This looks good. I hope it succeeds. I don't play EVE, but I'd like to be a part of it on my console.
CCP announces console-based Eve game
By
Guy Cocker, Editor
GDC Europe 2009: Icelandic firm's CEO unveils Dust 514--a console-based MMO FPS hybrid set in the Eve Online universe.
COLOGNE, Germany--While the title of Hilmar Veigar Petursson's GDC Europe session was "Winning the War," the real highlight was the unveiling of the company's first new game since Eve Online in 2003. The project is called Dust 514, and it will be a console-based massively multiplayer online game that will feed into the wider Eve Online universe.
According to Petursson, the game will be a first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid that will take place on the planets within Eve Online. "The primary gameplay features brutal ground combat that takes place on the surface of planets," said Petursson. "Dust 514 is the infantry, and an Eve Online player can contract a Dust team to go in and take control of a planet. The fleet does the flying, the infantry does the dying," he joked, in reference to Paul Verhoeven's 1997 sci-fi film version of Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers.
The game was unveiled with a trailer that showed the game in action, albeit through what appeared to be prerendered footage. A ship belonging to the Ishukone Corporation was revealed, before the camera headed inside to show someone playing from a first-person perspective. The character equipped a gun and ran through the ship, going outside onto the planet's surface and then aboard a small military aircraft. All around the character, jeeps and tanks fought it out on the ground while larger ships blasted each other in the air.
The game has been under development for three years at CCP Shanghai, with input from other CCP studios worldwide. We questioned Petursson about the platforms the game is being developed for, as well as subscription details, but he declined to comment at this time. But it was confirmed that the game was being developed for "current generation hardware."
Petursson did promise more details will be revealed at the company's Eve Fanfest 2009 event in Iceland in October, so stay tuned to GameSpot for more information.
By
Guy Cocker, Editor
Guy Cocker is the Editor of GameSpot UK, a handheld gaming fan, and someone who actually managed to use video games to lose weight. He recently took up the position of games expert on BBC 5 live and is a BAFTA games judge.
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The interaction between EVE and Dust looks awesome. And with 256 player battles this will be epic. I cant wait
This looks and sounds great. Will this be pay-to-play? I sure hope not. The one reason I never picked up Phantasy Star for the 360.
Hmmm... played Eve forever and ever amen. I have an xbox...okay! Now I really can't wait for Fanfest.
this really does look promising, EVE online for pc is one of my alltime fav games that ive played!
WOOOOO! I actually just got into EVE last month and it still blows my mind. As someone who has always denounced MMORPGs, this one really goes the opposite way from the WoW stereotype. Glad to see it's not too late to join the game if they're planning a console installment now.
As a proud Eve-O player, this is a gigantic potential. I'm all for this, but the thought of having 12 year olds/halo freaks that could decide the fate of controlling space worries me. I hope CCP implement the "additional" feature carefully. :)
HOLY!!!! I thought I could get away from EVE. But now this? OMG this should be amazing if they the FPS honed in real good.
And of course they withhold information about World of Darkness MMORPG. Either they are planning phenomenal and revolutionary gameplay or they are planning to shaft White Wolf.
@grootelaar I'm sure CCP will stop working on the game, as your own personal playing habits are of utmost importance to them.. they are currently worshiping at your shrine to try and quell your negativity.
Developers have been trying to figure out a way to bring big name MMO's to the console market, this may be the solution. My alliance (Electus Matari) is already buzzing in anticipation.
This really sounds like a cool Idea, I have always entertained the idea of computer players directing while console players play. I would like to see how it works, if it does I would like to see something like this in a RTS game. I do not however think that something like that would work, but this sounds like it could. It sounds like the PC players will not have much input except for the choice of planet though, so it could work.
hm, i'm all for MMO's on consoles, if they can somehow get the controls right, just a FPS MMO doesn't really appeal to me. I know it's impossible but I dream of mmo's that you can play just for paying for a gold membership. really, just up live's monthly service by 2 or 3 dollars and that would be great for everyone imo. I've never played an eve game, butl i hope it does well so we can see more and better mmo's on consoles, but I probably won't pick it up
From reading this article it sounds as though the players from the Eve online game contract the players of the Dust 514 game to take control of planets for them. So the FP shooting part on the planets is a separate game from the existing Eve online space RTS game? sounds to complicated to me
An FPS-RTS hybrid. Can think of lots that have tried. Can't think of one that was any good. CCP have created a really unique universe in Eve, let's hope this isn't going to sink a massive big black hole into the middle of it.
Good use of the Starship Troopers quote! If this game actually ends up not sucking and I decide to buy it, I'm going to name my toon Johnny Rico.
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