ 3:41 PM: Microsoft officially announced the XBOX Series S, Next gen-performance in the smallest XBOX ever. $299.
Its been long rumored that Microsoft is working on two types of XBOX Series that matches their previous console XBOX One X and XBOX One S. The new XBOX Series S will have 1/3 of the performance of the XBOX Series X, at around 4 teraflops of GPU performance compare to the 12 teraflops of the latter. But the Series S will fully benefit the increased performance of its new CPU and fast SSD storage, which just means it could run the next gen games without hiccups. Considering you will be playing most of their game on an non-4k display. If you're planning to play on 4k, you should get the Series X.
The affordable price of XBOX Series S will attract more players to try and board to the XBOX ecosystem, especially for players that don't mind playing in 1080p display.
It is expected to released on November 11, 2020 and Microsoft is set to held a press event soon showcasing more details of their next-gen console, including the official price.
Are you team XBOX? If not, a team Playstation or RTX maybe? is the affordable lite version of XBOX will make you try their console? Let us know in the comment section below.
PBA Basketball Slam's Early Access is now Out on Steam
PBA fans rejoice! You can now finally play the most anticipated PBA game in your PC as an Early Access of the game are now available on Steam. An independent game studio from the Philippines, Ranida Games announced this week that the PBA Basketball Slam: Arcade Edition is now available on Steam as an Early Access.
PBA Basketball Slam: Arcade Edition is a two on two arcade style full court basketball game, you can pick different from PBA and their roster lineup like from the PBA rosters like June Mar Fajardo, James Yap and many more. The game supports multi-language like English, Tagalog, Spanish and Portuguese with more to be added soon.
If you'd like to try out the game, it is now on sale for their special launch week promotion of 25% off at PHP 119.96 from its regular price of PHP 159.95. You can check their steam page at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372990/PBA_Basketball_Slam_Arcade_Edition/
You can also check their launch trailer below.
Here are some features of the game at Early Access version:
- PBA teams and roster
- 2-on-2 arcade-style full court basketball gameplay
- 6 free court locations to play
- Full controller support
- Option to use keyboard on single player mode
- Local Multiplayer mode, supporting up to four players
- Play online using Steam Remote Play
- English, Tagalog, Spanish, and Portuguese language support
When the game is fully release, these features will also be added into the game and it will be available for free to those who own the Early Access version.
- Campaign mode
- Create Player feature
- Shops and locker feature
- More basketball court locations
- More music and voice-overs
- More polished gameplay and user interface
Are you playing this very first Filipino basketball game on Steam and PC? Let us know in the comment section below.
How to Get 300,001 Bloodpoints Redeem Codes in Dead By Daylight
Dead by Daylight in partnership with Discord is giving away a FREE 150,000 Bloodpoints to all players in the game. Plus, another giveaway that will give you 150,001 Bloodpoints. In total you'll get 300,001 Bloodpoints that you can use in the game, the giveaway will be in a form of a redeem key.
For you who haven't yet played Dead by Daylight, it is a 4 vs 1 multiplayer game where one player will take the role of a save killer, and the other four will play as survivors, trying to complete some objectives to escape from the killer.
Dead by Daylight was first released on Windows in 2016. And later available on console platform PS4, XBOX and Nintendo Switch.
How to Redeem the Code
Redeeming the code is simple, basically, you need to go to the in-game store.
Then there should be a Redeem Code at the front page.
Enter the following code to receive the total 300K Bloodpoints
- DISCORD150K
- ENTITYPLEASED
- ENTITYDISPLEASED
You need to redeem the code one by one.
Once done, you'll receive the points and ready to use it to pay for some in-game item at the store.
The code is available on PC and Consoles platform.
That's it!
