First announced in 2014 as a pc shooter, project legion took a back seat to dust 514 for a couple of years before ccp ramped production up again, promising that it would recycle the best parts of. This much we learned at eve fanfest 2017 and its been confirmed today. Heres whats happening with project nova screen rant. This is yet another fps after dust 514 and project legion, which was abandoned by eve online developers. Ccp calls the future game an evolution of project legion, which it says was built on deadend technology and therefore couldnt provide a futureproof technology base for a full production game. May 02, 2014 ccp games has announced project legion, a redesigned pc version of ps3 shooter dust 514 the news was revealed at eve fanfest today. Ccp salved that wound somewhat a year later when it announced project legion, a game similar to dust 514, but more able to leverage the power of pcs. This was met with a round of cheering and applause from the assembled fans. Ccp games has announced project legion, a redesigned pc version of ps3 shooter dust 514 the news was revealed at eve fanfest today. Apr 12, 2018 the most curious and intriguing project ccp has in the works, and certainly the most mysterious is project nova. Ccp shutting down ps3exclusive dust 514, segueing into pc. Representatives from ccp have openly admitted that the playstation 3 free. We were immediately left to wonder what this meant for dust 514 which already. Arnason adds that world of darkness was killed off by a similar fate.
Jeancharles gaudechon told eurogamer that project legion is being designed as a freetoplay game like dust 514. Ever since i played dust 514 on playstation 3, ive been itching for ccps firstperson shooter to arrive on pc. Project legion still in the works, but for now the focus is. Ccp reveals new evebased fps, an evolution of project legion. May 02, 2014 ccp announced a new project at fanfest in iceland, a firstperson shooter called project legion, that is aimed at the pc. Different skills are also needed to use different modules, but a player now accumulates a pool of skill points, both passively a point every few second and actively based on performance during battles. Playstation 3s shooter dust 514 redesigned for the pc as. Eve maker ccp bringing mmo shooter project legion to pc.
Project legion is an mmo shooter maintained in the climates of science fiction. This game, previously known as project legion, is the natural successor to dust 514 but its being built for the pc. Apr 21, 2016 project nova to be run on unreal 4, game will be the same setting and will share many of the features and models. Project legion is a new pc shooter from the people behind eve. Project legion, unveiled today at fanfest during the dust 514 keynote, is essentially a new ccp prototype, along the lines of eve. A few hours ago at eve fanfest 2014, ccp demonstrated a prototype of something it calls project legion an attempt to bring dust 514s shooter gameplay to the pc but with allnew sandbox gameplay. Project nova eve online devs cancelled another fps. Apr 21, 2016 thursday at eve fanfest 2016, ccp unofficiallyofficially announced project nova. Ccp said that project legion is very early in development, and that its not even certain it will come out, but the idea is to reimagine dust. Project legion will allow those who play dust 514 to keep all ps3 progress such as identity, player name, objects, etc when migrating over to pc. At last years eve fanfest, ccp announced a freetoplay pc fps named project legion. They then went silent on that, and the following year we learned that it was stuck in a kind of development limbo indefinitely. Ccp had always billed project legion as a prototype, though, so its perhaps.
Apr 22, 2016 first announced in 2014 as a pc shooter, project legion took a back seat to dust 514 for a couple of years before ccp ramped production up again, promising that it would recycle the best parts of. Its the heirapparent to project legion, which itself was the successor to almostdeadps3exclusive dust. Ccp games unveils a freetoplay pc shooter dubbed project legion that. If to tell more precisely, this is not a new project, and the ported version of the online game dust 514 that is directly connected with eve online.
On 14 april 2014, ccp games announced that the game had been cancelled. The game features interconnected gameplay between it and its pc counterpart. The festival studio ccp games has announced a new project called project legion. Dust 514 will shut down may 30th project legionbutnot. Green berets ultralight bug out bag with gear recommendations duration. The title is based on a free model with micropayments and was developed by the ccp studio. Project nova continues to evolve and we remain committed to delivering a highquality teambased shooter experience to eve online fans, while exploring new and exciting opportunities to integrate the two games.
May 03, 2014 the online response to project legion, ccps update to the dust 514 formula coming to the pc, has been largely negative. Eve online fps project nova is back, playable in months not years. May 02, 2014 a few hours ago at eve fanfest 2014, ccp demonstrated a prototype of something it calls project legion an attempt to bring dust 514 s shooter gameplay to the pc but with allnew sandbox gameplay. The project was cancelled in 2015 and was replaced with project nova. People who played dust514 will get an email from ccp with the following message when the beta for legion comes out. Our goal for this was always to reinforce the one universe one war gameplay and create a worthy spiritual successor to dust 514 that has the potential to. Mercenary, you have been selected for project legion. You know, id forgotten that they even announced project legion, as we havent heard much since may 2014. Ccp denies end to dust 514 development, promises player. Dust 514 full version complete pc download dust 514 is a production mmo that combines elements of team shooting fpp and realtime strategy. Dust 514 uses a similar modulefitting mechanic to its predecessor, just with armored dropsuits instead of spaceships. Weathereyed fps fans and the eve online faithful will notice that project legion bears a rather stark similarity to dust 514, ccps evethemed fps released last year exclusively on the ps3. Project legion makes eve online combat personal t3. At eve fanfest 2014, ccp announced a prototype called project legion, a new pc shooter in the eve online universe.
