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EVE Online is doing a Doctor Who crossover




EVE Online will kick off its first ever crossover event later this month when CCP Games teams up with the BBC to bring Doctor Who to the big MMO galaxy of New Eden...
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Eve Online's next event features a battle with Doctor Who's Daleks

Venerable space MMORPG Eve Online is joining forces with the longest-running sci-fi TV programme of all time, Doctor Who, in a limited-time event that's set to kick off later this month. The Interstellar Convergence, as it's called, will challenge Eve players to track down and eventually do battle with the Doctor's most iconic enemy, the extermination-obsessed Daleks.


The Interstellar Convergence will run January 13 - February 1, during which you'll be able to travel through a wormhole to a new area of space, where you'll pick up on a trail of clues. CCP Games says you'll have a "beguiling mystery" to solve, an array of challenges to complete, and plenty of new Doctor Who-themed items to earn in the process.


Blending worlds like this is standard fare for Doctor Who, which can explain just about any jump in theme or setting simply by invoking the concept of the multiverse. For its part, Eve Online already makes use of "time dilation" to explain why everything slows down to 'bullet time' during major fleet battles.


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Doctor Who is coming to EVE Online!

Whovian Capsuleers ,

The world of Doctor Who is coming to EVE Online via a limited-time crossover event taking place in New Eden from 13 January!

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Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi series of all time, first being broadcast on the BBC in 1963, and still going strong today. The Time Lord and their many iconic foes are beloved the world over – and now it is up to you, the pilots of New Eden, to continue the fight against the Doctor’s greatest enemy.

The EVE Online x Doctor Who crossover will take place as an entirely original in-game event, called The Interstellar Convergence. Set before the Time Lords’ 400-year-long conflict with the Daleks, ‘The Last Great Time War ’, this very special EVE event will run for over two weeks until 1 February. The Interstellar Convergence will be unlike any other EVE event before it, introducing a beguiling mystery, a trail of clues, multiple challenges, themed items, and even a vibrant new area of space.



Unearth Doctor Who-related artifacts and use them to track down the Dalek menace. Face off against the infamous evildoers in an interstellar battle of the ages and claim Doctor Who-inspired rewards to take back to New Eden.

To find out more about the threat that is coming to the New Eden star cluster, keep an eye on the EVE Online news page, social channels, and more. There’s much to be learned about how wormhole-like phenomena have been taking ships from New Eden to an unknown area of space littered with wrecks of unknown vessels – and traces of others that have moved on. But what do those traces mean? And what does this have to do with the Daleks? Discover more starting 13 January!



One thing you can be sure of is that The Interstellar Convergence will be one of the most distinct, engrossing events ever to take place in EVE Online, whether you are a die-hard fan of the Time Lord’s adventures, or entirely new to Doctor Who. What’s more, The Interstellar Convergence has been designed from the ground up to offer experienced EVE players plenty of fresh and captivating gameplay , while remaining welcoming to new pilots – including Doctor Who fans who are new to EVE Online.

Want to keep up with all the EVE Online x Doctor Who news and updates? Keep your eye on the EVE Online homepage for all the latest!

Frozen Fury in the Proving Grounds!

Ice-cold Capsuleers,

Warm yourself up during the holiday season in the final Abyssal Proving Ground event of 2021, going all-out in intense free-for-all combat aboard powerful and flexible tech I cruisers, with damage from overheating modules reduced – a red-hot contest in a frost-filled seasonal Proving Arena environment!

This event begins at 1100 UTC on 31 December, and runs until 1100 UTC on 4 January.

The ruleset is as follows:
  • Only the Omen, Caracal, Thorax, Stabber, Maller, Moa, Vexor, Rupture, Arbitrator, Blackbird, Celestis, and Bellicose will be permitted to enter the Proving Ground
  • Shield rechargers, power relays, flux coils, and purger rigs are restricted
  • Limit of one local repair module (shield or armor) per ship
  • Afterburner velocity bonus increased by 100%
  • Module Overheat damage reduced by 50%
  • Fittings restricted to Meta 5 (base tech 2 modules/drones only)


Warm up your weapons, grab your Proving Ground Filaments (available in Abyssal Deadspace caches, in Triglavian wrecks in Pochven, or on the in-game market), and brace yourself for a blistering contrast of hot and cold as you climb the Proving Grounds leaderboards, gaining notoriety and earning special rewards!

InterBus Launch PSA Series

The InterBus Corporation developed a series of seasonally themed public safety announcements to help keep space-farers safe while undertaking interstellar travel last holiday season, and have done so again this year. Last year’s PSA campaign was so innovative and so well received by critics that it had already won awards from more than one government agency before the first public broadcasts had even started.

The PSAs from the series are based on old spacer tales and superstitions about clone blanks coming to life and creating mayhem aboard ship.

The intentionally humorous safety displays issued by The InterBus warn against hazards, carelessness, and waste.

The Yoiul Clones you’ll see featured are as follows:

Livestock-Liberator - The grotesque, electro-prod-limbed Livestock-Liberator Clone warns of the risks of rampaging livestock such as genetically-modified cattle or cybernetic slaver hounds getting loose.

Fuel-Stealer - The bizarre, fuel-siphon-nosed Fuel-Stealer Clone warns of the waste that can be caused by poor fuel economy or failure to properly secure tanks and fuel systems.

Radiation-Rogue - The eery, glowing Radiation-Rogue Clone warns of deadly risks if radiation sources are not made absolutely secure or are tampered with during flight.

Tool-Swiper - The weird, multi-tool-fingered Tool-Swiper Clone warns crew to be careful with their tools and always return them to the proper stowage or lockers.

Recycler-Raider - The crazed, garbage-covered Recycler-Raider Clone warns passengers and crew to place all garbage in recyclers and properly secure the shipboard waste-management systems.

Water-Sucker - The strange, pump-mouthed Water-Sucker Clone warns all aboard ship to take special care with precious water and ensure seals on H2O storage are maintained properly.

Airlock-Slammer - The demented, claw-handed Airlock-Slammer Clone warns all crew and passengers to double-check that airlocks are secure and monitors are green after passing through.

Ectoplasm-Skimmer - The weirdly-mutated Ectoplasm-Skimmer Clone exhorts crew to maintain biohazard seals and properly secure feeds and lines carrying biomatter, such as waste ectoplasm and fresh hydrostatic capsule fluid.

Ration-Grabber - The bloated, greedy Ration-Grabber Clone warns passengers to be careful with their meal rations and always dispose of left-over food properly when finished eating.

Scanner-Jacker - The strange, sensor-eyed Scanner-Jacker Clone warns crew of the serious hazards to navigation and ship safety posed by damaged or improperly calibrated scanning and sensor equipment.

Data-Sniffer - The grotesqe, dataprobe-nosed Data-Sniffer Clone warns crew and passengers to exercise extreme caution when downloading data to ship's systems from unsecured sources on the GalNet or other public networks.

Freezer-Thief - The sinister, hook-handed Freezer-Thief Clone warns passengers to steer clear of cold zones and crew to secure freezer bays carefully against intrusion and accidents.

Power-Drainer - The bizarre, plug-handed Power-Drainer Clone warns crew and passengers alike to turn off lights and displays not in use, and always use low power mode when active systems are not vital to ongoing ship operations.