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EVE Vanguard is a first-person shooter directly connected to the MMO

Shooter can influence events in EVE Online

Marco Wutz

EVE Vanguard is a first-person shooter directly connected to the MMO
EVE Vanguard is a first-person shooter directly connected to the MMO /

CCP has announced EVE Vanguard at EVE Fanfest 2023, which is currently taking place in Iceland. Vanguard is a first-person PvPvE shooter created in Unreal Engine 5 for PC, which not only is set in the universe of EVE Online, but is directly connected to it. It seems a bit like Escape from Tarkov, but a lot more complex.

“In this dynamic and evolving shooter, players will take on the role of the Vanguard, a new generation of war clones fighting for their survival and to free their consciousness as they undertake hazardous contracts on the planets of New Eden,” the game’s description reads. “In squads or solo, players will deploy onto the surface of planets wracked with turmoil and littered with opportunity. To advance their clone, suit and equipment, players will need to complete missions, acquire resources and engage in tactical combat with rival Vanguard squads as well as hostile forces, each with their own agenda.”

EVE Vanguard key art.
EVE Vanguard will begin testing in 2023 / CCP

EVE Vanguard players will be able to influence events in EVE Online through a mechanic called Frontline Corruption immediately after the shooter launches. Additional functionalities that allow such interoperability will be added in the future – eventually, CCP stated, the goal is to integrate Vanguard completely and naturally into EVE Online. That ultimate goal, though, is still a long way off.

EVE Vanguard’s first test will take place in December 2023 and will be available for all EVE Online Omega players.

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“Building games with a passionate community is how we do our best work,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. “As we continue to expand and deepen our universe together into the EVE Universe’s third decade with interconnected experiences, it is with great joy and excitement that we reveal EVE Vanguard. Heading into 2024, there will be multiple opportunities for players to experience and give feedback on our efforts. Together, we are fulfilling the ultimate sci-fi experience across two interconnected worlds: as it is above, so it is below.”

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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