It's been 1-year and 9 months since Ragnarok M Eternal Love breaks their own record. In just a single day, the game makes PHP 7.3 Million out from a digital items sold on their online auction. One of the rare item that was auctioned was "Key of Heaven" aka Pegasus, a mount item where a player can increase their movement speed by 50%, plus a cosmetic item that are super unique from everyone. The item was sold to an Indonesian player named MambaaElChap for a whooping price of PHP 3.2 Million and was one of the most expensive digital-item that was sold in the game next to Evangelion Costume. Today, a similar rare item was resurfaced – but in a different color, a Pink Pegasus named "White Love Soaring".
The Pink Pegasus was included in the September Event "Freshman Celebration" where player can purchase a loot boxes in two different tiers; 30 BCC (PHP 249) each 0.5% chance of getting the Pink Pegasus plus other in-game item and 15 BCC (PHP 124) each 0.2% chance of getting it plus other in-game items.
Banoobs obtained the Pink Pegasus from Loot Boxes
Last night, a prominent game streamer from the Philippines, Banoobs was able to obtained the Pink Pegasus after drawing 150 loot boxes during his live stream on Facebook. Banoobs spent a total of 3,750 BCC (PHP 31,125) for the Pink Pegasus, a similar item valued at PHP 3.2 million last year.
During his live stream, the Pink Pegasus didn't come out on his first try. Using the tier with 0.5% chances, he draws 100 loot boxes in a single dropped worth 3,000 BCC (PHP 24,900), but nothing shows up. Ragnarok Mobile is known for being a low ball for giving chances to player of getting a rare items. His fans even says "Bye 20k".
On his second try, he opened another 50 loot boxes in one shot again worth 750 BCC (PHP 6,225), but this time using the 2nd tier with 0.2% chances. Bless with good luck and his oration technique, the Pink Pegasus finally showed up.
Fans congratulated Banoobs for another Gacha achievement, one of the fan says "Sanaol boss haha" (I hope all boss haha). Here is the highlight stream from his YouTube Channel.
What is more fascinating is that, his friend DR Esports send him 1,700 BCC as a compensation for his first unsuccessful attempt.
White Love Soaring and Key of Heaven Comparison
For comparison, here is the Pegasus in two variant with different color and stats.
| Item | Details | Preview |
 White Love Soaring Item Type: Mount | Move Spd + 50% Unlock Rewards: Atk + 8 M.Atk + 8 |  |
 Key of Heaven Item Type: Mount | Move Spd + 50% Unlock Rewards: None |  |
As of writing, two pieces of White Love Soaring is currently available in the Exchange shop that can be purchased using an in-game currency "Zeny". It is available for 177 Million Zeny each, but the catch is only 2 out of 794 buyers are able to purchase the item using their random snapping period.
To know more about Banoobs, you can follow his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ibanoobs/
Are you still playing Ragnarok Mobile? Care to check out the new event in the game and try out the new Pink Pegasus? Who knows, you might be lucky as Banoobs for getting this rare item.
NetEase announced Top Clans 2020 eSports Tournament
Top Clans eSports tournament will return this year in much bigger and bolder events with a prize pool of $85,000 (PHP 4,125,000). Gamers from all all over the Southeast Asia region are welcome to join and get there chance to show their skills for five different titles and genres.
Players will compete for the following games; for Battle Royale eSports, Rules of Survival, MOBA eSports like Dota 2 for PC and Marvel Super War for mobile will also join. As well as fighting game, like Tekken 7 for PC and the last title is Tom and Jerry: Chase for mobile.
The Top Clans 2020 tournament will starts on September 25, 2020 with group of stages. Whole month of competition for all players and fans for the five games. The fiery competition between teams in the group stages and knockout stages will conclude on October 26, while the crack of gunshots will continue to echo across the battlefield during the Rules of Survival Semi-Finals on October 20-22.
Battle-hardened players who survive the group stages will continue their journey into the playoffs. Both Dota 2 and MARVEL Super War will have a Double-Elimination bracket for playoffs. Meanwhile, pugilists will trade punches in the Tekken 7 tournament over a single weekend, on October 16-18.
Top Clans 2020 will be capped off by Super Heroes and Super Soldiers with a double Grand Finals weekend for MARVEL Super War and Rules of Survival. The final weekend of the tournament will commence with a battle between heroes and villains in the MARVEL Super War Grand Finals on Friday, November 6. As the dust settles for all the battles across the five competitive titles, the last soldiers of fortune will conclude Top Clans 2020 with a grueling Grand Finals match from November 7-8.
Top Clans 2020 Event Calendar
Here are the list of scheduled of tournaments for different games.
| Date | Competition |
| September 25, 2020 | Opening Day |
| September 26 to October 18, 2020 October 24 to 27, 2020 | Group Stage / Knockout Stage |
| October 20 to 23, 2020 October 27 to 29, 2020 | Semi-Finals |
| October 30 to November 1, 2020 November 6 to 8, 2020 | Grand Finals |
Registration for the tournament is yet to be announce, so keep checking our site for updates.
How to Get More Freshman Celebration Coin in Ragnarok Mobile
Ragnarok M Eternal Love is featuring another new redeem item for the game, The Freshman Celebration Coin. Adventurers can exchange various item for this coin and it can be obtain from various activities for this month event.
Table of Contents
- What is Freshman Celebration Coin
- What is All Purpose Formula
- How to Get More Freshman Celebration Coin
In this guide, we will give you a clearer reference on where to obtain these coins.
What is Freshman Celebration Coin
Before anything else, here are the list of items that you can exchange for Freshman Celebration Coin (FCC).
| Items | Cost (FCC) | Limit |
 All-purpose Formula Blueprint | 200 FCC | 1 |
 Glittering Rune Stone – Star | 80 FCC | 2 |
 Oracle Dust | 6 FCC | 20 |
 Oracle Crystal | 10 FCC | 20 |
 Gold Medal | 8 FCC | 20 |
 Valkyrie's Gift | 8 FCC | 20 |
 Smooth Rune Stone | 12 FCC | 15 |
 25 x Eden Coin | 1 FCC | 200 |
 25 x Adventure Meatball | 1 FCC | 200 |
In total, you need at least 1,500 FCC to purchase all of the available items in the exchange shop.
What is All-Purpose Formula
It is an tail item that you can exchange its blueprint for 200 FCC. Materials needed to craft the blueprint are the following:
- 712 x Necklace of Wisdom
- 566 x Brigan
- 1 x Time Twister
- 15 x Topaz
Here are the complete stats of the All-Purpose Formula.
| Item | Details | Preview |
 All-Purpose Formula Item Type: Tail | All Attribute + 5 Atk + 20 M.Atk + 20 Deposit Reward: Atk + 3 Max HP + 30 Unlock Reward: Def + 2 Max HP + 30 |  |
How to Get More Freshman Celebration Coin
You can get more Freshman Celebration Coin from joining various activities from the Ragnarok Mobile September Event.
Here are the list of events where you can get these coins.
| Events | Details |
| Pet Adventurers Sept. 1 to 17, 2020 | You need to train your pet from Pet Adventure, specifically at the Prontera Square to get random amount of FCC. To go to Pet Adventure, open up your inventory > Marvelous Pet Bag |
| Raccoon Pet Gift Pack (BCC Shop) Sept. 1 to 17, 2020 | Purchase this gift box from BCC Shop for 15 BCC. Per pack contains 20FCC. |
| Entrance Exam Sept. 17 to Oct 1, 2020 | Take the quiz exam at Prontera Square from Quiz Creating Director NPC. Correct Answer: 40 FCC Incorrect Answer: 20 FCC |
| Treasure Hunt Sept. 24 to Oct 1, 2020 | Participate in the Treasure hunt. You'll get 20 FCC per day. |
Coupon Code Giveaway for Black Desert SEA Remastered (PC)
Black Desert SEA has recently launched its very first simultaneous updates for the PC and mobile version, making the newly added class available on both of the platform. In celebration with this new updates, Pearl Abyss reached out to GamingPH and dropping a coupon code giveaway contest for everyone.
