Paul Tassi

Articles by Paul Tassi

The Most Secret Items In β€˜Crimson Desert’ Have Just Been Found - Forbes

Technology April 18, 2026

Pearl Abyss While I learn something new about Crimson Desert every single day, despite 260 hours in and playing for over a month at this point, this new thing? This is blowing my mind more than almoοΏ½...

Why ARC Raiders’ Player Count Is Down 80% In 3.5 Months - Forbes

Technology April 17, 2026

While yes, there is admittedly some level of annoyance with the recent trend of spamming Steam Chart numbers every few hours for various games, at times, that data, often the only trackable metrics oοΏ½...

β€˜Crimson Desert’ Still Isn’t Addressing One Of Its Biggest Problems - Forbes

Technology April 17, 2026

Pearl Abyss Pearl Abyss has been known for its lightning-fast reaction time to issues with Crimson Desert. Big issues, much of the time, many of which have transformed the game enormously since the οΏ½...

What Works And What Doesn’t In Marathon’s Almost-Battle Royale Mode - Forbes

Technology April 17, 2026

Marathon just launched another experimental playlist, joining its Duos concept run previously. This time around, its Dire Marsh Sponsored, something that attempts to level the playing field between tοΏ½...

β€˜Marathon’ Testing A Battle Royale-ish Mode, An Offering To Casuals - Forbes

Technology April 15, 2026

Marathon is moving fast and (attempting to) fix things, constantly throwing out new balance patches and recently, experimental playlists to try and see how they can expand the game, retain players anοΏ½...

β€˜Crimson Desert’ To Add 8 Big Player-Requested Additions Soon - Forbes

Technology April 11, 2026

Pearl Abyss I wondered where Crimson Deserts next giant game-changing patch would be, as Pearl Abyss has been pumping these out non-stop. We got an update last night where there wasnt a patch drop, οΏ½...

2K Says Surprise β€˜Borderlands’ Mobile Game Launch Isn’t An Accident - Forbes

Technology April 10, 2026

Update: I just heard back from a 2K spokesperson, who confirms this is regional test and the game does not even actually have a name yet: We are always exploring ways to introduce Borderlands to newοΏ½...

I’ve Killed The Entire Map In β€˜Crimson Desert,’ And I Want A Patch To Do It Again - Forbes

Technology April 8, 2026

Pearl Abyss After 230 hours, I finally beat the main story campaign in Crimson Desert, purposefully putting it off forever as I wandered around the continent doing side missions, finding secrets andοΏ½...

β€˜Marathon’ Is Now Plagued With A Cheater Infestation - Forbes

Technology April 8, 2026

Marathon has faced more challenges than your average game, but emerged from the other side as a solid, unique extraction shooter, currently attempting to convince a larger audience to play a solid, uοΏ½...

β€˜ARC Raiders’ Finally Goes Full PvE In New 1.15.0 Patch - Forbes

Technology February 12, 2026

ARC Raiders has been accused of leaning too much into its casual playerbase, from everything to making PvP extremely optional much of the time, to matching conflict-averse players with each other. NoοΏ½...