Loading... delivers our first impressions of the EVE Apocrypha expansion released on Tuesday, taking on the now (slightly) more manageable and much better connected New Player Experience (NPE). Is an online tutorial a unwelcome remnant of EVE's digital download heritage? Should EVE buck current trends and publish an extensive paperback guide to the game, allowing players to train their minds (as well as their characters) offline?

That, an opinion article on the necessity of faction grinding, a look at the Watchmen MMOG (Mo' MOney-Grab), LotRO Book 7 Screens, and a solo 61-80 WoW Shaman guide fill out Loading... EVE Apocrypha NPE First Impressions.

Also, be sure to join us tonight at 7pm in Voon's Ten Ton Events room for a dev chat with 38 Studios' Curt Schilling and Steve Danuser.