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Press release:
Haarlem, The Netherlands: Together with the team at Luminous we are very proud to announce our newest game – “Circle Empires Rivals“, available early 2020 for PC via Steam.

This multiplayer sequel to the smash-hit Circle Empires will have you devising new strategies, fighting enemies and levelling up in a world full of circles which you have to conquer.

Watch the new teaser trailer below and wishlist the game on Steam to play with your friends or to join thousands of other gamers worldwide in the ultimate RTS multiplayer experience.

“We have been working tirelessly for almost two years to please the thousands of Circle Empires players requesting a multiplayer sequel.

It therefore makes me very happy that we finally get to announce the much-expanded, content rich multiplayer experience Circle Empires Rivals to the world” – Mihkel Trei, Lead Developer at Luminous.

ABOUT CIRCLE EMPIRES RIVALS
Circle Empires Rivals is the multiplayer sequel to the original award-winning real-time strategy game enjoyed by more than 300,000 players worldwide! Fast-paced action and hundreds of different units combined with a procedurally generated world of circles to make every session exciting and unique.

You’ll have to devise new strategies and clever tactics to defeat your enemies, harvest resources and increase your power – alone or online with friends!

“It’s amazing to have watched the project evolve from a free demo into the single-player experience, and now at last, into a multiplayer one as well!” – The Luminous Team

Key features:
– Fast-paced multiplayer RTS
– Play with friends in a variety of online game modes, including Co-op
– Units gain XP and level up
– The world is made of circles, each with different loot and enemies.
– Expand your empire, circle by circle
– Procedurally generated worlds contain unique flora and fauna
– 250+ different creatures and buildings, harvestable resources and level-ups
– 25+ Different faction leaders, a large variety of bonuses
– 40 huntable boss monsters
– Huge range of difficulty options for any skill level

Players interested in taking part in a closed-Alpha testing can apply here.

ABOUT LUMINOUS
Luminous is an Estonian indie game company founded by developer Mihkel Trei. He’s been developing games since 2002 and got the idea of Circle Empires from a famous graphic designer who said “Always start a design by drawing a circle”.

In 2016, Luminous partnered with Edvin Aedma, a developer on the Estonian indie hit Teleglitch: Die More Edition.

Together, they decided to involve two more Estonian indie dev companies run by Edvin: Interactive Fate, to create a complete overhaul of all Circle Empires graphics, and Playtest Games, to ensure smooth production of the entire project.

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 Starpoint Gemini, Killing Floor and Stardrive; the company has enjoyed recent success with titles such as Starpoint Gemini Warlords, Oriental Empires, Shortest Trip to Earth, Circle Empires and The Sojourn.

Iceberg Interactive has many exciting multi-format games coming up, including Antigraviator (PS4/XBO), Headsnatchers (PC/PS4/Nintendo Switch), Still There (PC/Nintendo Switch), Transient (PC/PS4/XBO) and Gas Guzzlers Extreme (PS4).

Several promising PC games are also coming together nicely in Steam’s Early Access program: Pax Nova and Railroad Corporation.