Pearl Abyss is a South Korean

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

and publisher, known for creating the cross-platform MMORPG '' Black Desert Online'' and the upcoming open world action adventure ''

Crimson Desert ''Crimson Desert'' is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Pearl Abyss. Overview Crimson Desert is set in a medieval fantasy world, on a continent called Pywel. Macduff, the main character, is a mercenary who finds hi ...

''.

History

The company was founded in September 2010 by Kim Daeil and Youn Jaemin, previously a developer with Hangame and NHN Gaming, and began development of ''Black Desert Online'' shortly after. 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. The success of ''Black Desert Online'' led to the development of another game, ''

'', which is set to be a single player action adventure game. On September 6, 2018, Pearl announced that they had agreed to acquire

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, developer of '' Eve Online'' for approximately . CCP's development studios in Reykjavík,

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, and

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would continue under CCP Games, while the publishing and marketing functions of CCP would be integrated with Pearl Abyss. In October 2020 Pearl Abyss establishes 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 announces Black Clover Mobile which makes it Pearl Abyss's first licensed game.

Games

References

External links

Official website
Video game development companies Video game publishers Video game companies of South Korea Video game companies established in 2010 South Korean companies established in 2010 {{Asia-videogame-company-stub