The team over at EVE Online have announced a new feature, Character Recustomization. The new character creation system required a few improvements and additions, and they're delivering on both fronts. Recustomization allows you to utilize the cosmetic options of the character creator whenever you're in a station. They've also added more customization! Check it out.
Reported on Mar 19, 2011EVE Online devs are looking for PvP expert commentators to come to Iceland and cover Alliance Tournament IX. Devs are looking for elite players who will be handpicked by the team to come out to Reykjavik from the 9th to the 20th of June.
Reported on Mar 16, 2011The CCP dev team has posted a new blog about a second test server being added for EVE Online players. In addition to the Singularity server, players can now help test new features, patches, etc. on "Duality". Devs indicate that the new server will allow different dev teams to test different features on each of the two servers. It fits, according to CCP Hypnotic, the new release paradigm.
Reported on Mar 15, 2011The EVE Online dev blog has been updated with a humanitarian post and a way for players to help the victims of last week's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. From now through March 31st, players can contract their Plex to the "CCP Plex for Good" NPC. Players are urged to ensure that the character is in the C C P corporation (with spaces) to avoid any scams.
Reported on Mar 14, 2011This week marks the arrival of two new Dev Blogs over on the EVE Online official website. In the first, GM Grimmi takes a look at the update to their reimbursement policy, the other brings us some CCP Fanfest news straight from CCP Navigator.
Reported on Mar 13, 2011Thanks to a tip from MMORPG.com reader Devilishlydo, we have learned of a major incident revolving around EVE Online players, Iskbank.com and real money transactions (RMT). EVENews24.com has obtained database records of all transactions between IskBank.com and hundreds of players that includes real names, transaction details, player names and more. According to the investigation, over 345,000 real world dollars traded hands over the past year.
Reported on Mar 09, 2011The EVE Online team has announced that the polls are now open for the election of the next Council of Stellar Management. Players will have until March 22nd to cast their votes for their favorite candidates. The dev team has indicated that there has been an "unprecedented amount of campaigning" so it's shaping up to be an exciting election.
Reported on Mar 09, 2011With Fanfest 2011 just a few short weeks away, CEO of CCP Hellmar has posted a CEO's letter to the website to talk to us all a bit about what Fanfest is, what goes into it, and why it's so important for so many EVE Online players.
Reported on Feb 27, 2011The EVE Online dev team has updated the official blog with a new post about upcoming changes to the forums. The new forums are already out in test form via Eve Gate. The short Q&A talks about what will happen to the old forums, what's new in the EVE Gate version and more.
Reported on Feb 25, 2011Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has announced that the North American headquarters of CCP games will be moving to Decatur, Georgia and bringing over 150 jobs with it. The new headquarters will sport over 40,000 square feet of office space and joins other industry-related businesses moving to the area.
Reported on Feb 24, 2011EVE Online players will want to check out the official Hulkageddon IV site for information about the event that is ongoing throughout this week. Hulkageddon events allow "players (to) attempt to suicide gank as many mining (and related) vessels as possible". Prizes are awarded to those scoring the highest 'gank' totals.
Reported on Feb 21, 2011The CCP dev blog has been updated with news that the rules on the Singularity test server are "a-changin'" soon. CCP Oneiromancer discusses the rules as they currently stand and then lists out the new ones that will be implemented shortly.
Reported on Feb 18, 2011In a new EVE Online dev blog, CCP Chiliad has a forward look at the upcoming captain's quarters that will begin the arrival of Incarna. Capatain's quarters are scheduled to hit the public test server later this spring and arrive on Tranquility this summer. The plan is to bring Incarna online in smaller, incremental deployments similar to what was implemented during the Incursion expansion.
Reported on Feb 17, 2011CCP has announced that the v1.2 version of the EVE Online incremental expansion, Incursion, has been applied to Trinity. The 1.2 version brings optimizations for clones, marketplace improvements, and character capture among other things. Much of the content in the 1.2 patch came as a direct result of cooperative planning by the CSM and the CCP dev team.
Reported on Feb 16, 2011CCP Zulu has updated the official EVE Online developer blog with a look back at the deployment of the Incursion expansion, listing the things that have already come and more. Further, Zulu looks ahead to things that will be coming down the road for EVE players.
Reported on Feb 11, 2011The latest EVE Online dev blog is titled "Missiles Hate My Hamsters". It is a treatise on everything you ever wanted to know about missiles and more. Includes is a look at the cost of missiles as compared to other weapons, the effect on the Dogma system and something called inventory setification.
Reported on Feb 08, 2011Going to CCP Fanfest? Want to experience Iceland the only way you should? CCP is now offering a package in which you can join the developer team on an express tour of Iceland. Check it out!
Reported on Feb 06, 2011The EVE Online Insider is reporting that a collective group of nearly one hundred capsuleers gathered in the Parchanier system in the Algintal constellation to defeat a Sansha invasion. From all reports, the Sansha were defeated and a Nation super carrier were destroyed effectively chasing the Sansha from the region.
Reported on Jan 31, 2011In "Celebrating the Creative Player IV", CCP Fallout shows off some of the best EVE Online fan-created material out there. Among other things, there is the most amazing flowchart we've ever seen simply called "What to do in EVE". It is a sight not to be missed. But wait! That's not all: The chart also includes hyperlinks to wiki articles and more with all the information you need to complete the task.
Reported on Jan 31, 2011CCP Omen has posted a new developer blog on the official EVE site about changes in the planetary interaction since the advent of the full Incursion expansion. CCP Omen spends time discussion the Extractor Control Unit (ECU) and how exactly it works. Omen provides players with a great user guide complete with images and instructions on making the best use of the ECU.
Reported on Jan 31, 2011