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"This week in EVE" is a weekly overview of EVE Online related news and events and shows what is going on in EVE Online. The focus of this overview is on official news from CCP: For example, dev blogs and important forum posts by CCP developers, the ever evolving background story and upcoming events. The previous weekly overview can be found here.

The current "This week in EVE" gives on overview of the week from February 21st to 27th



Dev blogs and official news
UI Modernization - Icon Strategy - Feedback
Following the update of the NeoCom a bit ago, we are now want to improve the in-space icons with more variations so that you easily can differentiate ship classes and see at once glance what is going on. Those new icons are
designed as vector graphics. Please try out the new icons on Singularity and give us your feedback!

I Put On My Robe And Wizard Hat! - Cosplay at Fanfest 2015 - Feedback
Fanfest 2015 is approaching quickly and for the growing Cosplay community we have prepared something special: a cosplay competition on every day of Fanfest with a different theme (Guristas, Sanshas Nation, Blood Raider) and a general competition. Check out the blog to get some inspiration!

Download-on-Demand Is Coming To Singularity! - Feedback
Download-on-Demand (DoD) is coming to EVE Online and that brings a lot of advantages such as a unified cache folder for Tranquility and Singularity but of course DoD also means that you can enter EVE Online faster than ever before. The DoD client is now available on the Singularity test server, please check this news item for detailed instructions how to use the DoD client for the first time on the test server.

CSM Voting Is Open NOW! - Voting page
The voting for the CSM X is open now! Check out the candidates and the vote-match here and cast your vote!

30 Day Trials Now Available!
What is better than a 14 day EVE Online trial account? A 30 day trial account! New trial accounts start now with 30 days game time so that they can test and get familiar with EVE Online longer. Please note that trials accounts invited via the buddy program also receive 30 days of game time (instead of the previous 21 days).

The Scope: Drifter Sightings
The Scope news agency reports about Drifter sightings and how even capsuleer piloted capital ships are not safe. Tune in to see more!


Storyline and world news
President Roden Sworn In For Second Term In Villore
President Jacus Roden has been sworn in for a second term of office during an inauguration ceremony held at Senate Headquarters, in orbit of the sixth moon of Villore Seven. The traditional Oath of Affirmation was broadcast to an estimated 9 trillion people across the Federation.

Preparations begin for Presidential Inauguration
After J. Roden won the Gallente Federation presidential elections, preparations have begun at the headquarters of the Gallente Senate in Villore for the inauguration. Increased activity from the Federation Navy and the Black Eagles has been observed, the security protocols have been tightened considerably.



Background information
Empire fleets and CONCORD - size and technolgy
CCP Falcon has some nice information about the sizes and abilities of the Empire fleets and the CONCORD fleet. What are their technological levels, sizes and relative capabilities? Check out the post for more info! Also note that CONCORD is bound to agreements and that they are not supposed to just do whatever they want.


DUST 514
Five Million Clone Challenge event for DUST 514
A new community challenge for DUST 514 has been announced! If the DUST 514 community manages to destroy five million clones between March 4th and 9th, then the DUST players who won at least three battles during this challenge will receive some nice rewards. Read more about this event in CCP Frame's announcement!


Fanfest 2015
Football match: Players vs Devs - team roster
The team roster for the player vs devs football (soccer) match is available now. Check out the brave souls who dared to challenge the devs!


[u]Graphics and...

Yay!

Time to finally wish Fawlty a Happy Birthday!

Thank god it's Friday - again \o/

Thank you, CCP Phantom

Checking back while translating ...
Hey, that's me \o/
Thanks for adding this!

And the Übersetzung is done.

Oh ho, so the T3s get a nerf huh.. been waiting for this.

Thanks for the updates.