Vincent Aslo held a third and final instalment of his "Beat The Tank" contest recently, suffering yet another defeat. His opponent this time around was a Deteis pod-pilot by the name of Pearl Charaxes. The reward was two million isk and, of course, the pride of hammering one of the richest men in the Federation. Though Mr. Aslo has stated that this will be the last round of "Beat The Tank", he hints that a new game, called "Hunt The Bounty", will be even more fun and rewarding. Coming to a system near [...]
Amarr – Breaking News The Court Chamberlain is today expected to announce a thwarted assassination attempt on his life, and implicate the missing Theology Council justices as being directly responsible for the act. A public address to the empire is expected by Chamberlain Karsoth later today. Sources close to the chancellor confirmed that the conspiracy was spearheaded by Lord Falek Grange, and “coordinated in large part” under the direction of Lords Victor Eliade and Aulus Gord. Sophisticated, [...]
Detorid - Atlas Alliance has launched a surprise attack on the Region, diplomatic sources confirmed. At the time of writing, clashes are concentrated around DG-8VJ, 77S8-E and HZFG-M solar systems. Detorid's Sovereignity is actually divided between several alliances, among them GoonSwarm, Red Alliance, Scorched Earth and Legion Of xXDEATHXx [X.I.X]. While it seems certain that [X.I.X] pilots are already fighting against Atlas, it is still unclear whether other alliances will react to the invasion. [...]
Insmother, 5C-RPA - Red Alliance's [RA] sovereign space has come under fire on several fronts. Capsuleers from Atlas, Veritas Immortalis, Cult of War, Aggression and Sc0rched Earth are now pushing inside southern Insmother while Ethereal Dawn and Intreprid Crossing are applying pressure from the north and the west. The 5C-RPA system in Insmother has already fallen under Atlas control, while fighting in Etherium Reach appears to be localized around RV-GA8, TP-RTO and surrounding systems. BAPP of Red [...]
New Eden, Detorid - A week into their assault on Detorid region residents, Atlas capsuleers continue moving deeper into the region as defenders scramble to slow the advance. Jenden, of Legions of xXDEATHXx, is confident in their ability to hold the region: "We still hold the most of the key points in Detorid... as [long] as we have our key points under control losing a system or two is [not a problem]." Atlas has also begun attacks on Red Alliance's rear lines, forcing them into a two front war. [...]
Luminaire - During her concert on Caldari Prime, Midna was shot in the stomach at point blank range by an assailant who then committed suicide. Midna was rushed to the hospital where she is in serious but stable condition as DED agents attempt to piece together the evidence of the night. Approximately midway through her set, Midna briefly halted her concert to perform a ritual that has now become commonplace in her act. She called five members of her fan club who had been previously selected by her [...]
The attempt made days ago on the life of Chamberlain Dochuta Karsoth has sparked renewed foreign policy debate inside Federation borders. Both in the corridors of power and amongst ordinary citizens, many have come forward to express often starkly contrasting opinions on how best to handle matters when it comes to the troubled Empire. With a huge Minmatar subsection comprising Federation society that is only growing larger by the day, there was much festivity and even outright mockery of the recent [...]
Professor Corin, an instructor of Electronics and Engineering at the Science and Trade Institute School, made an appearance their communication channel last night. Apparently, Professor Corin has been using his spare time to research some possible enhancements to the firmware of Damage Control units and was recruiting some former students to assist in the acquisition of more units. While he was not specific as to the effects or ultimate goal of his research, he did mention that because he was only [...]
Reports are coming in about some jumpgates being unstable and going offline at times leaving travellers stranded in the systems. Systems most affected at this time seem to be Eletta and Yoma. Travellers are advised to avoid those systems if possible or risk being stuck there for some time while engineers make repairs.
The release today of the State Independent Audit Bureau's 90-day audit has painted a cautiously positive view of State Leader Tibus Heth's reforms. Delivering the report at a crowded press release, Assistant Auditor General Dr. Heyata Saari said the paper offered a comprehensive overview of reforms undertaken by the Heth government. Dr. Saari once again stated that the focus of her team's research had been on workplace reform and reorganization. Among the many new programs reviewed, one highlight for [...]
Villore - In a close vote, Senator Aulmont Meis was named as Mentas Blaque's successor to the coveted position of the Head of Senate. Formerly head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Meis has nearly four decades of experience within the assembly. A graduate of the University of Caille, Meis went on to graduate studies in international relations at the prestigious Hedion University in the Amarr Empire. Mr Meis returned to Caille to pursue his doctorate in diplomatic studies. After serving in [...]
During the past two weeks, an Awakened Informorph has been increasingly spotted in systems across New Eden. New and interesting developments have followed in its wake including increased Sleeper aggression, changes in Sansha strategy and the reported construction of new Drone structures in the Genesis region. Last Tuesday the Blazing Angels alliance discovered an "Awakened Infomorph" on their directional scans during standard wormhole mining operations. Shortly after, a wormhole opened up in "the [...]
