CCP Games Knows “EVE Forever” Means Community Forever

I spoke about community when it comes to EVE Online at their 2023 Fanfest. Now, two years later, I am back in Iceland at EVE Fanfest 2025, and a lot of the same sentiments ring true. However, with the launch of new games like EVE Vanguard and EVE Frontier, I am beginning to learn just how involved players are in the EVE universe. It isn’t just that the community needs EVE; EVE really needs its community, too.

Of course, every game or franchise needs a community. They need engagement, event turnouts, game sales and microtransactions. EVE Online needs all that too, but it is so much deeper than that with CCP Games and their Capsuleers. Sitting in the main hall during the EVE Fanfest keynote, we were given loads of data regarding player stats, massive battles and what the players have been up to.

The reaction of EVE players when they see their faction, avatar or others they recognize on the big screen in front of nearly 1,500 is priceless. Seeing a company highlight... Read more