Free expansion lets players harvest planets and manage their characters from anywhere

The official feature site for the upcoming EVE Online Tyrannis expansion is now live. The new site is a great place to get in-depth coverage on all the exciting new features for EVE's free expansion coming May 18th.

The biggest feature is the new ability to mine planets for their valuable resources. Mining is so important that new skills have been created for those wishing to capitalize on the lucrative mining opportunities. Planetary Interaction will also be the first peek into seeing how EVE Online will interact with its ambitious sister MMO, Dust 514.

The other big addition is EVE Gate, which lets players manage their characters, contacts, EVE mail and EVE calandar from any computer with an internet connection. EVE Online doesn't even need to be installed on the computer. It's a way to make EVE Online more accessible and give players the ability to communicate with each other outside of the game.

Check out more at the EVE Online Tyrannis website.