Things have been silent on the dev front since the release of Apocrypha this March. Apocrypha was a major success for EVE Online. We rose to new heights in terms of concurrent players and subscribers, and more importantly, we are very proud of the new features and functionality it ...

So to start this off, maybe a quick introduction is in order. I'm CCP Tyr, the new Event Organizer in the CCP Marketing team, working mainly as the Fanfest Coordinator. I was the Event Manager for Fanfest 2007 and 2008 as a contractor bringing you exponentially crazier parties every year. Now I ...

After the release of the last statistics dev blog, one of the main requests for information to go alongside the PVP data was for information on the actual popularity of various ship types. Instead of raw numbers on how many are blown up, in this blog we shall show the relative popularity of ...

...the answer is, you don't! It's nearly that time again - time to stand up and be counted by thousands of your peers in the ultimate expression of internet spaceship gladatorial combat! Seize the moment! Gain untold glory! Backstab your alliance and cause forum drama!
Today the new ...

I'm Valar, the senior database administrator on the Virtual World Operations team and I'm here to introduce the changes that we are in the process of doing to Tranquility. Since I'm a database administrator, the main focus of this blog is about upgrades to our back end systems, that is, the ...

The march towards the summer solstice is fast paced in Iceland.  For those of us used to more moderate latitudes, the vast amount of daylight can be good and bad.  On the one hand we get to go golfing at midnight if so desired in certain parts, on the other it can play havoc with ...

Looking to go to Fanfest 2009 for free? Want to take your best friend along with you? This summer you may get a chance to achieve both of these goals. Starting July, 01 2009 and running until Sept, 01, 2009, every buddy invite you send out that signs up for an EVE Online subscription ...

Sign ups for Alliance Tournament VII, scheduled for September have now opened, and Alliances can apply to enter from downtime on Friday, 03, July until downtime on Friday, 17, July. Full details and signup procedure can be found on the Alliance Tournament web site here . Please note that, ...

Hjalti Daníelsson (AKA CCP Abraxas ) noted writer of a cargohold full of EVE Chronicles and various other forms of EVE Online fiction, has birthed EVE's next big novel, EVE: The Burning Life .  It's set for cross-oceanic release in November by Tor Books and Orion Books. If ...

EVE Online Senior Producer CCP t0rfifrans has announced the upcoming release of Apocrypha 1.5 in August 2009. This release will bridge the gap between our Spring and Winter expansions and will feature some exciting new content. Rigs will now come in small, medium and large versions, allowing ...

Due to an issue with our database, we temporarily took down Tranquility and restarted it. We will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that Tranquility is stable before returning it to service.
Update : Tranquility has been returned to service. We are currently monitoring the ...

Apocrypha 1.3.1 will be deployed Tuesday, June 30, 2009 between 1100 and 1300 GMT, extending downtime by one hour. Please feel free to continue providing feedback regarding Apocrypha 1.3 in this thread , and discuss any issues you may find in this thread .