Pearl Abyss is the South Korean game studio developing DokeV. Founded in 2010 by ex-Hangame and NHN engineers, the company also makes Black Desert Online, Crimson Desert, and Plan 8. It owned CCP Games, the studio behind EVE Online, from 2018 until selling it back to CCP's leadership in 2026.

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ROCKSTAR

Rockstar is the original song commissioned by Pearl Abyss for DokeV's marketing trailers. Performed by Luena with lyrics and music from the Korean creative collective GALACTIKA and SameTime, it has become the signature track of DokeV's public identity.

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Marketing History

Every public DokeV appearance, from the 2019 Project V tease through the March 2026 shareholder update.

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BlackSpace Engine

BlackSpace Engine is Pearl Abyss's proprietary in-house engine and the technology powering DokeV. It supports full path-traced rendering, unified lighting, and large-scale water simulation, and shares its lineage with Black Desert and Crimson Desert.

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