Pearl Abyss
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| KRX: 263750 | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 10, 2010 |
| Founder | Kim Daeil Youn Jaemin |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 1,331 (August 2024) |
| Subsidiaries | CCP Games[1] |
| Website | www |
Pearl Abyss Corp. (Korean: 주식회사 펄어비스) 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 game, Crimson Desert.
History
[edit | edit source]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] After 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.[citation needed]
Games
[edit | edit source]| Year | Games | System | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Black Desert Online | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | MMORPG |
| 2018 | Black Desert Mobile | Android, iOS | MMORPG |
| 2022 | Black Clover M: Rise of the Wizard King | Android, iOS | Tactical RPG |
| 2026 | Crimson Desert | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Action-adventure |
| TBA | DokeV | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Action-adventure[9] |
| Plan 8 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Third-person shooter, MMORPG | |
| Cancelled | Shadow Arena | Microsoft Windows | Battle royale, MOBA |
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