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 virtual universes ever created.
"Sigurður Ólafsson, Marketing Manager for CCP Games said: "We are delighted to be nominated and recognised in this category for our first title at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards, by our colleagues in the gaming industry. To be amongst the finalists reinforces our belief that our objectives regarding EVE Online are not only valued by the player community but also appreciated by the ones that know by heart what it takes to accomplish a task of this magnitude."
The awards ceremony for Develop Industry Excellence Awards is due to take place on Wednesday 27th August 2003 at The Royal Garden Hotel in London.
About Eve Online:
Eve is a massively multiplayer game, set in a world of galactic proportions. This online universe is governed by a hyper-capitalistic economy where space flight is the path to all commerce, communication, and conflict. Your mission is to establish yourself as a major competitor, trusted by your friends, feared by your enemies. The world of EVE spans over 5,000 solar systems in astounding visual environments packed with adventure and intrigue. Pirate infested regions, military border zones, rich mining tracts, constellations controlled by terrorist organisations and militant religious cults, politically disputed territories, trade routes, war zones, rebel uprisings, black holes, asteroid fields, glorious vistas and ion storms are among the scenarios and phenomena you will encounter on your way to glory.