The coupon code contains rare in-game item for Black Desert SEA (PC) such as Advice of Valks, Shakatu's Rarity Box, Enhancement Help Kit and an special rewards goes to one winner of Classic Outfit Box.
To join the giveaway, adventurers needs to go to the giveaway post from our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GamingPH/posts/2935636840013084
The Mechanics
Adventurers needs to answer the question in the video. You need to write the answer in the comment section of our Facebook post.
Unlimited number of players will win for Tier 1 and Tier 2 as long as they reach the number of likes. While a lone lucky adventurer will receive a Classic Outfit Box for the most numbers of likes.
Tier 1 – 10 likes reward
- 1 x Advice of Valks (15 to 25)
- 1 x Enhancement Help Kit I
Tier 2 – 30 likes reward
- 1 x Shakatu's Rarity Box
- 1 x Enhancement Help Kit II
Tier 3 – Most likes (1 Winner)
- 1 x Classic Outfit Box
The event will end until September 9, 2020 @ 11:59PM only.
Winners who reach the number of interactions (For Tier 1/Tier 2) must PM the page along with screenshot for proof, rewards will be sent on September 10, 2020.
For Tier 3 winner, one of our representatives will contact you directly.
Coupon code is valid until September 30, 2020 @ 11:59PM.
Nvidia's RTX 3070, 3080 and 3090 Priced, here are the official Prices on different Countries
A graphics card that can play 8K resolution at a smooth 60fps, this is what RTX 3090 can do with its latest ampere technology which utilize its 3-core (Shader, RT Core and Tensor Core).
During the NVIDIA's GeForce Special Event they revealed the first 3 graphics card for the 2nd generation of RTX. Surprisingly, these card are much cheaper and faster than its predecessor; RTX 3070 is priced at $499 (PHP 24,250) which is they said, faster than the RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 3080 is priced at $699 (PHP 33,970) which they said again "double the speed of RTX 2080 ti", and lastly, its RTX 3090 that can run your favorite video game on 8k display at 60fps.
Most of you probably want to know the official priced when it is landed here in the Philippines – but, unfortunately, there are no official priced yet for our country. To give you overview of what the prices look like, you can check prices from other countries that could be your basis on how the pricing looks like when it arrives in the Philippines. Here are the list of official prices from NVIDIA website.
Update as of 09/03/2020 @ 9:00 AM, official pricing for NVIDIA's founder edition is finally here. Credits to Yves Aguilos for spotting the PH NVIDIA Page (https://www.nvidia.com/en-ph/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/).
| Countries | Prices | Differences |
| United States | RTX 3090 1,499 USD RTX 3080 699 USD RTX 3070 499 USD | Based Price |
| Philippines | RTX 3090 PHP 88,000 (1,811 USD) RTX 3080 PHP 41,000 (844 USD) RTX 3070 PHP 29,500 (607 USD) | RTX 3090 +312 USD RTX 3080 +144 USD RTX 3070 +108 USD |
| Singapore | RTX 3090 2,365 SGD (1,737 USD) RTX 3080 1,100 SGD (808 USD) RTX 3070 790 SGD (580 USD) | RTX 3090 +238 USD RTX 3080 +109 USD RTX 3070 +81 USD |
| Malaysia | RTX 3090 7,208 RM (1,730 USD) RTX 3080 3,306 RM (793 USD) RTX 3070 2,399 RM (575 USD) | RTX 3090 +231 USD RTX 3080 +94 USD RTX 3070 +76 USD |
| Thailand | RTX 3090 52,800 THB (1,680 USD) RTX 3080 24,600 THB (783 USD) RTX 3070 17,600 THB (560 USD) | RTX 3090 +181 USD RTX 3080 +84 USD RTX 3070 +61 USD |
