Tripwire Presents and developer Torn Banner Studios have released the Raiding Party Update for their violent blood-filled multiplayer medieval slasher Chivalry 2. For the month of May, PS Plus Members can enjoy the game for free.
Available now, the Chivalry 2 Raiding Party Update increases the size and scope of the medieval battlefield game with The Sacking of Bridgetown, a brand-new Team Objective Map. Featuring 64 players, this brand-new scenario finds an Agathian wine festival being disrupted by a Tenosian invasion. The invaders are here to torch the countryside, crash the festival, and throw all the nobles off bridges. However, Agathian defenders are ready to fight these pesky invaders and stop their incursion.
Now in Beta is the Cross Party feature. Players can look forward to joining forces with their friends regardless of platform. Both adding friends and creating parties can be done across all platforms with this now in Beta feature.
A new weapons, the Heavy Cavalry Sword, is ready for use by Footman Man-at-Arms and Knight Guardian classes. This one-handed weapon has a long reach at the cost of slow swings. With horseback combat in mind, this weapon allows players to charge into battle and use the special attack while mounted. Featuring unique slash attacks when mounted and on foot, this heavy sword provides much versatility.
The new Raiding Party Campaign Pass features many new challenges and customization unlocks including new armor, imperfections, facepaint, heraldry, and weapons.
In the near future, players will be able to prove their strength and skill before cheering crows in the new Mounted Arena Mode. For a limited-time, this 1v1 PvP Arena Mode allows players to mount up and challenge each other to a joust on Tournament Grounds with randomized weapons. This mode is available from May 19 through June 4, 2023, and joins other fan-favorite limited-time modes including Brawl, Archer vs. Archer, and Free-for-All.
Full patch notes for the Chivalry 2 Raiding Party Update, designated as patch 2.8, is available on the game’s website here.
Chivalry 2 Availability
PlayStation Plus members can enjoy Chivalry 2 at no extra cost between May 2 and June 5, 2023. Various add-on and virtual currency content for Chivalry 2 on the PlayStation platform is on sale with varying discounts until May 10, 2023. For example, the King’s Edition Content add-on features a 50% discount while the Chest of Crowns virtual currency add-on features a 20% discount.
Chivalry 2 is available on Windows PC from Humble Bundle, Steam, and Epic Games Store for $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99. The game is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via the PlayStation Store and on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via Microsoft for $39.99 / £33.49 / €39.99. Offering exclusive in-game content, a Chivalry 2 Special Edition is available for $49.99 / £44.99 / €49.99 and a Chivalry 2 King’s Edition is available for $59.99 / £49.99 / €59.99 that offers even more content. Note that Chivalry 2 has an ESRB rating of M for Mature and a PEGI 18 rating.
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Publisher and Developer Information
Tripwire Interactive (@TripwireInt Twitter, @tripwireinteractive Facebook, YouTube) is an independent developer based out of Roswell, Georgia. The company started off by making the Red Orchestra mod, later winning the “Make Something Unreal” competition in 2004. Since then the studio has won numerous Multiplayer and FPS Game of the Year awards from top editorial sites. Millions having played a Red Orchestra or Killing Floor game, with an average play time of over 40 hours, per player, per game. With this success, the developer expanded its business to include Tripwire Presents that publishes titles on multiple platforms and genres from talented studios.
Torn Banner Studios (@TornBanner Twitter, YouTube) is a Toronto, Canada based independent game developer known for the Chivalry game series. Both passion and innovation are at the core of everything the studio develops. The team is comprised of people who truly love video games and a lucky enough to follow their dreams with support from the community.
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