Dust 514

[Nehkara]

DUST 514 is an MMOFPS from CCP, the developer of EVE Online. DUST 514 will NOT have a monthly subscription fee.

DUST 514 will be released on "consoles" - certainly the XBOX 360 and PS3 - at some point in the future. It has been under development for approximatley 4 years and will use the Unreal 3 engine.

DUST 514 will be a part of the EVE Online universe in that the results of the planetary battles in DUST 514 will have an impact on the ownership of said planets in the EVE Online universe.

Players will play as marines in these battles but will have access to customizable vehicles. Also, during games there will also be a commander who will (instead of FPS view) have an RTS-like view of the battle.

[Nehkara]

Originally Posted by fotze

For once a video game where the gameplay actually looks better than the cutscenes.

Yeah, definitely very impressive gameplay footage. I am looking forward to this one.

[Hack&Lube]

Not on PCs?

[Nehkara]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Not on PCs?

Nope, doesn't sound like it from what I have read.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Nehkara

Nope, doesn't sound like it from what I have read.

Well that sucks given the fanbase that made Eve a success are PC users.

[Regorium]

I heard about the plans to do something like this a couple years back, and I still think it will be very interesting to see what extent the developers will go to allow the two games to interact.

As was mentioned, EVE players usually game on the PC (and have spent countless hours on EVE), while the consoles will have a completely new customer base. How to connect these two groups to generate an emotional attachment to your objectives will be very interesting to watch.

If it is successful, I can see other companies doing similar things for persistent worlds.