It's been a little over a year since it was announced that the EVE Online franchise will be coming to mobile devices. All we knew at the time was that the game will be called EVE Echoes and it aims to preserve all of the aspects of the original game that made it so appealing to millions of players. Over a year later, NetEase and CCP Games announced that the open beta version of EVE Echoes will be released on iOS and Android in December.
Hilmar V. Petursson, CEO of CCP Games, said following the announcement: “We are very pleased with the first public release of EVE Echoes, the revolutionary next step in mobile MMO gaming. I can't wait to see the reaction from our major PC gamers, who will no doubt recognize the unmatched scale and sophisticated gameplay of the EVE Online virtual world in the veins of EVE Echoes. "
According to Mr. Ethan Wang, vice president of NetEase, Inc. EVE Echoes will use NetEase Games' NeoX graphics engine, which will allow it to bring all the vastness and beauty of the original game into the palm of your hand. Thanks to this, gamers will be able to enjoy the authentic EVE experience on their mobile devices.
More information about EVE Echoes will be available during EVE Vegas this year, the largest global gathering of EVE. This EVEnt will take place October 25-27 in Las Vegas and will allow fans to learn more about EVE Echoes directly from the game developers.
So far, we know that the developers want to preserve all the essential aspects of the game and implement them in EVE Echoes. Since the game is available on mobile, there are bound to be differences and trade-offs, but making such a large MMO for mobile devices is no easy task. So we will soon discover EHO Echoes. will meet expectations or not.
