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Press release:
ROSWELL, Ga. – May 18, 2022.
Developer Torn Banner Studios and publisher Tripwire Presents announced today that “Chivalry 2“, the award-winning multiplayer hit and PC Gamer magazine’s Best Multiplayer Game of 2021, will launch on the Steam platform on June 12, 2022.

The Steam version of the game will have immediate parity with all other versions, containing all game updates released to date, and the same content as every platform.

To celebrate this tremendous occasion, Chivalry 2 players can also look forward to the release of the Tenosian Invasion update across all supported platforms, including PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 computer entertainment systems, the Xbox One family of devices, and the Xbox Series X|S console systems day-and-date with the title’s Steam debut on June 12.

The Chivalry 2: Tenosian Invasion update will be the largest and most ambitious content update yet for developer Torn Banner Studios. Players can look forward to a bevy of new content including the introduction of the fierce Tenosian faction, new team objective and team deathmatch maps, armory items, weapon skins, and more. For the first time ever, mounted horseback combat comes to the Chivalry franchise, adding a thrilling new way to battle in the genre-defining first-person slasher. Plus, join friends across platforms with the new Console Server Browser.

Experience these four new maps as part of the thrilling Tenosian Invasion:

The Breach of Baudwyn (Team Objective Map)
Tenosians break through a Mason Bulwark with siege equipment, including the new explosive Bombards.
The Razing of Askandir (Team Objective Map)
Masons invade a Tenosian port city, aiming to demolish their lighthouse and burn down their massive library.
The Charge of Wardenglade (Team Deathmatch Map)
The classic open field, now with cavalry!
Desert (Team Deathmatch Map)
A battle on the outskirts of Baudwyn in the dark, cold night.

The new, fully featured mounted combat system makes players feel as if they are fighting atop a thousand-pound beast of war, including the ability to trample their foes, land devastating front or rear horse kicks, unhorse their opponents with a lance and engage in deep melee combat with grounded or mounted combatants.

Players interested in experiencing the Chivalry 2: Tenosian Invasion update ahead of its scheduled June 12 launch are encouraged to follow the developers at Torn Banner Studios for updates on how to participate in upcoming public playtests.

Chivalry 2 has an MSRP of $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99 MSRP for the Standard Edition or $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99 for the Special Edition, with an ESRB rating of M for Mature and a PEGI 18 rating. To stay up to date on the latest Chivalry 2 news, please sign up for the newsletter on the official website, follow Tripwire Presents, join the official Chivalry 2 Discord server, and follow the developers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

About Torn Banner Studios
Torn Banner Studios is an exciting independent video game company located in Toronto, Canada. Passion and innovation are the core elements of everything that we do. We are people that truly love games and are lucky enough to be following our dreams, thanks to the incredible support from our community.

We want to go places other companies are afraid to go, because we believe great games begin with the passion of a small group of diehard fans. Those fans have the deepest understanding and appreciation for the subject they love and a vision for how it should be presented in a game. We want to breathe life into that vision and allow more people to appreciate it. We want to take on the challenging ideas that when done well create truly powerful and unique games that are remembered. You say it can’t be done? We say bring it on.

About Tripwire Interactive
Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer and founded by gamers who found success in the video game modding community, Tripwire Interactive has developed and self-published multiple critically acclaimed titles in the wildly popular Killing Floor and Rising Storm franchises, which have collectively sold over 20 million units to date. The studio’s most recent hit release, Maneater, breaks new ground in the popular action RPG genre and finds players taking on the role of a deadly shark with the uncanny ability to evolve as it feeds.

Since then, Tripwire Interactive has expanded its business with the publishing division, Tripwire Presents, turning its experience and resources to include publishing titles spanning multiple platforms and genres from other talented independent studios.

Tripwire Presents aims to help like-minded independent studios bring their titles to market, including Chivalry 2 developed by Torn Banner Studios, Espire 1: VR Operative developed by Digital Lode, and Road Redemption developed by EQ Games and Pixel Dash Studios.

About Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.

About Iceberg Interactive
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans. Located in Haarlem, The Netherlands and staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an assembly of game developers around the world, both midsize and indie.

Known for many hit franchises including Circle Empires, Starpoint Gemini and Endless Space; the company has enjoyed recent success with Multiformat titles such as Transient, Shortest Trip to Earth, The Sojourn and Railroad Corporation. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting games coming up, including Blazing Sails, Star Dynasties and Sacred Fire.

To learn more, please visit www.iceberg-games.com.