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CCP: EVE Online Will Continue to Empower Players

The development team at CCP working on EVE Online believes that the first ten years of the MMO’s life have barely scratched the surface of possibilities linked to it and that player freedom will continue to be a focuses for future content. Hilmar Petursson, the chief executive officer of the company, tells VG2...

7 May 2013
05:28 GMT

EVE Online Delivers Universe Origins Trailer to Create Dust 514 Connection

The development team at CCP is getting ready to launch a new game set in the EVE Online universe, called Dust 514, and the new Universe Origins trailer is designed to bring players up to speed in terms of lore information. The team states, “From the beginnings of the EVE Universe, its inhabitants were born int...

30 April 2013
09:07 GMT

EVE Online Expands with Comic Series, Television Show

The development team at CCP working on the MMO EVE Online announces that it is ready to expand the universe of the game into new mediums. The team will work with Dark Horse to make comics based on the game and on its Dust 514 companion and with filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur to create a television series. EVE: Source ...

29 April 2013
12:41 GMT

EVE Online Receives Second Decade Collector’s Edition in October

The development team at CCP announces that it has plans to launch a new Second Decade Collector’s Edition for its MMO EVE Online during October, with a number of exclusive items for the game that will celebrate its ten-year anniversary. The collectible items designed for true fans of the EVE Online universe in...

29 April 2013
08:46 GMT

Dust 514 Launches on May 14 Exclusively on PlayStation 3

The development team at CCP in charge of the multiplayer shooter Dust 514 announces that the game is expected to launch on May 14 of this year, exclusively on the PlayStation 3 home console from Sony. The official Twitter feed of the development team states, "DUST 514 launches on 5.14.2013 #dust514." The game was i...

28 April 2013
17:14 GMT

EVE Online Odyssey Expansion Gets New Details About Starbase Hangars and More

After confirming a launch date for EVE Online's Odyssey expansion, developer CCP has now posted a list of major changes to be included in the upcoming update that focuses on private starbase hangars and plenty of other items relating to this system. EVE Online may not enjoy the millions of subscribers flaunted ...

4 April 2013
05:07 GMT

Dust 514 Receives Uprising Build on May 6

The development team at CCP says that it will launch a new build for Dust 514 called Uprising, on May 6, giving PlayStation 3 gamers a number of new options linked to the shooter MMO. The team says that Uprising is the biggest update yet for the game and the launch date was chosen to celebrate the 10-year anniversar...

27 March 2013
09:41 GMT

EVE Online Odyssey Launches on June 9, Brings Mystery Back to MMO

The development team at CCP announces that it will launch a new expansion for its MMO EVE Online on June 9 of this year, under the name Odyssey. The main focus on the new content will be on exploration, with a new scanning system that all players will be able to use and a number of locations that can be discovered u...

25 March 2013
11:40 GMT

EVE Online Client Will Use BitTorrent Protocol

Developer CCP seems ready to add the BitTorrent protocol to its official game client in order to make the download process more efficient and eliminate the corrupted downloads that some players are constantly reporting. The protocol uses a distributed model to break the content that it delivers into small pieces and...

14 March 2013
12:41 GMT

EVE Online Backstabs Its Way to Half a Million Subscribers

EVE Online, the space-based MMO famous for its treachery and human interaction, announces that it now has more than half a million subscribers, all of them playing on the same server in a completely shared universe. Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, the chief executive officer of developer CCP, states, “For me, ...

1 March 2013
08:05 GMT

Sony and Microsoft Need to Adopt Free-to-Play, Says EVE Online Developer

David Reid, the chief marketing officer working at EVE Online developer CCP, believes that both Sony and Microsoft need to offer non-traditional business model, like free-to-play, on their coming next-generation home consoles. He tells MCV that, “It’s hard to imagine the free-to-play transition slowing d...

19 February 2013
03:27 GMT

CCP Defends EVE Online Ban Policy, No Evidence Will Be Provided

A significant part of the EVE Online player base is asking the development team at CCP to offer clear evidence about infractions before banning players from the MMO and wants the leadership of the company to step in to deal with such issues. An EVE Online developer writes on the official forums that, “We actio...

14 February 2013
19:31 GMT

Incoming 2013: Dust 514

What we know: Dust 514 is one of the most ambitious MMO projects of this year and the game that might show how a first person-shooter can be seamlessly integrated into an MMO structure, enhancing both experiences. Dust 514 is a first-person massive multiplayer shooter, with players asked to move around large maps, s...

