The Best Games Ever podcast is a game show where three regular panellists have to find the best game in a weirdly specific category such as "Best game with a named horse", or "Best game with a terrible British accent". They have to pitch their pick to our host, Jim, who then decides the winner. But there's a lot of office politics, backstabbing, and meta-gaming going on which makes this mild-mannered panel game fraught with real danger.
]]>There are a lot of ways that Starfield disappointed players. All the companions are squares, we can agree on that, right? None of them will let you indulge in your criminal side. The promise of ‘space piracy’ ended up being nothing more than some quest scaffolding for running around and harassing some ships. The space exploration was paper-thin; mainly completed through menus, not flying your ship around. Planets are dead, empty, mostly devoid of life or any intrigue. Starfield, for many, is a letdown.
]]>Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is a historian. The sixth president of Iceland delighted in telling the amassed crowds at EVE Fanfest 2023 this, before whipping out a note from his pocket and reading an excerpt of an ancient saga. It’s possibly the most Icelandic thing I’ve ever seen: patriotic without being jingoistic, educational without being patronising. Jóhannesson was making a point: he was celebrating the 1000+ people in attendance in Reykjavík (from 54 countries around the world), and noting that video games, actually, are socially good.
]]>EVE Echoes is finally here for mobile players, so let's take a look at some top tips for getting started.
]]>CCP has said in light of coronavirus concerns, it has decided to cancel EVE Fanfest 2020.
]]>New players to Eve Online are often turned off by how complex and obtuse the game can initially feel, and the developers and moderators behind it are working to fix that.
]]>EVE Online creator CCP has said that it will continue to try to create good EVE Online spin-off games despite previous failures.
]]>As a celebration of the best MMOs around, we’ve put together this list of old favourites and exciting newer releases to give a good spread of options for however you choose to play. We've also tried to include MMOs on a range of platforms, including PC, PS4, Xbox One, and even mobiles, as well as free and pay-to-pay games to suit all budgets.
]]>CCP CEO says that the closure of two of its studios is partially down to the fact that VR isn't as big as expected.
]]>Project Nova, the EVE Online tactical FPS spin-off is getting an invite-only alpha in November, CCP Games announced at its EVE Vegas convention.
]]>Space games have always been popular, right back to when you had a single vertical joystick to thrash around whilst playing Star Wars: Tie Fighter.
]]>Fans will need to submit videos by October 12, 2018 if they'd like to enjoy EVE Fanfest from home.
]]>Icelandic developer CCP Games, creator of space MMO EVE Online, has been acquired by Pearl Abyss.
]]>After 14 years in Iceland, EVE Fanfest will not take place in Reykjavik in 2019.
]]>Games aren't built to last. They certainly aren't expected to live for 15 years.
]]>EVE Online's new expansion is Into the Abyss, adding new unexplored space and conflict with the Triglavians.
]]>Watch the EVE Online Fanfest 2018 keynote here, because living virtual life in space is more exciting that your dreary reality.
]]>Project Nova, the free-to-play first person shooter set in the EVE Online universe, has returned to the spotlight.
]]>English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking died peacefully on March 14, at the age of 76. Players in EVE Online are in mourning, lighting beacons in tribute of the exceptional man.
]]>CCP, the company that was among the first to bet big on VR, has more or less withdrawn from the VR development, shutting down two studios in the process.
]]>The Eve: Valkyrie Warzone update will bring new content next month, and add one big feature to make the game accessible to more players.
]]>Gamers are a passionate and creative bunch, and nothing demonstrates that more than this story about a bag of willies.
]]>EVE Online has the nicest, craziest fanbase you could hope for. We explore their 2017 fanfest.
]]>EVE Online will be updated with a new feature called Clone States that'll allow players to enjoy the game for free.
]]>How much can you learn about EVE Online from a single weekend of play?
]]>Fly by some of the amazing new assets coming to EVE Online with the Citadel expansion.
]]>Suitably dramatic spaceventuring.
