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Icelanders' struggle means CCP may leave

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From www.guardian.co.uk …

CCP Games — developers of Eve Online — might be forced to quit Iceland because of the current economic climate. The Icelandic government is restricting access to outside investors and CCP, which also has offices in the USA and China and receives pretty much all its income in USD and EUR, needs those investors to help develop new projects.

These include the much-trailed 'World of Darkness' MMORPG as well as other projects which were only hinted at during presentations at the recent FanFest in Reykjavik.

As a player of their games, and as a member of their first player-elected panel — the Council of Stellar Management — I know how much being an Icelandic company is part of their ethos, indeed the first thing CCP did when the CSM went there for the initial face-to-face meeting was to take us out into the countryside, to the seat of Iceland's first parliament.

I wish CCP, and all Icelanders, a better and more prosperous New Year.
24-Dec-2008 01:31 · Trackback ·
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Flew up to Reykjavik last Wednesday for the Eve online Fanfest event. Mostly great fun with lots of news about upcoming changes to the game along with discussions about what direction it should take in the future. I was also on one of the panels, which was enjoyable too. being the report-back session of the Council of Stellar Management Didn't like Iceland in Winter though. Going down to breakfast at nine am and then seeing the dawn start to turn the view through the windows turn from pitch black to dull grey — and then the afternoon turn back to black around 3pm — is not my idea of a good climate. I like sunshine every day, indeed it was one of the reasons I really liked flying all around Europe daily in the late 90s — at 30,000ft you are guaranteed to get sunshine (except at night, obviously!)
12-Nov-2008 21:52 · Trackback ·
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Íslendingar eru ekki hryðjuverkamenn!

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These Icelanders are not terrorists I've only visited Iceland once so far — in June this year — but will also be there in a couple of weeks. And everyone I've met there has been friendly and pleasant. Last month though the UK Government used the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 to effectively allege that Icelanders were terrorists in order to safeguard / steal / acquire / retain † the funds of the Icelandic banks in their UK subsidiaries. I know plenty of my UK friends think this is overkill and an unacceptable slur on the Icelanders — even if their Government has reneged on a contract — and I personally have apologised to Icelandic friends. Today I was pointed at a website — www.indefence.is — where an on-line petition to UK PM Brown is being created. Give them your support! † Delete as you prefer
24-Oct-2008 15:07 · Trackback ·
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