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Fallout: New Vegas director says it's "fine" Crimson Desert's story is so bad that developer Pearl Abyss has to patch it, "even if it isn't ideal"

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Fallout: New Vegas
GAMESubject
Fallout: New Vegas
Genres · fps, rpg
Release · Oct 19, 2010
Developer · Obsidian Entertainment
PS3PCXbox 360
256 articles 115 writers 2 reviews
Obsidian Entertainment
COMPANYSubject
Obsidian Entertainment
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2004–2025
Latest · The Outer Worlds 2
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
1504 articles 332 writers 28 games
Pearl Abyss
COMPANYSubject
Pearl Abyss
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2014–2026
Latest · Crimson Desert
Top genres · adventure, rpg, strategy
716 articles 144 writers 7 games
Crimson Desert
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Crimson Desert
Genres · adventure
Release · Mar 19, 2026
Developer · Pearl Abyss
Xbox Series X|SPS5PC
652 articles 139 writers 17 reviews
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