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Fight back as CCP Games launches EVE: Uprising, the infernal climax of the latest narrative arc for EVE Online

Fight on the frontlines, fly your colors, pilot new ships and welcome Spanish-language players

Reykjavík, Iceland – November 8, 2022 – CCP Games today launched EVE: Uprising, the latest narrative-driven expansion for spacefaring MMO EVE Online. Following months of construction by the Amarr empire, an activated Prototype Stellar Transmuter in the Turnur system has destabilized, its unstable technology triggering the fury of its system’s sun to scorch an entire planet. In the aftermath of the inferno, the intrepid pilots of New Eden must rally to determine the future of EVE Online’s empires. Fly your colors and fight on the frontlines to expand your faction’s reach across the stars.

CCP Games and Cloud Imperium Games Kick-Off Battle of the Bricks, an Intergalactic Fundraiser Supporting Extra Life

The fundraiser begins today and runs through December with a spaceship build-off stream on July 22

Reykjavík, Iceland, and Los Angeles, California – July 13, 2022 – CCP Games will soon meet Cloud Imperium Games at their UK studio for Battle of the Bricks, a fundraising event for Extra Life, a charity supporting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Battle of the Bricks tasks each team with hand-building replicas of popular ships from sci-fi spacefaring MMOs EVE Online and Star Citizen while completing difficult challenges. Tune in to Star Citizen’s Twitch channel at 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific on Friday, July 22 to watch CCP and Cloud Imperium Games build ships while eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, revealing embarrassing photos, and more. The fundraiser will remain open until December 31, 2022.

EVE Online’s New Player Experience Expands with Dedicated Career Program

CCP advances its goal of ‘EVE Forever’ with the addition of the AIR Career Program, upgraded Career Agent missions, and elevated visuals

REYKJAVÍK – June 28, 2022 – CCP Games today launched the AIR Career Program, the next installment of the new player experience for its iconic spaceship MMO EVE Online. The AIR Career Program teaches budding pilots the fundamentals of EVE‘s four career paths so they can quickly begin to support themselves in New Eden. CCP also began rolling out updates for its Career Agent missions and released graphical improvements to further modernize the MMO as it approaches its third decade.

Playable Worlds Hires Gordon Walton as Executive Producer and Chief Product Officer

The Executive Producer who has shipped the most western MMOs, Walton brings 40+ years of experience from studios such as Maxis, BioWare, and Sony Online Entertainment and is joined by Omar Abdelwahed, Vice President of Engineering

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – June 8, 2022 – Playable Worlds has appointed MMO trailblazer Gordon Walton as Executive Producer and Chief Product Officer. At Playable Worlds, Walton will lead the team currently working on the company’s cloud-native sandbox MMO game. Walton has over 40 years of video game industry experience, having worked on notable franchises including Star Wars, The Sims, Ultima Online, and more. In addition to Walton, Playable Worlds appointed Omar Abdelwahed as Vice President of Engineering.

CCP Games Launches Cloud-Based ‘EVE Anywhere’ Platform based on Intel Technology

Play EVE Online through Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari on any desktop or laptop computer

REYKJAVÍK – May 19, 2022 – CCP Games today launched EVE Anywhere, a cloud-based platform based on Intel technology for the hit spaceship MMO EVE Online. Working closely with Intel, EVE Anywhere allows pilots to command their fleets through Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari on any desktop or laptop computer. Previously limited to premium Omega account users while in beta, EVE Anywhere is now available for EVE Online players in the USA and select* European territories. The platform will be available for additional territories later this year.

EVE Fanfest 2022: Ushering in a New Era for EVE Online, Empowering Players to Shape the Future of New Eden’s Cornerstone Empires

CCP Games reveals EVE Online’s content roadmap, consequential storytelling, enhancements to the new player experience, a new expansion set for Q4 2022, and Microsoft Excel integration

Reykjavík, Iceland – May 6, 2021 – CCP Games today shared a set of narrative-driven updates on the horizon for spacefaring MMO EVE Online during the 2022 EVE Fanfest Keynote. The introduction of arcs will evolve the Quadrants initiative into a multi-year journey, starting by bringing EVE’s four NPC Empires to the forefront with the addition of consequential story events. An expansion finale to the very first arc will be released in Q4 2022. CCP also continues to invest in future generations of Capsuleers with enhancements to its new player experience, and is set to welcome more players to its iconic MMO with the introduction of a localized Spanish client in late 2022. In addition, CCP announced a partnership with Microsoft that will allow Capsuleers to export data from EVE Online directly into Excel.

Playable Worlds Raises Over $25M Series B With Strategic Investment from Kakao Games

BITKRAFT Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Lilith Games and Gaingels join round to drive development of cloud-native tech and sandbox MMO game, led by Raph Koster and Eric Goldberg

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – April 20, 2022 – Playable Worlds announced today that it has secured over $25 million in Series B funding, led by Korean video game publisher Kakao Games Corp., a subsidiary of Kakao, and with participation from return investors BITKRAFT Ventures and Galaxy Interactive. New investors Lilith Games and Gaingels also joined the round, which follows a $10 million Series A in 2020. This strategic investment will be used to drive Playable Worlds’ talent recruitment and fund its cloud-native sandbox MMO game currently in development.

CCP Games partners with BBC Studios for EVE Online x Doctor Who Crossover Event

Warp into New Eden on January 13 and challenge Doctor Who’s DALEKS in the first major cross IP collaboration in EVE Online history

REYKJAVÍK – January 4, 2022 – CCP Games and BBC Studios have joined forces for EVE Online x Doctor Who, an original crossover event between the beloved action-adventure series Doctor Who and the free-to-play deep space-faring MMO EVE Online. Universes will collide as Capsuleers and Whovians face the Daleks together in massive space battles in EVE Online x Doctor Who starting 13 January until 1 February.

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