CCP Games announces EVE Frontier, a space survival game tie-in with EVE Online, the ruthless space MMORPG. An Official Teaser Trailer called Awake Eternally is here with a first look, saying that "Founder Access" is coming soon. The EVE Frontier Website is accepting signups from those interested in future testing. In 2022 CCP said it had "no plans to add blockchain technology into EVE Online’s global server." But this is the project revealed in March as a blockchain game with the working title Project Awakening. They seem sheepish about this, which makes sense in light of attitudes toward crypto gaming, and the blockchain is not mentioned in the announcement press release. It is mentioned once way at the bottom of this post, which is funny since it says "it is important for us to be transparent about this." The spin is that blockchain tech will put even more of the game under player control:

With all players on one single-shard server, death and opportunity lurk in equal measure. Awareness is power: your skill as a pilot and strategic choices determine the outcome of every encounter, whether you favor hit-and-run tactics, stealth, or all-out warfare. Exploit the Frontier’s natural resources to upgrade your ship with vital technology and acquire new capabilities. Obtain fuel, the lifeblood of your journey, to power your travel as you overcome its dangers. A community-driven and dynamic economy allows you to create custom currencies, establish markets, and trade assets, services, and reputation in a truly open environment.

Rebuild civilization from its ashes by using Smart Assemblies, an open-ended platform, to construct and program infrastructure within space. Expand your influence through defenses, trading posts and multiple types of functionality, each imbued with a programmable layer that links the world of the Frontier to the real world outside of it. Develop your own ideas or address the needs of others: from mission systems to private economies, Smart Assemblies unlocks third-party development with a toolkit for creators to build beyond a virtual world.