▁deal ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁close ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁C CP ▁Games ▁had ▁ 2 5 0 ▁employees ▁across ▁three ▁development ▁stud ios . ▁ ▁Games ▁developed ▁ ▁E VE ▁Online ▁▁ ▁E VE ▁Online ▁is ▁C CP ▁Games ' ▁first ▁video ▁game , ▁originally ▁published ▁by ▁Simon ▁& ▁Sch uster ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁C CP ▁Games ▁later ▁re ac quired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁publish ▁E VE ▁Online ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁manage ▁it ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁E VE ▁Online ''' s ▁core ▁game play ▁revol ves ▁around ▁player ▁dec isions ▁around ▁min ing , ▁expl oration , ▁industry , ▁fa ction al ▁war fare ▁and ▁pi racy . ▁A ▁major ▁design ▁choice ▁is ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁do ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁illegal ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁sc am ming ▁for ▁in - game ▁items . ▁▁ ▁D ust ▁ 5 1 4 ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Hil mar ▁Ve ig ar ▁P ét ur sson ▁announced ▁D ust ▁ 5 1 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁ground - based ▁first - person ▁shoot er ▁( F PS ) ▁with ▁real - time ▁strategy ▁elements ▁being ▁developed ▁by ▁C CP ▁Games ' ▁Shang hai ▁office . ▁D ust ▁ 5 1 4 ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁core ▁first - person ▁shoot er ▁experience , ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁level