Haarlem, The Netherlands – 29 April 2016 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Coronado Games are pleased to announce they have today launched their starship-building simulation title Starship Corporation(PC) into the Steam Early Access program. Starship Corporation is available for purchase at a price point of $ 19.99 with a 10% discount during the week of launch on Steam.
David Murent, lead developer at Coronado Games says: ”We are excited to reveal our unique game to players all over the world and we are very curious to see what kind of imaginative ship designs and gameplay strategies will unfold from the gaming community. We are eagerly looking forward to player feedback to further enhance the development process.”
Starship Corporation lets players become intergalactic manufacturers of their dream spaceships, big or small. Design and build spaceships for a hugely demanding galaxy-wide market. It is you who must decide which technologies to invest in, where to open new offices and where to establish new markets. Every little detail about your ships is up to you, from the interior layout to the location of each elevator, corridor and power line. Build your reputation by testing the mettle of your ship and crew in a series of real-time strategy missions to simulate emergency or combat situations, push your vessel to its limit and let the competition know just what they are up against.
Find screenshots and logos in the complete press kit.
Sandbox Mode with access to the Solar System’s Trade Network and its procedural generation of ship design contracts
153 unlockable rooms and facilities for construction
23 Missions for standard operation, emergencies as well as hostile encounters to test your ship in Crew Management
14 unlockable fuselages
About Coronado Games
Coronado Games (www.coronadogames.com) is a small independent game development company based in Berlin, Germany. Founder David Murent started working on his first title “Starship Corporation” in 2012. The game turned out to be a crowdfunding success on Indiegogo and later on Steam’s Project Greenlight. Currently Coronado Games is a three man team, dedicated to taking space strategy gaming for PC to a whole new level.
Haarlem, The Netherlands – 26 April 2016 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive announces that the Closed Beta program for upcoming 4x space strategy title Dawn of Andromeda(PC) is now active, and registration has begun. Developer Grey Wolf Entertainment invites dedicated 4x gamers to register for the Closed Beta, in order to help shape the Andromeda Galaxy.
“This is our call to all enthusiastic and committed fans of the 4x genre, to enter the Closed Beta program and help us in a controlled test environment, with their valuable feedback”, says Mike Domingues, Lead developer at Grey Wolf Entertainment. He continues: “The Beta program will consist of various waves that will open up at different points during the process and we’ll introduce new players into the program during each wave. “
For more information on the Closed Beta program please visit the official Steam forums. The registration form for the Dawn of Andromeda Closed Beta program is now running on the Iceberg Interactive website.
An official press kit for Dawn of Andromedais available, including new screenshots. Be sure to stay up-to-date on the latest news of the game by visiting the Steam Page or the official website.
About Dawn of Andromeda Be the Emperor!
Andromeda has seen quieter days, and it’s up to you to take the reins of one of many civilizations, and guide it through the myriad dangers hiding in the galaxy. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research new technologies and build fleets so powerful, your enemies will tremble.
Explore a galaxy filled with diverse factions, outlaws, merchants, pirate clans and mercenaries but also anomalies, black holes, ancient artefacts, ruins and much more. Arriving in a new star system may provide new opportunities, or open up Pandora´s Box.
Are you up to the challenge?
Key Features:
Explore, expand, exploit and exterminate in this real-time space strategy game, featuring real-time, non-instanced combat in a dynamic and ever-evolving galaxy.
New factions and characters can join the fray mid-game; artefacts, ruins, anomalies and a huge variety of fascinating elements are scattered throughout the galaxy and can yield new research opportunities. Various characters such as outlaws, merchants and others roam the galaxy.
Asymmetric gameplay. Not all races discover space travel at the same time, some may have yet to discover it, some may have already built a mighty empire, and some races may be naturally stronger than others. However if you’d rather prefer a traditional 4X experience and start an entirely symmetric game, it’s up to you.
Pre-designed, customizable and randomly generated races, each with their unique backgrounds and traits.
Accessible gameplay, featuring a highly-intuitive User Interface.
Eras; unique scenarios, each with a pre-designed galaxy and background stories which you can play as one of the existing factions, each with their own victory conditions, traits, challenges and ongoing conflicts and relationships.
