EVE Online studio CCP Games is making a blockchain game
EVE Online studio CCP Games has announced that it is working on a new triple-A game set in the EVE universe, and I am very sorry to say that it is a blockchain game.
«Since its inception, CCP Games’ vision has been to create virtual worlds more meaningful than real life,» CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson said at projectawakening.io(opens in new tab). «Now, with advancements made within blockchain, we can forge a new universe deeply imbued with our expertise in player agency and autonomy, empowering players to engage in new ways.»
The announcement is really about the funding for the project, rather than the game itself: CCP got $40 million in development funding from Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm founded by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen. CCP did say, however, that the project will «leverage smart-contract blockchain technology, focusing on persistence, composability and truly open third-party development to create a new relationship between virtual worlds and players.»
I'm honestly not sure what that's supposed to mean, and unfortunately the Andreessen Horowitz announcement(opens in new tab) isn't any more informative.
«This new AAA title will combine CCP’s 25 years of game design experience with the latest in blockchain technology to enable a new frontier in player agency and autonomy, and will also be set within the EVE Universe,» it said.
«Together, we share the belief that player ownership and governance within an open platform can be a key source of fun that serves to amplify great gameplay and captivating game design.»
There is one interesting note in there: Andreessen Horowitz said CCP «has already made great progress in product development and we’ve been very impressed by the playtests thus far.»
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