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EVE Fanfest 2008

EVE Fanfest 2008

EVE FanFest in Reykjavik, Iceland is CCP's premier live event, now in its fifth year. From November 6th-8th, 2008, over a thousand EVE Online gamers gathered from around the globe to learn about the upcoming Quantum Rise expansion, the Walking in Stations project, participate in PvP tournaments and numerous activities, and learn about several other developments at CCP.

  • FanFest Entrance
    Come See Our Webcam. xoxo
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    Posted on Thu, November 13, 2008 by B. de la Durantaye
    Come See Our Webcam. xoxo
    EVE FanFest '08 has wrapped up, and we here at Ten Ton Hammer understand that not all of our readers were able to attend.
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    The Big Screen Just Got Bigger
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    Posted on Thu, November 13, 2008 by B. de la Durantaye
    The Big Screen Just Got Bigger
    Who says game developers can't make movies?
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    #953 - November 12, 2008
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    Posted on Wed, November 12, 2008 by Ethec
    #953 - November 12, 2008

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    Talk of consoles, EVE shooter adds punch to the FanFest keynote.
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    Posted on Wed, November 12, 2008 by Ethec
    Talk of consoles, EVE shooter adds punch to the FanFest keynote.

    Many MMO game developers are afraid to talk about the game beyond the next update or expansion, but EVE Online's veterans play such a big role in the development of the game that CCP seems to trust th

  • #952 - November 11, 2008
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    Posted on Tue, November 11, 2008 by Ethec
    #952 - November 11, 2008

    Loading... today takes a look at the successes and failures of CCP's Council of Stellar Management, who went before their constituency at EVE FanFest 2008.

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    #951 - November 10, 2008
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    Posted on Mon, November 10, 2008 by Ethec
    #951 - November 10, 2008

    Loading... today is all about the newly announced EVE expansion, which has a working title of True Exploration. Could the March 2009 expansion finally flatten out EVE's steep learning curve?

  • Epic Mission Arcs
    Exploration, education, and some kickass Tech 3 on tap for EVE's summer 2009 expansion.
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    Posted on Sun, November 9, 2008 by Ethec
    Exploration, education, and some kickass Tech 3 on tap for EVE's summer 2009 expansion.

    The biggest news of EVE FanFest 2008 was the newly announced Summer 2009 expansion, with a working title of "True Exploration." Here are the in-depth features of the expansion according t

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    A video that might get a Quantum Rise out of you.
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    Posted on Sun, November 9, 2008 by Ethec
    A video that might get a Quantum Rise out of you.

    Things have a way of going very bad very quickly in EVE trailers, and the newly revealed promo for Quantum Rise is no exception.

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    A retail strategy (and a global company) that are full of win.
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    Posted on Sun, November 9, 2008 by Ethec
    A retail strategy (and a global company) that are full of win.

    CCP CEO Hilmar Veigur Pétursson followed Torfi Frans Olafsson's presentation of the True Exploration (working title) expansion features with some exciting news all his own.

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    Unstable wormholes, epic mission arcs, and modular Tech 3 ships to highlight True Exploration.
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    Posted on Sun, November 9, 2008 by Ethec
    Unstable wormholes, epic mission arcs, and modular Tech 3 ships to highlight True Exploration.

    With all the improvements discussed at EVE FanFest 2008, no one expected such a vast expansion so soon after Quantum Rise.

  • A new expansion and a release date!
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    A new expansion and a release date!

    The next expansion for EVE Online, Quantum Rise, is due next week.

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    EVE's walking, yes indeed, with Torfi Olafsson's first-ever real time glimpse into WIS.
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    EVE's walking, yes indeed, with Torfi Olafsson's first-ever real time glimpse into WIS.

    Walking in Stations (WIS), CCPs bid to breathe life into EVE Online avatars apart from their ships, is one of the longest ongoing expansion projects in the industry, dating from the official reveal at

  • Torfi Olafsson
    Take a walk in an EVE Online station for the first time ever with Torfi Olafsson.
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    Take a walk in an EVE Online station for the first time ever with Torfi Olafsson.

    The long-time dream of EVE Online Senior Technical Producer Torfi Frans Olafssen is starting to come to life.

  • SecWars In Action
    As if EVE didn't have enough strategy and complexity, now we have a TBS mini-game that offers more!
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    As if EVE didn't have enough strategy and complexity, now we have a TBS mini-game that offers more!

    SecWars is one of the addictive mini-games that will be available inside player-owned establishments once EVE Online's Walking in Stations demo goes live.

  • Enlighten Demo
    Enlighten set to brighten up EVE Online's Walking in Stations project.
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    Enlighten set to brighten up EVE Online's Walking in Stations project.

    A cutting edge product on the middleware market, Geomerics' Enlighten allows cinematic effects such as real-time radiosity (light reflecting naturally off of objects and onto other objects).

  • Dr. Chris Doran
    CCP's bid to raise the level of in-station graphics to cinematic quality with Enlighten.
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    Posted on Sat, November 8, 2008 by Ethec
    CCP's bid to raise the level of in-station graphics to cinematic quality with Enlighten.

    EVE Online has long been on the bleeding edge of tech, and CCPs bid to use the real-time radiosity (simply put, light bouncing off of multiple surfaces and onto characters and models) in its Walking I

  • Loading... at EVE FanFest 2008
    #950 - November 7, 2008
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    Posted on Fri, November 7, 2008 by Ethec
    #950 - November 7, 2008

    Loading... brings you one of the first exclusive stories from FanFest 2008. We got a glimpse of the technological improvements coming to EVE Online, a game at the forefront of game tech development.

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    #949 - November 6, 2008
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    Posted on Thu, November 6, 2008 by Ethec
    #949 - November 6, 2008

    Loading... is all about the land of fire and ice, a country that probably wouldn't rank among your top vacation destinations but that has plenty of charm all its own.

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