| China | RTX 3090 11,999 CNY (1,753 USD) RTX 3080 5,499 CNY (803 USD) RTX 3070 3,899 CNY (569 USD) | RTX 3090 +254 USD RTX 3080 +104 USD RTX 3070 +70 USD |
| India | RTX 3090 152,000 INR (2,080 USD) RTX 3080 71,000 INR (971 USD) RTX 3070 51,000 INR (698 USD) | RTX 3090 +581 USD RTX 3080 +272 USD RTX 3070 +198 USD |
| Taiwan | RTX 3090 46,900 TWD (1,597 USD) RTX 3080 21,900 TWD (746 USD) RTX 3070 15,900 TWD (541 USD) | RTX 3090 +98 USD RTX 3080 +46 USD RTX 3070 +42 USD |
| Japan | RTX 3090 229,800 YEN (2,167 USD) RTX 3080 109,800 YEN (1,038 USD) RTX 3070 79,980 YEN (754 USD) | RTX 3090 +667 USD RTX 3080 +336 USD RTX 3070 +255 USD |
| France Italia Spain Netherlands | RTX 3090 1,549,00 EUR (1,843 USD) RTX 3080 719,00 EUR (855 USD) RTX 3070 519,00 EUR (617 USD) | RTX 3090 +345 USD RTX 3080 +157 USD RTX 3070 +118 USD |
| Poland | RTX 3090 7,029 PLN (1,907 USD) RTX 3080 3,279 PLN (889 USD) RTX 3070 2,359 PLN (640 USD) | RTX 3090 +408 USD RTX 3080 +190 USD RTX 3070 +141 USD |
| United Kingdom | RTX 3090 1,399 GBP (1,871 USD) RTX 3080 649 GBP (868 USD) RTX 3070 469 GBP (627 USD) | RTX 3090 +372 USD RTX 3080 +169 USD RTX 3070 +128 USD |
| Russia | RTX 3090 136,990 RUB (1,858 USD) RTX 3080 63,490 RUB (861 USD) RTX 3070 45,490 RUB (617 USD) | RTX 3090 +361 USD RTX 3080 +163 USD RTX 3070 +118 USD |
| Finland | RTX 3090 1,589 EUR (1,890 USD) RTX 3080 739 EUR (879 USD) RTX 3070 529 EUR (629 USD) | RTX 3090 +393 USD RTX 3080 +181 USD RTX 3070 +130 USD |
| Canada | RTX 3090 1,499 USD RTX 3080 699 USD RTX 3070 499 USD | No difference |
The nearest country with the cheapest prices is so far in Taiwan at a difference of +46 USD (2,235 PHP) for RTX 3080. In average, there is +150 USD (7,500 PHP) differences on prices for RTX 3080 and it is somehow close to that price range when it is landed in the Philippines. Also to take note, this price is for the Founders Edition and prices for other brands (ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE, ZOTAC, PALIT, etc..) may also different.
For full specification of these graphics cards, check it below.
GeForce RTX 3090
- NVIDIA Cuda Cores: 10496
- Boost Clock: 1.70 GHz
- Memory Size: 24 GB GDDR6X
- Memory Interface Width: 384-bit
- Graphics Card Power: 350 W
- Recommended System Power: 750 W
- Power Connector: 2 x PCIe 8-pin
GeForce RTX 3080
- NVIDIA Cuda Cores: 8704
- Boost Clock: 1.71 GHz
- Memory Size: 10 GB GDDR6X
- Memory Interface Width: 320-bit
- Graphics Card Power: 320 W
- Recommended System Power: 750 W
- Power Connector: 2 x PCIe 8-pin
GeForce RTX 3070
- NVIDIA Cuda Cores: 5888
- Boost Clock: 1.73 GHz
- Memory Size: 8 GB GDDR6
- Memory Interface Width: 256-bit
- Graphics Card Power: 220 W
- Recommended System Power: 650 W
- Power Connector: 1 x PCIe 8-pin
All of the three cards has the following specification:
- Ray Tracing Cores: 2nd gen
- Tensor Cores: 3rd gen
- NVIDIA Architecture: Ampere
- NVIDIA Encoder: 7th gen
- NVIDIA Decoder: 5th gen
- VR Ready: Yes
- Standard Display Connectors: HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
- Multi Monitor: 4
- HDCP: 2.3
Pearl Abyss has officially launched the new class for Black Desert SEA and Mobile, the new Hashashin Class. A surprising updates for all adventurers, as this is the very first time a new class will simultaneously to both platform of Black Desert for the mobile and PC. It gives us ideas and high hopes that the mobile counterpart will no longer left behind from getting new updates from the game.
