There has been a huge scandal brewing over at the EVE Online official site. It is long and complicated, but basically, developers who played the game revealed themselves to be developers, and illicitly helped their friends within the game. You can get the entire story by reading the thread, but suffice to say, it is bad.

Travelling to Reykjavik, Iceland, Stratics Central attended this year's EVE Fanfaire. The piece discusses the recently announced CCP-White Wolf merger, EVE: The Second Genesis, and drunken hijinks. Check it out.

EVE Online developer CCP and Card Based RPG publisher White Wolf have announced that they will be merging into one company. No word on how this will affect EVE Online, or if any new titles will be planned. Click read more for the full info.

PRESS RELEASE

Iceland and Atlanta, GA, USA - November 11, 2006 - CCP hf. and White Wolf Publishing, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The creators of the single largest persistent online role-playing world and the world's second-largest developer of offline role-playing, strategy and collectable card games will create the industry's largest independent Virtual World developer. CCP is the publisher and developer of EVE Online, the world's largest virtual gaming universe. White Wolf is the creator of some of the world's most recognized role-playing titles including: World of Darkness (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage) and Exalted. The combined company will introduce new online and offline gaming products across the science-fiction, horror, and fantasy genres.

CCP has updated the EVE Online Fanfest 2006 webpage with more information about the tournament prizes, roundtable discussions and other events as well as a Fanfest FAQ. Check out the new info if you plan to attend.