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IT'S FULL OF STARS: RELEASE DATE AND GAMEPLAY TRAILER REVEALED FOR SPACEBASE STARTOPIA

Pre-purchase beta available now exclusively on the Kalypso Store

Watch the latest trailer here
 
Sydney, Australia - (01 June, 2020) - Publisher Kalypso Media and in-house developer Realmforge Studios have today announced 23rd October 2020 as the official release date for upcoming construction management sim Spacebase Startopia, revealed alongside the launch of the closed beta, and a brand-new gameplay trailer. 

Following on from an exclusive reveal earlier this week on Twitch, the Spacebase Startopia beta is unlocked for all pre-purchase customers on the Kalypso Store. The game is available in two versions, a standard edition consisting of the base game and beta access, and an Extended Edition which adds bonus content into the mix for the ultimate donut-shaped-space-station afficionado. 

The beta is available English and German and offers an impressive amount of replay value, including three tutorial maps, two single player missions and an early version of skirmish mode with randomized parameters, 15 rooms and three tech tree levels. More content will be added as part of regular updates leading up to the launch of the full game. 

Spacebase Startopia is set to launch on 23rd October 2020. Beta codes are available now, please contact the Kalypso Media PR team or register interest via Keymailer.

About the Kalypso Media Group
Celebrating its 12th year in the video games industry, the Kalypso Media Group is a privately owned, global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with close to 100 employees worldwide, operating from seven offices across Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.  Kalypso Media has also established a digital-first label called "Kasedo Games" and enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital subsidiary. Furthermore, the group owns two development studios – Realmforge and Gaming Minds – to secure a constant supply of high quality games, and works with multiple leading independent developers. In 2015, Kalypso Media Mobile was founded in Hamburg, Germany, to deliver great games for mobile devices.
 
Kalypso Media‘s titles include the critically acclaimed “Tropico” series, strong strategy game franchises like “Dungeons", "Port Royale" and "Sudden Strike", as well as action RPG games such as “Vikings – Wolves of Midgard”, among others. For 2018, “Railway Empire", "Shadows: Awakening" and "Project Highrise: Architect's Edition" have been released for all major platforms (PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch) with "Tropico 6" releasing in 2019. Moreover, Kasedo Games has signed "Rise of Industry" and "Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus" for digital distribution, and Kalypso Mobile has released “The Official BBC Earth Quiz", "Ski Jumping Pro" on all mobile devices and "Project Highrise" for tablet devices. A tablet version of "Tropico" was released in December 2018.
 
More information about the Kalypso Media Group is available at www.kalypsomedia.com.  
 
About Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (games, films and software). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe, North America and Australia. The Koch Media group has more than 25 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one publishing partner in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Codemasters, Kaspersky Labs, Konami, Koei Tecmo, Milestone, Sega, Square Enix, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarter in Höfen, Austria Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux, Australia, Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States.
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