Eve Online is trying to invite more players into the sci-fi MMO in its 18th year.
Eve Online is trying to invite more players into the sci-fi MMO.
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Eve Online emphasizes new player accessibility with latest update

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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CCP Games announced that it’s focusing on accessible onboarding for new players with the launch of its newest Eve Online update, dubbed Quadrant 3: Gateway. It is also taking Eve Online to the Epic Games Store soon.

The Reykjavik, Iceland-based CCP Games has been operating the sci-fi MMO for 18 years, and the game makes a lot of money, even with its relatively small but loyal base of hundreds of thousands. CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson said in a recent interview with GamesBeat that it’s a top priority to reduce the time it takes for new players to have a really satisfying experience in the game.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.