]]>EVE Online's long awaited shared universe shooter begins to condense out of the vapour of Project Legion.
]]>EVE Online players can now while away their idle hours by helping advance medical science.
]]>CCP will take its PlayStation 3 title Dust 514 offline in May, and has cancelled the planned 1.3 update.
]]>EVE Online players have plenty of new stuff to enjoy today - and lapsed players have a reason to wander back in.
]]>EVE Online might just weld enough new features onto its hugely impressive frame to out-muscle newer space sims.
]]>EVE Online players now have the opportunity to make a real difference.
]]>EVE Online has yet another exciting new economic feature.
]]>EVE Online developer CCP has revealed a second virtual reality project.
]]>The number of concurrent players of space sim EVE Online has dropped to its lowest since 2008.
]]>EVE Online is having a birthday.
]]>I don't think I'm the only one who wants VR to hurry up and manifest into a Sword Art Online-esque reality. Unfortunately, the chief executive officer at the studio behind Eve Online doesn't think that will be happening any time soon.
]]>EVE Online is a hotbed of villainy, espionage and backstabbing, but one intrepid corporate thief has made waves even in this setting.
]]>The Proteus update for EVE Online is now available, and CCP has released a developer video which provides the viewer with information pertaining to the update.
]]>EVE Online is the kind of game that sucks you in and holds you. New data from developer CCP suggests a huge whack of players have been on board the space sandbox for ten years.
]]>Eve Online's Rhea update is the largest the space MMO has received all year. Check out what's new.
]]>EVE Online is often derided as a spreadsheet MMO, but for those who invest in the space sim, the rewards are worth the learning curve. This trailer comes with a goosebumps warning.
]]>CCP has released a new trailer called "This is EVE" which was shown during the EVE Down Under event in Australia today.
]]>CCP has released a development video outlining one of the new features coming to EVE Online's next expansion, Phoebe. It's the ability to sell multiple items at once.
]]>CCP has announced semi-final details for FanFest 2015, tickets for which went on sale earlier this year.
]]>EVE Online developer CCP Games announced in its latest financial report it has opted to close its studio n San Francisco.
]]>EVE Online: Kronos has been released, and apparently, the pirate factions watched closely as you defied Empire mandates. You cheeky space jockeys.
]]>EVE Online developer CCP Games have "permanently removed" three players from its services, after they defaced a statue erected in Reykjavik to honour the MMO's pilots.
]]>EVE Online's player monument has been vandalised, and the boastful perpetrator may feel the long arm of the law as a result.
]]>EVE Online players can usually expect two expansions per year, but CCP announced during EVE Fanfest today, that will no longer be the case.
]]>EVE Online has been honoured with a monument in the city of Reykjavik, Iceland.
]]>CCP has released its full-year financials, reporting a $21 million loss compared to the $4.6 million profit reported 2012.
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has unveiled its new Recall Program, which looks to get absent players back into the game. I'd make a Total Recall joke because the game's set in space, but it'd likely be s**t.
]]>How the developer of EVE: Valkyrie is planning to play the long game with virtual reality.
]]>The third installment of the EVE: True Stories graphic novel is now available to download.
]]>EVE Online: Rubicon update 1.3 has been released, and features a linear lighting system which "increases the texture fidelity improving the richness of color." Developer CCP said it needs more work, but this is a start. Also included in the update are various user interface improvements, a guest list for stations, updated asteroid shaders, new hull maintenance bots, improved corporation skills, and more. The full patch notes can be read through here. Thanks, Massively.
]]>EVE: Source was released today by CCP Games and Dark Horse, as promised. While the 1,400 limited edition run has sold out, the regular hardcover edition is still available on Things From Another World and other comic retailers. However, if you happen to be at Emerald City Comic-Con this month in Seattle, Dark Horse will have 200 copies at its booth.
]]>EVE Online is known for its large, player-driven battles and tales of betrayal, heroism and war. Developer CCP Games and Dark Horse have teamed up to release issue #1 of its EVE: True Stories graphic novel series, which adapts those real battles into comic stories.
