CCP Games

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Hilmar Pétursson: Making CCP tech open source will enable Eve Online to live forever

CEO also shares the secrets behind how the long-running MMO has gathered such an active and loyal community

July 3, 2024 James Batchelor

News

CCP Games' Carbon Development Platform going open source

Devs will have the option of creating using the game engine or selecting the blockchain technology for a product

March 15, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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CCP raises $40m for AAA blockchain game in EVE Online universe

Funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz

March 21, 2023 James Batchelor

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Growing the Icelandic games industry beyond CCP Games

From Web3 to indie narrative games, 50% workforce growth and record investment shows Iceland's games industry soaring to new heights

Sept. 22, 2022 Alan Wen

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Lessons in community building from EVE Online

At Devcom Digital, CCP Games' Tryggvi Hjaltason offered advice on creating an environment that builds meaningful friendships

Oct. 15, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

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EVE Online's latest citizen science project to help COVID-19 research

CCP Games has announced the third phase of its Project Discovery initiative

June 16, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Eve Online shooter Project Nova is not cancelled, it's just changing

CCP dedicates London studio to FPS concept, will no longer announce internal project codenames

Feb. 19, 2020 James Batchelor

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Banned Republican politician restored to EVE Online council following investigation

“We made a mistake here and we offer our formal apologies,” says CCP Games

April 30, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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CCP Games: EVE Online's tech is "absolutely at its breaking edge"

At Reboot Develop, Hilmar Petursson detailed CCP's plans to keep pace with the huge battles staged by EVE's remarkable community

April 22, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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CCP: China will be EVE Online's biggest market in two years

At Reboot Develop, CCP's Hilmar Petursson discussed the importance of China and Korea to the future of EVE Online

April 15, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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CCP halts production of EVE-based FPS Project Nova

Icelandic studio is going "back to the drawing board" more than a year after announcement

Dec. 3, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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CCP CEO: “You can't build a business” on current VR

Hilmar Veigar Pétursson says virtual reality has fallen far short of the Eve developer's expectations

Oct. 22, 2018 James Batchelor

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Eve Online studio CCP acquired by Pearl Abyss

South Korean developer behind Black Desert Online spends $425 million on Icelandic games firm

Sept. 6, 2018 James Batchelor

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China's “enormous opportunity” for Eve Online

CEO Hilmar Pétursson believes NetEase's mobile game and a TV show will help the MMO double its audience

Aug. 3, 2018 James Batchelor

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CCP partners with NetEase to grow Eve Online in China

Major local publisher takes over Serenity server following collaboration on mobile spin-off Eve: Project Galaxy

Aug. 2, 2018 James Batchelor

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Republican politician and lobbyist runs for election in EVE Online

"Maybe 20 years ago this would be weird, but given how mainstream gaming has become... how can anyone say 'You're throwing your life away playing these games?'"

May 14, 2018 Ivy Taylor

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EVE Online players raise $120k for family of deceased developer

CCP Blaze skin sale was, "unparalleled in the history of fundraisers hosted by CCP"

Jan. 22, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Sumo Digital takes over CCP Newcastle studio

Eve Valkyrie team rescued by growing UK developer

Jan. 2, 2018 James Batchelor

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CCP donates skin proceeds to family of deceased employee

Senior software engineer "CCP Blaze" recently passed away at the age of 35

Dec. 13, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

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CCP dev: "Virtual reality doesn't need a killer app"

Eve Valkyrie lead game designer Andrew Whillans also shares how to account for low install bases with VR multiplayer games

Nov. 10, 2017 James Batchelor

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VR devs react to CCP exit: "VR is not dead"

Studios still optimistic about VR's future, saying headlines about its death are simply "scandalous"

Nov. 2, 2017 James Brightman

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CCP exits the VR business

EVE Online studio has shuttered its Atlanta studio and is selling its Newcastle studio - the strategy shift impacts about 100 staff

Oct. 30, 2017 James Brightman

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CCP CEO: "I would call the VR installed base huge"

CCP's Hilmar Pétursson explains how the EVE developer got into sports with Sparc and why the VR space isn't as tough as some might think

March 30, 2017 James Brightman

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"Mine asteroids, build space stations. This is the purpose of life"

As CCP posts record revenue and doubles EVE's DAU, Hilmar Pétursson reflects on 13 years of a sci-fi phenomenon

Feb. 27, 2017 Dan Pearson

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CCP returns to Citizen Science in EVE Online

Second phase of Project Discovery will allow EVE players to aid real-world hunt for exoplanets

Feb. 23, 2017 Matthew Handrahan