CCP have announced that their space based, economy driven MMO, EVE Online, will be getting a new expansion this summer in the form of the Empyrean Age.

The expansion will bring the game a number of new and/or improved features, such as factional militias and warfare agents, system occupancy, more stats, combat zones and world shaping. The finer details on these are yet to be known, but a brief outline for each has been provided.

This summer, CCP will bring EVE into the Empyrean Age. The four major Empires of EVE have broken their long-standing peace and are marshalling their forces for war. The outcome hinges on the actions of the galaxy’s immortal pod pilots, allowing players to direct the course of the conflict.

The events of Empyrean Age have been a long time coming, building upon nearly a century of political tension. Access to Jovian technology ushered in the age of the pod pilots and shattered the balance of power, and recent events have sparked a march towards total war.

Just in case that wasn’t enough EVE for you, an accompanying book entitled “EVE: The Empyrean Age” by Tony Gonzales is due to release on July 19th.

For more information, check out the Empyrean Age’s official site here.

Tags: EVE-Online, expansion, MO

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1 Comment » Crazykinux on June 12, 2008 9:06 am We can never get enough of EVE! Never! Though I haven’t yet joined one of the factions and participated in the action of Empyrean Age yet, I created an alternate (Alt) character to try it out. By the way, the book release is slated for June 19th, not July. CK RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.