We Are Not Alone! Stellaris: Console Edition Gets Multiplayer Today
The Free Update Comes to All Human Players on Xbox and PS4
STOCKHOLM - May 21, 2019 - Prepare your parties! Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of games brimming with sentient life, and Tantalus Media have today launched multiplayer for up to four players in Stellaris: Console Edition. Pursue your galactic ambitions cooperatively or vie against one another to completely crush the hard-won empires of your closest friends and family. Multiplayer is now available for free to all Stellaris: Console Edition players on Xbox and PlayStation.
Join the spacefaring community now: https://console.stellaris.com/
The multiplayer launch follows on the heels of two DLC releases for the game: the Leviathans story pack and the Plantoids species pack. Both are available now. Players can also look forward to the Utopia expansion coming later this year.
Featuring the same deep strategic gameplay as Paradox’s original Stellaris, with rich and diverse alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris: Console Edition puts the complexity of the galaxy at your thumbsticks. Whether you’re exploring the unknown, discovering the mysteries of the universe, or conquering it for the glory of your empire, console players have more inter-galactic strategy awaiting them than ever before.
Stellaris: Console Edition lets players:
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Behold the enormity of space with procedurally generated galaxies and an untold number of planets to explore.
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Encounter a myriad of wild, quirky, and dangerous alien races who may prove to be crucial trade partners or conquering forces hellbent on enslaving your civilization.
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Take on strategic space warfare and resource management to ensure the survival and advancement of your empire.
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Explore scientific anomalies and uncover technological wonders throughout the galaxy to utilize them for your own gain.
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Govern your own fledgling empire and secure your power and agenda through manipulating internal policies, factions, traditions and more.
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Adapted for console with a streamlined control scheme and UI for a true grand strategy experience.
For additional information, please contact:
Ebba Ljungerud, CEO Paradox Interactive
Alexander Bricca, CFO Paradox Interactive
Email: ir@paradoxinteractive.com
Phone: +4670-355 54 18
About Paradox Interactive
The Paradox group today consists of both publishing and internal development of games and brands. The game portfolio includes more than 100 titles and Paradox owns the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Magicka, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalogue of brands. From the start 15 years ago, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but since 2006 primarily in digital channels. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France, Russia and Scandinavia. Today, over three million gamers play a Paradox game each month and the number of registered Paradox users exceeds ten million.
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