Google will reportedly work with an offline, local test version to "also explore new gameplay experiences enabled by these technologies".

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EVE Online developer CCP Games has broken away from Pearl Abyss and rebranded as Fenris Creations as it enters into a "research partnership" with Google DeepMind. The deal is valued at $120 million – that's around £88 million.

Now controlled by its own senior management and long-term investors – one of which is Google – the studio says this structure was better "aligned with the company's future as a developer, publisher, and operator of player-driven online experiences" and "designed to support strategic decision-making for persistent live games and long-running virtual worlds".

As for the Google DeepMind partnership?…