Backed by the performance of its flagship title "Black Desert," Pearl Abyss escaped a loss in the third quarter this year.
Pearl Abyss said on the 12th that operating profit under consolidation for the third quarter this year was 10.6 billion won, up 34.3% from a year earlier. Revenue rose 34.2% in the same period to 106.8 billion won. Net income returned to profit at 29 billion won.
The company said operating profit and net income swung to profit on increased game revenue from a major update to its flagship game intellectual property (IP) Black Desert and on foreign exchange translation gains.
A Pearl Abyss official said, "The release of the new 'Black Desert' class 'Wukong' and the new region 'Demon Realm: Edania' drove third-quarter revenue growth," adding, "'EVE Online' continued steady performance based on additional updates to the expansion 'Legion.'"
The new title "Crimson Desert" revealed its release schedule as Mar. 20, 2026 (Korea time) at Sony (SIE)'s "State of Play" event and began global preorders.
Chief Financial Officer Cho Mi-young of Pearl Abyss said, "In the coming fourth quarter, while we present steady live services for Black Desert and EVE, we will make an all-out effort until the end for the successful launch of Crimson Desert."