We got a chance to get a Question and Answer with Pearl Abyss Executive Producer Jaehee Kim, it will give us some insights for the new Hashashin Class updates and future plans of Pearl Abyss for the Black Desert game.
Questions & Answers with Executive Producer Jaehee Kim
Q1. This seems to be the first time that a new class has been updated simultaneously on PC and mobile. What motivated you to do that?
Yes, it is. This is our first time attempting such an update, and could only be executed because we saw potential. It has been six years since the first launch of "Black Desert" in Korea, and more than two years have passed since the first release of "Black Desert Mobile" also in Korea. As a result, we have accumulated much more know-how regarding game service. We were in the middle of developing a new class for Black Desert when it was suggested having our mobile studios get involved in the development too. This ended up happening quite quickly. Using this opportunity as an experience, I would definitely like to make further simultaneous worldwide launches in the future.
Q2. It must not have been easy for two different studios to simultaneously update new content. Were there any memorable episodes that you could share with us?
Both the PC and mobile studios have a well-established process that can apply developments quickly. However, for global services, it takes a certain amount of added time to translate text into each country's native language. In particular, in the case of Hashashin, we prepared translations to apply to all platforms. It would have been difficult had it not been for the skill and dedication of our employees from various departments, such as the Localization Center, who have the know-how accumulated through localizing Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile over many years. I would like to take this opportunity to convey my gratitude to everyone.
In the case of the mobile studios, this was a class that was completely unexpected. I know there was another class that they originally planned, but when we talked about Hashashin, the mobile studios were able to develop the class quickly and within schedule knowing that Hashashin was a better option for our users. I realized then just how much knowledge and experience we had accumulated. In addition, by sharing the concept with each other and creating it at the same time, different styles of the character emerged for each platform.
Q3. What was the motivation behind creating the Hashashin class? The name 'Hashashin' itself means 'Assassin' and originates from Middle Eastern etymology.
As Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile are serviced all over the world, it made us consider the i various cultures of the Adventurers we come into contact with., As such, it was our Adventurers in Turkey & MENA that provided the initial inspiration for the conception of the Hashashin.
As a result, we were able to create a charming character that could appeal to users across the world. In addition to Turkey and MENA, we will strive to continue incorporating other diverse cultures in our own way to the world of Black Desert.
Q4. We are also curious about Hashashin's skills. How difficult will it be to control this class?
With Hashashin, we focused more on character management than character manipulation. For example, you can create special 'areas' to your benefit within a battlefield by means of his unique skills. For instance, the "Hourglass of Defiance" skill allows you to return to the desired point at any time, while "Hourglass of Death" and "Arid Assault" attack targets in the air. Although the difficulty level of controlling Hashashin is not particularly low, users who enjoy character management will have a new experience that they haven't had with any of the existing Black Desert classes before.
Q5. What efforts are being made to ensure users continue to have a positive, long term experience with Black Desert? What are your plans for future operations and services?
We are always thinking of ways to grow and settle new users into Black Desert, and this is something that we have begun paying even more attention to lately. As the number of streamers and YouTubers has increased recently, they are helping users to engage in creative activities by exerting a positive influence. In the case of North America, I am grateful that there are streamers to introduce the Black Desert IP alongside Black Desert console and mobile.
