http://www.zam.com/ ZAM gaming news rss feed http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22595 <p>It's one thing to win a 64 team tournament. It's another thing to do it three years in a row. Pandemic Legion won EVE Online's Alliance Tournament for the third time this weekend, solidifying them as one of the greatest alliances in EVE Online Alliance Tournament history. They did it by running over this year's runner-up, HYDRA RELOADED, who had employed the skills of an ex-Pandemic Legion player, Admiral Goberius, who was responsible for much of Pandemic's success in last year's tournament. To see how it went down go to the<a href="http://at.eve-ic.net/8/index.php?view=match&amp;id=97"> Alliance Tournament page</a>.</p> <p>The Alliance Tournament brings together the best pilots of EVE Online's universe and pits them against each other in a 64 team tournament. To watch Pandemic Legion's rise to the championship, check out CCP's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ccpgames?blend=2&amp;ob=4">Youtube page,</a> where the videos of the finals, complete with commentary, will be posted next week.</p> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:34:54 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22587 <p>EVE Online's Alliance Tournament VIII is coming to a close and will crown a new intergalactic champion today and tomorrow. The Alliance Tourment collects all the greatest alliances in the EVE Online universe and pits their best pilots against each other in 64 team tournament. You can watch all the matches live today the 19th and tomorrow the 20th, from 14:50- 20:00 GMT, live and in eye-popping HD on the <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/viewersd.asp">Alliance Tournament page</a>, complete with in-studio commentary with PvP experts.</p> <p>If you've never come in contact with EVE Online fandom, now is your chance. The dedication to this game is amazing. Still alive in the tournament are 2 time champions Pandemic Legion, and last year's runner-up, Circle-of-Two. To catch videos of all the tournament matches go to the Alliance Tournament's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ccpgames?blend=2&amp;ob=4">Youtube page</a>. For a quick look at the tournament standings go to the <a href="http://at.eve-ic.net/8/index.php?view=matches&amp;round=3">results page</a>.&#160;</p> Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:00:38 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22495 <p>64 teams. 1 winner. EVE Online's Alliance Tournement is underway and you can watch all of the first qualifying round matches on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/ccpgames">Youtube</a>. Each match even has commentary by some very capable EVE experts, who give you insight into what's happening during the battle.</p> <p>Thousands of people have tuned into see almost every match. Highlights include last years champ, Pandemic Legion, annihilating their opponents, Dead Terrorists, with almost no resistance. Honestly, it's a bit difficult to see exactly what's happening during the battles, but the commentary helps make sense of the chaos.</p> <p>The Alliance Tournament's second round can be watched live and in HD <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/viewerSD.asp">here</a>, on June 12th and 13th and for the current tournament standings go <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/schedule1.asp">here</a>. The Finals Studio Show will air on June 19th and 20th and will feature interviews with EVE's key developers and segments on EVE's creators, CCP. And don't forget to discuss the tournment at the <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=channel&amp;channelID=422285">Alliance Tournament Discussion</a> forum.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:01:32 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22418 <p>According to EVE Online's <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/">website</a>, EVE Online: Tyrannis' deployment was supposed to be today at 18:00 UTC, but EVE's quality assurance team has delayed the deployment of the new content. A new update about when players can experience Tyrannis will be available at 18:00 UTC. I guess getting planets ready to be mined by EVE's voracious community is a big job.</p> Wed, 26 May 2010 15:28:08 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22317 <p>Forget the World Cup. Ok, well, don't forget about it, but make special note of another tournament that's happening this summer; one that features the best pilots in the Eve Online Universe blasting the hell out of each other. It's the Alliance Tournament, and it only happens about once a year. It's the best players from over 300,000 subscribers all fighting each other to determine who the strongest is. How can you not love it?</p> <p>Taking a quick gander at the brackets shows last year's tournament champion is back, Pandemic Legion. They'll be facing off against the Dead Terrorists, who after getting matched up randomly with the tournament favorite, very may end up becoming what they're name suggests. Also sticking out are the notoriously powerful and trouble-making GoonSwarm, who became famous for the supposed destruction of the alliance Band of Brothers. To check out the full brackets go <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/schedule1.asp">here</a>.</p> Wed, 12 May 2010 09:01:17 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22278 <p>The launch of the new expansion for EVE Online is less than two weeks away and to get the masses excited about Tyrannis, CCP has released a new trailer for the game, offering perspectives on war and the potentila playstyles that will be involved.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22278">View in full...</a> Thu, 06 May 2010 12:03:17 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22143 <p>The official feature site for the upcoming EVE Online Tyrannis expansion is now live. The new site is a great place to get in-depth coverage on all the exciting new features for EVE's free expansion coming May 18th.</p> <p>The biggest feature is the new ability to mine planets for their valuable resources. Mining is so important that new skills have been created for those wishing to capitalize on the lucrative mining opportunities. Planetary Interaction will also be the first peek into seeing how EVE Online will interact with its ambitious sister MMO, Dust 514.</p> <p>The other big addition is EVE Gate, which lets players manage their characters, contacts, EVE mail and EVE calandar from any computer with an internet connection. EVE Online doesn't even need to be installed on the computer. It's a way to make EVE Online more accessible and give players the ability to communicate with each other outside of the game.</p> <p>Check out more at the <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/tyrannis/default.asp">EVE Online Tyrannis website</a>.</p> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:59:54 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=22080 <p>About once a year, EVE Online hosts a 64 team tournament to decide who the greatest pilots in the universe are. It's called The Alliance Tournament, and it's a chance for alliances to etch their names in EVE's 7 year long history. Signups for alliance spots in the tournament <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/">went live</a> today and go to April 23rd.</p> <p>The Alliance Tournament isn't for every group of players, however, especially not those who are thrifty with their in-game currency. Every alliance wishing to enter must pay a 2 Billion ISK sign up fee just for the chance to snag one of the coveted tourney spots. If an Alliance isn't accepted for a regular tourney spot, they will be refunded their sign-up fee and have a chance to buy one of 16 tourney spots that will be auctioned for a starting bid of 1 billion ISK. Sixteen Tournament spots will be reserved for competitors from last year's Alliance Tournament, including two-time winner Pandemic Legion.</p> <p>The Alliance Tournament entrants will be announced on April 26th and the first round will begin on June 5th. The tournment will be covered by <a href="http://eve-online.tv/">EVE TV</a> and various in-game radio stations. Check out the <a href="http://www.eveonline.com/events/alliances/tournament/t8/format.asp">Alliance Tournament page</a> for more details.</p> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:05:20 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=21853 <p>At GDC 2010, we had the opportunity to speak with one of the CCP leaders to learn more about our new planetary affairs, and you can discover those secrets with us by watching our EVE Online preview video! Just keep your eyes moving past the break to explore all the new information.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=21853">View in full...</a> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:33:25 -0000 http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=21663 <p style="text-align: left;">Combat won't be enabled on these planets in Tyrannis, but that's coming in future expansions to connect EVE with <a href="http://www.zam.com/game.html?game=288" target="_blank">DUST 514</a>. You can read more about Tyrannis after the jump.</p><br/><a href="http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=21663">View in full...</a> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:53:07 -0000