'They Have Opened a New Chapter for K-Content' — Prime Minister of South Korea Praises Crimson Desert for 'Naturally Weaving in' Taekwondo and Korean Cuisine

Crimson Desert is a smash hit for developer Pearl Abyss, which has now won praise from the Prime Minister of South Korea. The single-player, open world action adventure game sold 5 million copies in less than a month — the quickest time to hit the sales milestone in Korean console game history. Crimson Desert has already been praised by game developers — including the director of The Witcher 3 — but it has now caught the attention of an even higher office. In a tweet published this week, South Korea prime minister Kim Min-seok heaped praise upon Crimson Desert and its developer Pearl Abyss, pointing to the fact that the game was created in-house using Pearl Abyss' own technology as opposed to a western game engine, and incorporated Korean elements like taekwondo and Korean cuisine. Anyone who’s played Crimson Desert will know just how important cooking food is to your success, especially during boss fights! But the food does have a distinctly Korean flavor to it, and many of the recipes result in food that looks inspired by Korean hot pot dishes (I can't be the only one who craves Korean food after spending time cooking in-game!). Kim Min-seok said Crimson Desert had opened a “new