# Dev blog: Black Desert Online makers Pearl Abyss to acquire CCP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev Blogs\ **Tags:** official, devblog\ **Created:** [September 6, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942 "2018-09-06T07:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1689
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942/1689 "2018-09-07T13:39:59Z")
> [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](#): > > The CSM’s, ya know, US players, are excited about the change, so why does every bittervet gotta be a debbie downer?? The CSM does not exist for players. It’s a signals and messaging instrument by CCP, for CCP. It was pretty tough at Fanfest this and (!) last year to see CCP’s management state this quite clearly, with everyone hearing it, except the CSM members. How peculiar. Folks, put your questions to the AMA topic here. > [@AMA - CCP Acquisiton by Pearl Abyss! Starts at 16:30 UTC!](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473): > > Hey guys, Yesterday [we announced](https://www.eveonline.com/article/pemjmb/black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp) that in the coming months, CCP is to be acquired by Pearl Abyss, makers of [Black Desert Online](https://www.blackdesertonline.com/). This thread is for the AMA that we mentioned in the blog from Hilmar yesterday. We know that you guys have a lot of questions, so here’s a few resources to get you started, and we’ll kick off answering questions at 16:30 UTC. Some of your questions might have already been answered, so check these links out: [Blog From Hilmar (Eve We…](https://www.eveonline.com/article/pemjmb/black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/dev-blog-black-desert-online-makers-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp/103942)._