World of Darkness Cancelled after 8 years

in 2006 CCP Games and White Wolf publishing merged and announced a massively multiplayer role-playing game based on the latter's popular World of Darkness supernatural role-playing setting.

Alongside the laying off of 56 employees in the Atlanta Studio an official message posted on CCP's website states that the cancellation marks the first time since 2006 that all of the company's resources were focused solely on the EVE Online universe: the original MMO, the DUST 514 PlayStation 3 tie-in shooter and EVE: Valkyrie, the Oculus Rift-based space dog-fighting game.

he decision to end the World of Darkness MMO project is one of the hardest I've ever had to make. I have always loved and valued the idea of a sandbox experience set in that universe, and over the years I've watched the team passionately strive to make that possible.

 

I would like to give special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the World of Darkness MMO a reality, especially the team members affected by this decision. Their considerable contribution to CCP will not be forgotten, and we wish them well.

 

To our current and former employees and fans of World of Darkness, I am truly sorry that we could not deliver the experience that we aspired to make. We dreamed of a game that would transport you completely into the sweeping fantasy of World of Darkness, but had to admit that our efforts were falling regretfully short. One day I hope we will make it up to you.

Although this was a tough decision that affects our friends and family, uniting the company behind the EVE Universe will put us in a stronger position moving forward, and we are more committed than ever to solidify EVE as the biggest gaming universe in the world.

CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson

 

 Below is the trailer for the game from Eve Fanfest 2013.