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