| 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 [1]MAXOMENOS writes:\r |
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| 7 | i >\r |
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| 9 | i >> EVE Online\r |
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| 11 | i > developer CCP Games [2]has been acquired by Pearl Abyss ,\r |
| 12 | i the South Korean studio behind the action-oriented MMORPG\r |
| 13 | i Black Desert Online. According to [3]VentureBeat , the deal\r |
| 14 | i was worth $425 million and will close in early October. It's a\r |
| 15 | i surprise announcement for CCP, which has long operated as an\r |
| 16 | i independent developer. Eve Online isn't the biggest MMORPG on\r |
| 17 | i the market, but it has maintained a steady and loyal userbase\r |
| 18 | i through continuous updates and a well-timed switch to a hybrid\r |
| 19 | i premium and free-to-play model. The 15-year-old game is\r |
| 20 | i unique, too, with its large-scale battles and notoriously\r |
| 21 | i complex economic and political systems.\r |
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| 25 | i [1] https://slashdot.org/~MAXOMENOS\r |
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| 27 | i [2] https://www.ccpgames.com/news/2018/black-desert-online-cre-\r |
| 28 | i ators-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp-games-makers-of-eve\r |
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| 30 | i [3] https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/06/black-desert-online-cre-\r |
| 31 | i ator-pearl-abyss-acquires-eve-online-maker-ccp-games-for-425-m-\r |
| 32 | i illion/\r |
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