The real heroes of EVE are not the miners, fighters or traders; it's the men, women and children putting up with a friend or family member who plays EVE. Last year we started the Sisters of EVE offer for those of you who wish to bring your friend, husband or girlfriend and as it was such an appreciated thing we're going to do the same thing this year. We have now started selling the Sisters of EVE Access Pass. Keep in mind that you have to have a regular Fanfest Access Pass to purchase this, and availability of the Sisters of EVE Access Passes are limited, so get yours now!

Additionally, we have opened up registration for the Fanfest PVP Tournament.

Our new story is about murder, abduction and hard ethical choices. Which is why it's a farce.

This is a new EVE Chronicle. They are short-stories written by CCP Abraxas, published every other Monday, and intended to examine the various aspects of life in New Eden. The entire list is contained here.

The EVE Online: Empyrean Age 1.1 patch will be deployed this Tuesday, 2nd September. Tranquility will be down from 11.00 to 17.00 GMT. The downtime is unlikely to affect the forums.

Empyrean Age 1.1 consists of hundreds of fixes and changes to all aspects of the game and it also includes the previous optional patches as well as new content in the form of more rookie and Level 1-5 Empire Faction missions. This release also focuses heavily on bug fixes which cover everything from the User Interface, Science and Industry, Player Owned Structures, EVE Voice, Mail and Chat and much, much more.

It is advisable that all players set a long skill in training prior to the patch deployment.

Patch Notes are now available. Patch Notes and all changes are also currently deployed on Singularity. Updates to the notes may be added should any further items be cleared through the Quality Assurance process. These updates will be highlighted with green text.

Expansion discussion may be found in this forum thread.

Many clarifications, amendments and additions have been made to the Patch Notes as of 31 August 2008 at 05.00. It is advisable that all players familiarize themselves with the changes. As of 01 September 2008 at 20.50 there have been several other clarifications and amendments added to the Patch Notes. All players should familiarize themselves with the changes.