EVE Online

EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect Video

2009-07-29T21:56:32Z

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If you haven't played EVE Online yet, you might want to check it out. It's a single-server MMORPG run by Iceland developer CCP Games, and has had a consistently growing population for six years now.

The game recently broke 300,000 subscriptions worldwide, which when compared with the titan of MMOs may not seem like a whole lot, but when you think about the fact that they're all on one server it's quite a different story.

Head over for a free trial of EVE Online if you want to get in on the action! You can easily upgrade to a paid subscription after the trial runs its course.

Eve Online Dev Blog: Apocrypha 1.5 Coming in August!

2009-07-01T16:52:06Z

We recieved an update today from CCP and Eve Online about Apocrypha 1.5 and the new developer blog from Torfi! The Apocrypha expansion originally retailed March 12th 2009 and introduced players to unstable wormholes to explore, Tech 3 cruisers, epic mission arcs and more! It also marked the tenth free expansion from Eve Online! August will bring about Apocrypha 1.5, new epic arcs, factional warfare, fuel bays, and multi-sized rigs!

Here's the official Peak at Apocrypha 1.5:

A PEEK AT APOCRYPHA 1.5

Due to arrive in August, Apocrypha 1.5 will bring upgrades, enhancements and new content to all corners of New Eden. Here are some of the key features headed your way:

New epic arcs have been added for each of the factions, offering challenging level four encounters and exciting new storylines.

Factional Warfare gets some upgrades! The variety of awards has been increased, including new unique rewards for PVP kills. Missing faction variants for several modules were added, as well. Be sure to check the LP store once 1.5 arrives!

Fuel Bays have been created, allowing you to expand the storage capacity on your black ops ships.

Multi-sized rigs are now available due to new advances in rig development technology. Small, medium and large versions offer a wide range of affordable and effective rigging solutions.

Learn more about Apocrypha 1.5 in Torfi’s DevBlog

Eve Online Fan Video Highlights the Caldari/Gallente War

2009-06-15T15:34:17Z

An Eve Online user put together this video highlighting a massive battle between the Caldari and the Gallente. The Caldari were under attack and were trying to escape their planet as the Gallente warships bore down on the planet. The video also highlights the efforts of one Caldari commander and credits him with saving millions of lives.

Here's a look at this excellent video that has been viewed nearly 150,000 times and posted to the official Eve Online website.

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New Eve-Online Retail Box Available and Ship Comparison Chart!

2009-03-23T18:35:23Z

The new EVE-Online retail box is now in stores or can be purchased directly online! This new box is a special edition is out and includes some pretty sweet bonuses for people looking to get into the game. The boxed edition includes:

Newest EVE Expansion: Apocrypha and all previous expansions
Faster access to organized combat with an increased standings certificate
Exclusive ship: the Interbus shuttle that has increased storage capacity over a regular shuttle
Can also be used to extend an existing subscription 60 days or split into PLEX and sold for ISK (Does not include bonus items if used this way)

The boxed Special Edition costs $39.99 and can be found in retail stores or can be purchased directly online. Gossip Gamers's EVE-Online Ship Reference The folks over at Gossip Gamer's have put together an amazing reference of all of the different ships in EVE-Online. Ever wondered how big a Iteron V is compared to a capital ship?

Well now you know!

EVE Online: Apocrypha Features List - Retail Date March 12th!

2009-02-26T15:56:37Z

Eve Online is due to hit retail shelves March 12th with Eve Online: Apocrypha the latest expansion for the game. This is the tenth expansion the game has undergone and will roll out with a big list of new features. Take a look at the official post from Eve Online:

EVE Online: Apocrypha Features List
Gaming's biggest virtual world introduces unstable wormholes to explore, Tech 3 cruisers, epic mission arcs and more in its tenth free expansion

Reykjavik, Iceland February, 26th, 2009 – CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, today announced the full features list for EVE Online: Apocrypha, the tenth free expansion for EVE Online subscribers, which is due out on March 10th, coinciding with the availability of EVE in retail outlets across North America, Europe and Pan Asia. Pilots will be able to scan down and enter massive, chaotic wormholes that have opened into unexplored solar systems. There, untold opportunities await behind the powerful defensive curtain of an ancient, deadly race. When defeated and pillaged, their ships and fortifications become the basis of the next level of technology back on the "safer" side of the wormholes.

EVE's Senior Producer Torfi Frans Olafsson on Apocrypha: "Just like the human body is said to regenerate itself every seven years, EVE Online continues to grow and evolve in its sixth year of operation, with systems being added, refined, refactored and polished with every expansion we make. As the player base continually grows, we are able to increase the development team and bring in more engineers, designers and artists for each expansion. This allows us to deliver such a broad range of features catering to a variety of playstyles in a volume that we can be proud of."

"It's both comforting and disturbing to come home after work, log in to EVE late in the evening and find the same developers that spend their long day building EVE, playing it and enjoying it deep into the night. We are a company that truly sips its own champagne, likes it and strives to make it more tasty whenever we can."

The improvements for Apocrypha include:

Explore and dominate more than 2,400 solar systems that exist on the other side of unstable wormholes opening up throughout New Eden. New scanning mechanics allow you to find and explore them in the first truly uncharted space in EVE.
Wormholes aren't the only thing to discover. Booster sites, archeological digs, hacking sites, gas clouds and salvaging sites are some of the surprises in store for those pilots skilled in scanning exploration.
The Sleepers, a new NPC race, protect an ancient technology within the wormhole-space. They exhibit intelligence unlike any enemy yet found in new Eden, requiring pilots to react to their deadly, shifting tactics.
Tech 3 strategic cruisers are the first ship class to arise from reverse engineered technology gleaned from wormhole space fueling their production. Their modular nature allows for a broad level of customization of both ship appearance and performance.
The New Player Experience has been rebuilt from the ground up with improved tutorials and an easier introduction to possible "career" paths. Rookie starship pilots will find it smoother than ever to become a force to be reckoned with in the limitless world of New Eden.
The introduction of Epic Mission Arcs, huge branching mission sagas, are designed to give new pilots a tour across many regions of space and bring them out the other end, battle-hardened and knowledgeable about the EVE universe.
Hundreds of visual aspects in the game have been renovated, including almost every effect in game. All new assets make up the massive wormhole spaces, such as new NPC structures and gorgeous nebulas. Space just keeps looking better with age.
With further performance increases, optimizations and graphics upgrades, we bid farewell to our Classic Graphics Client as players across all platforms begin to enjoy the beauty of Premium Lite.
Mac owners rejoice! EVE will now be available to you in all of its Premium graphics glory.
Character attributes can now be rearranged in order to diversify or specialize skill training with Attribute Remapping, perfect for a veteran who needs to switch focus or a new player who's just discovered a different niche.
Players can now schedule automatic training of multiple skills with an original skill queue planning interface designed for maximum efficiency.
A redesigned Ship Fitting Panel screen allows for more information when kitting out your ship. The ability to export both ship fittings and overview settings means that you can share your best configurations with your friends or you can quickly re-fit a replacement ship to head back into battle.
The Audio Engine allows more flexibility for our sound designers, meaning a complete revamp of a lot of audio effects including warping, jumpgates and cloaking. Brand new sounds will also grace Apocrypha's new visual effects.
Our efforts to bring EVE closer to everyone's home continue with the localized Russian client coming out of beta testing to full support.

The full feature list is expanded upon further at www.eveonline.com/apocrypha, including links to blogs on specific features written by members of the development team. The page also contains interviews with our developers, screenshots, our teaser trailer and more. Check back in for regular updates as we reveal even more of Apocrypha leading up to launch.

Availability
EVE Online: Apocrypha will be available for subscribers as a free download at www.eveonline.com/download/. Non-subscribers should visit the EVE website to sign up for a free 14-day trial account at any time.
The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the retail version of EVE Online is $34.95/€39.99. Price in some regions may vary. Check with your favorite local or online retailer for availability and pricing come March 10th. The EVE Online: Apocrypha expansion will be included along with all previous EVE expansions.

Eve Online To Hit Retail Stores Starting March 12th!

2009-02-25T16:00:59Z

It looks like Eve Online is going to be hitting retail shelves beginning March 12th! The Eve Online box will include all nine previously released expansions plus the forthcoming tenth expansion entitled EVE Online: Apocrypha which introduces numerous new features including unstable wormholes to explore and modular ships that pilots may tailor-build to suit their own specifications and needs. The price for the new box will be $34.95 and should be obtainable at most retail outlets!

Here's the official press release:

CCP AND ATARI ANNOUNCE CONTENTS OF 'EVE ONLINE' RETAIL BOX

Extras Include Exclusive New Ship, 60 Days of Free Game Time, Instant War Access and More

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND and LYON, FRANCE – 24 February, 2009 – Atari and CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, today confirmed details regarding the contents of the retail box version of EVE Online, coming to retailers in North America beginning March 10th, 2009 and in Europe and Asia Pacific regions beginning March 12th. The retail version of CCP's award winning PC massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) will ship with a number of high value extras offering newcomers a rewarding first voyage into the incredible universe of EVE Online. The Peak Concurrent User (PCU) record for EVE Online 's 260,000 subscriber single-shard game world has been broken three times in 2009, recently surpassing the 50k mark with 51,675 players online simultaneously, proving EVE's long-lasting depth of gameplay and the importance of the players themselves in its success.