]]>EVE Online developer CCP has made plans to construct a real-world monument to those who play their long-running MMO in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland, with April 30 being the target date for its official unveiling.
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has sent out a bunch of stats, videos and insight into The Bloodbath of B-R5RB, which saw over 7,000 players battle for hours over control of a region of space, and amounted to real-world damages worth over $300,000.
]]>Eve Online is known for its big battles and high-cost defeats, but last night, some 2,000 players took part in an online war with real-world damage costs reaching over $200,000.
]]>EVE Online players can now use Twitch to stream their gameplay sessions. The streaming service has been integrated into the Neocom panel and proper overlay support and the ability to delay the stream is being looking into, providing the initial launch proves popular. Meanwhile, the EVE Online community has raised $190,890 in PLEX donations for Philippines typhoon relief, after an eight hour livecast featuring members of the EVE development doing odd things such as shaving each other and getting inked. One of CCP's developers even promised to be shot by a paintball for every $2,000 raised. Ouch. Hit up the links for more information. Thanks: D'toidand Eurogamer.
]]>Dust 514 developer CCP Games has outlined the MMO's Uprising 1.7 update, which adds new weapons and vehicle enhancements into the mix. Get the skinny here.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has dated and detailed Eve Fanfest 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
]]>Eve: Rubicon is the devilishly clever 20th expansion to CCP Games' sprawling MMO sandbox. VG247's Dave Cook quizzes the studio about how the race for new frontiers is only just beginning.
]]>Eve: Online's 20th free expansion Rubicon is going to be a real game-changer. Developer CCP Games has posted the update's cinematic trailer online, leading up to its November 19 launch.
]]>EVE Online: Rubicon has a new developer video available discussing features such as deployable structures, new ships, assessing "progression" in piloting and more. It's the first video in a series of two and is below the break. Rubicon releases November 19.
]]>CCP Games has announced the availability of EVE: The Second Decade Collector’s Edition, a limited-edition box set containing various items to commemorate ten years of EVE Online and the latest release, DUST 514.
]]>Dust 514 is a long-term project and CCP Games has just employed its new steward. VG247's Dave Cook meets executive producer and veteran of the free-to-play scene Jean-Charles Gaudechon to talk about what happens next.
]]>EVE: Valkyrie is just one new evolution developer CCP Games is bringing to the online world of Tranquility. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with company CEO Hilmar Petursson to learn more about the future of Eve Online.
]]>EVE Online will be getting a four-part series of graphic novels titled EVE: True Stories. It will contain artwork from artists who worked on 28 Days Later, Daredevil Noir, Star Wars: The Old Republic and more. Wolverine: Origins writer Daniel Way will be penning the story which is based on actual player events from the EVE universe starting with the fall of the Band of Brothers in 2009. The first issue will be available on February 19, and it will run through April. A hardback anthology of the series will release on June 4. A guide for EVE Online and DUST 514 will also be released called EVE: Source and will release on March 5. Thanks, Shack.
]]>Eve Online is a bloody minefield to wrap your head around, but so utterly brilliant once it all clicks. That's why developer CCP Games is holding training sessions in-game to help newcomers learn the ropes.
]]>EVE Online: Rubicon will be the 20th free expansion to the MMO and is set for release in November.
]]>CCP has announced its EVE Vegas event will be held October 18-20 at the Rio Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas. Along with various tournaments and developer sessions attendees will be able to try out EVE Valkyrie for Oculus Rift. Also, the first 500 through the door will each be handed one of the few remaining original, solid resin-cast, battleship models, discontinued for some time now and originally sold for around $124 each. Those who like all things inebriation, will be happy to know the firm is also hosting a pub crawl. Sounds like fun. Ticket information can be found through the link.
]]>CCP games will be announcing their plans for the winter expansion of EVE Online tonight at 9pm UK time live on their Twitch channel. It'll be the 20th free expansion for subscribers.
