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Funcom & Eleon Game Studios Partner To Expand Empyrion

Funcom announced they have entered into a new partnership with Eleon Game Studios to help expand Empyrion with new content.

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  • Funcom partners with Eleon Game Studios to expand Empyrion with new content.
  • "Dark Faction" expansion launches on February 6, 2024, on Steam and Epic Games Store.
  • The expansion introduces new mechanics and an improved experience for all players.
  • Funcom and Eleon committed to elevating Empyrion's universe, promising future enhancements.

This past week, Funcom announced they have entered into a new partnership with Eleon Game Studios to help expand the Empyrion universe with new content. The new deal will allow the devs to work on the game in a new creative direction and focus solely on creative projects for the title. Starting with the release of a new expansion called Dark Faction, set to be released on Steam and the Epic Games Store on February 6, 2024. We have more details and a couple of quotes from both companies below about the new expansion, as well as the latest trailer.

Funcom & Eleon Game Studios Partner To Expand Empyrion
Credit: Funcom

Empyrion – Galactic Survival: Dark Faction

In Empyrion's first-ever Expansion, discover a terrifying threat to the entire galaxy: an almost indestructible organism driven to spread and take over any life it touches. The brand-new scenario explores a darker side of the Empyrion galaxy, plunging you into an intense survival story from the get-go while also providing an improved onboarding experience. Dark Faction is perfect for both newcomers and veterans of Empyrion alike, offering new mechanics, including improved melee combat, new materials to build with, and mysteries to discover.

"Working with the team at Eleon Game Studios is a real privilege," said Erling Ellingsen, Chief Marketing Officer at Funcom. "As a developer and publisher of [an] open-world survival game ourselves, Empyrion has been a favorite among many at Funcom, and we're excited for the opportunity to help Eleon expand this universe. Not only with Dark Faction, but also with even bigger things in the future."

Eric Lucas, one of Eleon Game Studios' founders, mentioned, "In my opinion, Empyrion – Galactic Survival has not yet reached its full potential. With Funcom's deep expertise in survival and space games, they are the perfect partner to allow us to scale up the Empyrion universe to its complete original vision with a big step up in quality. We are really delighted and proud to work with Funcom's great team on what's to come!"

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