7 February 2013
20:41 GMT

Dust 514 Open Beta Starts on January 22

Video game developer CCP says that its multiplayer shooter Dust 514 is going into open beta stage on January 22, with players able to get the game and play it for free starting with that date.Veigar Petursson, the leader of CCP, is quoted by VG247 as saying, “The launch of the Dust 514 Open Beta is another step...

14 January 2013
09:23 GMT

EVE Online Integrates Dust 514 Servers Tomorrow

The development team at CCP says that it plans to integrate the server structure of the EVE Online MMO with that of the free-to-play Dust 514 tomorrow. In practical terms that means that all those who are currently engaged in the closed beta stage for Dust 514 will be moved from Singularity to Tranquility. The offi...

9 January 2013
10:04 GMT

Dust 514 Video Shows EVE Online Powered Orbital Bombardment

The development team at CCP is offering fans of both the upcoming Dust 514 and the MMO EVE Online a chance to see how the two games will be linked via the newly announced orbital bombardment feature. The idea is to allow mercenaries battling on the planet surface in Dust 514 to call upon those flying in spaceships i...

8 January 2013
10:22 GMT

Dust 514 Beta Now Includes EVE Online Powered Orbital Bombardments

The development team at CCP has launched a new beta version for the upcoming MMO shooter Dust 514 which, for the first time, allows those who are playing EVE Online to contribute to the game via off-map delivered orbital strikes.The new build is called Chromosome and CCP says that, aside from orbital bombardments, it...

21 December 2012
09:31 GMT

EVE Online Gives Away Festive Items Until December 27

The developers at CCP working on the MMO EVE Online are ready to give away festive items to players between December 20 and December 27, in order to give them a chance to celebrate the winter holidays even in the punishing world of the space-based intrigue and warfare. Santa and elves are featured in the Christmas-t...

19 December 2012
17:04 GMT

EVE Online Expands to China, Gets 450,000 Subscribers

Video game developer CCP says that the launch of the Retribution expansion has pushed the game over the 450,000 subscriber mark, with all gamers playing on the same server, and that the re-launch on the Chinese market has also done well after only seven days on sale. Veigar Petursson, the chief executive officer at ...

13 December 2012
20:01 GMT

Dust 514 Developers Offer Full Information on MMO Rewards

The developer team at CCP working on the MMO Dust 514 is offering more information on the rewards that a player can get on the virtual battlefield of the shooter and how they will fit into the overall economy of the title. The team states on the Official PlayStation Blog that, “interplanetary violence is its o...

13 December 2012
02:47 GMT

Bounties Constitute Social Experiment in EVE Online: Retribution

Kristoffer Touborg, a lead game designer on EVE Online: Retribution, believes that the space-based MMO needs new mechanics like bounty hunting in order to create new situations for players and new stories to share with the rest of the community. He tells VG247 that, “There are also unexpected consequences. I&...

11 December 2012
22:51 GMT

EVE Online Will Never Be Nice and Fluffy

John Lander, the executive producer at CCP working on EVE Online, believes that the MMO he is in charge of will never be actually friendly towards players and will not actively work to make them feel welcomed in the universe it inhabits. The development team is ready to make it easier for players to buy, download an...

6 December 2012
03:25 GMT

EVE Online: Retribution Expansion Is Live, Has Price Cut on Steam

Developer CCP is launching the Retribution expansion for EVE Online and, in order to celebrate the occasion, digital distribution service Steam is offering the game with a 75 percent price cut, which means that players can get it for 5 dollars or Euro.The official description for the new content says: “CONCORD ...

4 December 2012
14:59 GMT

Dust 514 Diary Offers Information on All MMO Vehicles

The development team at CCP working on the Dust 514 MMO is ready to offer information about the various vehicles that will be part of the game and Ryan Thorton, one of the game designers, uses a video to give details on the entire range. Dust 514 will include dropships that can be called upon when the situation on t...

22 November 2012
21:31 GMT

Dust 514 Open Beta Starts in Early 2013

CCP, the developer behind the upcoming Dust 514 free-to-play online shooter, has confirmed that it's going to continue the closed beta stage for the game until the end of the year and hopes that it will be able to open it to the general public at the beginning of 2013. Dust 514 promises to deliver not just an i...