Molea, Khanid Kingdom - Azia Burgi has confirmed that she intends to resume burial services in the next few weeks. Azia, who is currently looking for benefactors willing to finance the cemetery's expenses, explained that the endeavor will cost about 1.3 Billion ISK to purchase the cemetery's starbase while refueling costs are estimated at about 300 Million ISK per Month. "I [still] have a very long way to go. I only have enough personal funds to fuel it for a month or two at the most," she said. To [...]
BIG has extended the drawing date for their "Triple Titan" lottery an additional thirty days in order to give time for additional capsuleers to get in on the chance to own up to three of New Eden's most powerful ships. Each of these ships is worth an estimated "seventy to ninety billion isk". According to TornSoul, CEO of BIG [BIG], "each ticket is valid for all three draws, so ten million isk could win you three titans." The titans, an Avatar-class and two Erebus-class, will be fitted and ready to be [...]
Speculation has run rampant these past few weeks as to the origin of the Imperial Apocalypse-class battleship given away by the BIG Corporation in their bi-weekly lottery drawing yesterday. Today, for the first time, reliable information on the matter has finally come to light. According to sources inside House Kor-Azor, the vessel was originally owned by none other than Imperial Heir and renowned bad boy Articio Kor-Azor. Apparently, Kor-Azor, who has been involved with more than one Gallentean reel [...]
FRICOURE - BIG Corporation has recently announced it will once again host betting on the Alliance Tournament. This will mark the third time BIG has arranged betting for the event recognized by many as one of the most exciting in New Eden. Gambling on the Tournament is a major venture: during the last three years BIG's initiative has seen a growing influx in bets, going from six billion isk spent in 2007 to 10 billion in 2008; while the total number of bets has doubled from 328 to 733. New Eden's [...]
The ubiquitous BIG Lottery, known universe-wide as the longest running and most successful of capsuleer-funded lottery franchises, is approaching an historical milestone this March 12th, when it will run its 100th draw. Despite the disappointment of a last-minute sponsorship withdrawal, it is expected that many will nonetheless celebrate what will be an epic landmark in almost four years of New Eden’s capsuleer gambling history. The key figure behind the success and history of the lottery is Tornsoul, [...]
In a surprising turn of events, the well-known BIG Corporation have announced that their bi-weekly lottery, long a staple in the EVE cluster, will be giving away an Imperial Apocalypse battleship as the main prize in the drawing of May 24th. The Imperial Apocalypse, long known to represent the pinnacle of Amarrian starship engineering, was reportedly donated to the corporation by Gallente holoreel actress Martina Monterneux. Says TornSoul, CEO of BIG: “Martina approached us some time back because she [...]
<img src='http://www.eve-ic.net/media/assets/icarticlebanner.png' width='350' height='50' /> Deep space is home to many dangers, and while some thrive on the challenge, there are those who eventually wish to set down the banner of war, pursue other paths, and possibly even retire. To this end, a new branch of the wildly popular BIG Enterprises has been unveiled, aimed at passing on a retired capsuleer's greatest assets to his friends so that they may flourish after his departure. BIG Trust Fund is [...]
New Eden - BIG Lottery is celebrating its 9th birthday with massive prizes. Time is running out for capsuleers to buy tickets for this extraordinary round that consists of a total of 45 billion ISK to be won along with 21 months of free flying time. The prizes are: 25 billion ISK + 12 months 15 billion ISK + 6 months 5 billion ISK + 3 months Tickets are 1000 ISK each with a limit of 200,000 tickets per-capsuleer and only tickets bought between 30 April and 13 May are eligible for the above prizes. [...]
New Eden - BIG has announced that they will be raffling off three Titans in what appears to be one of the highest payouts for a lottery that New Eden has ever seen. Being more than just a catchy name, The BIG 'Triple-Titan' Lottery will be giving away an Avatar class and two Erebus class titans fully fit for travel. Less than one month ago, Otherworld Enterprises CEO, Chribba, held a similar lottery for a single Erebus class titan. Eclipsing that lottery by a fairly comfortable margin, this event [...]
FRICOURE - BIG Lottery has announced a new portal address following a week of technical difficulties with their previous supplier. The outage heavily impacted BIG Lottery participation numbers, which have fallen to half their normal levels. When asked if the portal downtime has impacted confidence in the lottery TornSoul, CEO of the BIG Corporation, commented: "I'm pretty confident it hasn't affected confidence at all - It's more a case of uncertainty into what is going on. If people are uncertain - [...]
Jita, The Forge - One of the oldest surviving publically-owned enterprises in New Eden, BIG Merchant Bank [BMBE] recently celebrated its fifth birthday. The BIG Merchant Bank is part of the BIG family of services run by Tornsoul. BIG is perhaps most famous for the BIG Lottery, but over the years a number of services have arisen based on BIG's reputation for honesty and reliability. Despite occasional setbacks and an attempt at an outright takeover by Eefrit from EVE Financial Services four years ago, [...]
BIG’s latest enterprise failed to live up to its promise and Big Bank has suffered a 140 million loss even before any members of the public used its services. “Not a single loan has been made,” were the words that Tornsoul used to describe the current state of the BIG Bank, “except one 'test loan' from an interested shareholder. This will be a heavy blow to investors who believed they would be getting huge dividends from the scheme after BIG's previous success”. What is worse is that the Big Bank has [...]