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CCP Games has announced the cessation of production on World of Darkness. As a result of the stoppage, over fifty employees in CCP's Atlanta-based studio have lost their jobs. Remaining staff will be assigned to other positions on existing titles.
CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson:
The decision to end the World of Darkness MMO project is one of the hardest I’ve ever had to make. I have always loved and valued the idea of a sandbox experience set in that universe, and over the years I’ve watched the team passionately strive to make that possible.
I would like to give special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the World of Darkness MMO a reality, especially the team members affected by this decision. Their considerable contribution to CCP will not be forgotten, and we wish them well.
To our current and former employees and fans of World of Darkness, I am truly sorry that we could not deliver the experience that we aspired to make. We dreamed of a game that would transport you completely into the sweeping fantasy of World of Darkness, but had to admit that our efforts were falling regretfully short. One day I hope we will make it up to you.
Although this was a tough decision that affects our friends and family, uniting the company behind the EVE Universe will put us in a stronger position moving forward, and we are more committed than ever to solidify EVE as the biggest gaming universe in the world.
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Sad but expectable.
To be honest its very sad. But I can't say I didn't expect this given how much time they've been working on it and actually ended up delivering.
I know a lot of people had been waiting for this as a last hope for MMOs, but I guess that hope is now lost.
Bad news :_(
I was awaiting for this MMO so badly
Another sandbox bites the dust even before release.
EQN is all i got now for a AAA sandbox experince.
not surprised,I am know that has to happen
ccp cant make one more great game,they should stick with Eve only
Yeah not surprised but still incredibly disappointed. Even more because CCP owns the ip and will probably let it rot instead of licensing to another developer for games, mmo or not.
I just want another WoD game in the vein of Bloodlines, which is one of the best games ever made. I don't care if it's mmo or not.
"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force"
It makes me wonder "what the heck were they doing all this time".
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Unfortunately, I see EQN, not as a sandbox but a "Build-Your-Own" Theme Park.
I hate to sound like a broken record, but I think SWG is probably the best foundation (conceptually) for what a sandbox should be.
Ouch very sad, was looking forward to it. Another thing that suprise me was the fact they only had 50 or so dev on this????
Edit : Seriously? I had watch the trailer and the graphic was just too much, i was under the impression they where at least 100+ devs on this project. It was so nice and the concept was amazing.
Dust 514 flopped pretty bad and I guess they didn't want to risk their company by making a huge investment on a risky sandbox and decided to cut their losses instead.
Well that is sad news , I didn't know much about it but what I read sounded really good. I guess Otherland is in the same boat. Hate all these great sounding games being cancelled. The agency was another one , Huxley , true Fantasy Live. O well , here's too PSO2 and Destiny.
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Dust 514 failed before it even began tbh, even within Eve itself nobody really cares about it, for the most part i wouldn't be surprised if most have even forgotten it exists, whether it would have been saved if the game was PC as well as PS3 is debatable, maybe it would have drawn in more people, but it was a bit 'titanfailesque' too few players in too small an area, with other shooters already providing a superior experience. But WoD was something we all wanted, that its no longer being developed is a travesty, i can only hope at some point in the future, that CCP are able to continue the development again. i can only hope.
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yah didnt see this coming..
<.<
and venturing into new systems(ps4) tbh was a mistake, CCp should of stuck with pc games and branched out existing games into consoles...like - really guys? dev 101.
these 50+ devs should knock on funcom door!- they can work on TSW!!!- and get more content out!!!