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   1 0'Eve Online' Studio Acquired By Korean MMO Maker (engadget.com)        null/SLASHDOT/0102639448                70
   2 i  Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (msmash)
   3 i  from the in-some-business-news dept.
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   5 i    [1]MAXOMENOS writes:
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   9 i    >> EVE Online
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  11 i    >  developer  CCP  Games  [2]has been acquired by Pearl Abyss ,
  12 i    the  South  Korean  studio  behind  the  action-oriented MMORPG
  13 i    Black  Desert  Online.  According  to [3]VentureBeat , the deal
  14 i    was  worth $425 million and will close in early October. It's a
  15 i    surprise  announcement  for  CCP, which has long operated as an
  16 i    independent  developer.  Eve Online isn't the biggest MMORPG on
  17 i    the  market,  but it has maintained a steady and loyal userbase
  18 i    through  continuous updates and a well-timed switch to a hybrid
  19 i    premium   and  free-to-play  model.  The  15-year-old  game  is
  20 i    unique,  too,  with  its  large-scale  battles  and notoriously
  21 i    complex economic and political systems.
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  25 i    [1] https://slashdot.org/~MAXOMENOS
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  27 i    [2] https://www.ccpgames.com/news/2018/black-desert-online-cre-
  28 i    ators-pearl-abyss-to-acquire-ccp-games-makers-of-eve
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  30 i    [3] https://venturebeat.com/2018/09/06/black-desert-online-cre-
  31 i    ator-pearl-abyss-acquires-eve-online-maker-ccp-games-for-425-m-
  32 i    illion/
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