EVE Online's In-Game Browser Is Being Removed In October

CCP announced yesterday that EVE Online's in-game browser will be removed in early October—the exact target date as of this time is October 11th. The reason for the removal is thus: "Browsers advance at an incredible speed and maintaining them and keeping whatever browser is in the client up to date takes a lot of effort." The gap between the announcement and the actual removal is intended to allow third-party developers to switch their in-game browser plugins over to CREST or an external browser.

As of today, the client will handle links the standard way by asking if you're sure you want to open the link in an external browser. The in-game browser has not been removed yet, but it will not be the standard way to open links any longer.

The announcement ends with the following statement: "We are aware that this will have a negative impact on some player’s experience but it is also something we feel is necessary to ensure the safety of users using our client." While the in-game browser may have been convenient, it seems that keeping it up to date and secure was taking too many resources away from further development of the game.