Katee Sackhoff, the actress best know for her role as Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on Battlestar: Galactica, will be lending her voice talents to CCP's EVE Valkyrie

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Sackhoff made the announcement via her Twitter account . On the game's official website, she is quoted as having said, "the first time I played EVE: Valkyrie I immediately knew I had to be a part of it. Even with the roles I have played, it is the closest I have ever felt to being a real spaceship pilot. It is a truly transformative video game experience."The announcement coincides with Fanfest 2014, currently underway in Reykjavik, Iceland through the weekend. Fanfest is the annunal convention held to bring players together in a "massive celebration of the virtual world of EVE Online."During the keynote address at Fanfest, it was also announced that EVE Valkyrie is moving away from the Unity graphics engine and will instead be using Unreal Engine 4.IGN is at Fanfest, and will be reporting more details as they become available.

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