Enter the EVE Universe, where intergalactic conflict among immortal spaceship pilots has spilled from the vast, empty expanse of space onto the surfaces of the planets themselves. These ground conflicts are waged in the battle zones of DUST 514, where you, the boots on the ground, are empowered to take the war effort to a whole new level. As a mercenary in DUST 514, you are the frontline against other intrepid soldiers of fortune. At your disposal you have a large arsenal of weaponry and a range of vehicle classes, from ground-based light attack vehicles and heavy attack vehicles, to imposing aerial-based dropships.

In this video, you’ll see how vehicle classes provide a rock-solid foundation for exploring specialized roles. As your persona in DUST 514 progresses, you have the choice of unlocking advanced vehicle variants that fill unique roles on the battlefield. Some of these include Logistical Dropships to provide a support presence on the battlefield, and Marauder HAVs, which are well-rounded armored units that pack a punch while maintaining a fair amount of damage protection.

Excited for DUST? So are we.It seems we're not the only ones though.

CCP has teamed up with PSU to bring you a DUST 514 contest where you can win some sweet gear. Categories include "Best Moment", Artwork and best DUST 514 meme.

Head on over to PSU for more details and to enter. Good Luck!

With the weekend over, we now have the results of the first round of the DUST 514 Testers Tournament:

EU:
Seraphim Initiative. - W: 3 | L: 0
Zion TCD - W: 3 | L: 0
The Southern Legion - W: 2 | L: 1
What The French Beta - W: 2 | L: 1
Grupo de Asalto Chacal - W: 1 | L: 2
ON THE BRINK - W: 1 | L: 2
Up 4 Anything - W: 0 | L: 3
MAPHIA CLAN W: 0 | L: 3

NA:
ROFL House - W: 3 | L: 0
Imperfects - W: 3 | L: 0
SyNergy Gaming - W: 2 | L: 1
Kill 'em Quick - W: 2 | L: 1
Planetary Response Organisation - W: 1 | L: 2
Anonymous Killers Corp. - W: 1 | L: 2
OSG Planetary Operations - W: 0 | L: 3
SHADOW MERCENARY CORPS INC. - W: 0 | L: 3

With these results, we now have the following matchups for next week's quarter finals:

Seraphim Initiative. VS What the French Beta

The Southern Legion VS Zion TCD

ROFL House VS Kill 'em Quick

SyNergy Gaming VS Imperfects

Well done to all the teams that made it though to the quarter finals, and good luck in your upcoming matches!

Dust 514 can be daunting. Overwhelming, even. Let this video explain everything and bring you up to speed.

That's right, folks.  CCP has just announced the first of what should be many awesome tournaments in the years to come for DUST 514!

Those involved in the closed beta testing can check out information on how to apply, rules, and the awesome prizes  by clicking this nifty link right here.

Can your corporation beat out the rest and come on top?

Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton may have given away DUST 514's launch window. The EVE Online shooter sidequel has been slated for a 2012 release for some time now, but developer CCP has remained coy regarding the details.

During a recent FOX Business interview, Tretton said the sci-fi title is "coming out next month."

"We've got a five year road map with a whole load of things we'd love to put into Dust"

Jonathan Lander, executive producer for EVE Online at CCP, has explained that new first-person shooter Dust 514 has a five-year roadmap, and enough development ideas to live for another 20 years.

"Our plan is that we want in another ten years to be having 'EVE is 20' and 'Dust is 10' [events]" he told GamesIndustry International, when asked if the online game would live beyond this console cycle.

"The whole way that we're doing our development process is so that we can push out expansions on a regular basis. We're not going to ship a unit and then in six months it's off the shelves and people have stopped playing it."

The game is a PlayStation 3 exclusive and is part of the massive and persistent EVE Online universe, with players in both games able to join forces and work together.

"We've got a five-year road map with a whole load of things we'd love to put into Dust. We've got crazy ideas that will take us through another 20 years of development," promised Lander.

He praised Sony's involvement in the project so far, which has allowed CCP to ensure that the game will offer the same connected and persistent play as EVE Online, the PC title that will celebrate its tenth birthday next year.

Click here to read the rest of the article on "gameindustry.biz"

The United Pwnage Service is a friendly and diverse community of hundreds of German speaking players, mainly concentrating on first person shooters on Playstation 3. We offer unforgettable online fun to every gamer with a headset. If you're looking for a relaxed online experience using teamplay and tactics, you'll find like-minded friends with us.

It doesn't matter if you're a casual or top-ranked competitive player - you can always count on our teams. Our divisions are well organized and we adhere to our clan codex. We maintain an extensive forum with countless advice for all of our official clan games and more. In addition we're present on Facebook and YouTube. There's even a 24/7 chatroom on Skype, a fan shop with clan merchandise, and we have our own spawn at the annual Gamescom, including an after-show party.

About UPS New Eden

Following the closed beta of DUST514, the United Pwnage Service has preliminarily opened our "New Eden" division, already counting more than twenty DUST soldiers. For the official launch we're looking for a couple more DUST mercenaries and EVE pilots who want to conquer the universe with us - and have a lot of fun doing so.

As a mercenary or pilot with the United Pwnage Service you can look forward to:

• everything from casual to pro gaming, in high-sec, low-sec or null-sec, in DUST or EVE

• German speaking, down-to-earth members with headset (in-game and Teamspeak 3)

• membership in the [ROFL] RISE of LEGION alliance, with hundreds of battle-hardened DUST players

• protection of our interests around the clock, activity in all time-zones with internationally operating corporations

• an academy in German, personalized training events and a career system for fun and profit

• being a part of a huge community of German speaking gamers for the online gaming time of your life

We're looking forward to your application: become a member of UPS New Eden!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: We do accept only applicants who speak German, suffice for basic game-related comms. We do not care where you live, which nationality you have, or whatever.

As you know, the beta is in full swing and most people who have taken a keen interest in Dust 514 have probably had the opportunity to play it by now.

Due to the NDA (non-disclosure agreement ) we are unable to go into much detail about the content or progress of the beta. But what we can tell you is that Dust 514 beta corporations are currently being formed.

To aid the Dust 514 community we have decided to offer a bit of free advertising here on dust514.org for anyone wanting to get a jump start on corporate recruitment.

To be considered for your free advert please submit the following to this thread on the official dust 514 forums:

• A headline - 50 Characters or less, including spaces.
• A banner/advert image measuring 716px wide and no more than 400px tall.
• Up to 1500 words describing your corporation or alliance.

** Update, original link was to an old thread that got auto locked. It has now been fixed (my bad!) **