Claiming to have finally acquired all the needed parts for his mind control project, Dr. Albert Vance was seen yesterday in the Saila system. Despite intense verbal opposition from members of the Caldari Navy Independent Reserve intending to detain and escort him to CAIN's HQ in Isaziwa, Dr. Vance was able to purchase yet another batch of electronic parts from local pod-pilots, claiming those were enough to finish the "second fully functioning prototype of my 'Brain Wave Control Technology'". He [...]
<img src='http://www.eve-ic.net/media/assets/icarticlebanner.png' width='350' height='50' /> Jita, The Forge - The new "Titans For You" IPO (Initial Public Offering) proposed by Bad Bobby and run by Titans 4U, is promising a 40.5% return on investment over a 12-month period. "Titans For You" aims to acquire four titan blueprints. BPOs will then be researched and copies will be sold on the market, with 2 blueprint copies being sold every quarter for the first 8 months of operation, and 4 copies selling [...]
NOL-M9 - A few hours after midnight on 05.02.111, Band of Brothers alliance was disbanded. The loss of formal alliance status forcibly relinquished all Band of Brothers held sovereignty, and thus is expected to render all their outposts vulnerable, pause the construction of all motherships and titans currently being built in their capital assembly arrays and interfere with the proper fuctioning of cynojammers and jump bridge waystations at their control towers. This effect has never been seen before [...]
The conflict that has gripped New Eden escalated to a previously unseen level today during a coalition assault on a Band of Brothers capital shipyard in F-TE1T. An unprecedented array of capital ships were present during the attack and the Coalition lost dozens in the successful effort to take down the structure. The aftermath proved to be a salvager’s dream with a wasteland of wreckage left behind and both sides claiming victory. When the explosions cleared, BoB had lost their tower and capital yard, [...]
QUERIOUS. The Band of Brothers Alliance added a new region to its assets last week, storming Querious in full force and eventually capturing the region despite heavy resistance from a large coalition of alliances. They are now claiming the war for Querious as over, and the region as BoB sovereign territory. The lead up to these events stems back many months. For several of the coalition alliances, the aim originally was to remove Firmus Ixion, who had long inhabited the region. “We have not gotten [...]
TENERIFIS - On Friday 22nd June 109, Band of Brothers (BoB) lost one of their Titan class vessels to a co-ordinated assault by Goonswarm and Red Alliance pilots in the 46DP-0 system. The behemoth ship, named ‘Darwin's Contraption’ was set upon by numerous smaller ships, along with capital class vessels. Despite holding out initially, the damage provided by the dreadnought-class ships present was enough to breach the hull, ejecting the pilot, Shrike, and crippling the vessel beyond repair. The wreck [...]
The Bank of Luminaire yesterday released its much-anticipated report into the economic 'health of the nation', as termed by an ever-growing number of media sources. This report has been much hyped within the Federation by both the media and politicians, drawing much attention to divided opinions on the stability of the nations sustained economic growth. Given the attention lavished on the subject in the run up to publishing the report the extensive analysis of its contents has come as little surprise. [...]
On the evening of the 25th, Against ALL Authorities alliance engaged a mixed fleet including members of Paxton Federation, Curatores Veritatis Alliance, Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate, and Sev3rance in SV5-8N. Reports indicate that as many as five -A- titans were involved. HED-GP is considered the beginning of the southern route from empire space into the regions of Catch, Stain, Esoteria and Paragon Soul; any alliance holding the corridor can wreak havoc on supply lines for other alliances. With [...]
Alamel, Placid - At 05:46 on 14.02.112, Alamel solar system was resecured by Federal Defence Union forces. Alamel had been held by State Protectorate forces since 28.05.111. Last year, a concerted effort by State Protectorate forces resulted in the capture of all systems controlled by the Federal Defence Union. This was followed by a long period of stasis as those forces which remained active in the FDU mostly focused on engaging the Caldari State's forces away from their military installations and [...]
The Great War in the south continues with large-scale conflict in Delve now becoming a regular occurrence. In the last couple of days fighting has centered on QY6-RK as both sides are attempting to establish control towers while destroying those of their opponents. According to KSUDruid, a BoB director, and Siddy, a front line captain, early fighting saw the deployment of a BoB Titan piloted by Shrike as they drove back efforts by their opponents to operate in QY6-RK. “My eyes are still blind,” Siddy [...]
QUERIOUS. Firmus Ixion (FIX) has successfully erected their first outpost in the Querious region following a short but violent conflict between alliances based in the south. Firmus Ixion was defending their latest outpost construction effort with gathered allies against a vicious attack launched by Against All Authorities (AAA) from the Catch region. FIX have been residents of the Querious region for quite a considerable length of time, and have had to contest the region countless times in the past. [...]
Yet another major battle occured tonight in the VV-VCR system of the Syndicate region between the forces of JQA/3rd Front Alliance and a loose coalition of ex-Curse Alliance corporations. Despite a valiant effort on their part, and a great deal of determination, the JQA/3rd Front forces were overmatched. This is the latest in a series of battles that have occured over the last week within syndicate between these two groups. When asked before the battle about the fighting, Clipped Wings of the 3rd [...]
