PC

EVE Online Virtual Goods Dispute Ends Peacefully

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.


April 15, 2011
In Real Life

Witness The CCP Chessboxing Match Of The Century

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.


March 17, 2011
In Real Life

What Is Chessboxing?

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.


April 20, 2010
News

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

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?


News

Not-So Silent Hill Causes Konami Game Delays

Kotaku AU

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.


October 3, 2009
News

EVE TV Is Just Like Being In Reykjavik

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.


December 24, 2008
Uncategorized

EVE Online Developers Ponder Moving Out Of Home

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.