Early Alpha Launches for Kickstarter Backers from December 18-24, with New Year’s Event from January 5-15 Including Leaderboards, Achievements and the First-Ever ZeroSpace Tournament
December 14, 2023
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Starlance Studios :
SAN MATEO, Calif. - December 14, 2023 - Starlance Studios today announced the upcoming Early Alpha test for ZeroSpace, their cinematic, next-generation real-time strategy game. First, the pro-powered RTS will make its debut at Dreamhack Atlanta from December 15-17 with hands-on demos – then, ZeroSpace will launch into Early Alpha, beginning with an initial test from December 18-24, and followed up with an expansive New Year’s Event from January 5-15.
Backers who support the game’s crowdfunding efforts at the “Sector Overlord” level or higher will be invited to join both Early Alpha periods, with the confidentiality requirement lifting for the January test, allowing for unrestricted streaming and content creation. Early Alpha players will experience ZeroSpace’s Versus mode, including 1v1 and 2v2 maps, AI opponents, and an initial slate of content that includes 3 Primary Factions, 3 Mercenary factions, and 4 Heroes.
“We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the ZeroSpace Early Alpha than by bringing our game to Dreamhack Atlanta – a show that’s near and dear to the hearts of everyone in the RTS community,” said Marvin Gouw, founder and CEO of Starlance Studios. “We’ve developed the game from its inception with the input of legendary RTS pros, and we can’t wait to build on that tradition by getting it into the hands of even more players who are as passionate about this genre as we are.”
Additional details about ZeroSpace’s Dreamhack presence and its Early Alpha can be found in the game’s December Kickstarter update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starlancestudios/zerospace/posts/3970899
Gamers who missed the game’s Kickstarter campaign, but are interested in supporting the RTS renaissance and getting access to future testing phases – including the Early Alpha – can now contribute to the game’s development via BackerKit: https://zerospace.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
ZeroSpace is the latest real-time strategy project to gain traction with gamers, joining other high-profile projects like Stormgate, Tempest Rising, Sanctuary: Shattered Sun, and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin. The genre, long pegged by publishers and investors as niche, is in the midst of a renaissance.
No two games of ZeroSpace play the same, thanks to countless combinations of Factions, Mercenary units and Heroes, introducing unparalleled strategic depth and player expression to the genre. The game’s single player campaign puts player choices at the center, with hours of interactive cinematics, and narrative design inspiration from epic sci-fi RPGs like Mass Effect.
The ZeroSpace development team includes several prominent pro players, commentators, and leading voices in the RTS community. Their insight and experience has shaped an RTS that any gamer can approach and enjoy thanks to clever and intuitive interface design, while still giving hardcore RTS competitors a limitless ladder of skill expression to master.
View the ZeroSpace Press Kit: https://bit.ly/ZeroSpaceMediaKit
Wishlist ZeroSpace on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605850/ZeroSpace/
Follow ZeroSpace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/playzerospace
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About Starlance Studios
Starlance Studios is an independent game development company founded in 2022 with a mission to reignite and redefine the real-time strategy genre. Its debut title, ZeroSpace, is a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy. Starlance is led by founder and CEO Marvin Gouw, an experienced games technology leader who previously co-founded Phoenix Age, a mobile game studio acquired by Kabam in 2014. The team includes several legendary pro players, commentators and content creators from the RTS community, including Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn, Paulo “CatZ” Vizcarra, Grant “GiantGrantGames” Purtle, and Jared “PiG” Krensel. For more information, visit https://www.playzerospace.com/.
About Ironward
Ironward is a game development studio founded in Zagreb, Croatia in 2014. Composed of veteran game developers with years of experience, the studio is best known for its original franchise, Red Solstice. Ironward is currently collaborating with Starlance Studios on ZeroSpace, a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy.
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