The EVE Online box will include all nine previously released expansions plus the forthcoming tenth expansion entitled EVE Online: Apocrypha which introduces numerous new features including unstable wormholes to explore and modular ships that pilots may tailor-build to suit their own specifications and needs. All subsequent expansions will be free of charge to all subscribers, continuing CCP's commitment to offer free updates and expansions to its subscribers at regular intervals.

Breaking with tradition, the collection of extras will also include 60 days of free game time, a departure from the standard 30 days offered for most MMOGs, allowing players to sign up and get started without paying any subscription fees for the first 60 days of a new account. Alternatively, the included game time may be used to extend an existing subscription or be split into two 30-day codes known as "Pilot License Extensions" (PLEX) that can be sold to other players through the in-game market for in-game currency.

Players redeeming the code to activate a new account will also receive these special in-game items:

INSTANT WAR ACCESS: This certificate allows rapid access to organized combat (through increased standings), helping new players get into the action quickly.
EXCLUSIVE CAREER GUIDE: Accessed via the website to allow for dynamic updates, the guide includes insider tips and tricks.
VIP PASS: Use this card to invite a friend to try the game for 21 days. When that friend becomes an EVE Online subscriber, you will get an additional 30 days of free game time.
EXCLUSIVE IN-GAME SHIP: An exclusive new ship, the Interbus Shuttle, will allow players to fly in style with an increased capacity cargo hold to ferry those extra crucial items at high speeds.

Availability
The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for EVE Online is $34.95/€39.99. Price in some regions may vary. Check with your favorite local or online retailer for availability and pricing.

About EVE Online
Set tens of thousands of years in the future, EVE Online is a breathtaking journey to the stars, to an immersive experience filled with adventure, riches, danger and glory. With nearly a quarter of a million subscribers worldwide inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE. Learn more and sign up for a free trial at www.eveonline.com.

Definition of Subscribers
EVE Online subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active electronic time code (ETC) to play EVE Online, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions and expired ETCs.

About CCP
CCP is widely recognized as an industry-leading pioneer of the single-server persistent universe architecture as the developer and publisher of EVE Online, the critically-acclaimed, science fiction-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG). Utilizing a cross-discipline approach combining cutting-edge technology and artistic excellence, CCP is dedicated to providing vibrant, compelling products that transcend the boundaries of conventional MMOGs and facilitate social networking through virtual worlds. Privately held and founded in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1997, CCP's international reach now spans the globe with offices in Atlanta and Shanghai as well as a base of operations in London. More information about CCP is available at the company's website, www.ccpgames.com.

About Infogrames Entertainment and Atari:
The Infogrames group, including the Atari brand and the massively multiplayer online game company Cryptic Studios, is a global producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for all market segments and all interactive game platforms including consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, advanced smartphones, Personal Computers, web and online. Its games are sold in more than 60 countries through an international distribution network and direct to consumers via www.atari.com.
Atari's extensive catalogue of popular games is based on original franchises (Test Drive, Alone in the Dark, V-Rally, My Horse & Me, Backyard Sports franchise, Total Annihilation, Outcast etc.), Cryptic Studios titles (StarTrek Online, Champions Online), publishing properties (Ghostbusters, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Witcher, Race Pro etc.), international licenses (Dragon Ball Z, Dungeons & Dragons, Jamie Oliver etc.) and classic games covering the entire history of the video game industry (Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids etc)© 2009 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.

Eve Online Alliance Tournament Winds Down..But We've Got Vids!

2009-02-15T15:28:56Z

Eve Online has been hosting an Alliance Tournament as of late, which consists of hundreds of players blowing each other up, and makes for some pretty good TV time. Checkout the official post from EveOnline.com followed by the movies:

Alliance Tournament Finals now on YouTube:

After a week of sleepless nights and far too many CPU cycles, the full EVE TV coverage of Alliance Tournament VI is now available on CCP's YouTube channel. Watch every explosion from the elimination rounds in glorious HD quality, complete with pre and post match review by CCP Soundwave, StevieSG and our team of experts in the studio.

Day 5 (round of 32) Playlist

Day 6 (Finals) Playlist

If you missed them live, it is a must watch! If you saw them live, well, it is still a must watch!

There was lots of videos to choose from but this one had a significant amount of lasers; Enjoy!

