EVE Online New Launch in Japan and China

EVE Online is a captivating, open-ended gaming experience in which hundreds of thousands of players compete within the same virtual cosmic universe for riches, power, glory and adventure. EVEplayers can create and live out their most virtuous or sinister dreams, piloting starships through a futuristic galaxy featuring a sophisticated player-run economy and thousands of solar systems rife with treasures to be discovered. CCP and Nexon have announced a localized Japanese version of EVE Online will hit Japan on March 28.

Japanese players will now be able to play against 400,000 global subscribers from around the world via CCP’s Tranquility server.The news follows CCP’s recent announcement to distribute EVE Online in mainland China.

While the Icelandic developer will continue to offer ‘gameplay related customer support’ to their Japanese players, Japanese gaming firm Nexon will take care of billing and local marketing.