CCP Games Brings EVE Invasion World Tour to Australia This Weekend for EVE Down Under

May 21, 2019 – Reykjavík, Iceland – CCP Games, the creators of the in-depth and uniquely player-driven spaceship MMO game EVE Online, shared more details today about EVE Down Under. This Aussie edition is the third event of the year-long EVE Invasion World Tour, a global series of capsuleer conventions, bringing EVE Online closer to its community than ever before. On May 23, EVE Down Under kicks off a weekend-long EVE fest in Sydney, Australia, at the SMC Center.

This year’s event will be the biggest EVE Down Under ever in terms of CCP attendance, with a total of ten developers participating, including CCP’s CEO Hilmar V. Pétursson, who marks his first time attending the Australian event and will be delivering a presentation on how EVE Online acts as a friendship-making machine.

Capsuleers can still purchase EVE Down Under tickets here, or join in via livestream on Twitch here. The full EVE Down Under presentation schedule can be found in CCP’s EVE Down Under Megablog EVE Down Under Megablog. As the third of the eight EVE Online fan events that make up the EVE Invasion World Tour, EVE Down Under will feature announcements, developer AMA sessions, unique in-game rewards and parties.

The EVE Invasion Tournament Series continues during EVE Down Under, with each World Tour stop featuring a single-elimination tournament where players can win bragging rights and PLEX. In addition, every winning team from all tournament locations will be invited for a paid trip to CCP’s home in Reykjavik, Iceland, to showcase their prowess in battle and compete against each other at EVE Fanfest 2020. EVE Down Under attendees can sign up for the single elimination 2v2 tournament here.

“The way in which our community has embraced the EVE Invasion World Tour has been incredible so far,” said Hilmar V. Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. “I’m very much looking forward to discussing internet spaceships and presenting to our pilots on quite literally the opposite side of the planet for the first time.”

Future events on the 2019 EVE Invasion World Tour include:

• EVE North (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) June 21-23 @ Delta Marriott. Tickets on sale now.
• Fanfest HOME (Player’s home, Finland), August 23 @ Kimitoön. Participate via livestream; details to be announced.
• G-fleet Berlin (Berlin, Germany), September 13-14 @ AltMünze. Tickets on sale now; more info to follow.
• EVE Vegas (Las Vegas, USA), October 25-27 @ venue to be announced. Tickets on sale now.
• EVE London (London, UK), November 23 @ Indigo at the 02 Arena. Tickets on sale August 23.

For more information please visit EVE Updates or follow the hashtag #eveworldtour on social media. EVE Online can be downloaded for free by visiting www.eveonline.com.

About EVE Online®

EVE Online (PC/Mac) is a compelling, community-driven sci-fi MMO game where players can build and pilot a wide variety of spaceships, traversing vast solar systems for free and choosing their own path from countless options, experiencing space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry and a sophisticated player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox. EVE is a captivating game in which hundreds of thousands of players compete for riches, power, glory and adventure, forging their own destinies in a single thriving universe. For more information, visit www.eveonline.com.

About CCP

CCP is a leading independent game developer that has been praised for its artistry, technology and game design that facilitates emergent behavior, empowering players with compelling means of self-expression. With the launch of EVE Online in May 2003, CCP established itself as a pioneer of cutting edge massively multiplayer games, winning numerous awards and receiving critical acclaim worldwide. Founded in 1997 on the principle of pushing the envelope and breaking new ground on all levels, CCP is on a mission to create virtual worlds more meaningful than real life. CCP is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has additional studios in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.ccpgames.com.