CCP’s situation is unfortunate. The developer has done very well with Eve Online, but as I speculated earlier is year, the simultaneous development of DUST 514 and World of Darkness is straining the company to its financial limits. The reduction in staff is expected to leave one fifth of CCP’s employees without a job, and will leave World of Darkness with a significantly reduced team.
The focus for now will be on Eve Online, as well as the integration with DUST. As a point of good news, although Eve Online’s subscriber numbers are lower than they were this past summer, they are higher than they were this time last year. CCP continues to report growth year over year.
You can read the entire report here. Our best goes out to those who lost their jobs, and we hope for fast employment.
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