We lastly have some clear numbers on how nicely EVE On-line and Black Desert carried out final 12 months

Again in February, we had been pissed off to see that Korean video games firm Pearl Abyss was breaking with custom: As an alternative of displaying revenues for Black Desert and EVE On-line individually in order that we will monitor how every sport is doing, the corporate had begun combining the 2 into one generic “video games” income. We weren’t the one folks irritated; as we famous on the time, even some investor representatives on the convention name expressed displeasure and requested Pearl Abyss to interrupt down the numbers.

It didn’t, you would possibly recall; all the corporate mentioned what that the “breakdown was fairly just like [PA’s] final presentation numbers.” We assumed that Pearl Abyss was merely making an attempt to cover a poor launch of Black Desert in China, as the corporate did allude to a sluggish begin within the area, although it additionally made clear it plans to maintain supporting the sport there because it “settles in” with the native writer.

Properly, now fellow blogger Nosy Gamer (through EVE blogger Croda) factors out that forward of the corporate’s Q1 2025 outcomes, PA has printed its annual figures in Iceland (Pearl Abyss owns CCP Video games, which is situated in Iceland). Nosy’s tackle the numbers appears to be like appropriate to me, and it means we will break down the revenues by sport in any case. EVE On-line introduced in 82.1B KRW over the 12 months; subtract its Q1/Q2/Q3 revenues and also you get This autumn, 22.1B KRW. Subtract that from PA’s whole sport revenues in This autumn – 91.1B KRW – and also you get Black Desert’s personal This autumn efficiency, roughly 60B KRW.

In different phrases, Black Desert and EVE On-line did simply high quality – higher than high quality, as each video games ended the 12 months on a excessive notice – and there was by no means any want to cover these numbers. Cease being bizarre, Pearl Abyss.

Croda has a couple of different fascinating factors referring to EVE On-line particularly as that’s his remit; he highlights the truth that European EVE revenues are shrinking relative to American revenues, that EVE On-line is seeing development in revenues from subs and IAPs, that the sub hike price EVE On-line subs in 2022, and that CCP Video games is slowly dropping cash for PA (in 2024, owing to prices related to growing EVE Frontier and EVE Vanguard).

Word for future researchers – i.e., Bree in three months

PA places the decision up first, and the pdf presentation is linked within the name web page even when it isn’t up but within the IR record.