EVE Online retail box to include 60 days access

Atari and CCP today confirmed details of the EVE Online retail boxed version, scheduled for release in North America on March 10 and across Europe on March 12.

The retail version of the award-winning MMO will ship with a number of high value extras. The box will include all nine previously released expansions plus the forthcoming tenth expansion entitled EVE Online: Apocrypha.

The collection of extras will also include 60 days of free game time, allowing players to sign up and get started without paying any subscription fees for the first 60 days of a new account. Alternatively, the included game time may be used to extend an existing subscription or be split into two 30-day codes known as “Pilot License Extensions” (PLEX) that can be sold to other players through the in-game market for in-game currency.

Players redeeming the code to activate a new account will also receive the following special in-game items:

– Instant War Access: This certificate allows rapid access to organized combat (through increased standings), helping new players get into the action quickly.

– Exclusive Career Guide: Accessed via the website to allow for dynamic updates, the guide includes insider tips and tricks.

– VIP Pass: Use this card to invite a friend to try the game for 21 days. When that friend becomes an EVE Online subscriber, you will get an additional 30 days of free game time.

– Exclusive in-game ship: An exclusive new ship, the Interbus Shuttle, will allow players to fly in style with an increased capacity cargo hold to ferry those extra crucial items at high speeds.

The EVE Online retail edition will be available in the UK from March 12 priced £29.99.