Doctor Who fans and EVE Online fans (known as Capsuleers) will be able to face the Daleks together in massive space battles in EVE Online x Doctor Who from 13 January until 1 February.

EVE Online is a free-to-play, community-driven deep space-faring massive multiplayer online MMO game where players can choose their own path among the stars from countless options. The game first launched in 2003 and has since gained recognition for its scale, complexity, and the world record-breaking exploits of its online community.

A reveal trailer was released for the game.

The EVE Online x Doctor Who crossover will take place as an entirely original in-game event, called the Interstellar Convergence. Set before the Time Lords’ 400-year-long conflict with the Daleks, ‘The Last Great Time War’. The Interstellar Convergence will be unlike any other EVE event before it, introducing a beguiling mystery, a trail of clues, multiple challenges, themed items, and even a vibrant new area of space. New Gallifrey-themed space is introduced, where players will search for artefacts from the Time War. The artefacts will provide players with clues to track down Daleks and face them in an interstellar battle of the ages. Players who survive the fight will reap unique rewards that they can take back to New Eden. Additionally, a login campaign with skill points and Doctor Who-themed items will be available to all players throughout the duration of the event.

Kevin Jorge, Senior Producer at BBC Studios:

“EVE Online x Doctor Who not only brings two iconic universes together, but also the passionate Whovians with the just-as-passionate pilots of New Eden. By bringing the fanbases together, the already massive battles of EVE Online are sure to become even more explosive. Only time will tell if New Eden’s fiercest pilots have what it takes to challenge the might of the Daleks.”

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