]]>EVE Online's lead designer Kristoffer Touborg has announced on his Facebook page he is leaving CCP to join Riot Games to work on League of Legends development.
]]>The universe shared by PlayStation 3 shooter Dust 514 and PC MMO EVE Online will be permanently altered at the end of an upcoming tournament.
]]>The largest battle in EVE Online's history has drawn over 4,000 warriors to the front lines.
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has released a new trailer to celebrate the release of its Second Decade Collector's Edition and to look back on the game's first decade. It shows the original CCP office and discusses its phenomenal success over the years.
]]>More drama has occurred in EVE Online, the crazy, wild-west space MMO. The latest drama involves some sort of espionage, theft, and backstabbing. Sounds like my old high school.
]]>Sean Decker has joined CCP Games as its new SVP of product development, and will be in charge of worldwide game development over the firm's studios in Reykjavik, Shanghai, Atlanta, and Newcastle. Decker was previously VP of EA's Play4Free label, and before that he was VP and general manager at DICE, and EA Los Angeles VP. At the later, he was in charge of development for the Medal of Honor and Commander & Conquer series. Thanks, Gamasutra.
]]>DayZ creator Dean Hall has discussed some of his aspirations for future updates to his survival sandbox, and he explained how Eve Onlie has taught him a thing or two about creating an interesting persistent world.
]]>CCP Games is a slow-burning studio, with only two released games under its belt. While Eve Online and Dust 514 are iterative games that require a lot of feedback and development, studio CEO Hilmar Petursson has explained that this slow, methodical approach is so the company doesn't make dumb decisions on a whim.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>CCP still has no concrete plans for its Oculus Rift dogfighter EVE-VR, but will be showing it to press at E3.
]]>In compensation for an outage of several hours, CCP will award EVE Online players 50,000 skill points.
]]>CCP has released a some more trailers for the launch of EVE Online: Odyssey. Here's one posted over the weekend showing the expansion’s features. Watch the other two below.
]]>EVE Online developer CCP Games has confirmed that 96% of its player base is male, and that the studio feels it's because the sci-fi genre is typically a man's domain.
]]>EVE Online and DUST 514 have been brought back online following a string of DDOS attacks, and developer CCP Games has issued a statement on the matter to put subscribers at ease.
]]>CCP has released a trailer for EVE Online: Odyssey, showing off some of the expansion's features. Odyssey launches on Tuesday, June 4, and if you're curious as to what all it entails - changes, additions, etc - you should head over to the main Odyssey page. CCP Games has disabled the embedding after we posted the video for some reason. Watch it here instead .
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has enabled log-in, PLEX and subscription support via Steam, with Steam Workshop and community hub support currently in consideration at the studio. The additions only apply to new players however.
]]>While DUST 514, the console based MMO/FPS set in the Eve Online universe, is continuing to receive changes from CCP to its skill system based on feedback from players, some players are not happy with the effects the changes are having on their chosen skills. To help things run more smoothly CCP is offering players a chance to request one free respec.
]]>Eve Online developer CCP Games has confirmed it is toying with the idea of mobile companion apps for its persistent MMO universe. However, it needs to be sure of how it will all work before proceeding.
]]>Eve Online: Odyssey is the game's 19th expansion, and players have found that you may be able to train alt. accounts on top of your main character for a limited time using the game's PLEX items.
]]>EVE Online players celebrated the 10th anniversary of the space MMO by getting together and battling it out. While there were planned events organized by CCP, players themselves organized the "Flight of a Thousand Rifters III". The goal? To destroy Nyx Supercarriers, the largest ships in the game, only using Frigates -which are the smallest. 3,000 players participated, and you can get a look at how things went below, courtesy of Scott Manley. Via Kotaku.
]]>EVE Online turns ten today. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with Hilmar Pétursson and David Reid about the next decade of CCP Games' ambitious MMO.
]]>EVE Online continues to mark its decade of existence with interesting tidbits. CCP has followed the Second Decade Collector's Edition reveal with a trailer that outlines the universe's conception and future.
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