Looks like CCP Games is indeed working on a first-person shooter set in the EVE Online universe, as had been speculated. Titled DUST 514, it will open EVE Online to "console gamers," and "give them a chance to become part of one of the most massive cooperative play and social experiences ever."
"We launched EVE Online in 2003 and have experienced steady annual growth - a fact we appreciate as a rarity in the world of MMOs, especially given the global economy of the past year," said CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson.
"Our success with EVE Online has afforded us the highest caliber global design and production talent in gaming. With a team of the best minds in the industry, we conceived an ambitious new take on virtual world development with DUST 514."
That "ambitious new take" will put players on the ground for battles across the surface of various EVE planets, and will give "commanders and round infantry real-time configurable weapons and modular vehicles to manage dynamic battlefield conditions."
The new title will be developed in CCP's Shanghai Studio. Look for more details at CCP's annual fanfest event on October 1.
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"We launched EVE Online in 2003 and have experienced steady annual growth - a fact we appreciate as a rarity in the world of MMOs, especially given the global economy of the past year," said CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson.
"Our success with EVE Online has afforded us the highest caliber global design and production talent in gaming. With a team of the best minds in the industry, we conceived an ambitious new take on virtual world development with DUST 514."
That "ambitious new take" will put players on the ground for battles across the surface of various EVE planets, and will give "commanders and round infantry real-time configurable weapons and modular vehicles to manage dynamic battlefield conditions."
The new title will be developed in CCP's Shanghai Studio. Look for more details at CCP's annual fanfest event on October 1.
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