Cologne, GERMANY, Game Developers Conference Europe – August 18, 2009 – CCP today revealed DUST514™, a console-based hybrid MMO/FPS set within the EVE universe. The announcement, which included a video featuring gameplay footage, was made during a keynote address by CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson at the Game Developers Conference in Cologne, Germany.

DUST514, featuring first-person shooter and RTS-style gameplay, will interact directly with EVE Online, CCP’s critically acclaimed flagship MMO. This interplay between the two games opens the EVE universe to console gamers and gives them a chance to become part of one of the most massive cooperative play and social experiences ever.

“We launched EVE Online in 2003 and have experienced steady annual growth– a fact we appreciate as a rarity in the world of MMOs, especially given the global economy of the past year,” said Petursson. “Our success with EVE Online has afforded us the highest caliber global design and production talent in gaming. With a team of the best minds in the industry, we conceived an ambitious new take on virtual world development with DUST514.”

The primary gameplay of DUST514 features brutal ground combat that takes place on the surface of planets from EVE, delivering the visceral, adrenaline-fueled experience of futuristic firefights. Developed for the current generation of consoles, DUST514 combines equal parts battlefield reflexes and strategic planning, giving commanders and ground infantry real-time configurable weapons and modular vehicles to manage dynamic battlefield conditions.

Now entering its third year of production, DUST514 is the primary development focus of CCP’s Shanghai studio. The team includes veteran designers of EVE Online and experienced talent from various sectors of the video game industry.

“Since opening our Shanghai studio, we have invested in building a team that wants to push the envelope in gaming and be pioneers in the industry,” said Kjartan Pierre Emilsson, Managing Director of CCP Shanghai. “Having led the design and development efforts of the project from start to finish, our studio is honored to call DUST514 our first title release.

This could be very very cool, if they take the same approach and just let the players kinda do as they want.
 
I hope we can raid space ships. That would be rad.

Looks awesome.

I updated the wiki for the game a bit, and i also found this interview about the game.
 
 http://www.dust514-fan.co.uk/2009/08/dust-514-interview-with-ccp-ceo/

Hah, this site has a couple gameplay videos. 

While EVE doesn't interest me terribly, I don't like the gameplay, it's Universe and the story behind it is extensive, and so this shooter has got some real grounding. The link between the two is also an interesting dynamic, but from what I understand this will still play like a usual FPS such as CoD, or perhaps more like Halo.
 
It's a shame nobody has ever really taken on the challenge of creating an FPS MMORPG.

Eve just seems to daunting to me i have a mate who plays this game religious for the last 4 years.

" While EVE doesn't interest me terribly, I don't like the gameplay, it's Universe and the story behind it is extensive, and so this shooter has got some real grounding. The link between the two is also an interesting dynamic, but from what I understand this will still play like a usual FPS such as CoD, or perhaps more like Halo.  It's a shame nobody has ever really taken on the challenge of creating an FPS MMORPG. "

The video reminds me of Killzone from a art design perspective, which is a good thing.  I still don't understand why they have to have Eve Online directly affect this game though.  It's pretty cool from a technical perspective, but how does that benefit players for either game?

will there be an inventory?

" will there be an inventory? "

" The video reminds me of Killzone from a art design perspective, which is a good thing.  I still don't understand why they have to have Eve Online directly affect this game though.  It's pretty cool from a technical perspective, but how does that benefit players for either game? "