is one of the few, and developer CCP Games is marking the big moment with the release of a brand-new free expansion in June called Viridian.
Viridian will be the first of two major EVE Online expansions planned for release in 2023, and while CCP isn't revealing details at this point, the studio said it will provide players with"new tools, personalization options and social-driven content to manifest the glory of their corporation." "Viridian builds upon last year’s pivotal Uprising expansion by giving corporation leaders more means and methods to help their group flourish," creative director Bergur Finnbogason said."There is no better time than the present for reconnecting with your corporation members to plan your next venture—you never know what’s on the horizon."
The timing of the corporate-focused expansion is coincidental but still amusing: The announcement comes just a few weeks after a former corporate CEO took advantage of an obscure rule to pull off the The success of that heist hinged largely on the inattention of the target corporation's executive team, so perhaps these new tools will include some more urgent notifications that somebody is messing around with the paperwork.
Ahead of the release of Viridian, CCP will be holding a number of activities through the month of May, which is EVE's actual anniversary month—it debuted on May 6, 2003—including