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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 10, 2010 |
| Founder | Kim Daeil Youn Jaemin |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 420 (March 2018) |
| Subsidiaries | CCP Games [1] |
| Website | www |
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 .
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.[ citation needed ]
| 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 |
| TBA | Crimson Desert | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Action RPG |
| 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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