by Stacy Jones on Apr 17, 2010
There are a couple of significant EVE Online announcements today. First, the next Fanfest has been announced and will be held from March 24th-March 26th, 2011 at the Laugardalshöll Convention Center in Reykjavik, Iceland. CCP Fallout explained the decision to have Fanfest in March, citing one of the major reasons being that it will allow the team to focus on Incarna, EVE's largest expansion to date.
Why March, and why in 2011? During his keynote speech at Fanfest 2008, CCP Hellmar shared his desire to hold Fanfest earlier in the year since the end-of-year Fanfests have often presented logistical challenges for both the fans and CCP. After careful consideration and research, we determined that March would be the best option for everyone. Travel and hotel costs should be lower since it's outside the tourist season, and we will be able to give players more detail on our myriad projects, sharing more of our future plans (totalhelldeath!). Above all, this will let us focus on Incarna - EVE's largest expansion project to date. We're sure you'll be blown away by what you'll see.
CCP also announced the launch of the EVE Online: Tyrannis feature page in preparation for the expansion's May 18th launch. The new page offers an overview of the expansion features, screenshots, details, backstory, and much more.