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CCP Games has well and truly embraced the world of blockchain and NFTs with the announcement of its first blockchain game, codenamed Project Awakening. The upcoming game will be set in the same universe as the studio’s popular sci-fi sandbox MMORPG EVE Online and will leverage smart-contract blockchain technology alongside third-party open source development to create a new way of [...]
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CCP Games has pulled out of the VR market as of last Friday with the closure of all of its VR titles. These include the space dogfighting game EVE: Valkyrie, sci-fi first-person shooter EVE: Gunjack, futuristic sports game Sparc. The sunset dates for all three VR titles were announced back in July as CCP Games began its drawdown from VR [...]
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With NFTs and play-to-earn games quickly gaining popularity, several video game companies have expressed their interest in these cryptocurrency based platforms. In a recent interview, CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson revealed his belief in play-to-earn business models and NFTs, comparing them to “retirement plans” earned by investing time in a game. “Gamers hope that the values created from online [...]
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Over the past months and years, there have been reports that CCP Games is working on a new online multiplayer game. CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petursson himself confirmed the reports in a short interview with Newsweek back in August. “We are developing a new online sci-fi shooter game and are planning to market it in the upcoming years,” said Petursson [...]
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Back in February, when the world was just beginning to feel the effects of COVID-19, CCP Games made the decision to cancel this year’s EVE Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland to ensure the safety of both the fans and their employees. Today, the studio has announced that they’ve also pulled the San Diego EVE event in September along with all EVE [...]
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CCP Games has officially announced that they will be cancelling EVE Fanfest 2020 following news of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Iceland. The event was scheduled to run from April 2nd to April 4th in Reykjavik, Iceland. Here’s the full announcement: “In light of the recent and ongoing global developments surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we have [...]
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Pearl Abyss reports an increase in their year over year revenues for Q4 2019. The South Korean gaming company’s quarterly investor report shows an 11% decrease in revenues compared to Q3 2019 but a 20% jump compared to Q3 2018. The increased revenues are largely due to Black Desert Online and EVE Online making more money compared to last year. [...]
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In a press release issued October 19, 2018 CCP Games and NetEase formally unveiled EVE: Echoes, a mobile MMO based on the Iclandic studio's Sci-Fi MMORPG EVE Online. The game is set to release sometime in 2019. Previously known as EVE: Project Galaxy, Echoes will be built on NetEase's proprietary graphics engine NeoX. While details are scarce at this time, [...]
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EVE Online is a sandbox MMORPG set in a science fiction universe. Players command their spaceship in an enormous galaxy where they can participate in piracy, mining, manufacturing, trading, combat, and epic fleet warfare. Publisher: CCP Games Playerbase: High Type: MMORPG Release Date: May 6, 2003 Pros: +Enormous universe to explore. +Varied PvP options. +Mature and helpful community. +Player-driven economy. [...]
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CCP Games is working on a mobile game! The Iclandic studio behind EVE Online has partnered with Finnish studio PlayRaven for a new project currently known as Project Aurora. PlayRaven has some experience in the mobile realm, they're the studio behind mobile strategy games Winterstate and Spymaster. According to an interview with GamesBeat, Project Aurora is "essentially a condensed EVE [...]
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