Choose between researching pre-fabricated or randomly generated ship designs, or alternatively research and discover ship parts, allowing you to create your own unique ship designs from them.
In depth diplomacy system. Create or join coalitions, make allies and enemies, but beware, each action you take can change how the rest of the galaxy will view you. Destroying an entire planet, or just praising or denouncing another race, can have a deep impact on the balance of the entire galaxy.
Reduce micromanagement by appointing governors to your colonies and council members to your empire, all of whom can be leveled up. Each come with their own unique traits, happiness and experience.
Multiple, customizable victory conditions, which can even be set to vary for each faction, making for unpredictable friends and foes.
About Grey Wolf Entertainment
Grey Wolf Entertainment is a small company based in Leiria, Portugal. It’s made up of ambitious and dedicated individuals who share a strong passion for videogames, and an equally strong passion for creating great videogames. Grey Wolf’s first title is Dawn of Andromeda, an ambitious space 4X strategy game due to be released in 2016.
Hand-drawn comic book art style 4x title coming to Steam Q3-2016
Haarlem, The Netherlands – April 25th, 2016 – Iceberg strikes gold again! The Dutch publisher, well known for its love of scifi games and especially 4X strategy titles, announces that it has agreed a worldwide publishing agreement with Canadian development studio Ashdar Games for their unique 4x strategy game Stars in Shadow (PC). The game is currently in the later stages of development and is expected to release on Steam and other digital platforms during Q3-2016.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X space strategy game with a distinctive artistic style. The player competes with alien factions to explore and settle nearby star systems, develop colonies, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate with them and conquer them, when necessary. The game is won by unifying the galaxy, either through diplomacy or by force.
Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder says: “We are extremely pleased to add Stars in Shadow to what was already an impressive portfolio of 4x strategy games. With its unique style combined with its feel for traditional 4X elements, this is certainly a 4X game that stands out from the crowd and we expect it to entice many 4X lovers to jump in the exciting universe the game offers.”
Sven Olsen of Ashdar Games says: “We’re really looking forward to working with Iceberg. They have an excellent track record in the genre, and Stars in Shadow will certainly benefit from their experience.”
Download the complete press kit, including brand new screenshots.
About Stars in Shadow Since the end of the Great War, the galaxy has been quiet. For three thousand years primitive species have had time to grow, to learn, and to look to the stars. There they will find the smoldering embers of that long-ago war, alien civilizations and ancient technology. These discoveries could bring destruction, or they might provide the means to survive the greater challenges ahead.
Stars in Shadow puts you in command of one of seven distinct spacefaring civilizations. Explore the galaxy, rediscover and colonize distant worlds, and build an interstellar empire. Invest wisely in your military — for this is a dangerous galaxy. Another great war is inevitable, and your people will need strength to earn their place among the stars.
Features
Unique hand-drawn comic book art style.
Turn based 4X space strategy featuring turn based fleet combat. The tactical system allows starships to do battle using a wide range of different weapons and abilities.
7 Playable factions comprising six alien races. Choice of faction will determine tech and research opportunities initially available. Forming alliances, conquering neighboring species, or discovering ancient artifacts may open up additional avenues of research.
A vast range of different planet types, each with their own lore. The most prized worlds are those that hold artifacts from civilizations that vanished long ago.
Manage a growing empire. Balance the competing priorities of research, growth, and ship building and decide the fate of those alien species that come under your control.
A multi-species empire allows taking advantage of the aptitudes of each race, but will prove challenging.
Galactic politics: Of the playable alien species, three are “young races”, reaching out into the galaxy for the first time. The remaining three are “old races”, survivors of a terrible war fought in the distant past, they still hold to their ancient grudges.
Choose your race wisely as it impacts which worlds will suit you, what trades or alliances may be offered, and whether or not your neighbors are inclined to trust you.
A successful attack against an enemy planet gives you the option of bombarding and/or invading that planet by means of ground combat.
3 difficulty settings.
Map sizes up to 99 star systems. Each star can have up to 4 planets.
Advanced settings such as Random events and NPC factions, including pirates and marauders.
About Ashdar Games Ashdar Games is a small development studio based in British Columbia. Stars in Shadow will be its first title. The project is a collaboration between two avid strategy gamers, Sven Olsen and James (Jim) Francis, both of whom are excited to have a chance to create a game in the genre that they love. Sven’s background is in academic computer graphics, while Jim is best known for his webcomic Outsider.