The project uses some elements of the dust 514 console, but only as a foundation and in practice it is a completely new production. Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. Eurogamer spoke to ccp ceo hilmar veigar petursson about the. Ccp reimagines ps3 shooter dust 514 for pc as project legion. Project legion is a prototype freetoplay fps from eve online developers ccp.
The game allows players to progress to higher and more powerful levels, and the entire universe is tied together allowing players to affect the game as. Dust 514 was a freetoplay firstperson shooter developed by ccp games for the. At ccps 2014 fanfest, the company revealed that development would be split between dust 514 and project legion, a prototype for a pcbased firstperson shooter that would attempt to address some of the shortcomings in dust 514. Thursday at eve fanfest 2016, ccp unofficiallyofficially announced project nova. The company says dust 514 developer ccp shanghai is working on a new fps project using unreal engine 4 set in new eden. Eves project legion scrapped, new fps coming rock paper. May 03, 2014 ccp said that project legion is very early in development, and that its not even certain it will come out, but the idea is to reimagine dust 514 for the pc with more of a sandbox experience. As playstation 3 exclusive shooter dust 514 was officially shutdown last year, fans of the eve online universe were given hope in the form of a pcbased successor prototype in project nova previously project legion. Playstationexclusive shooter dust 514 is shutting down. Choosing a backup generator plus 3 legal house connection options transfer switch and more duration. With endless customization option and deep gameplay that. Focus is to scale back mmo feel and focus more on the competitive fps feel.
Dust 514 is a massive first person shooter game that pits players in battles of up to 24 versus 24. Eve onlines project legion replaced with project nova. May 02, 2014 a second shot eve maker ccp bringing mmo shooter project legion to pc market followup to ps3 shooter dust 514 will have a robust ingame economy kyle orland may 2, 2014 3. Project legion was set to be a firstperson shooter for similar to dust 514.
With todays unveiling of project legion at eve fanfest, it feels like those prayers. Its a complicated story, because it was first announced that ccp would be doing a pc remake of dust 514 from the ground up called project legion at fanfest 2014. Ccp announced a new project at fanfest in iceland, a firstperson shooter called project legion, that is aimed at the pc. Dust 514 is a consolebased mmofps set within the eve universe, developed by ccp games. A live demonstration of legion was shown on stage during the dust 514 keynote, which ive already written a bit about. Explain that dust 514 was released for the ps3, project legion is created for the pc. Dust 514 is a ps3 mmofps from ccp games set in the eve online universe. It was announced on august 18, 2009 at the game developers conference in cologne, germany and was introduced with a short trailer featuring realtime footage of the game. Plots is related to the universe presented in more detail in eve online one of the most recognized pcs position mmo. Ccp salved that wound somewhat a year later when it announced project legion, a game similar to dust 514, but more able to leverage the power of. For much of eve history, only capsuleers were immortal because the technology required to download consciousness was linked. Dust 514 is a freetoplay massively multiplayer firstperson shooter set in the notorious scifi universe of eve online.
Today, ccp provided an update on it, saying its team in shangahi is making progress on the protoype. Mar 21, 2015 project legion will allow those who play dust 514 to keep all ps3 progress such as identity, player name, objects, etc when migrating over to pc. Dust 514 is closing down and project legion, at least as it was originally envisioned, is no more. Project nova to be run on unreal 4, game will be the same setting and will share many of the features and models. Following the fan outcry surrounding the reveal of ccp games project legion, one of the games developers explains how this new title will be used to build upon the shortcomings of dust 514.
The game, which deweloping started back in 2006 year by. Like legion and the illfated dust 514, it will ultimately be connected to eve online, but that integration wont be live at launch. The most curious and intriguing project ccp has in the works, and certainly the most mysterious is project nova. Previously, there had been plans to release an enhanced and updated version of dust 514 for the pc, which was being developed under the codename project. A second shot eve maker ccp bringing mmo shooter project legion to pc market followup to ps3 shooter dust 514 will have a robust ingame economy kyle orland may 2, 2014 3. Differently from dust 514 the of nova to move away from planets and to focus more on space. Ccps focus will gradually shift from dust over to project legion as the project comes together and according to ccp executive producer jeancharles gaudechon, some of the bigger updates that were originally planned for dust, such as a playstation vita companion app and the addition of a player vs. Freetoplay eve online fps spinoff project legion announced. Freetoplay eve online fps spinoff project legion announced for pc. It was to be developed by the dust 514 team in shanghai built on the ps3 shooters foundations but. Its a pc game based on dust 514, the studios playstation 3 exclusive shooter, and builds on the foundation that. However, a new production of this genre is planned. Become an immortal mercenary, build an empire, wage war on a galactic scale and change the galaxy of new eden forever. Ccp is in no rush to release project nova until were satisfied it provides a rocksolid gameplay experience and visuals to match.