Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Launching on PS Vita March 17

We are excited to announce that Söldner-X2: Final Prototype is launching on PlayStation Vita this month. The game will be available in North America on March 17th and in Europe/Australia on March 18th. Söldner-X2: Final Prototype supports a new trophy set, new high score tables, and Cross-Buy functionality (PS3 / PS Vita).

Complete release lineup:

Title	NA Release	EU Release	Price
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype	March 17, 2015	March 18, 2015	US$ 9.99 / €9.99 / €7.99
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter	March 17, 2015	March 18, 2015	US$ 4.99 / €4.99 / €3.99
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle	March 17, 2015	March 18, 2015	US$ 12.99 / €12.99 / €9.99

The full press release can be found here.

Söldner-X 2 Coming to PS Vita This Winter

We are excited to announce that we are bringing Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype to PS Vita this winter.



Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype runs on a custom-built engine giving us excellent control over the PS Vita hardware. As a result, we are aiming for a console perfect port, running at 60 frames per second with little to no load times. To make high score and Trophy hunting more exciting, the PS Vita version features separate high score tables and a new Trophy set.

All the cool features of the original game are still there, including up to 10 exciting stages, a dynamic score-linked difficulty system, three different player ships with more than 10 unique weapons, and special limit attacks, challenge mode, online high score ranking & replay playback and lots more.

Söldner-X 2 also supports cross buy. That means if you already own the game on PS3, you will be able to download the PS Vita version free of charge and vice versa. So don't forget to look out for Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype on the PlayStation Store this winter!

Söldner-X OSTs now on the PS Store

Two Söldner-X soundtrack compilations are now available as digital downloads on the PlayStation®Store.

For the first time, all nine tracks from 'The Last Chapter' expansion pack, bundled together with 30 tracks from the main game, are now available as Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Soundtrack at a low price of just US$4.99 in North America and €4.99/£3.99 in Europe.

Also available at the same time is a digital release of the classic Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Complete Soundtrack, which contains 25 tracks at a price of just US$3.99 in North America and €3.99/£3.19 in Europe.

Both soundtracks have a combined running time of over 160 minutes and are 100% DRM free. All tracks are composed, arranged and produced by Rafael Dyll and mastered at the Popmusic.dk studio in Copenhagen.

You can read up the full press release right here.

Söldner-X PS+ Full Game Trial (Asia)

Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer is now available as 30 minutes Full Game Trial for all PlayStation®Plus subscribers in Asia. The promotion lasts for four weeks from April 20, 2011 until May 17, 2011.

And starting from May 18th, 2011 onwards, the Full Game Trial promotion will be extended to Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype.

If you are living in Asia, make sure to check out the following link for more details:
http://asia.playstation.com/hk/en/psn/plus_offer

Söldner-X 1 & 2 50% off in Europe

US, Asia and now finally Europe. As part of the SCEE Spring Offers 2011 campaign, we are pleased to announce that Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer and Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype are now available at 50% off until the 27th April.


Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer: £3.99/€4.99 (£6.29/€7.99)
Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype: £5.10/€6.49 (£9.99/€12.99)

You can find the official SCEE blog post with more details here:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/04/12/heads-up-game-store-update-scee-spring-offers-2011/

Söldner-X now available at Gamestop

Just a quick notice that Söldner-X & Söldner-X 2 are now also available for digital download at Gamestop.
Check here for more details:

http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-soldner+x

Söldner-X 2 now just $9.99

Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype is now available on the North American PlayStation®Store at a permanently reduced price of just US$ 9.99. Prices of a number of bundles have also been slashed, offering you even more savings...

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype: $9.99 $12.99
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle: $14.99 $17.99
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle: $12.99 $14.99

The price cut is currently only available on the US storefront. European gamers can look forward to next week for a special European treat!

For more details, check out today's PlayStation®Store update at:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/05/playstation-store-update-184/

PSN Gamers' Choice Awards Nomination

We are pleased to announce that Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype has just received another Awards Nomination.

Based on one of the highest user ratings on the US PlayStation Store, Söldner-X 2 has been nominated for the Best PSN Exclusive Game as part of the first-ever PlayStation Network Gamers' Choice Awards.

From February 22 until March 1, PSN users will be given the chance to vote for their favorite game on the PlayStation Store by downloading a free XMB theme. Winners will be announced on March 7.

