Enjoy!

-Mikael

So last time our making of video introduced some art from the upcoming expansion pack.

Now we get to look at how some of the art gets into the game and some more sneak peeks into the new materials.

One clip in particular is very special, the one where Amadeus slides.. it’s gonna be very different and cool.

-Mikael

So we have announced an upcoming expansion that is still yet to be named.
One thing that we do know is that we rather talk about an expansion pack rather than DLC.

Anyways, since we haven’t made a “making of” video in a while we decided to make one about concept art and design, while also teasing a little about the new content.

Here is a look at a “desert” theme and how it was designed from the start.

-Mikael

All of the platforms are out and now we wait for more information about the upcoming expansion pack.

Linux version is doing well and still has some issues that are being fixed.
Thanks to everybody for all the help with that.

Trine 2 is definitely still a project that keeps growing, but getting all the platforms out seemed like a cool milestone.

Maybe as a look back we could try to remember what made it special.
Let me know in the comments what your favorite moments were.

-Mikael

Due fan demand and inter-office interest, this is an announcement for the official Trine 2 Speedrun competition!

We have not made Trine 2 with speedrunning in mind, simply because it is a game you want to take slow sometimes, but there is always someone interested in completing levels with haste.

The video above is a good example of how a Trine 2 speedrun can be done.

So to enter the competition all you have to do is to make a similar video and post about it in the link below.

http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/trine_2__with_leaderboards.html

As prizes, we will be sending out autographed retail copies (PC/Mac) of Trine 2 and an autographed “Zoya” discgolf frisbee to all who make it to the top 3 in any level.

Just to be clear, that is one prize pack per person, but everyone who makes the top 3 will get one.

The deadline for putting up a video on youtube is 28th of April 2012 and we will contact all winners the following week.

That’s about it, happy running to each and everyone!

-Mikael

Linux was started in Finland and spread globally, so being from Finland we feel right that our games also make it to Linux users across the world.

Although it has already been a while since the launch on other platforms, the Linux version (beta) is now available to all who waited patiently.

You can buy it at the Trine 2 site.

It will be available on other sites soon, but for now we are still fixing small bugs with the community and want to keep the efforts close to home.

For more on this, check the forums for latest developments.

-Mikael

So if you got Trine 2 on Steam and maybe you thought the game was a tad too easy, you can now try your luck with the new “hardcore mode”.

The hardcore mode makes the game a lot harder and is definitely a great new way to change up the gameplay.

Basically what the mode does is that you can only use each checkpoint once and then you have to start again from the beginning of the level.
Also it makes the enemies a bit harder by giving them more health and power. So it is an option that you can use alongside any of the current difficulty levels …to give them a boost in a way.

Other big addition that is available in the menus is a new of limiting the levitation skill.

You can now choose to turn off player levitation completely, or have it for be available for “self, friends, or everyone”.

Trust us, these options can make the game very different and add some more of that sweet, sweet re-playability.

-Mikael

P.S. So yea, tricks like this can now be disabled very easily (1:12)..

All jokes aside to the AAAA quality certification in the title, but we haven’t published an official name for the expansion.

It is going to be top notch though.

We prefer to steer away from the “DLC” concept.
So many negative associations with that these days.

And rightfully, we think that the pack we are making, deserves to be called a true expansion rather than just added content.

Boasting a new story with 6 unique levels, added enemies and skills.

A new hardcore mode, some bonus menu options and did I mention that the new skills can also be used in the original campaign?

So yea, lots of stuff.

The video above is just a small environment teaser and we will be releasing new details up until this here “Super Hyper Extended (AAAA) Edition of Trine 2″ is released.

-Mikael

The guys behind the Humble Indie Bundle have lately (4 months or so ago) moved to a very nice location in downtown San Francisco.

So when visiting the GDC12 it seemed reasonable to go say hi to the guys.

And as you can see, there are no Frozenbyte characters on the wall yet, but hopefully we can get some of them up soon.

Or alternatively since we are also in a new office, we should start painting up the walls here.

Either way, was awesome to visit the guys in SF, thanks.

Plus GDC in general was great and maybe some more news from the aftermath soon.

-Mikael

It was released on Wednesday March 7th. As an apology to our fans in Europe (and our home country Finland!), there’s a 30% discount on the game for the first two weeks, and a special bonus for PlayStation Plus subscribers – Trine 2 is this month’s PS Plus Game of the Month, meaning that it’s free (or “100% discounted”) to PS Plus subscribers.

Here’s a video that captures our emotions:

We are as excited as Dimitri here! (“Next week” is now old news so the game is now out!)

We hope that the discount makes up for the massive delay, at least in some parts. And most importantly, we hope that you guys enjoy the game!

-Mikael, Joel, and the whole Frozenbyte team