Hardcore EVE Online players have long used spreadsheets to calculate profits and battle damage. Up to now, they have had to fill these manually. However, thanks to an unexpected partnership between Microsoft and the game's developer, players will soon be able to export their game data directly into Excel spreadsheets. …
Read More »EVE first-person shooter spin-off ‘Project Nova’ cancelled
CCP Games, the developers behind EVE Online, have been attempting to put out a shooter spin-off for years now. The spin-off idea began with Dust 514, which was shut down back in 2016, then the first-person shooter concept was picked up again for ‘Project Nova', which has been in development …
Read More »Black Desert Online studio acquires CCP Games
CCP Games has made a name for itself over the years with EVE Online and other spin-offs. It seems that all of that hard work caught some attention, as CCP Games has been acquired by Pearl Abyss, the Korean developer behind Black Desert Online. While Pearl Abyss now owns CCP …
Read More »CCP Games is taking a step back from VR to focus on other Eve projects
While CCP Games were one of the earliest developers to support virtual reality, it looks like they will begin taking a step back. The writing has been on the wall for quite some time, but the studio's CEO has since addressed the situation, stating that the VR market ‘just isn't …
Read More »CCP Games shifts focus away from VR, closes down two studios
CCP Games, the creators of EVE Online and its various spin-offs were keen to support consumer VR headsets right off the bat. The company launched EVE: Valkyrie as a launch title for the Oculus Rift in 2016 and had five studios in total working on virtual reality projects. However, as …
Read More »CCP Games to close Dust 514, will announce new shooter this year
CCP Games has announced that it plans to shut down its Eve-linked free to play shooter, Dust 514 in May this year, making room for a brand new FPS built in the Unreal 4 Engine. The free to play game will have its servers go offline on the 30th of …
Read More »Eve Online developer is making a space shooter for GearVR
Last year, Samsung partnered up with Oculus to launch the Samsung GearVR headset, for use with Galaxy smartphones. Now, CCP Games, the team behind Eve Online and Eve: Valkyrie, has announced Gunjack, a space shooter for the mobile virtual reality headset, set in the same universe as Eve. Gunjack puts …
Read More »Eve Online currently has its lowest player count since 2008
Eve Online has reported its lowest player numbers in the last seven years. The space-based MMORPG has been one of the most popular subscription based games over the last few years and is one of the few that have lasted this long without switching to a free to play model. …
Read More »CCP Games head thinks we might be overestimating VR
We might be overestimating virtual reality, according to CCP Games CEO, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson. Those are big words coming from the head of the studio making one of the most promising virtual reality projects so far, Eve Valkyrie. According to Pétursson, right now “people tend to overestimate what we will …
Read More »CCP shuts down Vampire: The Masquerade fan remake project
Project Vaulderie, a fan remake of Vampire: The Masquerade, has been shut down by CCP Games, the developers behind Eve Online. According to the group behind the fan development project, they were served with a Cease and Desist letter, essentially shutting down development of the remake. The aim of Project …
Read More »Eve Online Dev suffered $21 million loss in 2013
CCP Games, the company behind EVE Online has announced that it suffered a $21 million loss during its 2013 fiscal year. CCP also recently had to cancel its upcoming MMO: World of Darkness, which was based on the role playing board game series. The loss was quite a big hit …
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