This month another chapter in EVE's long and bloody history came to an abrupt end as two players conspired to pull off the biggest political betrayal and theft of assets in the game's history.īut the real story began over a year earlier, with clandestine discussions between a thief and his spymaster at a restaurant in the capital of Iceland, and it finishes far outside the game world, with threats of real life violence.
From record-breaking heists and scams to public assassinations and spy infiltrations, New Eden has been home to some incredible tales of espionage, theft, and political intrigue. It seems every time sci-fi MMO EVE Online is in the news, it's because someone has been screwed over in the most spectacular way imaginable.