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Empyrean Age 1.0.1 patch live

2008-07-02T06:17:29Z

Today CCP Games deployed a new patch, version number 1.0.1 of Empyrean Age. This patch consists mainly of fixes to EVE Voice and it will also include the previous optional patches.

How is everyone enjoying the Empyrean Age expansion so far?

EVE Online @ Curse

First Council of Stellar Management meeting a success

2008-06-27T05:30:42Z

Delegates from the first democratically elected MMO player Council have declared themselves pleased with their initial face-to-face meeting with CCP, the developers of EVE Online.

There were over 25,000 EVE Online players which voted for the nine delegates who now get to represent them in the Council of Stellar Management (CSM). The nine councilors are now actively working with the EVE player base to identify significant matters and prioritize the most important ones.

The agenda of the three-day meeting at CCP's Headquarters in Reykjavik was centered around the concerns the delegates had managed to gather.

Over the course of the CSM meeting, more than 30 game related issues were discussed by Councillors and senior members of the CCP development team, which included game designers, programmers, storyline staff and members of the quality assurance team. The meetings were chaired and moderated by a neutral arbitrator from an Icelandic university.

Many issues and ideas raised by the CSM were accepted by CCP and are being built into the game development pipeline for implementation in future patches. Other ideas were seen as problematic to implement but compromises and alternatives were discussed for further feasibility investigation by CCP. A few ideas were dismissed outright on the basis of being technically difficult to implement without diverting huge programming/development resources, at the detriment of advancing other elements of the game.

"We had a great dialogue with the developers and they were exceedingly open to our ideas and suggestions and pretty straightforward in explaining technical limitations where not. It was clear that some changes we suggested were already on CCP's agenda, but it was also nice to see the occasional 'Eureka', - 'why didn't we think of that?' moment amongst the developers. This clearly demonstrated the value of the process both to us as players but also to CCP," said Andrew Cruse, Chairman of the CSM.

As part of their trip to Iceland the CSM Councillors were taken to visit the birthplace of Icelandic democracy at Thingvellir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingvellir...). Thingvellir is reputedly home to the oldest Parliament in the world. From 930 AD chieftains' from across Iceland would meet there annually to discuss the law and settle disputes. During the visit to Thingvellir, Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, CCP's lead economist, made a rousing speech describing the CSM delegates as the first 'Internet chieftains' and 'pioneers' of democracy in online communities.

"While it is very gratifying to be described as an 'Internet chieftain' what really matters is proving to our constituents, the players of EVE, that we have actually delivered results that improve the virtual universe in which they play. To that extent we are reliant on CCP continuing to be an active partner in the process and delivering on the promises made in Iceland," said Sean Conover, a CSM delegate.

EVE Online @ Curse

New Empyrean Age Trailer

2008-06-21T02:34:45Z

Recently the new expansion to EVE Online called Empyrean Age went live. Today CCP Games released the full trailer for the expansion, it's enjoyable to watch and if you're at the least interested in EVE Online or what the new expansion has to offer, this trailer will get you even more curious. VIew it below:

Empyrean Age Trailer

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Factional Warfare Guide

2008-06-17T00:56:35Z

CCP Games posted a fresh article about the new "Factional Warfare" in EVE Online.

FW brings war to New Eden by launching open conflict between the four main epires of EVE. You can now as a player enlist and fight for your empire to gain ranks, obtain faction ships which are unique and also compare their performance with other pilots.

Main points of the Faction Warfare are:

Sign-up Page
Sign-up Process
Battlefield Intelligence Page
Effects of Joining Factional Warfare
Player Aggression in Factional Warfare
Empire Navy Forces
Leaving Factional Warfare
Combat Zones
FW Missions
FW Dungeons
Control Bunker
Occupancy and Territory Control
Standing Mechanics
Ranks

Find out the details about Factional Warfare in the new in-depth guide over at the official EVE Online website.

Empyrean Age is Live

2008-06-11T06:46:13Z

It's alive! Empyrean Age, the new expansion to EVE Online that is. We've covered Empyrean Age previously here, here, here, here and here.

EVE Online: Empyrean Age has been successfully deployed on Tranquility and we’re now open for business! We invite you to explore the new region "Black Rise" or try the new feature Factional Warfare, to fight for glory and fame in the service of your faction.

War has come to EVE Online. Are you ready?

Deployment of Empyrean Age underway

2008-06-10T19:05:45Z

Currently the new and free expansion, Empyrean Age is being deployed. Parts of the EVE Online site is disabled as CCP Games work on having the game patched and ready for the new age.

