Hilmar Pétursson stated this in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz . In his opinion, the history of the creation of MMO, metaverses and other large-scale game worlds can be traced back to the medieval Icelandic sagas. For example, before the “Younger Edda”, which reads like a script for video games.

CCP Games has launched an online course dedicated to human relationships and creating real connections through video games. It was prepared jointly with the University of Iceland and is based on the company’s experience in the development of EVE Online. The program is based on the stories of real players of the popular MMO.The course is called “Friendship Machines: Creating a New Type of Human Relationship” (Friendship Machine: Forming a New Type of Human Connection)…

An international studio with Russian roots Sperasoft has announced a partnership with CCP Games, a company known for the online game EVE Online. Together they will develop a new game.A new project of Sperasoft and CCP Games will be an unannounced online shooter, the action of which will unfold in the EVE Online universe.

The famous EVE Online is difficult to master. Last year, only 10% of 600 thousand new players stayed in it for longer than a week. To solve the problem, CCP Games will introduce an MMO “hotline” for beginners.