Pearl Abyss' 'Crimson Desert' has been invited to speak at the Japanese game developer conference, CEDEC 2026 (Computer Entertainment Developers Conference 2026). The event is scheduled to be held from July 22 to 24 at the Pacifico Yokohama North convention center in Yokohama, Japan. This lecture is expected to be an opportunity to share the development process and know-how behind Crimson Desert's massive open world.

Do Seung-bin and Kim Hyun-kyum from the Pearl Abyss New Game Design Office will participate as speakers. They are scheduled to deliver a lecture titled 'Crimson Desert: Establishing Processes for Large Scale Open World Development'.

The lecture will introduce the various challenges faced while building the massive open world of Crimson Desert and the development processes established to overcome them. In addition, the team plans to share practical know-how accumulated by Pearl Abyss during the operation of large-scale projects, such as streamlining content production, iteration, and establishing collaboration systems.

Crimson Desert has set records in the history of Korean console gaming, recording high sales figures since its release. The game achieved 2 million units sold on its first day, surpassed 5 million units in less than a month, and recorded a cumulative sales volume of 6 million units 83 days after its launch.