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Following Pearl Abyss’ acquisition of CCP Games in November 2018, the Icelandic developer has continued to operate its own titles as an independent entity with studios in Reykjavík, London and Shanghai. Capitalizing on their common focus on MMO game development and live services for global audiences, the two companies are sharing knowledge on game development and strategy across the board while exploring ways to create synergy. Pearl Abyss and CCP Games recently announced their first project together, the introduction of Korean localization into EVE Online in Q4 2019. … [Read more...] about Pearl Abyss Announces $1 Billion In Gross Sales For Black Desert Franchise

Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss has something new in the works. Project V — and we’re not sure if that’s supposed to be the letter “V” or the Roman numeral for “five” — was announced via the Pearl Abyss Facebook page earlier today. There, it’s described as “an adorable family MMORPG that everyone can enjoy together.” … [Read more...] about Pearl Abyss’ Next Title Is “Adorable Family MMORPG” Project V

In October, Korean gaming website Inven held a long interview with Dae Il Kim, the founder and chairperson of developer Pearl Abyss. You might have heard of a MMORPG known as Black Desert from the studio. During the interview, Dae Il Kim pointed out he is still involved with the development of all games within Pearl Abyss, and also teased 2 upcoming games in the works. It was also stressed that the main focus of Pearl Abyss is still on improving and optimizing Black Desert and the upcoming mobile version. Read on! … [Read more...] about – Studio founder teases 2 upcoming titles in development

Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss is breaking out the name brand Lunchables this week, and with good reason. The developer announced today that Black Desert has raked in one billion dollars in gross sales across all platforms. The title is available in over 150 countries and boasts 18 million users. … [Read more...] about Pearl Abyss Announces $1 Billion In Black Desert Online Revenue

We’ve been tracking Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss’ path to IPO since last spring, when multiple Korean outlets began reporting that the company sought a listing on the Korean stock exchange this coming fall. A few weeks ago, the company’s IPO press conference let loose a few more tidbits MMO players might be intrigued to learn. As parsed from Invenglobal’s translation, here are the highlights: Black Desert took four years to make and currently operates in 100 countries. “The total RU [registered users] is more than 7.65 million based on July 2017, and the total sales are approximately ￦340b [$301M].” As of the end of July 2017, PA has sold 530K copies of the game through Steam, amounting to $1.3M in sales. “The title was placed No. 2 of the total sales on Steam on June 20th.” (There’s a section that notes the game cost only ￦1.2b ($1M) to make, “a relatively small cost […] compared to other … [Read more...] about Pearl Abyss is building four more MMOs as Black Desert swells to 7.65M registered users