EVE is a massively multiplayer game, set in a world of galactic proportions. This online universe is governed by a hyper-capitalistic economy where space flight is the path to all commerce, communication, and conflict. Your mission is to establish yourself as a major competitor, trusted by your friends, feared by your enemies. To accomplish this, your principle tools -- apart from an impressive array of sophisticated equipment, customizable space ships and in-game corporations -- will be your natural business acumen, social skills, Machiavellian thinking and cunning combat strategies.

Set tens of thousands of years in the future, EVE Online is a breathtaking journey to the stars, to an immersive experience filled with adventure, riches, danger and glory. With nearly a quarter of a million subscribers worldwide inhabiting the same virtual universe, EVE features a vast player-run economy where your greatest asset is the starship, designed to accommodate your specific needs, skills and ambitions. EVE offers professions ranging from commodities trader to mercenary, industrial entrepreneur to pirate, mining engineer to battle fleet commander or any combination of these and much more. From brokering business deals to waging war, you will have access to a diverse array of sophisticated tools and interfaces to forge your own destiny in EVE.

CCP Games has announced the XVI Anniversary Celebration, a one-time event to honour EVE Online’s 16th anniversary and reward players with amazing and unique items!

Celebrating 16 years of EVE Online and running from 2-20 May, the XVI Anniversary Celebration will reward players who log in during this time span with free gifts that pay tribute to EVE’s community and history. By logging in across 16 days, players will be able to obtain a series of incredible items and most importantly, logins do not need to be consecutive!

Alpha and Omega pilots can earn 16th anniversary SKINs, apparel, Skill Points and much more. Omega pilots will also be able to obtain high value items such as the legendary Silver Monocle, new Permaband SKINs and a massive 1 million Skill Points. There's never been a better time to return, celebrating players’ and New Eden's history and grabbing some fantastic items to set you on your way into the intrepid future of EVE Online.

“EVE Online has defined what it means to undertake a ‘journey’ over the past 16 years” said Bergur Finnbogason, EVE Online’s Creative Director at CCP Games. “We’re sure players will love getting their hands on some seriously cool gear that pays homage to over a decade of EVE Online’s history as we look ahead to all the exciting things happening this year, and that could only happen within the universe of New Eden.”