Tag Archives: eve online

Mon, Feb 27, 2012 | 00:51 GMT

CCP: Dust 514 fills a need for “intuitive, familiar, speedier” EVE Online

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CCP recognises that not everyone wants to sign their life over to EVE Online, and that’s where DUST 514 comes in.

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Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 22:03 GMT

CCP: Small string of updates releasing for EVE Online before Inferno hits this summer

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EVE Online senior producer Jon Lander has posted an update on the game’s development blog, discussing some small, incremental changes coming to the game before Inferno releases later this year.

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Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 17:27 GMT

CCP revenue in 2011 hit $66 million, firm considering IPO

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CCP Games earned $66 million in revenue last year, the firm has said, and as a result – compounded with its plans for Dust 514 – the firm is considering an initial public offering.

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Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 22:15 GMT

EVE Online Awakening trailer invites you in for Crucible 1.2

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Think EVE Online is all spreadsheets and being blown up? No sir. Let a CG doctor guide you through your space-faring consciousness’s first awakening in a universe without boundaries.

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Fri, Feb 17, 2012 | 22:00 GMT

Weapons in DUST 514 include an autocannon, plasma rifle, and a cool knife

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CCP has posted more details on the weaponry in Dust 514 over on the EU PS Blog. Like previous entries, the firm shows some of the weapons on offer, the specs for each, and the types of playstyles each will suit. Speaking of suits, the update mainly goes into detail regarding how weapons can affect the player’s armor: for example, the Minmatar MH82-BCR Personal Autocannon can only be carried by the heavy dropsuit, but it can provide the wearer with more roles than just dealing with armored vehicles or swarms of grunts.The Gallente CRG-3 Plasma Shotgun was also detailed, and for those times when you have someone all up in your grill, CCP has created the Caldari ZN-28 Nova Knife – which has a heated plasma edge to the blade and can “carve through even the thickest dropsuit armor.” Nice.

The shooter, with direct, two-way ties to EVE Online, is currently in closed beta, and expected sometime this spring.

Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 09:02 GMT

EVE Online gets new site, pilot orientation video

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If you still haven’t succumbed to the temptation of dribbling away 50 trillion hours learning how to be a pretend spaceman in EVE Online, maybe the CCP MMO’s sparkly new website will push you over the edge. No? What about a nice new video aimed at helping you navigate the notoriously mental first few hours of starship pilotdom? Possibly? Watch it below. Then get your ass to Mars, or whatever.

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Fri, Jan 20, 2012 | 00:12 GMT

EVE Online spawns third dev team, CCP details next patch

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The next EVE Online update drops next week, and addresses a number of small annoyances.

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Thu, Jan 19, 2012 | 22:52 GMT

Watch 30 seconds of DUST 514 footage

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Yes, it’s true – we’re so desperate for a look at EVE Online tie-in shooter Dust 514 that we’re willing to get excited over half a minute of future.

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Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 00:57 GMT

EVE Online CSM minutes outline new security, engineering teams

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EVE Online’s player advocate group, the Council of Stellar Management, has released the minutes of its December meeting with CCP, revealing a number of interesting snippets about the MMOs ongoing development and management.

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Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 16:06 GMT

Closed beta registrations for DUST 514 are live, exclusive to EVE Online players

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CCP has announced that closed beta sign-ups for DUST 514 have gone live and for the moment, registration is exclusive to EVE Online players. While access to the beta, called Mordu’s Private Trials, isn’t guaranteed for every EVE player who registers, those who sign-up will be put into a “pool of participants” and if chosen, will be allowed entry into early testing and special events for DUST 514. The PS3 MMOFPS is slated for release in the spring.

Thu, Dec 22, 2011 | 19:26 GMT

Arnar Gylfason steps down as EVE Online senior producer

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EVE Online senior producer Arnar “CCP Zulu” Gylfason has announced he is stepping down in order to implement a “better and more efficient organization”.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 03:20 GMT

Tickets on sale for EVE Online Fanfest 2012

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CCP has opened ticket sales for EVE Online Fanfest 2012, which takes place on March 22-24 at the Harpa Conference Center in Reykjavík, Iceland. A special early bird pricing deal will run until January 31 to secure your entry for $100, after which you’ll be asked to cough up $125. This year’s event boasts the usual announcements and presentations from developers; competitions; tournaments; parties; pub crawls; Iceland tourist tours you can purchase with PLEX; and exclusive access to DUST 514, including new info, playable demos and a beta key. Visit the event’s website for more information.

Thanks, Massively.

Mon, Dec 05, 2011 | 05:26 GMT

CCP: EVE Online’s Incarna “didn’t really do any gameplay”

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EVE Online’s disastrously unpopular expansion Incarna failed because it didn’t address the needs of current players, the company believes.

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Wed, Nov 30, 2011 | 20:36 GMT

Crucible launch trailer features in-game action using real EVE Online players

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CCP has released a launch video for EVE Online’s Crucible update. The video, as mentioned in the title of this post, contains actual in-game footage of real-life EVE Online players going about their business in the MMO. It also provides a look at the new captain’s quarters and battlecruisers. Crucible is a free expansion, and launched yesterday.

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Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 08:23 GMT

EVE engineering working on fixes “people have been griping about for years” – dev diary

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The latest EVE Online dev diary has a look at CCP’s engineering group, which is currently working on the space MMO’s Crucible update. CCP Atlus is there promising the team is killing off problems people have been “griping about for years.” Details are also given on alterations to font sizes and bookmark functionality. We bring the news.

It’s after the break. Crucible’s out tomorrow at zero cost to you.

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Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 23:35 GMT

EVE Online urgent support request turnaround usually 15 minutes

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A new developer diary looking into EVE Online’s customer support team claims CCP has got responding to support requests down to a fine art.

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Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 21:22 GMT

Wednesday Shorts: LOTRO, PS Home, EVE, Sideway New York, Panzer Corps

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Goodies galore in shorts today, starting with an instance finder coming to Lord of the Rings Online, King of Fighters XIII DLC, Amazon sales, an indie game coming to Steam, and some interesting news out of Japan. Go ahead and hit the break.

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Wed, Nov 09, 2011 | 21:33 GMT

Wednesday Shorts II: LoL, Xbox rumors, SR3, Dust 514, D&D Online, more MMO goodies

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A second batch of hump day shorts are below the break and chock full of power at that.

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Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 20:43 GMT

Thursday Shorts II: Facebook, Mount & Blade, iPhone 5, EVE, Cliff and ME3, Tribes

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Did you think we’d let you finish out your evening with only one shorts post today? Think again minions.

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Sat, Oct 29, 2011 | 15:18 BST

CCP felt initial backlash over EVE Online changes was “just some noise in the channel”

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CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson has said the firm lost a connection with its community when earlier this year it “forced [changes] upon” EVE Online players and removed features the fanbase “cared a lot about.”

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