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EVE Online Virtual Goods Dispute Ends Peacefully

3:40AM July 6, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Last week the universal community of EVE Online exploded into rage over the release of high-priced virtual goods and a leaked internal memo that suggested developer CCP planned to monetise the hell out of everything they could put a price tag on in the popular space MMO. Thanks to a brilliant plan that involved flying key community members to Iceland, everything is all better now. More »


In Real Life

Witness The CCP Chessboxing Match Of The Century

5:00AM April 15, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Last month in Reykjavik, Iceland, two employees of EVE Online developer CCP seat each other mentally and physically in front of a crowd of bloodthirsty spectators. This is Chessboxing, and half of it is exciting to watch. More »


In Real Life

What Is Chessboxing?

6:20AM March 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Chessboxing is an activity that combines the physical demands of boxing with the mental discipline of chess. Competitors alternate between rounds of chess and rounds of boxing, kicking things off with a four-minute round of chess and alternating with fisticuffs until 11 rounds have passed, or one competitor jams a rook in the other’s eye. More »


News

Iceland’s Volcano Cannot Destroy Iceland’s Video Games!

10:00PM April 20, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano may have wreaked havoc with international game distribution, but what’s it done to Iceland’s game studios, like EVE Online’s developers CCP? More »


News

Not-So Silent Hill Causes Konami Game Delays

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4:00PM April 20, 2010 | David Wildgoose

You know how ash from the Icelandic volcano has disrupted plane travel to and from Europe? Well, we’ve heard there were video games on some of those cancelled flights. More »


News

EVE TV Is Just Like Being In Reykjavik

12:40AM October 3, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Bummed that you couldn’t make it to Reykjavik Iceland for this year’s EVE Fanfest? EVE TV has you covered, broadcasting tournaments and keynotes from the yearly celebration of all things EVE Online related. More »


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EVE Online Developers Ponder Moving Out Of Home

3:30PM December 24, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

You think things are tough (economically speaking) in your home country? Spare a thought for Iceland. Things are really tough there. So tough that EVE Online developers CCP might be forced to move out.

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