EVE Vanguard Opens New Eden’s Ground War to Founders from $15 on 10 November

Become an immortal Warclone with permanent access through full release and a role in shaping the road to Steam Early Access

LONDON, England – 29 October 2026 – Fenris Creations today invited players to take New Eden’s empire conflict to the ground in EVE Vanguard, revealing Founder’s Packs starting at $15 USD and a roadmap towards Steam Early Access in Q3 2027. The in-development extraction-adventure FPS opens live 24/7 paid alpha access on PC through the EVE Launcher on 10 November 2026 at 11:00 UTC, alongside EVE Online: Fractured Skies and the first permanent connection between the two games.

November’s alpha expands EVE Vanguard’s extraction-adventure gameplay with three new maps spanning New Eden’s security levels, deeper weapon progression and the Gallente BR-60 Battle Rifle. A refreshed new-player journey, new Vanguard Suit and improvements to movement and combat build on the experience as players develop their Warclone’s arsenal between deployments.

Founder’s Packs and Access

Founder’s Packs begin at $15 USD. Every pack includes a Resonant Key and the same Deployment-Ready Bundle of weapons, grenades and gear, with additional contents available at higher tiers:

Resonant Pack ($15): Includes permanent access through the EVE Launcher into full release, plus the Deployment-Ready Bundle of weapons, grenades and gear, the Keshik M247 Tier-2 blueprint and a support crafter program blueprint. Every Founder’s Pack includes this access and the same Deployment-Ready Bundle.
Contraband Packs ($30 each): Drawing on the mercenary corporations Circle of Huskarl, Crux Special Tasks Group, Amarr Templars and Zumari Force Projection. Each includes a Resonant Key, its corporation’s skin line for all four weapons, an empire weapon charm and a weapon or equipment blueprint.
Fulcrum Pack ($100): Includes a Resonant Key, all 16 weapon skins, all four faction emblems, all faction blueprints and the Banshee M247, a faction variant weapon available for purchase only during Founder Access.
Legacy Pack ($514): Includes everything in the Fulcrum Pack, an exclusive Avalon weapon emblem, VIP Discord access, a video call with the development team, the player’s name in the lore and a ticket to EVE Fanfest 2027. Its $514 price pays tribute to DUST 514, whose veteran mercenaries first took New Eden’s wars to the ground. The four corporations behind the Contraband Packs also draw on that shared history.

“The saga of the Warclone began with DUST. It continues with Vanguard. Founders will be the first on the ground and write the next chapter with us. Welcome back, mercs. Let’s finish what we started.” said Snorri Árnason, Executive Producer of the EVE Universe.

“EVE players know what it means to fight for something that lasts beyond a single battle. We want Warclones to feel that same connection to New Eden, with friends flying above them and a reason to care about what happens on the ground,” said Scott Davis, Game Director for EVE Vanguard. “This is still an alpha (bugs included), and there is a lot for us to build. Joining now means helping us shape that experience as we develop it”

Launching alongside EVE Online: Fractured Skies on 10 November, the alpha also establishes the first 24/7 connection between the two games. Warclones complete jobs that generate additional campaign sites appearing in highsec and lowsec space, with EVE Online’s capsuleers securing them to obtain valuable rewards – including items that contribute to Military Campaigns.

In Q2 2027, Warclones will be able to enlist in Factional Warfare and aid their chosen empire’s Conquest, extending their role in the conflict shared with EVE Online. EVE Vanguard’s alpha marks the start of ongoing live development, with Founders helping shape its evolution through regular play and feedback as the team works towards Steam Early Access, with roadmap dates and features subject to change. The EVE Vanguard paid alpha is available exclusively through the EVE Launcher, until its planned Steam Early Access release in Q3 2027.

Players can join the EVE Vanguard Discord to follow progress, find a squad and share their experiences. EVE Vanguard press materials are available here.

About EVE Vanguard®

EVE Vanguard is an in-development extraction-adventure FPS for PC set in the universe of EVE Online. Players deploy as technologically immortal Warclones onto hostile planetary surfaces to complete high-risk missions, secure resources, battle rival players and hostile forces, and build strength between deployments through persistent progression. Player actions will contribute to an evolving conflict across New Eden. Live 24/7 paid alpha access begins on 10 November 2026 through the EVE Launcher, with the game planned to enter beta through Steam Early Access in Q3 2027.

About EVE Online®

EVE Online (PC/Mac) is a compelling, community-driven sci-fi MMO game where players can build and pilot a wide variety of spaceships, traverse vast solar systems for free, and choose their own path from countless options, experiencing space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry, and a sophisticated player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox. EVE is a captivating game in which hundreds of thousands of players compete for riches, power, glory, and adventure, forging their own destinies in a single thriving universe.

About Fenris Creations

Fenris Creations is an independent video game developer headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland, with studios in London and Shanghai. Founded in 1997 as CCP Games on the principle of pushing the envelope and breaking new ground at every level, the company is on a mission to create virtual worlds more meaningful than real life. With the launch of EVE Online in May 2003, the studio established itself as a pioneer of massively multiplayer online games, earning critical acclaim worldwide for its single-shard universe, player-driven economy, and emergent gameplay. Fenris Creations continues to build deep, persistent virtual worlds designed to evolve over decades in close partnership with their communities.

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