Cross-platform synergy! That's what CCP's Dust 514 is all about, so it's no surprise that the PS Vita is joining the EVE Online action. The "Neocom" is a free companion app for the Vita that lets you interact with various aspects of the Dust 514 world.

"There's no direct gameplay," CCP's Cameron Payne explained. But "it brings all the customization, community, and commerce features onto the Vita... You can interact with battles, purchase items on the market, play around with your dropsuit or vehicle and then save it so you can use it on PS3."

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EVE Online players have nothing to fear from microtransactions, the MMO's player-elected liason body, the Council of Stellar Management, has decided following an emergency meeting with developer CCP Games. The world of Internet spaceships became an unhappy place last month after leaked internal documents fanned upset over microtransaction items, suggesting that CCP planned to sell items giving distinct in-game advantages for EVE and future games.

"We are convinced that CCP has no plans to introduce any game-affecting virtual goods, only pure vanity items such as clothing and ship skins," CSM chair 'The Mittani' has written in a joint statement with CCP. The developer shared its plans with the CSM under non-disclosure agreements, and apparently all's well in Iceland. Read more »