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EVE Online breaks the 450k subscriber mark
There are more people in New Eden trying to blow each other up than ever before, isn't that great? Between the recent launch of the Retribution expansion and a relaunch in China, EVE Online has accumulated more than 450,000 subscribers. EVE developer CCP partnered up with TianCity to bring the sandbox back into the Chinese market. According to a CCP press release, the game's business in China has surpassed expectations. EVE's community has grown steadily since its 2003 launch in spite of last year's heavy layoffs, and CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson says the company is looking forward to a "second decade of growth and prosperity for EVE." [Source: CCP press release]
FYI: CCP announces 'Dust 514,' FPS RTS MMO in Eve universe
Eve Online developer CCP has officially announced its next project: Dust 514, a console-based MMO set in the world of Eve. CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson said today during GDC Europe that the game will be a hybrid first-person shooter and real-time strategy game. Gamespot UK notes that the title has been in development for three years at CCP Shanghai. Pétursson did not discuss which consoles would be the first to gather Dust 514. Hints of Dust 514's emergence have been knocking around the online universe since earlier this month. We'll update as we get more information.