You can find more details on Sony's PlayStation blog. Make sure to show your support for Söldner-X 2! :)

11 for 2011: Söldner-X 2 at $6.49

SCEA is kicking off the New Year with a 50% off sale of 11 critically-acclaimed PS3 games. Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype will be part of this sale. From tomorrow's PlayStation Store update onwards, you can purchase Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype for as low as $6.49.

The promotion period is only valid until January 31st (for just one week), so better be quick and don't miss this great opportunity. Please also note that the sales price only applies to the US, Canadian and Mexican PSN stores.

You can find additional information about the 11 for 11 sale on the PlayStation Blog.

Asia X'mas Sale: 50% off Söldner-X 2

As part of Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong's Christmas Crazy Sale, Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype is now available at half its original price, translating to roughly 50 HK$.

The promotion period lasts from December 16 to January 5 and is only valid to users with access to the Asian PlayStation®Store. For more details, check out SCEH's official press release in English or Chinese.

IGN's Best of 2010 Awards Nominations

IGN's Best of 2010 Awards are just around the corner and we are more than pleased to be nominated in the following two categories:

• Best Retro Design
• Best Sci-Fi Game

There are only five nominations in each category and Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype is the only PlayStation®Network title nominated in the Best Sci-Fi Game category. Winners will be revealed December 13. The complete list can be accessed at:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1136656p3.html

Bundles + Asia release

There's more Söldner-X in store this week. Gamers looking for the complete Söldner-X 2 experience can now download the Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype + The Last Chapter Bundle from the PlayStation®Store. The bundle contains the game as well as the add-on for a discounted set price of $14.99 (US) and €14.99/£11.99 (Europe).

For all avatar loving fans out there, we got two more bundles this week. The Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Avatar Bundle 2 and Bundle 3 are both available at $1.49/€1.49 only. Each bundle contains five Söldner-X 2 avatars.

Last but not least, Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter has finally made its way into the Asian PlayStation®Store, selling at HK$ 39 over here in Hong Kong.

The Last Chapter add-on available now!

It's probably been one of the latest North American PlayStation®Store updates ever, but we are glad to announce that Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter is finally available on the store front for as low as $4.99.

Get the expansion pack right now and enjoy three exciting and really beautiful new stages, 13 diverse new challenges, 11 additional trophies, plus a few more surprises.

If you are among our strong European fan base, don't worry, you won't have to hold out much longer. The Last Chapter is expected to go on sale in a few hours from now with this week's store update. And last but not least, Asia is bound to get the DLC tomorrow, on November 4th.

Once again, we appreciate all the support we have received from our fans during the last couple of months! Hopefully you will enjoy playing The Last Chapter at least as much as we did developing it!

V2.00 patch live this week

Time to warm up again with the Söldner-X 2 V2.00 patch before The Last Chapter launches in early November. Completely free of charge and available to all Söldner-X 2 gamers, the patch adds the following new functions to your game:

• A new Massive Attack difficulty mode (more info below)
• A 'skip world' function in replay mode
• The Last Chapter DLC support (DLC needs to be purchased separately)
• A number of smaller improvements and bug fixes

The biggest addition is certainly the new Massive Attack difficulty mode. Originally planned to be bundled only with the upcoming DLC, it's now becoming available to all Söldner-X 2 gamers.

Massive Attack unlocks simultaneously with the Extra Hard difficulty mode. In other words, all you need to do is complete the full game (stage 1-7) on hard difficulty mode. Credit feeding is allowed and if you have already unlocked Extra Hard before, then Massive Attack will be available once the patch has been installed.

Massive Attack has been designed for players looking for an even more challenging game play experience. Although the play rank system is still in place for scoring reasons, the game constantly runs on the highest possible play rank.

Are you ready for the challenge? Go find it out. V2.00 patch is expected to go live on or before October 20th.

The Last Chapter launching this November

It's been a little calm here during the past couple of weeks, but we are finally pleased to let you know that Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter has gone gold and will be hitting the PlayStation®Store in just a few weeks time.

The expansion pack adds three brand new stages, 13 challenges & 11 trophies to the original game experience. There's also going to be a few extra surprises, including another challenge exclusive bonus stage.

So don't forget to watch out for The Last Chapter during the early November PlayStation®Store updates. The add-on will sell for as little as $4.99 in the US and €4.99/£3.99 in Europe.

Last but not least, take a first look at The Last Chapter's new stages in motion in the official launch trailer.




You can alternatively watch the trailer in better resolution on our YouTube Channel or download it directly from eastasiasoft.com's press section.

