DUST 514 Announced

August 18, 2009

CCP’s been busy at GDC this morning, announcing a new game in the EVE universe named DUST 514.  Information is trickling in still, but here are some highlights that came through on Twitter:


Video: Dust 514 – Ego-Shooter im Universum von Eve Online – Gamescom 2009 (5:18)
  • ‘DUST 514′ is the name – looks very Halo. great feeling of warzone
  • Been in development for three years at CCP’s Shanghai studio
  • EVE players fight in space… Dust 514 players fight on the ground… both feed together to dictate control of systems in EVE universe.
  • it’s a massively multiplayer game that ‘connects’ to the EVE universe. Dust will become an ‘input’ into who controls planets in EVE
  • backstory to the ‘cloned’ soldiers coming in an upcoming EVE book
  • takes place on the planets of EVE Online
  • …it’s a hybrid FPS and RTS set within the EVE universe, for consoles. It’s CCP’s MMO for consoles!

Interesting!  I had a sneaking suspicion that if CCP did anything console-related that it would tie in to EVE data in some way.  It’s cool to know that if you decide to step away from EVE for a time to chill out on your console you can … well, still play EVE.

Source: http://twitter.com/developonline

UPDATE 1: Video of the game from the presentation is available here.  Ummm.. WOW???

UPDATE 2: Gamasutra’s got some excellent coverage happening on DUST as well.

The team-based game has the player “fighting in a massive war” on existing planets in the EVE Online universe, and is a standalone MMO title, “but is also connected to EVE“, according to the CCP boss.

In fact, when Dust 514 launches, the map of EVE, currently divined only by player structures owned in the PC game, will also take into account infantry successes and failures within the console game. Players in the PC MMO can “fund mercenaries and give them goals” in the console title.

Oh this is getting better and better. :)

Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24886

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  • Chainer Cygnus

    I am now extremely excited about this project. Thanks for the heads up.

  • Aoi Kira

    Now that’s where that little sneak peak on fanfest came from/

  • Riga Mortis

    I think I might have to get myself a PS3 now…

  • Suze’rain

    Oh, you bastards, CCP.

    and there I was, happily un-subscribed, trying to go cold turkey, and they spike stuff like that into a vein.

  • David Jayder

    Console only? But it would make a good pc mmo… Still looks good though.

  • Battle Nexus

    Just great, now I have to decide between food and rent and buying a PS3. Thanks CCP lol

  • Jerik Havo

    Good to see people here are thinking this is a good idea. official forums are in an uproar over it citing information that hasn’t been confirmed.

  • http://www.mad-rant.blogspot.com WTM

    Well this will be interesting….

  • http://N/A SeditiousSpyke

    This… seems… AWESOME

    take your average player, he or she is a weekend warrior, that MAYBE does things on nights home from work/education (i stress ‘maybe’)

    Said player also likes to play 3rd person shooters, said player, starts a mission on eve to grind out some isk for his/her weekedn PVP madness, and while sat at his/her pc is also next to his/her console… fighting on the ground, as well as in space.

    The ONLY drawback(s) i see to this is a) eve will have a massive change and mainstream eve players will flip out the forumbased DD’s

    B)Possibly, conquered systems in eve will change hands because of infantry gamers… which will understably piss people off
    (think Gallente militia)

    c) any normal/old eve player will simply put forward the argument of orbital bombardment of arena’s they’re side is losing in.

    d) possible chance of massive influx or WOW like dolts. (you guys all know the qoute)

  • http://www.redsunindustries.com Marcus Dreddlin

    We already have our FPS platoon recruited. When does the game go live? :)

  • RiddeledCorpse

    If Dust is going to affect Eve how is Eve going to affect Dust ? Surely this can not be a one way street, and if the Eve dwellers are dependent on the Dust dwellers what is the point of playing Eve ? There has to be some kind of balance, personally I don’t believe the interaction between the two games is a very positive step forward, especially for those that will have to purchase new hardware to be part of an even bigger universe. It’s a great idea but I don’t believe it is practical.

  • Devren

    As someone who is about to let their EvE subscription lapse next month due to their inability to commit any significant time to the game (young families are bloody time consuming! LOL), this is fantastic news! What time I now snatch for gaming is usually on the xbox as I can jump into a game for 30-60mins and pause the bloody thing if need be… with EvE, I have found that to truly enjoy it, you need to be able to set aside 2-4hrs, without interruptions… not possible, when uber-daughter is demanding Daddy’s attention. *smile*
    This is also a smart way for CCP to capture an entirely new subscription base. FPS games are some of the biggest sellers on consoles, so it is only natural to have an FPS as the EvE tie-in for consoles.
    The only thing that could screw this is that CCP overly complicates Dust. Buy guns/armor/drugs, possibly define your initial attributes for your character, but no bloody skill system. This should be a game based on the individuals reflexes, much like any true FPS (Call of Duty, Halo, etc). Make it too complex, and the console jockeys will wander off to the next game that provides the same thrills but doesn’t require any more thinking beyond what they can frak next.