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"I'm not going to fight the Chinese Communist Party" – Why Eve Online firm CCP Games rebranded to Fenris Creations - GamesIndustry.biz
Google DeepMind just got a new testing ground. CCP Games (now Fenris Creations) is partnering with DeepMind to run AI models inside EVE Online's 20-year-old sandbox.
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Why it matters
A major gaming studio is pivoting to become AI infrastructure — partnering with Google DeepMind to use its massively multiplayer world as a live testbed for agent behavior, emergent complexity, and large-scale AI simulation.
The key facts
5 to knowCCP Games rebranded to Fenris Creations and spun independent from Pearl Abyss
Google DeepMind partnership announced for AI model testing
EVE Online's persistent world environment used as AI testing sandbox
Studio cites independence as new strategic direction
Pearl Abyss divested stake to secure financial health
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