How to Work in the Games Industry, Citizen Science, & Proudest Achievements – In Conversation with EVE Online’s Directors

The vast sandbox MMORPG EVE Online is never far from our thoughts at MMOGames.com. That’s why, every month, our Head of Content Alex Sinclair-Lack sits down for personal, intimate, and outrageously nerdy conversations with EVE’s Creative Director Bergur Finnbogason and Brand Director Sæmundur Hermannsson.In this month’s conversation,...

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INTERVIEW: CCP GAMES ON HOW TO KEEP PLAYERS IN THE SPACE RACE

EVE Online is a game of numbers. You work through risk assessment, economic advantage, taxes and returns on investment. However, behind the scenes are CCP Games researchers looking to see what about the game is working, and where they should focus their efforts next.Recently, I got an opportunity to sit down with Josh Rivers,...

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Eve Online experienced its own GameStop-like short squeeze

All the excitement around GameStop’s stock has bled into GamesBeat’s discussions around the metaverse. And it turns out that stock market manipulation isn’t exclusive to the physical world. Petursson joined moderator Mike Vorhaus of Vorhaus Partners to discuss Eve Online’s role as one of the earliest metaverses during GamesBeat’s...

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INTERVIEW: CCP GAMES TALK STARTING OUT IN EVE ONLINE

  Multiplayer sandbox games are a tough genre to break into, often leaving new players lost in all the features and options available. EVE Online, being a sandbox space simulator, takes that even further by placing as few restrictions on the player as possible while still being a competitive MMO. The choices come...

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Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview: Remembering 20 years of Eve Online

Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has worked at Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, for 20 years, and he has been CEO since 2004. For the service, he gets the honor of getting a big Viking sword.  To date, CCP Games has given out 80 swords. Pétursson takes pride in that because CCP Games has built a...

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CCP RATTATI TWITCH Q AND A

  CCP Director of Product CCP Rattati gave a Q&A yesterday on the economics-focused Twitch stream of Oz_Eve. The frank and friendly conversation began with a discussion of CCP Rattati’s promotion to director of product, a leadership and strategic role that covers all CCPs gaming properties, after more than 13...

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EVE Online’s Short Squeeze And Real-World Economy Ambitions

 EVE Online had its own unique short squeeze last year - in time, you may even be able to trade between EVE's economy and real ones. The studio behind EVE Online calls it the “endlessly scalable storytelling engine.” That’s according to Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games and the project manager who oversees all...

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Interview with Hideo Date of Eve University

1: What motivates you to Play Eve online specifically, compared to other games you may play? The vast, complex and beautiful universe which allows you to do pretty much anything you can think of - if we are strictly talking of the game itself.Central to any MMO is of course achieving something together with others. An aspect...

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Interview with Rixx Javix of Eve Online

 Since I started doing these interviews, I have always wanted to know someone who play a pirate in game and wondered how they played their characters. This is a small look into someone who not only plays a pirate but leads the biggest pirate corporation within the game! I have also linked his artwork, blog and Twitter...

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Interview with Laura Karpinski CEO of Eve University

I personally was in Eve University awhile ago before joining the current corporation I am in now. I had not found another corporation and or group of people that had dedicated themselves to the new player experience than I did with Eve University. This Corporation is a must look at for any new player and also for any experienced...

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