CCP Games says that EVE Online has passed the 450,000 subscriber mark. This follows the release of the expansion Retribution on December 6 and the game’s launch in China with Chinese partner TianCity.

“I can’t think of a better way to kick off our celebration of our tenth anniversary than bringing a new era of EVE Online to mainland China, and I welcome them into the world of New Eden as we enter into our second decade of growth and prosperity for EVE,” said CCP Games chief executive officer Hilmar Veigar Petursson. “Because of the tremendous effort of the team at CCP, we can proudly say that EVE Online has grown every year since its launch in 2003.”