It’s no secret that EVE Online developer CCP Games has been expanding its projects in the EVE Universe. One of their upcoming games, Project Awakening, is a blockchain-based project entering its Plase II playtest next week, and the team is looking for new testers.
Project Awakening is described like this on the game’s official site: “A new title from CCP Games. Utilizing blockchain technology, set within the EVE Universe”.Both CCP and parent company Pearl Abyss have explored new ventures in blockchain gaming, and Project Awakening is one of the big ones on the way.
A new playtest, Phase II, is set to start on December 6th, and the team is looking for testers to help them along. The brief application asks questions like whether you have EVE Online experience, where you found out about the test, what other games you’ve played, and if you have blockchain gaming experience.
Project Awakening, a new game in the EVE Universe, is currently accepting applications for a confidential playtest beginning December 6. To learn more and help shape future development, visit https://t.co/eM13Ci9v4U for a chance to take part.
— CCP Games (@CCPGames) November 27, 2023
Back in October when CCP Games held EVE FanFest 2023, there was a brief update on other projects, including Project Awakening.
“At the start of this year, we announced Project Awakening, and the fact that we have raised $40M USD in external funding to move from experimentation into full development of a new title in the EVE Universe.
We are doing this because we want to take daring experiments that will teach us more about the craft of tools for people to build societies. It is still early, but I can share that we are heavily leaning into third-party development and the creation of a more inclusive business model, both of which are learning points from our journey so far,” according to CCP CEO Hilmar Pétursson.
News of the $40 million funding round was actually released months earlier, but since then, the team has been quietly working on this, seeking to release a full AAA blockchain experience.