Haarlem, The Netherlands – 24 April 2016 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive has now set an official Early Access release date for the starship-building simulation title Starship Corporation (PC), coming Friday April 29th 2016. Developer Coronado games are looking forward to receiving constructive feedback from gamers eager to play the Early Access version.
In Starship Corporation you must design and build spaceships for a hugely demanding galaxy-wide market. It is you who must decide which technologies to invest in first, where to open new offices and where to establish new markets. You must design every little detail about the interior layout of your creations, from the location of the bridge, engines, generators and crew quarters to the position of each elevator, corridor and power line. You must then gain an intergalactic reputation by testing your ships and their crew’s capabilities in a series of real-time strategy missions, to simulate emergency or combat situations, and test your vessels to their limit – and let the competition know just what they are up against.
Sandbox Mode with access to the Solar System’s Trade Network and its procedural generation of ship design contracts
153 unlockable rooms and facilities for construction
23 Missions for standard operation, emergencies and hostile encounters to test your ship in Crew Management
14 unlockable fuselages
About Coronado Games Coronado Games (www.coronadogames.com) is a small independent game development company based in Berlin, Germany. Founder David Murent started working on his first title “Starship Corporation” in 2012. The game turned out to be a crowd funding success on Indiegogo and later on Steam’s Project Greenlight. Currently Coronado Games is a three man team, dedicated to taking space strategy gaming for PC to a whole new level.
Haarlem, The Netherlands – 20 April 2016 – A Closed Beta program has been launched for strategy title Oriental Empires (PC), created by industry veterans R.T. Smith and John Carline and published by Iceberg Interactive, slated for release by the end of Q3-2016.
“The closed beta program will enable a fixed-sized and fully controllable testing environment, where feedback is manageable and easy to digest for the relatively small indie team. The beta program will consist of several different phases/waves, introducing a fixed number of new players to the beta program at different development points. Once the closed beta program for Oriental Empires is complete, the title will be launched as a solid and finished product”, says Iceberg Interactive Producer Bart Schouten.
Passionate strategy gamers are now welcome to sign up for a chance to take part in the Beta program. For more information on entering the Closed Beta program, please head to the Steam Hub.
For more information regarding Oriental Empires please visit the Coming Soon page on Steam or check the official website www.orientalempires.com.
Download a press kit for Oriental Empires with the trailer, screenshots and more.
About Oriental Empires: Step into the world of the ancient Orient. Control a city or tribe from the dawn of Chinese history, and turn it into a great empire. Develop your land, create great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic wars. Advance your technology, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s great civilizations. All the action takes place on one spectacular game map that brings to life the mountains, forests, plains and deserts of China. Zoom in close to review your troops and see your peasants toiling, or zoom out for a strategic overview. Plan your battles, end your turn, and then watch as your armies obey your orders, with hundreds of soldiers battling right on the game map.
Features:
Start out as a single nation or tribe, starting from humble beginnings with a single settlement and expand your empire and develop your culture with the aim of becoming the universally recognized Son of Heaven and ruler of the world.
Persuade the other factions to recognize you as such by either military force, or by diplomatic persuasion.
Play as one of 16 different factions each with their own special bonuses or penalties.
Vast beautifully rendered map featuring an attractive and authentic depiction of the landscape of China and Mongolia.
Large scale battles with hundreds or thousands of soldiers, depicted in detail right on the game map. Watch skilled armies and reinforcements go to battle, according to the battle orders and formations set by the player.
Fully animated 3D models, with variations in face and clothing for each model, including infantry, cavalry, chariot and artillery units, as well as naval forces.
Long seamless zoom range lets you step right into the game world or zoom out for a strategic overview.
Develop your settlements by constructing buildings and developing the landscape around them, build markets and ports to enable trade by land and water.
Elaborate research tree including technology as well as cultural, philosophical and religious developments.
Many other elements will determine the outcome of you quest for dominance such as Leaders, Sieges, Unrest and Rebellion, and Authority and Culture ratings.
As Emperor, set edicts, laws and decrees to balance power and move into a glorious new Era, with new technologies and military units that change the game!
