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Pearl Abyss Targets Year-End Crimson Desert DLC and Switch 2 Expansion
business13 days ago

Pearl Abyss Targets Year-End Crimson Desert DLC and Switch 2 Expansion

Pearl Abyss posted Q2 2026 revenue of KRW 192.6 billion (up ~248% YoY), driven mainly by Crimson Desert which accounts for a large share of console revenue. The company cut and revised its full-year guidance to 2026 revenue of KRW 709.8–743.8 billion and operating profit of KRW 315.5–345.2 billion. A year-end Crimson Desert DLC is in the works with pricing and platform expansion, including a potential Switch 2 release in the first half of 2027. Black Desert will receive large-scale updates in H2 2026, while DokeV aims for a 2028 launch with staged marketing. Pearl Abyss also notes ongoing AI and engine development to support long-term growth and maintains openness to M&A opportunities.

via Inven Global|
#business#crimson-desert#dlc
Crimson Desert Switch 2 Port Sets Sights on H1 2027
technology13 days ago

Crimson Desert Switch 2 Port Sets Sights on H1 2027

Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert on Nintendo Switch 2 is now playable at a foundational level and undergoing optimization and quality evaluations, with a targeted launch in the first half of 2027. The port aims to preserve the game's graphics, combat action, and open-world experience, though no firm schedule is set as ongoing R&D and testing continue.

via Nintendo Everything|
#crimson-desert#nintendo-switch-2#pearl-abyss
Crimson Desert Invites Fans to Submit Videos for an All-Expenses-Paid Korea Trip
technology2 months ago

Crimson Desert Invites Fans to Submit Videos for an All-Expenses-Paid Korea Trip

Pearl Abyss’s Crimson Desert launches a community video challenge inviting players to share in-game clips from Pywel. Videos can be under one minute or up to three minutes, use only in-game footage, and avoid copyrighted music; submissions are due by July 12. Ten winners will receive a fully sponsored trip to Pearl Abyss Korea HQ (airfare, plus three days/two nights), a commemorative coin, and Crimson Desert merch. The game has sold over 6 million copies and recently received updates adding minigames and other features.

via Eurogamer|
#community-challenge#crimson-desert#korea-trip
Crimson Desert gets narrative overhaul and first paid DLC, roadmapped through September
gaming2 months ago

Crimson Desert gets narrative overhaul and first paid DLC, roadmapped through September

Pearl Abyss confirms Crimson Desert is getting a paid post-launch DLC, featuring a narrative overhaul to tighten Kliff’s journey, plus new combat and life-sim content. The roadmap runs June–September with reworked key scenes, deeper combat flow, a new phase bridging enemy blockades, fort defense goals, and improvements for Damiane and Oongka, along with QoL tweaks to trading and farming and cross-save support across platforms; dates are not yet fixed.

via Eurogamer|
#crimson-desert#dlc#gaming
Crimson Desert Powers Pearl Abyss's Q1 Earnings Jump to $220.6M
business3 months ago

Crimson Desert Powers Pearl Abyss's Q1 Earnings Jump to $220.6M

Pearl Abyss posted a Q1 revenue of ₩328.5B ($220.6M), up 419.8% year over year driven by Crimson Desert's launch, with ₩212.1B operating profit and ₩170B net profit; 59% of revenue came from PC and 38% from console, while NA/EU accounted for 81% of total. Full‑year guidance is ₩879–₩975B, Crimson Desert revenue is expected to front‑load (₩644.1–₩734.8B), and the company is developing DokeV and Plan 8. It also sold Fenris Creations back to its CEO for $120M.

via GamesIndustry.biz|
#business#crimson-desert#north-america-europe-revenue
Fenris Creations: Eve Online Studio Rebrands, Pursues Independence and AI Ties
business3 months ago

Fenris Creations: Eve Online Studio Rebrands, Pursues Independence and AI Ties

CCP Games has rebranded as Fenris Creations after a management buyout from Pearl Abyss, driven in part by branding concerns with the CCP acronym and a desire for renewed independence. Valuation shifts since 2018 illustrate changing market dynamics. Fenris will focus on Eve Online and its spin-offs (Eve Frontier, Vanguard) with a three-year expansion plan, while partnering with Google DeepMind to explore AI-enabled development and governance. The move preserves a shared Eve universe across projects and aims to modernize core systems, improve new-player experience, and pursue open modding and economy ideas within the Fenris umbrella.

via GamesIndustry.biz|
#ai#business#eve-online
Crimson Desert Poised for Next Patch, Bringing New Mounts and Refinement Features
gaming3 months ago

Crimson Desert Poised for Next Patch, Bringing New Mounts and Refinement Features

Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert's next major patch will drop in the coming days, adding new special mounts and an extraction feature to recover materials used in equipment refinement, along with a broad slate of bug fixes; a recent patch (1.05.00) rolled out, and future patches have historically released on weekends, though no exact date is set yet.

via MP1st|
#bug-fixes#crimson-desert#gaming
South Korea’s PM hails Crimson Desert as a milestone for K-content and domestic game tech
gaming4 months ago

South Korea’s PM hails Crimson Desert as a milestone for K-content and domestic game tech

South Korea’s prime minister Kim Min-seok praised Crimson Desert after it surpassed 4 million sales just two weeks after launch, calling the game a “new chapter in K-content” and a turning point for the domestic games industry, highlighting its in-house technology and cultural touches like Korean food and taekwondo as signs of Korea’s growing influence in global gaming.

via Eurogamer.net|
#crimson-desert#gaming#gaming-industry