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