The key features will launch in January following two patches.

CCP is known for publishing two EVE Online expansions per year, but it looks like Incursion will have to be split up into parts to guarantee that it meets the company's standards. CCP Zulu outlines the team's launch plans for Incursion in his newest dev blog:

1. Release a first-step patch with a collection of player requested improvements November 30.
2. Release a second-step patch before Christmas (Only Santa knows what will be in this patch!)
3. Release key features of this expansion such as the Incarna Character Creator and Sansha Incursions in January 2011

Zulu goes on to list all of the updates that could be included in the Nov. 30 patch, such as 80 new story line courier missions, Rocket balancing, Tech 2 ammo balancing and more. The tentative list is massive, so be sure to check out in the full dev blog entry for more details.