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Eve Online dev breaks from Pearl Abyss and establishes "research partnership" with Google DeepMind

Eurogamer.net·Vikki Blake·24 days ago
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Google will reportedly work with an offline, local test version to "also explore new gameplay experiences enabled by these technologies". Image credit: CCP Games EVE Online developer CCP Games has broken away from Pearl Abyss and rebranded as Fenris Creations as it enters into a "research partnership" with Google DeepMind. The deal is valued at $120 million – that's around £88 million. Now controlled by its own senior management and long-term investors – one of which is Google – the studio says this structure was better "aligned with the company's future as a developer, publisher, and operator of player-driven online experiences" and "designed to support strategic decision-making for persistent live games and long-running virtual worlds". As for the Google DeepMind partnership? The studio said it will use Eve Online to explore "areas including long-horizon planning, memory, and continual learning", calling the game a "uniquely rich environment for study".…

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