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