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Almost like clockwork, the developers at CCP Games cook up a new free expansion for their long running space-based MMO EVE Online every six to eight months or so. Today the developer officially announced their plans for their next expansion pack, EVE Online Tyrannis. Due out sometime this summer the expansion will finally allow players to mine minerals from the game's planets

Yes, that means planets in the game are no longer just eye candy. You will soon be able to set up structures to mine items from any planet in the EVE Online universe (yep, even gas giants). There's no planetary combat planned for the expansion; that's apparently being saved for the upcoming console shooter Dust 514 which will link up with EVE Online at some point.

EVE Online allows players to side with different factions and pilot ships through space. These gameplay videos take a tour through four different hangars, showcasing the variety of ship designs. Continue after the jump to view additional gameplay videos.

The EVE Online client is available for both PC and Mac. Visit the official website for more information and to sign up for an account.

Download HD EVE Online 'Amarr Hanger' Video (192 MB)
Download HD EVE Online 'Caldari Hanger' Video (211 MB)
Download HD EVE Online 'Gallente Hanger' Video (221 MB)
Download HD EVE Online 'Minmatar Hanger' Video (193 MB)
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EVE Online: Dominion is the 12th free expansion to the sci-fi themed MMO and is scheduled to launch on December 1st. The game client installer downloaded here.

"DOMINION represents the type of conquest never realized by pretty words and poetry. It is true power born from the broken hulls of a thousand starships, the genes of the ambitious and the hubris of the greedy. EVE's 12th free expansion offers the power of control to anyone bold enough to seize it, bringing you the tools for you to rally legions together and carve out your own space.

DOMINION enhances the tools of communication and evolves the dynamics of war, altering the very way in which pilots interact with each other through warfare or cooperation. The vast riches of sovereign authority await for those bold enough to seize them amidst a beautiful, deadly universe of possibility."

Download HD EVE Online Dominion Trailer (149 MB)
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This is the premiere trailer for DUST 514, an upcoming sci-fi themed first-person shooter developed by CCP, the same company that created the MMO EVE Online. There are few details surrounding the game at this time, but it's planned to be a massively-multiplayer online shooter set in the EVE Online universe designed for console systems. CCP has yet to officially announce whether there will be a PC version, nor is there an expected release window.

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It's not exactly a shock to learn today that developer CCP plans to release a new free content expansion for their space-based MMO EVE Online. Coming this winter, EVE Online Dominion will be the 11th such free expansion for the popular MMO.

Among the new features coming to Dominion will be a revamp of the alliance warfare gameplay model along with pirate missions, the first parts of a new social networking feature called COSMOS, visual revamps of planets and more. CCP will discuss the expansion pack during the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend. However they do not plan to discuss the just announced Dust 514 console game at PAX 2009. It's likely they are holding off until their Fanfest in October to reveal more details.

Last year EVE Online developer CCP showed off a video, without any commentary, at their annual Fan Fest that showed what appeared to be a sci-fi FPS title that looked a lot like Halo. Today, the developer officially revealed their plans for Dust 514 at GDC Europe, a console FPS that links up with EVE Online.

According to Gamasutra, CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson said that " infantry successes and failures" in Dust 514 will be reflected in EVE Online while players in EVE Online can "fund mercenaries and give them goals" for Dust 514. A release date for the game was not announced nor which consoles will be used. More info is expected to be revealed at CCP's next Fan Fest on October 1-3.

CCP's first and so far only game has been the space-based MMO EVE Online which launched over five years ago. However it's been known that the company has been working on other projects. This August CCP plans to give a first look at one of those projects.

The reveal will come as part of the keynote address for GDC Europe which will be held from August 17-19 in Cologne, Germany. The address will be made by CCP's CEO Hilmar Petursson . CCP announced some time ago plans for a new supernatural-themed MMO World of Darkness, and at last year's EVE Online FanFest showed some footage of a Halo-style FPS without any more comment.

CCP's EVE Online is a spacefaring MMO held in reverence by its players, and a certain amount of respect/fear by those who haven't played it. One thing that both groups seem to agree on is that EVE isn't something to be taken lightly. Word of its complexity has spread among those who don't generally play MMOs, and even the game's developers sometimes refer to the learning curve as more of a Learning Cliff, which tempts the unwary with promises of gameplay riches, only to dash them to the rocks below.

With that in mind, we were hoping that our recent interview with Noah "Hammerhead" Ward, Lead Game Designer for EVE Online, would provide some clarification. Is EVE as hard as everyone says? How can new players manage the overwhelming number of features? What can players look forward to in the upcoming expansion, Apocrypha? What follows is all the information we could extract from Mr. Ward, gotten in much the same way as one might extract ore from an asteroid. See? You're learning already!

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault: PC owners will be able to download this stand alone expansion pack to the terrific 2007 RTS game this week. It's set in the 1990s where the Cold War never ended and the Soviet Union stages a full scale invasion of the US. The expansion from developer Massive Entertainment and publisher Ubisoft adds six new single player missions on the Soviet end of things along with two new multilayer maps. If you don't have the original game you can also pick up World in Conflict Complete in retail stores this week. it has both the original game and the expansion pack.

Torfi Frans Olafsson, Senior Producer of EVE Online takes some time out to clear up a lot of misconceptions people might have about the sci-fi MMO. The video is roughly seven and a half minutes long, and shows Torfi standing in front of a backdrop and talking about different issues that might keep players from picking up EVE, such as the steep learning curve. He also talks how updates will improve the player experience.

There's no game footage or peeks of the upcoming Apocrypha update featured in the video. It's also worth mentioning that Torfi has a fairly strong accent. However, if you're curious about EVE, but intimidated by some of the things you've heard, this should help clear things up.

Download HD EVE Online Torfi Frans Olafsson Presentation Video (284 MB)
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