The studio behind EVE Online is changing its name from CCP to Fenris Creations to avoid confusion with the Chinese Communist Party, as it goes indie again and buys back its operations from Pearl Abyss, signaling a new era for the studio.
CCP Games has rebranded as Fenris Creations after a management buyout from Pearl Abyss, driven in part by branding concerns with the CCP acronym and a desire for renewed independence. Valuation shifts since 2018 illustrate changing market dynamics. Fenris will focus on Eve Online and its spin-offs (Eve Frontier, Vanguard) with a three-year expansion plan, while partnering with Google DeepMind to explore AI-enabled development and governance. The move preserves a shared Eve universe across projects and aims to modernize core systems, improve new-player experience, and pursue open modding and economy ideas within the Fenris umbrella.