EVE Online has published the first ever economic newsletter for an MMO!

CCP Lead Economist Dr. Eyjólfur "DrEyjoG" Guðmundsson has published the very first quarterly economic newsletter. It is, in fact, the first report of its kind for any virtual world. Chocked full of facts, figures and charts, no self-respecting starship pilot should pass up this chance to learn more about the inner workings of the EVE economy, market trends and other essential data.

It is indeed filled with all that informative information that will now be argued on the official forums for hundreds of years.

So it was a crazy weekend from what I'm hearing! So here's a list of the coverage so far!

Official EVE thread.
Devlog of the event.

And, GamesIndustry has a writeup about EVE:Trinity, the new expansion coming out.

Trinity, the latest expansion for space-based MMO Eve Online - from Iceland's CCP Games - will be released during the first week of December.

The patch, which contains a massive graphical overhaul to the game – in which over 500 ships have been completely re-drawn from scratch – will be made available for free, as with CCP's other Eve expansions.

The news was released at this year's FanFest, which saw a record 1000 people attend the event in Reykjavik, and featured lectures, panel discussions, roundtables, tournaments and stage shows.

Hope everyone is recovering from FanFest quite nicely! See you in game!

In a rather large announcement that went unnoticed by many, EVE Online is bringing in multi-OS support in their upcoming patch!

This update, Revelations 2.3, contains formal support for Mac OS X and Linux. It also includes a few fixes for all platforms. Stay tuned for the release notes.

The next expansion, EVE Online: Revelations III (codename "Kali 3"), was renamed to EVE Online: Trinity because we had to postpone factional warfare due to lack of time and resources.

So Trinity is Revelations III, not including factional warfare, but with drone improvements, heat improvements, EVE Voice improvements, tons of bug fixes, a new graphics engine and new art content.

Please note that Trinity (the expansion) contains Trinity v2 (the graphics engine; v2 not II). This renaming was never going to cause any problems...

(It's not been decided what the expansion containing factional warfare will be called. The codename is currently "Kali 4", it might be called Revelations III, Revelations IV or something completely different.)

Hopefully we'll see this same sort of support industry wide!

It's Fan Fest time!

Join us at the top of the world for the ultimate party: the 2007 Fanfest, held in our hometown of Reykjavik, Iceland. This is the best experience of EVE Online: your chance to meet the people behind the avatars in person, including friends and foes alike from the battlefield, plus the CCP Devs. Catch an inside glimpse of what's in store for EVE; participate in live PVP and CCG tournaments versus other pilots; and, if you dare, venture out into the world-renown Reykjavik nightlife afterwards!

Today begins the many crazed festivites!  So if you're having fun over there, or want to discuss the goings on, head on over to our EVE forums!

EVE Online has some new screen shots of their upcoming expansion, Trinity!

We are so excited about our next expansion, EVE Online: Trinity, we have to show it off. Don’t be fooled by the sleek lines and sheer beauty of these ships. Trinity is not just a pretty face. It’s absolutely bursting at the seams with new content: agent missions, combat advancements, Tech II ships and more. We’ll unveil the full list when we debut the Trinity Features page (similar to the Revelations II Features page) but until then, feel free to stare at the images below, courtesy of the graphics update that’s at the core of Trinity, with wanton lust. Unlike other notable hotties (i.e. Jennifer Garner and Jessica Alba), these will be within your grasp soon™.

Be sure not to drool on your keyboard!

EVE Online is once again offering their Power of Two special, but only until November 4th!

Be the captain of your very own fleet and master of your own destiny! Current EVE Online subscribers may purchase a second account and get the first six months for a reduced price. Log in and follow the link to take advantage of this special, but hurry! This offer ends November 4th.

Stock up on Quafe and hit the skies people!

We are 6 days out from this years EVE Fanfest, and the official EVE site has announced a charity event being held during the festivities! The silent auction will benefit Child's Play.

At Fanfest this year we’ll be holding a silent auction with all proceeds going to support Child’s Play, a charity founded by Penny Arcade. The goal of Child’s Play is to improve the lives of hospitalized children and their families worldwide with toys, books, craft materials and games. 100% of everything donated goes directly to the program; there are no administrative fees or charges.

To place your bid, head over to the Fanfest Silent Auction page! Among the prizes is a tour of the CCP Office in Reykjavik but of course we will have other great prizes as well.

Discussion of this news item may be found in this forum thread.

The auction page doesn't give to many details, but best of luck to everyone who enters!

Information on the new Tech 2 ships available with the upcoming Revelations 3, now dubbed Trinity, expansion has finally been released.  In a dev blog by CCP Fendahl the ship bonuses and stats are revelaed for the new Electronics Warfare Frigates, Heavy Interdictors, Black Ops and Marauder class ships.

Read all about it in the latest dev blog.

Revelations 2.2 brings a new capitol, lots of ship adjustments and the much talked about nos changes.