Eve Online
A single-universe space MMORPG with player-driven economy and warfare.
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In Eve Online, a single, persistent game world hosts players who participate in unplanned economic rivalry, armed conflict, and political maneuvering.[1] Players can explore 7,800 star systems within the game, which is famous for its vast scope and intricate player-driven interactions.[2][1]
Making and release
Eve Online was developed and published by Fenris Creations.[2] From May to December 2003, it was published by Simon & Schuster Interactive in North America and by Crucial Entertainment in the United Kingdom.[3] After that period, CCP purchased the rights and began self-publishing via digital distribution.[3] A January 22, 2008 announcement confirmed that Steam would begin distributing Eve Online.[3]
Atari brought a boxed retail version of the game back to store shelves on March 10, 2009.[3] By February 2013, the subscriber count for Eve Online had surpassed 500,000.[3] A restricted free-to-play option for Eve Online was introduced on November 11, 2016.[3]
What the cited sources add
The EVE Universe account describes the Caldari State as a nation built on corporate capitalism, run by eight megacorporations that divide territory between themselves.[4] The same source notes that the corporate-controlled marriage system segregates members of opposing genders, and same-sex marriage is neither recognized nor legal within Caldari borders.[4] The "Jove" page explains that the Jove revealed themselves to all races of the core empires in AD 23192, a couple of years after mutual contact was established between the Amarr, Caldari, Gallente, and Minmatar.[5] The "Minmatar" page reports that the Amarr stabilized a rebellion by establishing the Ammatar Mandate, a puppet state nominally ruled by the collaborating Nefantar tribe.[6]
That source also states that the Starkmanir Tribe was considered lost for centuries until a surviving population was discovered in YC110.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Eve Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Savage, "The 50 most important PC games of all time", January 18, 2016; Pitcher, "Eve Online's Bloodbath of B-R5RB cost up to $330,000", Polygon, 2014; Takahashi, "Eve Online exhibit to become a permanent fixture at New York's Museum of Modern Art", 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eve Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Drain, "EVE Evolved: EVE's Odyssey expansion could be incredible", Massively, March 31, 2013; CCP Games, "Patch Notes For Rhea", eveonline.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eve Online" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: CCP Games, "CCP Games Press Release: New Release Date for Eve Online: The Second Genesis Announced", ccpgames.com, March 6, 2003; "EVE Online hits another milestone", Eurogamer.net, 2003-03-27; CCP Games, "CCP Games Press Release: Eve Online Available for Download", ccpgames.com; "Eve Online Puts the MMO in Steam", January 22, 2008; Gamasutra, "News article "Atari Signs EVE Online Retail Deal"", gamasutra.com; Macdonald, "EVE Online Passes Half a Million Subscribers", IGN, February 28, 2013; "eve-online-is-now-free-to-play", November 16, 201 en.wikipedia.org
- "Caldari", EVE Universe. facts only, no text reused. universe.eveonline.com
- "Jove", EVE Universe. facts only, no text reused. universe.eveonline.com
- "Minmatar", EVE Universe. facts only, no text reused. universe.eveonline.com
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- Wikipedia: Eve Online (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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