Fin: 23 juin 2016

Every year, thousands of people disappear into the vastness of space. Some simply venture out too far and lose their way. Others are abducted by pirates and sold into slavery, their identities irrevocably erased. Others still may suffer more mysterious fates.

For many, these disappearances are a fact of life - an inescapable consequence of living amoung the stars. But Pranav Antal, leader of the technologically progressive enclave Utopia, is unwilling to simply accept such losses. The simguru, as he is known, has launched a campaign to gather exploration data with the aim of discovering why so many of those who traverse the depths of space vanish.

\"The purpose of this campaign is to acquire concrete information about those disappearances so we can do more to prevent them. But I must stress that even if we are able to locate missing individuals, it is likely that they will be too far from our base of operations to make rescue possible. This is an intelligence-gathering operation only.\"

Utopian representatives have promised to reward pilots who deliver exploration data to Terry Port in the Garaoku system. The campaign begins on the 16th of June 3302 and will run for one week.

To be eligible for rewards you must sign up as an active participant before delivering Exploration Data to Terry Port in the Garoku system.

Top 10 CMDRs:18,374,300 CR Top 10%: 15,206,400 CR Top 25%: 10,137,600 CR Top 50%: 5,068,800 CR Top 75%: 2,534,400 CR Top 99%: 500,000 CR

Fin: 23 juin 2016

Week 3 of the Dangerous Games: Wildcard Competition...

Progress: Stand 22.06.2016 7:30 Uhr

BBS 1.420.148 - 764 AA 2.148.727 - 800 EGP 5.920.455 - 1457 UGC 2.833.342 - 691 WoJ 1.323.338 - 676

Fin: 16 juin 2016

The first stage of the Dangerous Games 'Wildcard' competition is over, and the second is about to begin. For this heat, pilots have been asked to head to the Bjorti system and deploy their hardpoints for a bounty-hunting contest. The faction that accumulates the most bounty vouchers during the week-long event will be declared the winner.

The Dangerous Games Wildcard competition will run for a total of three weeks, and the victor will go on to vie for the right to be recognised as an official power.

RES sites in system: Borti 1 D, 754 Ls from main star: HAZ-RES, HI-RES & RES Others near gas giant @ 2K Ls - details to follow

Fin: 16 juin 2016

Those who have explored the trade routes of Wolf 1301 will recall 'wolf fesh', a popular psychoactive drug produced in the system. Although originally legal, when control of the system changed last year the drug was banned, and production was immediately halted. Wolf fesh disappeared from galactic trade routes almost overnight.

But now it seems that the drug is about to make a return. Notorious crime syndicate the Crom Silver Boys, known for targeting traders and miners from their secret base in the Crom system, claims to have procured the secret recipe for the drug, and has announced plans to produce a new variant.

The organisation has already stockpiled the necessary common ingredients, but to begin production it needs a quantity of rarer elements found only in other narcotics. The Crom Silver Boys have therefore placed an open order for the requisite intoxicants, and have promised to reward those who deliver the following to Walheim Enterprise in the Herthe system:

Aganippe Rush Geawen Dance Dust Tarach Spice Terra Mater Blood Bores Waters of Shintara

Most of the requested commodities are illegal in Herthe, and the system's security forces have vowed to interdict and search any suspicious vessels. The Crom Silver Boys have advised pilots participating in the operation to exercise caution.

Jimmy 'Ice Pick' Falcone, spokeperson for the Crom Silver Boys, was asked why the operation was not taking place in the Crom system, where the new drug will be produced. In response, Falcone said:

«Only a trusted few are allowed into Crom. We are giving new pilots a chance to prove themselves worthy by smuggling illegal goods into Herthe.»

The campaign begins on the 9th of June 3302 and will run for one week. If the final target is met earlier than planned, the campaign will end immediately.

AA Single Top Commander - 41,513,472 A Top 10% - 27,675,648 B Top 25% - 20,756,736 C Top 50% - 13,837,824 D Top 75% - 5,189,184 E Top 99% - 1,000,000

Fin: 9 juin 2016

The galaxy is home to countless factions, some boasting thousands of members and others comprising only a handful of individuals. Some exist to serve the galactic community, while others follow more antagonistic dogmas. For almost every creed in human space, there is a corresponding faction.

Recent reports indicate that the largest of these factions have gained such significant levels of power and influence that they are on the cusp of being recognized as powers in their own right. This development coincides with mounting speculation that the empire of Pirate Lord Archon Delaine, once the most formidable power in the Pegasi Sector, is on the brink of collapse.

With a paradigm shift looming, the largest of the galaxy's factions have taken the unprecedented step of organising a semi-official competition for the right to be recognised as an official power. The name of this competition? The Dangerous Games.

Trinity Avon, a reporter for The Sovereign, elaborated on the nature of the event:

\"There are five factions competing in the Dangerous Games: the Alliance Elite Diplomatic Corps, the Border Coalition, GalCop, the Interstellar Communist Union and the Social Eleu Progressive Party. Between June and July 3302, these groups will participate in a series of community campaigns, giving the galaxy's independent pilots a chance to support their chosen faction.\"

But these will not be the only factions taking part. With the start of the event still some weeks away, a number of smaller factions have begun competing for their chance to participate in the Dangerous Games. In the coming weeks, these factions will attempt to rally Commanders to their respective causes through a series of community-oriented events. Whichever faction successfully dominates its rivals in these 'Wildcard' events will enter the Dangerous Games, competing for the right to join the ranks of the galaxy's most powerful.

The first Wildcard event requires pilots to fire up their mining lasers and gather gold for their chosen faction. The f