“Eve has cultivated the most loyal following of all the massively multiplayer games and turned into something of a controlled experiment in human nature and unfettered capitalism. It’s also the brightest spot in Iceland’s real-world economy. In the wake of the 2008 global credit crisis, as the country’s banking sector smoldered, CCP plotted its expansion and put the finishing touches on a new office. Last year it brought in about $65 million in revenue. The company employs close to 600 people, or 0.2 percent of Iceland’s population. (An equivalent U.S. company would have about 626,000 employees.) And unlike fishing, aluminum smelting, or Iceland’s other major industries, running a digital space empire does not deplete natural resources.” • #проигры - × × ×
Дада, а человека, который переводил эту статью для inosmi, ждёт страшная мучительная судьба, наверняка - Michael Bravo
Тем временем большой симфонический оркестр Исландии через пару минут заиграет саундтрек от EvE Online, и таки я вам хочу сказать тут аншлаг. А билеты на юбилейный фанфест раскупили полностью более двух месяцев назад. - Michael Bravo