GET READY FOR FANFEST 2009! Party at the top of the world with friends, developers and fellow gamers October 1st-3rd as CCP hosts its 6th Annual EVE Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland. More information coming soon – see CCP Tyr's blog for more information. Previous Fanfests: 2007 / 2008 EVE ONLINE HITS STORE SHELVES! The EVE Online box includes all nine previously released expansions plus EVE Online: Apocrypha which introduces numerous new features including unstable wormholes to explore and modular ships that pilots may tailor-build to suit their own specifications and needs. Included in the EVE Online Special Edition retail box: 60-Day EVE Time Code Instant Factional Warfare Access Exclusive Digital Download Career Guide 21-Day Buddy Program VIP Pass 20m3 Capacity InterBus Shuttle Visit the Worldwide Distributors Thread 53,850 PCU: RECORD PLAYERS, RECORD BATTLES! March 15th saw yet another peak record with 53,850 players imultaneously online. As new pilots pour into Empire space, the fringes of New Eden still churn with combat. System 49-U6U became the site of yet another epic confrontation with Against All Authority, Goonswarm and several other alliances bringing over 1,450 pilots to the system. Reports indicate that action was mostly sub-capital and raged for four hours. SCREENSHOTS, WALLPAPERS AND CONCEPT ART Almost everything within wormhole space is new, including the wormholes themselves and gorgeous new nebulas. The features page offers a collection of screenshots, wallpapers and concept art used for this incredible expansion. Imagery from Apocrypha EVE STATISTICS - FEBRUARY 2009 PvP Kills Per Day : 6,634 Jumps Per Day : 2,790,000 Total ISK : 237 Trillion   Since January, the CCP Dev Team has been detailing and documenting the amazing new features and improvements that arrived in the EVE Online's Apocrypha expansion. Interested in how the new skill queue works? Looking to get a start on Tech 3 ship research? Itching for information on the new NPC AI? It's all there... and more Apocrypha blogs are still on the way! 2009 Dev Blogs: January 2009 Dev Blogs: February 2009 Dev Blogs: March Authored by CCP TonyG and CCP Abraxas Read the 'End of the World' series: Part 1 - Spiral Part 2 - Half a Life Part 3 - I Part 4 - The Great Harvest Part 5 - We Humans Part 6 - World on Fire Always in pursuit of cool new gear for our fans, the team in charge of pouring the awesomesauce on the online store sent these photos to us for this month's newsletter. Look forward to the 'Ships of EVE' t-shirt arriving later this month! Visit the EVE Online Store