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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines fan remake Project Vaulderie has been shut down by Eve Online developer CCP Games. According to the group behind Project Vaulderie, the studio – which currently holds the rights to the action RPG franchise – has issued a Cease & Desist letter regarding any further …
Read More »CCP, Newcastle University and more sign up for Newcastle Develop Quiz
Also attending are legal firm Ward Hadaway and board game enthusiasts The Meeples of the Galaxy
Read More »CCP cuts 49 jobs in latest round of layoffs
Eve Online studio CCP has been hit with another wave of layoffs, cutting 49 members from its publishing team. "As part of our strategy to focus on the EVE Universe, today CCP conducted a restructuring that resulted in the layoff of 49 people in our publishing organisation," the company stated. …
Read More »CCP reports $21m annual loss
CCP Games has recorded a loss of more than $21m for the company’s most recently completed fiscal year, down from the $4.6m in profit made in the prior year. A significant increase in the firm’s Research & Development budget was the main culprit for the downswing, clocking in at $56.5m …
Read More »Georgia State introduces tax relief for local game developers
Tax incentive may benefit studios such as Rez Studios, CCP Games and Tripwire
Read More »Interview: Eve: Valkyrie and the VR frontier
CCP Newcastle's executive producer talks about the origins of the studio's first VR title and what the tech can bring to games
Read More »CCP cuts 15 jobs from World of Darkness team
Jobs cuts not thought to have affected Eve Online development
Read More »Recruiter Hot Seat: CCP Games
CCP’s HR manager Scarlet Dangerfield explains why it’s good to make games as a service, and why you should get involved
Read More »LGC: ‘MMO is dead, except for EVE: Online,’ says CCP Games
CCP Games prepares the launch of the MMO’s twentieth expansion. David Reid, CMO at CCP Games says the franchise is continuing to grow despite the declining state of rival MMO titles. He confessed that never accepting a game is finished is key to ensuring its long-term success. If you want …
Read More »CCP hires Battlefield Heroes executive producer Gaudechon
Dust 514 developer CCP Games has hired EA’s former free-to-play specialist, Jean-Charles Gaudechon. Games Industry reports Gaudechon will assume an executive producer role for the microtransaction-driven FPS. He joins CCP Shanghai, and will report to senior VP of product development Sean Decker –another former EA free-to-play executive. Gaudechon previously served …
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