The hours before an EVE Online patch-day makes its players write and behave strangely. This “re-imagining” of a traditional Christmas Carol is a joyously cheesy celebration of the anticipation felt across the cluster by the eager and impatient inhabitants of New Eden. The poem was written by Mark726 of EVE Read more…
Originally written by Mord Fiddle as a rapier-sharp commentary on events surrounding EVE Online’s 2011 “Summer of Incarnage”, this Chaucer-esque Shakespearian Iliad about the woes of MMO community management was begging to be performed by the Royal Shakespeare Society. Instead, it got one man narrating and performing questionable impersonations of Read more…
With the latest EVE Online expansion – Incarna – came the NeX Store, allowing the purchase of various garments for the new player character avatars. In an attempt to quell the negative press surrounding the NeX Store launch and it’s arguably overpriced fashion items, CCP turned to the services of Read more…
This is an exclusive audio interview with CCP’s leading technology expert, discussing EVE Online’s server farm in London and the reasons behind recent service outages. There are some shock revelations that may surprise many. No animals were harmed whilst recording this piece. DIRECT DOWNLOAD
It’s not just the wrecks of ships that get re-used after a battle. Hear the gruesome truth about what lies in store after death for a capsuleer in EVE Online. This is an audio adaption of a short fiction piece written by Seismic Stan. The original can be found here. Read more…
A parody of a popular UK TV show, this is a second Freebooted appearance for The Mittani as he guests on the ‘Freebooted: Tech Gear’ holoreel show. Hosted by Russell Clarkbeard. With apologies to the BBC. DIRECT DOWNLOAD
This is a mockumentary set in Iceland at EVE Online’s yearly expo, Fanfest 2011. The Mittani is one of EVE Online’s most well-known players and chairman of the sixth Council of Stellar Management. If you ever wondered what the Mittani is like behind closed doors, this exclusive report may hold Read more…
‘Social Clones’ is an audio adaption of a short piece of EVE Online inspired fiction written by Seismic Stan. It focuses on two engineers working deep within the bowels of a space station trying to fix a blocked biomass processor and their unique perspective on a universe filled with space-faring clones. The Read more…
First appearing on the EVE Commune podcast, this is a reading of an article that originally featured on Freebooted and looks at the community culture surrounding the EVE Online Massively Multiplayer Online Game. It discusses the ‘EVE is real’ theme that was prevalent at EVE Fanfest 2011 and examines the Read more…