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EVE ONLINE EXPANDS TO TECHLEVEL 2

By Svarthol

Reykjavik, Iceland, 18. December 2003 - CCP hf., the developer of the widely acclaimed Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) title EVE Online, today announced the deployment of their "Tech Level 2" expansion. Available as a free download, this update augments the richness of the existing sophistication of EVE's dynamics considerably, bringing new strategical opportunities to seasoned players as well as newcomers.

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EVE Online AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

By Svarthol

Reykjavik, Iceland, 3. December 2003 – CCP hf., the developer of the highly-acclaimed Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) title EVE Online, announced today that is has regained the publishing rights for the title worldwide and will start distributing it as a direct download from the Internet. “We are very pleased to be in a position where we can contribute equally to both development and publishing,” says Ivar Kristjansson, CEO of CCP.

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EVE ONLINE DEVELOPER FINALIST FOR DEVELOP AWARDS

By Svarthol

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, August 13th, 2003 - Crowd Control Productions (CCP), developer of the highly acclaimed massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) "EVE Online: The Second Genesis" announced today it is amongst the finalists for the highly prestigious 'Develop Industry Excellence Awards', in the category 'Best Online Development Studio'. "EVE Online: The Second Genesis" shipped early Summer 2003 to wide public and industry acclaim and promises to be one of the most spectacular and ground-breaking ...

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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME

By Svarthol

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, April 23, 2003 - Crowd Control Productions (CCP), developer of the highly anticipated massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) "EVE Online: The Second Genesis" announced today the client portion of the game has been certified 'gold' and has been released to manufacturing.

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BETA PHASE 7 BEGINS FOR MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME

By Svarthol

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, March 2003 - Crowd Control Productions (CCP), developer of the highly anticipated massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" announced today phase seven of beta testing has begun. Also announced today a new server cluster has gone online on the 'backbone' of the Internet.

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ONLINE GAME FANS CREATE RADIO STATION FOR FORTHCOMING PC GAME

By Svarthol

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, March 11th, 2003 - Crowd Control Productions (CCP) announced today fans of the highly anticipated Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" have created an online radio station now on the air 24 hours a day (EVE ONLINE will ship May 6, 2003).

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NEW RELEASE DATE FOR EVE ONLINE: THE SECOND GENESIS ANNOUNCED

By Svarthol

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, March 5th, 2003 - Crowd Control Productions (CCP), developer of the highly anticipated massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" announced today this PC game will ship May 6, 2003 in North America and Europe. EVE ONLINE will allow more than 100,000 gamers to play in a single universe that will not be broken into "shards." No other MMOG has attained this many simultaneous users.

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EVE-ONLINE: THE SECOND GENESIS ENTERS STAGE 5 BETA TESTING

By Svarthol

Thursday 23rd January 2003/... Crucial Entertainment Limited today announced that the highly anticipated Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) "Eve Online: The Second Genesis" has entered its fifth stage of beta testing meaning that it stays on track for a Q1 2003 release. Also announced today 'Eve Online' will use Microsoft DirectX 9.0 allowing gamers the ability to play across multiple monitors.

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