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DUST 514 Release Date Confirmed

by Adam Cook on April 29, 2013

CCP Games have finally confirmed the exact release date for free-to-play FPS, DUST 514. May 14th is the date that PlayStation gamers will be able to get involved, and all they’ll have to do is download the game for free.

“Reaching this point has required many years, hundreds of CCP employees, and the engagement of millions of players who contributed fantastic feedback during the beta process,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP. “Now we start the real journey, which, decades from now, we will look back on with astonishment at all we accomplished. The EVE Universe will outlive us all.”

CCP say that, just like EVE Online, they will be supporting an ever-progressing game, with new features and upgrades rolling our in “years to come”.

Here’s a bullet-point list of what you can expect from DUST 514, straight from the publisher:

Massive Persistent Universe: Wage war on the surfaces of far-flung planets with countless environmental combinations.
Planetary Conquest: Marshal your forces in a continuous, ever-changing battle to conquer the worlds of New Eden and control their resources.
Large-scale Warfare: Vie for control of unique sci-fi battlefields with up to 32 players in simultaneous combat.
Endless Customization: Create custom mercenaries with lethal dropsuits, skills and weapons.
Vehicles On-demand: Acquire, outfit and deploy heavily armed and armored vehicles, on land and in the skies.
Social Sandbox: Build a formidable corporation with thousands of players as you seize the opportunities and bounties that come with galactic conflict.
Connected Experience: For the first time ever, join forces in a cross-platform gaming experience with the immortal starship pilots of EVE Online to conquer New Eden, one skirmish at a time.