Space-Sim Spinoff to Starpoint Gemini 2 Lets Players Explore and Expand in the Legendary Gemini System
Starpoint Gemini Warlords blog
HAARLEM, The Netherlands – April 14, 2016 – Publisher Iceberg Interactive and Croatian developer Little Green Men Games, today launched Starpoint Gemini Warlords, the next instalment of the highly successful Starpoint Gemini series, onto Steam’s Early Access program. The game introduces many sought after new features including the player headquarters, a giant space station, for storing the fleet and building new ships. As development of the game progresses, research can be conducted there on weapons, ships, structures and new HQ modules. Conquer, fight, salvage, rescue, mine, loot and trade your way to interstellar glory, in an immense galaxy, close to ten times bigger than in its predecessor Starpoint Gemini 2.
Created from the feedback and suggestions of the highly active player community, Starpoint Gemini Warlordscombines action, space-sim, RPG and strategy elements to deliver the ultimate space experience.
Little Green Men Games’ CEO Mario Mihokovich says: “The time we spent in Early Access with Starpoint Gemini 2 was amazing, but what made it even better was all the great ideas the community gave us during that time. Warlords contains a vast part of that feedback and we’re eager to learn how the community will respond to witnessing their ideas coming to life. We’re looking forward to them joining us again on this new journey.”
Check out the stunning cinematic trailer for Starpoint Gemini Warlords on Iceberg Interactive’s Youtube channel:
Starpoint Gemini Warlords new trailer, logo, art and screenshots can be found in the complete press kit.
Starpoint Gemini Warlords is available for purchase at a price point of $ 24.99 with a 10% discount during the week of launch on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/419480/
The completed game once launched out of Early Access will include the following features:
Headquarters. Construct and upgrade your own personal space station; a massive structure that enables you to conduct research, build ships, assemble autonomous fleets, ‘park’ fleets and much more.
A very large game world will allow more distinction between ship sizes, and have pockets of empty space to travel through.
Conquer Territory. Gradually expand your reign over unclaimed territory, by battling minor factions, or conquer the entire Gemini sector, by facing off against familiar strong Gemini foes, familiar from the previous Starpoint Gemini titles. Reinforce conquered regions to defend themselves.
Conduct Research on simple weapon enhancements, obtain the expertise to construct a titan class behemoth, or boost the effectiveness of your non-combat fleets. Equipment, ship systems, enhancements and ships can still be bought, but he best ‘stuff’ can only be researched, constructed and improved in your HQ.
Construction and research demand the allocation of resources. Gather them by conducting missions for other factions, trade or purchase resources, or conquer regions providing a steady flow of resources, and bonuses.
Skill classes, attributed skills and perk progression will be revamped and rebalanced, as will levelling-up, the reputation system and diplomacy.
Storyline vs Conquest (Free-roam): The campaign storyline will be blended in with the more generic conquer quests. Free-roam mode strips all main storyline missions, but leaves side quests and generic freelance missions intact.
A full branching dialogue scheme, the industry standard in modern RPGs.
Technical additions include: x64 system only, projection mapping, deferred shading, physically based rendering and realistic physics.
Features available in this Early Access version include:
The full game world which is almost 10 times larger than the game world in Starpoint Gemini 2.
Start with a prologue of the story-line and continue in Conquest mode.
Headquarters features about 50% complete.
13 of 19 planned freelance mission types are in. Roughly half the modifiers too.
50% of planned ships are in (approx. 40).
60% of random encounter types are present. Roughly half the modifiers too.
1 of 4 character classes.
Most of the ship’s equipment and weapons.
There is a massive feature list available on the forums that will be implemented during Early Access.
About Little Green Men Games
LGM Games is a growing team of highly motivated and talented programmers, writers, 3D and 2D artists and animators, all sharing the same passion for video games. Our mission is to create new worlds and adventures, with players – for players. LGM Games stands behind the successful Starpoint Gemini series, from our debut title in 2011 to the 2014 sequel, along with countless expansions. LGM’s vision of space-flavored RPG simulation games continues to evolve and grow, with many more exciting elements to be revealed in the future. To learn more about Little Green Men Games, visit: http://www.inter-corona.com.