5 November 2012
03:48 GMT

EVE Online Designer Criticizes Story Driven MMOs

Matthew Woodward, one of the game designers working on EVE Online, says that the structure of the MMO genre does not allow for narrative driven elements and sees no future for those developers who insist on mixing the two. The developer tells Gamasutra that, “It seems to me, from my very EVE-centric perspectiv...

30 October 2012
16:31 GMT

EVE Online: Retribution Arrives on December 4

The development team at CCP has revealed that it will launch the new Retribution expansion for its MMO EVE Online on December 4, allowing gamers to get access to a number of new ships to pilot, including a new mining frigate aimed at beginner players. There are also changes made to the look of the game, with better ...

2 October 2012
02:31 GMT

SOE President Plays Planetside 2, EVE Online and DOTA 2

One of the leading executives of the gaming industry has suggested that those executives who do not play video games should not be involved with them. John Smedley, the president of Sony Online Entertainment, admits to Edge, “I really play. I’m in a Null-sec corp, the whole bit. The games I’m playi...

20 September 2012
08:09 GMT

EVE Online Inspired Many Planetside 2 Features

John Smedley, who is the leader of Sony Online Entertainment, has admitted that the upcoming Planetside 2 has been in many ways inspired by the CCP developer EVE Online. The executive told The Mittani, who is a community liaison for CCP, that, “My Eve experiences have been some of the most amazing of my gaming...

10 September 2012
10:27 GMT

CCP Believes There Is Plenty of Innovation in the MMO Genre

Despite claims that there is no innovation in the field of MMOs coming from Matt Firor, the leader of ZeniMax Online, the developers at CCP believe that the genre has a lot of possibilities left and that solid teams can exploit them. Kristoffer Touborg, the lead designer of EVE Online, has told PC Gamer that, &ldquo...

27 June 2012
10:13 GMT

Dust 514 Already Offering EVE Online Like Meta-Gaming

Developer CCP says that its upcoming Dust 514 shooter will offer gamers the same kind of opportunities for meta-gaming that are already present in the MMO EVE Online. Jon Lander, who is a senior producer working on Dust 514, told PC Gamer that, “One of the guys on one team found and isolated another guy on the...

15 June 2012
02:30 GMT

CCP Says It No Longer Owns EVE Online

Jon Lander, one of the producers working on EVE Online, has stated that the CCP-made MMO is now in the hands of the player, telling Eurogamer that, “This is why you see such strong reactions when people play it. They are the owners of it. They’re the people who create all the good stuff. They’re the...

8 May 2012
02:35 GMT

CCP Believes Goonswarm Assault on EVE Online Show Why MMO Is Special

Goonswarm and an alliance of other corporations have announced their intention to assault the Council of Stellar Management and its in-game Jita trade hub in the EVE Online and CCP, the developer of the game, believe that giving players this much freedom shows how their game is different from other MMOs. Jon Lander,...

30 April 2012
04:46 GMT

Boring MMO Mechanics Are Crucial to EVE Online Success

EVE Online is one of the MMO experiences that draw a dedicated gaming crowd, but for mainstream gamers the game often seems to be a boring experience, something that the developer team at CCP is actually counting on. Kristoffer Touborg, who is the lead producer working on EVE Online, said “Like hauling mineral...

2 April 2012
15:11 GMT

Dust 514 Open Beta Starts in April, New Footage Available

CCP is set to kick off the beta stage for its long awaited Dust 514 online shooter next month, in April, and has just presented some fresh gameplay footage from the title. Dust 514 is expected to deliver an intense multiplayer shooter experience that ties into CCP’s massively popular EVE Online role playing ga...

12 March 2012
05:01 GMT

CCP Hints That Dust 514 Might Come to the PC

During the Game Developer Conference the developers at CCP working on Dust 514 have hinted that Dust 514, which is currently only confirmed for a PlayStation 3 launch, might also get a PC based launch at a later date. Speaking about the fact that the Sony home console version of the game supports both mouse and keyb...

9 March 2012
12:01 GMT

PSN Barriers Had to Be Taken Down for Dust 514 to Happen

The developers at CCP who are working on Dust 514, the shooter for the PlayStation 3 linked to the EVE Online MMO universe, have said that Sony has completely eliminated the barriers linked to the PlayStation Network in order to allow updates for the game to appear often and quickly. Brandon Laurino, who is the exec...

9 March 2012
08:37 GMT

Dust 514 Will Be Free-to-Play on the PlayStation 3

CCP and Sony have confirmed that their upcoming Dust 514 online shooter will be a free-to-play experience, meaning any PlayStation 3 owner can try it out without paying a single cent. Dust 514 is one of the most ambitious upcoming games for the PlayStation 3, delivering an online shooter experience that ties into CC...

