Winner of the 2018 Global Costume Design Contest Revealed

Final Winner of the 2018 Black Desert Global Costume Design Contest Revealed

SEOUL, South Korea (April 11, 2018) - Pearl Abyss announced today, the final winner of the 2018 Black Desert Global Costume Design Contest. Congratulations to the talented artist from Thailand who created a remarkable Berserker costume! Thrilling news for Black Desert Online Berserker users, as this winning design will be recreated and implemented in-game in the future. Check out the magnificent design here.

“What started last year as an event that was held only in Korea, has now been held on a global scale,” said Seoyoon Kim, head of the Black Desert Online Business Division at Pearl Abyss. “We are grateful for the overwhelming love and support from our users all around the world, and we will try our best to include the winning costume in-game as soon as possible.”

The 2018 Black Desert Global Costume Design Contest has been the talk of the town for the past two months since the submissions began in February. Pearl Abyss announced at the start that the ultimate winner will walk away with $10,000, a special in-game title, and the opportunity for their costume to be included in-game. As anticipated, the competition was indeed fierce as countless talented artists from 10 different regions submitted their works of art. In the final round of the contest, the number one design from each region was voted on by Adventurers to determine the ultimate winner. The other nine runner ups will be receiving $3,000 each and the designs that can be implemented in the game will also be considered for future in-game costumes.  

The award ceremony will be held on April 15th in celebration of World Art Day, where the global winner and the regional winners will receive their prize money. For more details on the award ceremony, go to the website.

About Black Desert Online

Black Desert Online is an open world action MMORPG with cutting edge visuals and skill-based combat that redefines we see the genre. Black Desert Online has the most fully developed character customization system of any game that is currently on the market. This feature allows users to break out of the norm and make unique characters that truly represent each and every player. Its intuitive controls, beautifully designed world and extensive lore will excite both newcomers and veterans of MMO games and action RPGs in general. The game has been successfully launched in over 150 countries, is available in 12 languages and has over 8.5 million registered users. The mobile and console version are scheduled to launch globally in 2018.

About Pearl Abyss

Pearl Abyss is the Korean studio behind the hit PC MMORPG Black Desert Online which was named MMORPG of the Year in 2016 and 2017. It has been successfully launched in over 150 countries, is available in 12 languages and has over 8.5 million registered users. The mobile version launched in Korea and became an instant hit. Black Desert Mobile reached the number one position as the Most Popular Game in the Korean app stores for both Apple and Google in less than a week. It is scheduled to start launching globally in 2018. All of Pearl Abyss’ games are developed on their own proprietary game engine. Pearl Abyss is poised to continue its growth through 2018 and beyond to maintain its position as one of Asia's leaders in game development.

More information about Pearl Abyss is available at www.pearlabyss.com.