For PC, stabilization is a top priority for everything from content to service. Since the service has been around for a long time, there is a lot of content, so our concern is to figure out how new content will be incorporated into existing content.
Both Hashashin and the Season Server are providing a new experience for new and existing users alike. Since our intended goals have been well received, I would like to continue presenting various content based further on stabilization.
Q6. As mentioned earlier, it's been quite a while since Black Desert was first released. What can you tell us about future, large-scale updates such as the Great Desert and the Great Ocean?
We're always on the lookout for new updates that deliver on the needs of our users. The Great Desert and the Great Ocean are both good examples of this.
Take the Great Ocean, for instance. It offers an opportunity for users to expand their reach across a wide area on a ship. But in addition to that, we also plan to introduce new features to take into account the various needs of our users across the globe, like the bartering system we added in the Great Ocean.
We're also continuously improving our content through focused efforts to optimize and stabilize the game. Not to mention, we're still discussing ways to introduce new expansions to the world as well. Our team will continue to strive to ensure that all of our content satisfies the needs of our users. However, greater content diversity and the introduction of vast territories will require more attention to the optimization process, which is expected to increase lead time to development. However, we would never give up but continue our efforts to optimize content and introduce new territorial expansions to the game.
Q7. Considering the latest development process of all studios, can we look forward to more cases like Hashashin in the future?
Of course. The addition of Hashashin taught us that our organization was capable of so much more. Through Hashashin, we were able to simultaneously introduce content that had previously been released separately at the same time. This has not only allowed us to take on new ideas and challenges but also pushed us to challenge ourselves beyond our limits. I believe that one day, we will be able to add content to all platforms across the world at the same time.
Q8. I heard Pearl Abyss' next-generation game engine will only be applied to its new titles. Will there be any improvements to Black Desert's engine?
Black Desert's engine has been improved through optimization, performance and graphics improvement, and provision of various options. In particular, we worked on the Remastered version to provide quality differentiated from the existing one.
Quality improvement is important, but considering that it is an MMORPG genre, a lot of attention should be paid to optimization. This is because the world of an MMORPG requires several new content updates. For example, there was an inquiry reporting a lag that occurred during every Siege War. Although we provided the server specifications, there were some areas that still needed improvement. Therefore, we are looking for a way to optimize the game more fundamentally and radically.
Q9. How are you planning to direct the development of the Black Desert IP in the future?
The Black Desert IP is an important asset for Pearl Abyss on all platforms, and is an asset that we will continue to expand. There is still room for improvement and it is our lifelong goal to keep fixing, improving, and providing great performance.
We work hard every week, but sometimes certain issues take as longer to handle than expected. Nevertheless, we never give up. As we never give up, we are able to try new ideas little by little. In the future, we will continue to pursue new ideas while taking care of existing content.
Q10. Last but not least, is there anything you would like to say to our Adventurers?
Black Desert is a game IP that can be enjoyed through any platform, such as PC, mobile, and console thanks to the support of all our Adventurers around the world. I would really like to take this opportunity at this point to say thank you to our Adventurers for that. The Hashashin update allows us to reach a larger, more diverse userbase and enable both new and existing Adventurers to enjoy the same character on various platforms together.
Our goal for the future is to provide entertainment while continuing to challenge ourselves with new ideas in a way that only Pearl Abyss can. Adventurers' feedback is very important for Pearl Abyss and Black Desert to achieve this goal. I would like to ask users to please continue giving us great opinions through our community page on the official website. We will continue striving to become a game and IP loved for a long time.
The new class Hashashin is now available on Black Desert Mobile and Black Desert SEA PC version. You can also check below the gameplay first imprerssion and overview by Anders of the Hashashin Awakening.
To know more about this new class, head to www.seablackdesert.com/Intro/Hashashin_Update