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!