The Last Chapter trophy details

To all those trophy hunters (and of course anyone else that likes to suck up more information about the upcoming Söldner-X 2 DLC add-on) out there, we are pleased to let you know that 'The Last Chapter' will add an additional 11 trophies (9 bronze, 2 silver) to the game, making it a total of not less than 25 trophies that are just waiting to be unlocked.

Here's the full list. You can also look up additional trophies of the base game right here.


Bronze:
01. Speed Gunner: Clear challenge 'Speed Gunner'
02. Stage Keys: Clear challenge 'Stage Keys'
03. Speed Collector: Clear challenge 'Speed Collector'
04. Rank Master: Clear challenge 'Rank Master'
05. Kill Collector: Clear challenge 'Kill Collector 1'
06. Score Collector: Clear challenge 'Score Collector 1'
07. Hellfire: Clear challenge 'Hellfire'
08. The Last Chapter: Complete the tenth stage ('Inner Core') at any difficulty level
09. -hidden-

Silver:
01. King of unlockables: Unlock at least seven specials
02. Key Master: Collect all 15 secret keys in stage eight through ten

Up to 40% discount with PlayStation®Plus

PlayStation®Plus subscribers can now enjoy a discount of up to 40% on Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype and the Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Bundle.

From August 24th until September 21st, 2010 (that's a promotion period of exactly four weeks), the following Söldner-X products will be available at a discount exclusively to PlayStation®Plus subscribers on the North American PlayStation®Store.


Söldner-X2: Final Prototype
Original price: $12.99
Discount: 30%
PS Plus price: $9.09

Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer Bundle
Original price: $17.99
Discount: 40%
PS Plus price: $10.79

Once again, please be reminded that in order to take advantage of this special offer, you need to be subscribed to the PlayStation®Plus service (visit http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/ for more details). The offer is further only available on the North American PlayStation®Store and lasts until September 21st, 2010.

All products purchased at a discount will not expire, even after termination of the PlayStation®Plus subscription. Don't miss this great opportunity!

The Last Chapter WIP screenshots

Development of The Last Chapter, the first expansion pack to Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype, is about to enter its final phase and we are pleased to present you with the first batch of work in progress screenshots.

As mentioned earlier, The Last Chapter will bring three brand new and exciting stages to the game, plus additional challenges, trophies, a new story ending and more.

No matter if you are going for the DLC add-on or prefer to stick around with the original game a bit longer, there's also going to be an update for all Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype gamers. Next to a new difficulty mode (which we are still going to talk about later), we have also improved the replay functionality with a "skip to next stage" feature.

'Nuff said, as promised here are twelve work in progress shots. Remember, content is still subject to change before final release in Q4/2010. Feel free to comment!

Yogie84's 107M score run on YouTube

Honoring the first gamer that broke through the 100M score barrier, we have recorded a complete play-through of Yogie84's 107.610.947 1cc run on extra hard difficulty.

Videos of all seven stages have been uploaded to our YouTube Channel. Don't forget that you can alternatively watch back this (and all other Söldner-X 2 replays!) through your Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype game.

Once again congratulations to Yogie84 for his achievement.

Direct link to the complete playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2902A4B914485AFA

Individual stages:

Stage 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LimdNlWXFyc

Stage 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVxs1FQ14bo

Stage 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUrBuw0qybE

Stage 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smwv-jovbyA

Stage 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cjd9L7cTAs

Stage 6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08pZZnJtLwc

Stage 7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtombUwy6x4

100M score mark broken by Yogie84

Congratulations to fellow Soldner-X 2 gamer Yogie84, who has managed to be the first one breaking through the 100M score barrier last night. Yogie84 already came very close on July 13th (scoring a not less impressive 098.300.193 points), but it wasn't meant to be until July 24th when he finally managed to pull through a near perfect run, scoring an amazing 107.610.947 points on "extra hard" difficulty.

Watching back his replay, Yogie84 received an 'S' rating on each stage's victory screen without losing a single life and only dropping down to an 'A' play rank on a few occasions. During his run he achieved 3176 kills, collected 6669 chain rings, successfully completed 104 chains and grabbed a total of 26 keys.

You can find more stats from Yogie (and all other Soldner-X 2 gamers, including yourself) on soldner-x.com. The replay can be watched back through your Soldner-X 2 game, simply select "high scores" in the main menu and browse to the top score on "extra hard" difficulty.

Finally this leaves us with just one question in mind. Who is going to top this (other than Yogie84 himself) before The Last Chapter comes out?