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Pearl Abyss America CEO Talks About MMO Trends, Business Models, And The Success Of Black Desert Online

February 24, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Only a few games have managed to retain a solid foothold in the cutthroat world of MMORPGs. Pearl Abyss’ Black Desert Online is one of those games. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee Jin talks about the game’s success, the fierce competition, and the current trends in the MMO genre. “People's standards and expectations are getting [...]

Pearl Abyss Revenues Are Up For Q4 2019, CCP Games Cancels Project Nova

February 17, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Pearl Abyss reports an increase in their year over year revenues for Q4 2019. The South Korean gaming company’s quarterly investor report shows an 11% decrease in revenues compared to Q3 2019 but a 20% jump compared to Q3 2018. The increased revenues are largely due to Black Desert Online and EVE Online making more money compared to last year. [...]

Black Desert Mobile

August 16, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

Black Desert Mobile is the mobile version of the innovative Korean MMORPG Black Desert. Players can enjoy similar high fidelity graphics, fast paced combat, and a variety of life skills right on their smartphones! Publisher: Pearl Abyss Playerbase: Medium Type: Sandbox MMORPG PvP: Arenas Release Date: December 11, 2019 (Global) Pros: +Visuals look great. +Fast paced combat. +Crafting, gathering, fishing, [...]

Pearl Abyss Reveals Trailers for New Titles: Plan 8, Crimson Desert, DokeV, & Shadow Arena

November 14, 2019 Omer Altay Comments

Pearl Abyss announced several new games last week and just today revealed first-ever trailers for these titles. Check them out below: Plan 8 Trailer (Upcoming open world MMO shooter) PLAN 8 - Official Reveal Trailer | Pearl Abyss Connect 2019Watch this video on YouTube DokeV Trailer (Upcoming open world MMO with CBT set to begin in 2020) DokeV - Official [...]

Pearl Abyss Announces Three New Games, Preps For Shadow Arena CBT Later This Month

November 8, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

Remember Project V? That cute Digimon-ish family MMORPG that Pearl Abyss teased back in March? Well, Pearl Abyss has just revealed the game’s working title in a recent press release. Project V is now DokeV, “a collectible MMORPG for all ages.” The DokeV team is headed by former Black Desert Online Animation Director Sang-young Kim and former Black Desert Online [...]

Black Desert Online Is Shutting Down Its Battle Royale Mode On April 10

April 8, 2019 Erhan Altay Comments

Pearl Abyss revealed today that Shadow Arena, the Black Desert Online Battle Royale mode, would be shuttered on April 10th. The short notice caught many off guard, but the BDO team promises compensation packages to make up for that. Shadow Arena was first revealed in a Developer Letter published on January 8, 2019 and has thus proved a short-lived experiment. [...]

Shadow Arena

March 12, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Shadow Arena is a 3D battle royale game based on the popular fantasy MMORPG Black Desert Online where players battle it out in fast-paced solo and team-based 40-player matches. Players must kill various monsters and bosses to loot equipment that will give them an advantage over other players. Publisher: Pearl Abyss Type: 3D Battle Royale Release Date: May 21, 2020 [...]

Black Desert Online: MMORPG Development Done Right

September 19, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

On September 14, 2017 Pearl Abyss, the Korean studio behind Black Desert Online, went public. Two weeks prior, the company held a news conference detailing their history and their plans for the future. As part of that conference, the company released a slew of interesting numbers pertaining to their business. These included revenue numbers, unit sales, staffing numbers, and so [...]

Black Desert Online Developer Pearl Abyss Preps IPO, Boasts Over $300m Revenue

September 15, 2017 Erhan Altay Comments

Pearl Abyss, the Korean studio behind Black Desert Online is preparing to go public via an initial public offering (IPO). This process requires certain financial disclosures and gives us a chance to see just how well the company is performing. We're happy to report that our 2016 MMORPG of the year is is doing just fine. Black Desert Online has [...]

Black Desert Online Developer Pearl Abyss Prepares For IPO

May 30, 2017 Matt Chelen Comments

Korean media site Pulse is reporting that Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss is preparing for its initial public offering on Korea's Kosdaq, which is set to occur later this year. Prior to this announcement, South Korean company Daishin Private Equity made an equity investment worth approximately $6.3 million in the company. Korea Investment & Securities Co. acquired its own [...]

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