It’s 2013, and CCP is making an attempt to make the EVE On-line FPS. It’s 2018, and CCP is making an attempt to make the EVE On-line FPS. It’s now 2022, and CCP continues to be, stubbornly, making an attempt to make the EVE On-line FPS.
Introduced (however not technically introduced) at as we speak’s Fanfest Opening Ceremony, CCP as soon as once more introduced that it is making an attempt to make a first-person shooter within the EVE On-line universe. Whereas reluctant to truly say something about it, the developer defined that it is a tactical, arduous sci-fi shooter presently being developed at CCP’s London studio.
“We acknowledge {that a} arduous sci-fi FPS recreation set within the EVE Universe is a extremely popular idea and CCP is dedicated to providing an modern multiplayer shooter with atmospheric visuals,” CCP defined. “We need to present you slightly than let you know how we’ve developed this idea and we’re trying ahead to doing so when the time involves reveal the sport.”
CCP clearly actually need to see the EVE setting explored from a boots n’ shoots perspective, and have been making an attempt to make an FPS on this house occur for a while. Their first try, Mud 514, made an try to immediately marry small-scale capturing with the MMO correct, letting gamers rock up in starships to bombard FPS matches, however was instantly kneecapped by being a PS3 unique.
A later try, Challenge Nova, extra sensibly deliberate to launch on PC, however was harshly described as “boring and unambitious” when Steven Messner obtained his fingers on a pre-alpha construct. The sport was delayed indefinitely shortly after that preview, earlier than being quietly canned.
Spin-offs like VR dogfighter EVE Valkyrie have proved that there’s house to view this world from totally different views (even when VR was in the end too small an viewers for CCP to maintain pursuing), and possibly third time’s the attraction for the EVE FPS. But it surely’s nonetheless too early to say whether or not this London-led challenge will lastly see CCP crack an idea it so desperately desires.