Late Tuesday evening a pair of Gallente brothers and pirates were cornered and and forced to flee. The brothers decided to go pirate after financial problems. The brothers, Emile and Bertrand Beauvais, who had made a failed attempt at piracy in the Renyn and Grinacanne systems the previous Sunday, entered the Pator system on Tuesday evening with the intention of pirating as many commercial ships as was possible and escaping with whatever valuable cargo would fit in their holds. Their goal was to buy a [...]
Tensions are rising as only one day remains until the start of the alliance fighting tournament. Voices have been sounding from all over, trying to guess the outcome of the event, and some teams have been revealed as definite favorites by the public. Ever since their original announcement, the Caldari Gaming Commission has remained quiet regarding the event, only stating that they will release the tournament pairings at 18:00 today. Two large capsuleer corporations have decided to use the opportunity [...]
Gallente Drinks inc. – A newly established corporation specialising in the procurement and distribution of beverages announced it would begin operations this week. Speaking in an announcement today, CEO Jetson Bills announced that Gallente Drinks inc. would be handing out lucrative supply contracts to those members of the capsuleer community who could fill the corporation’s needs. Stating that the contracts would be offered up at a later date, Bills went on to remark that he was especially impressed [...]
Innovaatio Varustukset, a small independent military development company, has found itself at the centre of an intense bidding war between the Caldari MegaCorps. The corporation, founded a decade ago by current CEO Markku Samuli, is unusual amongst Caldari entities in that it is entirely privately owned and run, without any connection to the larger Caldari MegaCorps. Whilst such approaches are traditionally a disadvantage in the ruthless economic battlegrounds of the State, the company's innovative [...]
GEMINATE: Recent history has repeated itself for The Big Blue alliance after the capture of the outpost in the 8MG-J6 system by forces of Euphoria Unleashed, joined with SAS, Exotic Dancers and The Corporation. In a short statement made soon after the conquest, Escador, diplomatic contact for the new owners, stated, "Our new capital pilots have gained some much needed experience, and we now have a nice staging point for our future plans." For many in the Big Blue, the invasion is reminiscent of [...]
The famed Gallente businessman, entrepeneur and playboy Ruevo Aram has just passed at the age of 173. Admired by the intellectual society for his skill at solving seemingly unsolvable riddles. Known for his wild behavior and rumoured to have ties deep within the Gallente government, he will be missed by many. In his will, he left this message: _"At the time of my death, one person will have a chance to make history. In the event of my death, ninety-eight percent of my wealth is to be transferred to [...]
TAISY. Newcomer to the capsuleer community and billionaire Sid Cops was recently ransomed and killed by rogue corporation Total Ransom. What sets this incident apart is the sum paid by the victim, which totalled 2000 million ISK. It would seem Mr. Cops was visiting relatives in Caldari space, when he was caught in his Deimos by the pirates, who first ransomed him, and once paid, swiftly destroyed the ship and the capsule. Help did arrive, but too late to prevent the payoff and ensuing destruction. [...]
Luminaire, Essence - To celebrate the third anniversary of Eve Online Hold'Em Poker [EOH], Selene D'Celeste is offering the third iteration of the Eve Series of Poker, a special multistage tournament with its grand final timed to coincide with EOH's third anniversary in January. The series is set to last over a three month period, with the final tables being held on the anniversary itself on the 08-09.01.113. The buy-in ISK ranges from 54 million ISK for a "Satellite Table," the three winners of each [...]
Yesterday evening saw several individuals in the Pure Blind region seeking to purchase any available cadavers from local capsule pilots in the area. Sighted in the EC-P8R solar system – the persons, who were identified as members of the Adaptive Provisioning Corporation, were apparently working at the behest of an unnamed client to procure a quantity of biomass. Marn Toril – CEO of Adaptive Provisioning is said to have led the operation and was apparently disinclined to give any details regarding the [...]
Renyn - The Gallente Federation's Special Department of Internal Investigations (SDII) initiated searches at Renyn Relief, an influential Gallente charity, related to security measures recently announced by President Souro Foiritan. The charity's headquarters, located in Renyn, and a number of ancillary offices in Placid weretargeted, according to Kolin Lagarde, spokesperson for Renyn Relief. "No charges were presented against any of our employees. Whatever the subject of the investigation may have [...]
Black market trading in the remains of the Jovian ambassador Misu Baniya has reached record highs with prices going as far up as 4 million ISK per genuine part. The air of mystery that surrounds the Jove is to blame for this black market trading, say Concord officials. "Many people see the Joves as, somehow, superhuman. Divine, demonic, or highly advanced beings which will solve all our problems. As such, many seek to get in the good graces of the Jove, and are buying up as many of these organic parts [...]
PNDN-V, TRIBUTE - A large Morsus Mihi [RAWR] mining operation consisting of at least seventy-one vessels fell victim to The Initiative [INIT.] shortly after 16:00 yesterday. Acting on intelligence received from within RAWR, The Initiative opened a covert portal into the cyno jammed PNDN-V utilizing a Panther-class black operations vessel. The portal was transited by approximately twelve stealth bombers who proceeded to warp into a strike position before releasing their payload of mostly thermal bombs. [...]