| 1 | 0'Eve Online' Studio Acquired By Korean MMO Maker (engadget.com) null/SLASHDOT/0102639448 70\r |
| 2 | i Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (msmash)\r |
| 3 | i from the in-some-business-news dept.\r |
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| 5 | i MAXOMENOS writes: EVE Online developer CCP Games has been\r |
| 6 | i acquired by Pearl Abyss, the South Korean studio behind the\r |
| 7 | i action-oriented MMORPG Black Desert Online. According to\r |
| 8 | i VentureBeat, the deal was worth $425 million and will close in\r |
| 9 | i early October. It's a surprise announcement for CCP, which has\r |
| 10 | i long operated as an independent developer. Eve Online isn't\r |
| 11 | i the biggest MMORPG on the market, but it has maintained a\r |
| 12 | i steady and loyal userbase through continuous updates and a\r |
| 13 | i well-timed switch to a hybrid premium and free-to-play model.\r |
| 14 | i The 15-year-old game is unique, too, with its large-scale\r |
| 15 | i battles and notoriously complex economic and political\r |
| 16 | i systems.\r |
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