Due to parts of the site being unavailable as the patch is being deployed, CCP Games have launched a page where they post constant updates and interesting tidbits of information. And when I say constant updates, I mean it. They frequently update this page several times per hour pretty much. Sometimes news take a bit longer to come out, but it's worth to check back often.

The page in question I'm talking about can be found here and it's named "Downtime News". Pretty cool way of keeping EVE players up to date.

As for more information on the expansion, you can find it on the Downtime News page and also in previous news that we've posted over at our EVE Online portal. We posted two trailers and information about the deployment schedule. More info about the free summer expansion was posted here.

EVE Fanfest 2008

2008-06-08T23:04:08Z

The details about the EvE Online fan gathering, EVE Fanfest 2008 has been announced. CCP Games also published information about special travel packages that's been arranged, making it much cheaper and smooth to attend to the Fan Fest. If you're new to this whole Fanfest thing, it's something that CCP Games have held for four years and it's something that have recieved great feedback and praise. If you've ever wanted to talk to numerous EVE fans and check out Iceland, this is your chance.

A Party Like No Other… Join us at the top of the world for the ultimate party: the EVE Fanfest, held in our hometown of Reykjavik, Iceland. This is the best experience of EVE Online: your chance to meet the people behind the avatars in person, including friends and foes alike from the battlefield, plus the CCP Devs. Catch an inside glimpse of what's in store for EVE; participate in live PVP and CCG tournaments versus other pilots; and, if you dare, venture out into the world-renown Reykjavik nightlife afterwards!

The EVE Fanfest 2008 will be held between November 7 to the 8th. The location will be Laugardalur in the heart of Reykjavik, the capitocal of Iceland. With the cooperation of Iceland Air, there's so far three special package deals if you're located in Germany, Holland or Unites States. To note is that the special offer from Germany ends June 15.

CCP Games lets us know that there's more packages in the works and they will be posted as soon as possible. Not to mention further details surrounding the EVE Fanfest 2008 will be published on the official EVE Online website "soon".

While waiting for the details for this years Fanfest, check out what happened at the EVE Fanfest 2007. It should give a glimpse of what is to come in November this year.

Details for the special Unites States package

Iceland Air's special package deal for EVE Fanfest 2008 is quite appealing.

Eve Fanfest 2008 - 3 nights in Iceland

From $839* per person double occupancy

Early Bird Special!

Book before Jul 15, 2008 and take $100 per person off of the package price! (Prices do not reflect discount; discount taken at booking time)

Festival Dates: Nov 6-8, 2008

Join Eve Online fans from around the world... on top of the world! Have fun at the Fanfest and take advantage of the great nightlife and nature in Europe's northernmost capital city!

The event will take place at the Laugardalsholl Conference and Sports Hall. This is close to some great activities, including World Class Fitness Center, Laugar Spa, the Laugardalslaug Geothermal Swimming Pool, Broadway Nightclub and more.

Closest Hotels to Event Venue: Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, Grand Hotel Reykjavik, Park Inn Island, Hotel Cabin and Guesthouse Borgartun

Departures by Gateway:

Boston - Depart Nov 5, return Nov 9
New York- Depart Nov 4, return Nov 9 (one extra night required.)
Halifax- Depart Nov 3, return Nov 10 (three extra nights required.)

Includes

Round-trip air transportation from Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), and Halifax (YHZ)
Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
Three nights hotel (extra nights available at additional cost and may be required based on departure gateway)
Scandinavian breakfast daily except arrival

Not included

Personal travel insurance available through Access America
Registration fee for Eve Fanfest
Transportation to and from Fanfest meetings and events

Conditions

Packages cannot be changed 29 days or less before departure. Click here to read the General Terms and Conditions of Icelandair Holidays Packages.

Further information and details on how to book this, go here.

It's quite impressive how CCP Games arrange special package deals to bring EVE Online players all the way to Iceland. Iceland is well known for their Blue Lagoon where you can soak in the milky turquoise waters in a lunar-like landscape of lava fields, the lagoon is renowned for its health benefits and its mineral-rich, geothermal seawater. This might be another reason to get a few days off and enjoy all that Iceland has to offer, regardless of the reason - CCP Games makes it easier and more accessible and it shows that they really care about their game.

Anyone planning to attend?

Two trailers from Eve Online's summer update

2008-06-07T23:01:56Z

About a week ago the Icelandic CCP Games announced that they are going to release yet another major update to their praised Sci-Fi MMO Eve Online. The company have named it Empyrean Age and we've posted about it here, here and here previously.

Also as you can probably tell from the news cast in the trailers below, it's far from peace that Empyrean Age will bring.

Empyrean Age - Breaking News

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Empyrean Age - New Eden

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