If you're at all interested in byzantine combat mechanics, a robust player-run economy, or blowing apart pretty spaceships, you might want to consider freeing up some time in your schedule around March 10. The ever-expanding sci-fi MMO EVE Online is set to receive its tenth expansion, dubbed EVE Online: Apocrypha.
The launch date coincides with EVE's return to brick-and-mortar stores, courtesy of a partnership with Atari. In addition to introducing vast new tracts of explorable space via Wormholes, and modular, customizable ships, the developers at CCP will be revamping the New Player Experience, firing yet another salvo in their fight to convince the general public that there's quite a bit of fun to be had in EVE – once you get past the treacherously steep learning curve.
The official EVE wiki, EVElopedia, is also being touted as a resource to send new players off in the right direction, and the standing 14-day trial offer is always on hand, so the hesitant can at least see what all the fuss is about.
Apocrypha will be free, like all of EVE's expansions, and will be available for the Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you're interested in MMOs and haven't yet fallen victim to the Lich King's cold embrace, you're seriously running out of reasons to not at least give EVE a shot.
EVE Online: Apocrypha Uncovers A New Version Of The Universe Itself [EVE Online]
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