7 March 2012
14:21 GMT

Dust 514 Allows Gamers to Experience EVE Universe Without All the Political Drama

Dust 514, the upcoming cross between MMO and shooter that CCP is developing, is designed to appeal to those gamers who want a deep experience but lack the time needed to get too deep into the developer’s primary game, EVE Online. Hilmar Pétursson, who is the chief executive officer at CCP, told Rock, Pa...

28 February 2012
15:01 GMT

World of Darkness MMO Progressing Well

Even if it is currently focusing its development efforts on the MMO EVE Online and the Dust 514 spin-off Swedish developer CCP still has a full team doing the initial work on the World of Darkness MMO. David Reid, who is one of the leading executives of CCP, stated, “Having rolled over here from Trion and NCso...

27 February 2012
08:50 GMT

EVE Online Will Get Small Updates Before Inferno Expansion Release

The developers at CCP Online who are working on the MMO EVE Online have announced that they are planning to launch a number of smaller, incremental updates for the video game before the launch of the Inferno expansion, which is set to arrive later during 2012. CCP Uniflex, which is the handle of Jon Lander, who is t...

24 February 2012
04:20 GMT

CCP Offers Details on Dust 514 Weapons

Video game developer CCP has offered some more information on the weaponry that gamers will be able to use in the upcoming multiplayer-oriented shooter Dust 514, talking about how each of them will enable the player to vary his experience in the game. All players in Dust 514 have to choose the type of dropsuit that ...

20 February 2012
04:23 GMT

Dust 514 Ready to Run on the PlayStation 4

Dust 514, the ambitious new shooter from EVE Online developers CCP, might be ready to launch in early 2012, but the development team working on it believes that the basic structure of the game allows it to work just as easily on a possible PlayStation 3 as it does on current hardware. Speaking to Develop, Hilmar P&e...

24 January 2012
22:21 GMT

EVE Online Plans Loyalty Program, Introduces Anti-Cheater Measures

The Council of Stellar Management, the player led advocacy group that advises developers CCP on the potential progress of their MMO EVE Online, has released information from the December discussions, showing how the game might change in the near future.The developers have stated that they are aiming to create new con...

19 January 2012
15:11 GMT

EVE Online Players Can Sign Up For Dust 514 Closed Beta

CCP, the studio behind the massively successful EVE Online game, has confirmed that it’s now accepting entries into the upcoming closed beta stage for the new Dust 514 shooter, with potential participants needing to have an active EVE Online account if they want to try out the new PlayStation 3 exclusive.EVE On...

27 December 2011
17:11 GMT

EVE Online Senior Producer Steps Down

Arnar Gylfason, also known as CCP Zulu, has announced that he is stepping down as a senior producer of the MMO EVE Online and that he will focus in the future on creating a better organization inside the development team working on the game.His role will now be filled by Jon Lander, known as CCP Unifex, who has lead ...

23 December 2011
04:15 GMT

CCP Admits Failure of Incarna Expansion, Will Focus on Core Gamers

The tight knitted player community of EVE Online received the recent Incarna expansion badly and the developers acknowledge that in their quest to develop the MMO they forgot to listen closely to the needs of the base. Arnar Hrafn Gylfason, who is a senior producer working on EVE Online at CCP, told PC Gamers that,...

6 December 2011
02:32 GMT

Dust 514 Will Be the Deepest Shooter on Consoles

EVE Online has been having some issues lately, with the developers at CCP issuing an apology to players and detailing long term plans, but the company seems to be now focusing on launching its shooter Dust 514.Speaking to the United States official PlayStation Blog Brandon Laurino, who is the executive producer worki...

12 October 2011
13:31 GMT

CCP Announces Big Changes for EVE Online Come Winter

The developers at CCP working on the MMO EVE Online have talked about their future plans for the game while also apologizing for the issues that have affected the title and its long term fans during the recent months.Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, who is the Chief Executive Officer at CCP Games, has issued a letter ...

6 October 2011
10:24 GMT

Dust 514 Will Capture the Market for Persistent Shooters

EVE Online is one of the most interesting MMOs on the market at the moment, a game which deals in betrayal and real life plots just as much as it focuses on ship piloting and the acquisition of more ISK and the developers at CCP believes that the market is ready for a shooter that is built around the same principles....

26 September 2011
10:09 GMT


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