Move over, fancy cosmetics and exclusive ships, because CCP Games just unveiled the most metal way to immortalize yourself in New Eden: The Blood Tome. That’s right, at EVE Fanfest 2026, you can donate a literal drop of your life essence to become part of gaming history—or at least part of a very goth-looking manuscript.
This isn’t just some cheeky marketing stunt where they print your username on a banner. Oh no, this is a full-blown archival project called “The Capsuleer Edda,” where your blood gets mixed into ink and then used to write an actual vellum manuscript. You’ll be immortalized alongside the great capsuleers of New Eden—probably sitting next to the guy who betrayed his entire alliance for a handful of ISK.
Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CCP’s CEO, said it best: “EVE isn’t just a game, it’s a *lived experience*.” Which apparently means that after 22 years of backstabbing, scamming, and full-scale intergalactic warfare, the logical next step is to siphon your blood and make it part of the lore. Because nothing says “commitment to the cause” like letting a stranger jab your finger at a convention.
Here’s how it works: register before April 2, 2026, show up at Fanfest, and let a registered medical professional take a tiny blood sample—just a finger prick, no need to channel your inner Nosferatu. Then, the good folks at deCODE Genetics (because of course Iceland’s top genetics company is involved) will sterilize, pool, and treat your blood to ensure it’s safe. Finally, it gets turned into ink and slathered onto archival-quality vellum.
Two master manuscripts will be created: one for permanent storage (probably locked in a vault guarded by angry Goonswarm members) and one for museum tours, so future generations can marvel at how dedicated EVE players are—or question their sanity.
And if you’re thinking, “Wait, what if I don’t want to bleed for my hobby?”—don’t worry, you can still attend Fanfest and enjoy all the spaceship drama without the finger prick. But let’s be honest, if you’ve spent years mining asteroids and plotting corporate espionage, what’s one more drop of blood?
So, ready to leave your mark on New Eden in the most literal way possible? Register now, because nothing says “I’ve made it in EVE” like being part of a blood-inked historical document. Just try not to think too hard about what happens if someone spills coffee on it.
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