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CCP Games has announced the release of Tyrannis, the next free expansion for the popular sci-fi MMO, EVE Online. The expansion features the ability to harvest minerals from planets, updates to its EVE Gate (previously called COSMOS) social networking elements, and a variety of other optimizations and improvements.

Tyrannis expands the universe of EVE Online in ways never before imaginable. Within New Eden, pilots will now be able to descend on planets, construct colonies and harvest their hidden treasures. Beyond New Eden lies EVE Gate, a central portal for the EVE community to interact, organize and communicate even when they are not in game. Tyrannis introduces new platforms and new technology, setting the stage for even bigger things to come.

Features:

• Planetary Interaction:
  The claws of industry have reached in every direction, and for far too long the planets have escaped their grasp. No longer. The ability to harvest the lucrative resources that EVE Online's planets have to offer is now yours, giving fuel to the aspirations of industrialists and combat pilots alike.
  
• EVE Gate:
  Interact with contacts and manage characters from virtually any computer with an internet connection! EVE Gate is a web-based collaboration and networking portal that allows players of EVE Online to engage in communication, management and social activities even when they are not in game.
  
• Graphic Upgrades:
  Scorpion-class battleships, forever the testbed for prototyping and cutting edge technology, have returned to the shipyards for a structural overhaul. Improved quality textures, unique detailing for each model and a new symmetrical body make for some rather lethal looking battleships coming your way this May.
  
• Event Landmarks:
  Hundreds of new landmarks have begun to appear throughout New Eden, immortalizing the events that have shaped our universe. Landmarks now show in the overview, making them more apparent and accessible than before.

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