Odyssey nears with all its cool world shaping features and we want to employ every medium at our disposal to brief you on what is coming, and to give you a good idea of how it will affect the universe which you inhabit by choice.

Due to some issues that came up in testing, Team True Grit, the team in charge of the link between EVE and DUST 514, has made the decision to delay the implementation of  the bonuses which EVE players get from Planetary Conquest in DUST 514 until may 22. Planetary Conquest is still live on TQ, but bonuses won't take effect until Wednesday may 22.

For more information about these bonuses and Planetary Conquest, please refer to CCP FoxFour's latest devblog on the subject.

We apologize for the delay.

Due to some issues that came up in testing, Team True Grit, the team in charge of the link between EVE and DUST 514, has made the decision to delay the implementation of  the bonuses which EVE players get from Planetary Conquest in DUST 514 until may 22. Planetary Conquest is still live on TQ, but bonuses won't take effect until Wednesday may 22.

For more information about these bonuses and Planetary Conquest, please refer to CCP FoxFour's latest devblog on the subject.

We apologize for the delay.

As discussed in a recent dev blog, we are introducing Single Sign On (SSO) to some of our websites and as of Monday April 22nd, Account Management will require SSO. 

As explained in the dev blog this does not affect your username and password; the change is simply that you will be directed to the new log in page which functions the same as the old one.

After logging in once you will not need to re-enter your credentials when you visit another EVE Online website that also uses SSO.

In this new video CCP torfifrans discusses history and the people who make it. Submissions for True Stories from EVE Online are being accepted and the best story will earn the writer a trip to Iceland!

Does an award winning story from EVE dwell in your past?

Today at 16:00 GMT a few key people in the day to day development of EVE Online will sit down in our live studio at CCP HQ to discuss our favorite game and answer your questions!

The open beta for DUST 514 is now free to download and on play on PlayStation®3. The closed beta was linked to Tranquility on January 10th and all access restrictions were lifted as of 13:00 UTC today. The opening of the Beta required no extended downtime on TQ.

Feel free to say hello to the DUST mercs in local or send them your warmest greetings from orbit, and those of you with a PS3 and a mind for some footsoldiering can head to the PlayStation®Store, download the game, and play for free, through open beta and beyond.

For more information about the link between EVE and DUST 514, please see this FAQ.

On Wednesday December 19 downtime will start an hour later than usual, or at 12:00 UTC. The duration of the downtime will remain the same as always and we will reserve 30 minutes to finish running all the necessary downtime tasks and cleanups.

Due to database issues experienced today on the 18th of December, we will not be pushing the downtime back by one hour on Wednesday the 19th of December.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.

On December 4th we will publish our 18th free expansion EVE Online: Retribution and we have another In Development video available for you!

Watch how CCP Guard and his good friend Senior GM Nova interact live with the new Crimewatch system for Retribution, weapon safety and the new timer indicators. We also present further insight to Unified Inventory improvements, the new ORE frigate, salvaging drone and UI changes.

Watch the video and see how the saga continues.

Enjoy!

We'd like to draw your attention to a few player gatherings taking place in the coming weeks and encourage anyone in the vicinity to join and party with fellow pilots!

Manchester, November 9 - 12: EVE Blob

A gathering of Her Majesty's finest pilots intending to learn about EVE, talk about EVE, and of course, party! More information here.

Sydney, Australia, November 23 - 25: EVE Down Under

If you live close to Sydney or if you're planning a walkabout in the area around this time, don't miss this one! More information here.

Tokyo bar meet, November 23

Of all the things happening in Tokyo that night, this will be the best thing. More information here.