"Yesterday brought us the inaugural New Game+ Showcase, in which multiple content creators decided to cut out the Kojima-glazing middleman and just show off a crapload of games. While the event ended up getting ridiculed a lot for feeling more like a podcast than a showcase, it did include interesting new glimpses of a number of upcoming games, including what claims to to be one of the largest open-world RPGs of 2026."
"Powers then gave an eye-popping answer: Twice the playable area of Skyrim. It's larger than the map of Red Dead Redemption 2. The area that you're playing in, the continent of Pywel is absolutely massive. In fairness to Pearl Abyss, that's not a terribly out-of-pocket thing for a developer largely known for an enormously popular freemium MMORPG to say, especially given how much of Crimson Desert looks like an MMORPG that eventually had a single-player action game grafted into it."
The New Game+ Showcase featured multiple creators presenting a wide slate of upcoming games and drew criticism for feeling more like a podcast than a showcase. Crimson Desert, from Pearl Abyss, is scheduled to launch on March 19 and is claimed to offer twice the playable area of Skyrim and a map larger than Red Dead Redemption 2, centered on the continent of Pywel. The game evolved from Black Desert Online and resembles an MMORPG adapted into a single-player action experience. Trailers show scenic vistas, combat, and dragon riding, while questions remain about whether the large world will be filled with meaningful activities.
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