Mobile EVE Online Spin-Off EVE Echoes To Start Closed Alpha Later This Month In Selected Regions
EVE Online mobile spin-off EVE: Echoes on August 26th. Testing will run for four weeks and will conclude on Friday, September 20th.
“EVE Echoes is a next-gen mobile MMO game based upon hallmark EVE Online design principles, coming to iOS and Android. In EVE Echoes, players will be able to forge their own path to glory within a massive sandbox environment and forge alliances with other pilots from across the galaxy to shape the game’s persistent universe.”
EVE Echoes will run on NetEase’s proprietary NeoX graphics engine and, like EVE Online, will feature stunning space environments and planets designed by C Games. The game will be set in a parallel universe of New Eden with game mechanics inspired by the original game including interstellar combat, space exploration, resource collection, trade, industrial manufacturing, and more.
“C Games is a pioneer in space MMOs, and will make its mark on the industry even further by expanding the EVE experience to mobile with EVE Echoes,” says NetEase Vice President Ethan Wang. “Combining C’s leadership in game design with our NeoX game engine and leadership in game publishing will result in a new kind of interstellar space exploration for mobile gamers like never before.”
“EVE Echoes represents the next revolutionary step in mobile MMO gaming, bringing the mindboggling scale and sophistication of our legendary PC-based virtual world to the palm of your hand,” adds C Games CEO Hilmar V. Pétursson. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with NetEase, one of the world’s leaders in mobile gaming, on bringing an authentic EVE experience designed from the ground up for mobile to new audiences across the globe.”
Unfortunately, the Closed Alpha will only be open to select players from Australia and New Zealand. Applicants will also need phones that meet certain technical requirements such as iPhone 6S and above for iOS s and Samsung S8, S9, Note8, Note9, Huawei P30 or Google Pixel 2 for Android s. s are now open on the EVE Echoes official site.
C Games has also released a brand new cinematic trailer to mark the announcement. You’ll find that after the break. EVE Echoes’ Open Beta release is scheduled for later this year.
