Pearl Abyss Corp.
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 10, 2010
FounderKim Daeil, Youn Jaemin
Headquarters
South Korea
Number of employees
420 (March 2018)
SubsidiariesCCP Games[1]
Websitewww.pearlabyss.com/en-US

Pearl Abyss is a South Korean video game developer and publisher, known for creating the cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert Online and the upcoming open world action adventure Crimson Desert.

History

The company was founded in September 2010 by Kim Daeil and Youn Jaemin,[2] previously a developer with Hangame and NHN Gaming, and began development of Black Desert Online shortly after.[3][4][5] Due to the success of the game, Pearl Abyss decided to take over publishing rights and publish the game themselves rather than partnering with a 3rd party publisher.[6] The success of Black Desert Online led to the development of another game, Crimson Desert, which is set to be a single player action adventure game.[7] On September 6, 2018, Pearl announced that they had agreed to acquire CCP Games, developer of Eve Online for approximately US$425 million. CCP's development studios in Reykjavík, London, and Shanghai would continue under CCP Games, while the publishing and marketing functions of CCP would be integrated with Pearl Abyss.[8]

In October 2020 Pearl Abyss established Vic Game Studio Co., Ltd. as a game development company to target the global market with high-quality graphics and with the goal of developing a trendy mobile RPG. On December 20, 2021, Vic Game Studio announced Black Clover Mobile which makes it Pearl Abyss's first licensed game.

Games

Year Games System Genre
2014 Black Desert PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Microsoft Windows Action MMORPG
2018 Black Desert Mobile Android, IOS Action MMORPG
2020 Shadow Arena Microsoft Windows Battle royale/MOBA
2022 Black Clover Mobile Android, IOS Open world action adventure role playing game
TBA Crimson Desert PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Microsoft Windows Action, Adventure RPG
DokeV PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, Microsoft Windows Open world action adventure[9]
Plan 8 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Third-person shooter MMO

References

  1. ↑ Kerr, Chris (6 September 2018). "Pearl Abyss acquires EVE Online creator CCP Games for $425 million". Gamasutra. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Fuller, Garrett (4 July 2013). "Daeil Kim On What Sets Their Game Apart". mmorpg.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Black Desert Online Interview". steparu.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "从战斗到战争!访《黑色沙漠》开发商CEO". 17173.com. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013. (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ Park, Kyung-Min (13 September 2013). "R2 C9의 김대일 PD, 신규개발사 펄어비스로 컴백". inven. Retrieved 19 October 2013. (in Korean)
  6. ↑ "Pearl Abyss Takes over Publishing of Black Desert Online". 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Pearl Abyss Unveils Crimson Desert Trailer Commentary Featuring Executive Producer and Founder Daeil Kim". 18 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Kerr, Chris (6 September 2018). "Pearl Abyss acquires EVE Online creator CCP Games for $425 million". Gamasutra. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ DokeV [@DokeVGame] (August 25, 2021). "Just to clarify about #DokeV: MMO ❌ Open World Action Adventure ✔️" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via Twitter.


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