EVE Online Goes Retail With Atari

CCP Games announced today that, together with Atari, EVE Online will be given a retail release. The retail version of the game is planned for March 2009. The box would include the game and an additional 60 days of subscription as well as all previous expansions. All future expansions will continue to be free, as they have previously been.

“Intrepid pioneering is the very foundation upon which EVE Online was built and our digital publishing strategy is an example of how innovation has been a key factor in our success. With Atari, we have found a like-minded partner and a premiere brand that is not only strong globally but also shares our vision in how retail and online services can reinforce each other,” said Hilmar Veigar Petursson, CEO of CCP. “This partnership comes at a great time in the history of EVE where, through a series of technical breakthroughs, we are able to support a vast increase in the number of concurrent players in our single shard persistent world.”

Find out more about EVE Online at the official website!