Yeah I know I hate Cinematic Trailers just as much as you guys but damn it if this Starpoint Gemini 2 trailer had me shouting “Yeeeee-hawwwwwww!!” I’ve loved me some space action games since Wing Commander however to be truthful on Privateer really sucked me in because you I fancied myself a Smuggler and Smuggling is cool.
Onto Starpoint Gemini 2, I don’t know why Iceberg Interactive feels the need to put out this cinematic trailer, the screenshots up on the Steam page look fantastic already. Maybe they should have called this a scripted space sequence instead? More to the point if you really wanna see Starpoint Gemini 2 in action just check out the insane amount of player uploaded Youtube videos.
What starpoint Gemini 2 has going for it is Steam Workshop support, full control support, Steam Big Picture Mode support, wormholes, 70 unique ships, random mission generation and ships with turrets that look cool shooting laser beams all through space. That’s right, LASER BEAMS!
Currently Starpoint Gemini 2 is $24.99 on Steam Early Access no word on any kind of final price. But the updates for this Early Access build seem strong and steady, a little more than one game update a month, not bad at all. Developer Little Green Men Games are already on version 0.8 which should mean a final 1.0 before the year is out if they keep on schedule. I’m really interested to see how this plays in Big Picture Mode, hopefully a nice YouTuber will upload a video soon.
Source Link: YouTube | Starpoint Gemini 2 on Steam | http://www.starpointgemini.com
PRESS RELEASE
Adrenaline pumping Cinematic Trailer for Starpoint Gemini 2 released
New update also available tomorrow, includes Steam Big Picture.
Haarlem, The Netherlands – 11 September 2014 – A year after entering Steam’s Early Access program, space sim/ RPG favourite Starpoint Gemini 2 is nearing completion. To mark this, a new cinematic trailer has been released today, featuring a spectacular raid in deep space. Check it out now on theIceberg Youtube Channel or download it here.
Developer Little Green Men Games will also push another big update for the game on Friday 12 September, which includes the Steam Big Picture feature .With full controller support, Big Picture mode will let gamers kick back and enjoy the game on the biggest screen in house.
Other update highlights include:
- ADDED: Full controller support making the game fully playable in Steam Big Picture mode
- UPDATE: Based on feedback, drop rate of blueprints is increased in all instances
- UPDATED: Nebulas optimized some more. More specifically, when inside a nebula, other nebulas are not rendered
- ADDED: Artefacts can now be collected from special structures scattered around Gemini
- ADDED: Another optimization pass focused mostly on sector-to-sector streaming
- ADDED: Music now changes to combat music when fighting ensues
- ADDED: Twin suns now shine over Gemini from its center (will be further graphically improved)
Read the full change log for the update here.
Starpoint Gemini 2 is currently in Beta Stage on Steam’s Early Access program and available here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/236150
About Starpoint Gemini 2
The sequel to Starpoint Gemini is a tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth! Players will captain their own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D – space has never looked so inviting – but images can betray… It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, and the situation in the war-torn system is further from resolution than ever before.
Key features:
- Complex, but easy-to-use RPG system, now coupled with dynamic real-time 3D combat.
- Explore the dynamic game world as a whole, rather than through individual maps.
- Use T-Gates, wormholes and rift ways to travel faster around the Gemini System .
- Fifty diverse factions ranging from states and companies to outlaws, locked in a power struggle, with over 100 commodities to trade or plunder.
- Special revocable licenses acquired from factions offer various bonuses and unlock new options.
- Hire mercenary captains to follow you on your travels and share your fate, and employ officers to fill key positions on your ship (engineering, navigation, tactical).
- Random missions get generated depending on the player’s actions and allegiances.
- Over 70 unique ships, fully upgradeable with various ship systems, with, amongst other things, visible turrets, and a large arsenal of heavy weapons to blast enemies to pieces.
- Direct ship controls create complete immersion.
- Advanced physics provided by NVIDIA PhysX technology
- Enables modding through Steam Workshop
About Little Green Men Games
LGM Games is a team of highly motivated and talented programmers, writers, 3D and 2D artists, and animators sharing the same passion for video games. LGM Games made their first appearance in the gaming industry in 2011 with their debut title Starpoint Gemini, a space-flavored RPG sim.
About Iceberg Interactive
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher founded in 2009 by an international group of games industry veterans and is located in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Iceberg has fully embraced the digital revolution of the past few years and maintains strong worldwide relations with most digital portals, while also keeping its roots in the European retail markets. Staffed with avid gamers, Iceberg works closely with an international assembly of game developers, both midsize and indie. Garnering attention with acclaimed releases over recent years in the genres of strategy, action, simulation and adventure, the company has an exceptional 2014 line-up, including Endless Legend, StarDrive 2, Starpoint Gemini 2, Lords of the Black Sun, Vector Thrustand Starship Corporation – with more promising games in the pipeline.
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Media contact
Patty Winder
PR Officer
Iceberg Interactive
patty@iceberg-games.com
Mayke Griffioen
PR Manager
Iceberg Interactive
mayke@iceberg-games.com
