Starbreeze AB : PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition brings the original crime spree to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with more than 12 months of updates and DLCs included in the box

Press Release 26^th of February 2014

Starbreeze AB, one of Sweden's leading independent game developers, together with 505 Games today announced that PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition will be released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with more than 12 months of updates included in the box. To be released in June, the Crimewave Edition will be offered to gamers everywhere with a bang; consumers pre-ordering the product will not only unlock the special Hard Time Loot Bag digital content, but will also have the opportunity to score a time limited discount on the purchase.

To celebrate the start of the pre-order campaign, PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition will exclusively be available at a 25% discount on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live for the duration of the pre-order period.

"The continuance of the PAYDAY-saga on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is going to be awesome. With improved frame rate, greater looking textures, 1080p resolution and more than a year worth of updates included in the game at launch, robbing banks together has never looked as sweet." Said Bo Andersson Klint, CEO of Starbreeze AB. "Getting PAYDAY into the hands of as many gamers as possible has always been one of our mantras. Hopefully our initial offer will make it easier than ever for new and old heisters alike to enjoy PAYDAY 2 ".

PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition includes:

• The original PAYDAY 2 experience, now in glorious 1080p and refined to look its best.
• Updates and DLCs worth over $80 in recommended retail value, including the fan favorite The Big Bank DLC, the first female heister Clover as well as the recently released The Bomb DLCs. In total:
  • Armored Transport
  • Gage Weapon Pack #1
  • Gage Weapon Pack #2  
  • Gage Mod Courier Pack
  • Gage Sniper Pack
  • The Big Bank Heist
  • Gage Shotgun Pack
  • Gage Assault Pack
  • Hotline Miami
  • Gage Historical Pack
  • The Diamond Heist
  • Clover Character Pack
  • The Bomb Heists
  • Dragan Character Pack
  • The Death Wish Update
  • The Election Day Heist
  • The Shadow Raid Heist
  • John Wick Character Pack
  • The Hoxton Breakout Heist
  • Old Hoxton Character Pack
  • The Infamy Update
  • The Diamond Store Heist
  • The White Xmas Heist
  • The PAYDAY 2 Soundtrack to play in game.
    

The pre-order bonus "Hard Time Loot Bag" contains a number of unique digital items including:

• Red dot weapon sight modification available for use on all rifle weapons
• Exclusive Skull mask
• PlayStation 4 or Xbox One exclusive mask
• Unique mask pattern titled "I LOVE OVERKILL"
• Unique color pattern, only available with this unlock
• Bundle of in-game cash

For more information please contact:
Bo Andersson Klint, CEO, Starbreeze AB
Tel: +46(0)8-209 208, email: ir@starbreeze.com

Brief information about Starbreeze:
Starbreeze is an independent creator, publisher and distributor of high quality entertainment products, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. At Starbreeze we create games by our own design and through licensed content, establishing franchises that can live and prosper outside the game itself. We live and die by gameplay. 

Starbreeze is pioneering digital self-publishing, currently hosting one of the largest community groups on the digital distribution platform Steam. Starbreeze's most recent products include PAYDAY 2, our adrenaline fuelled bank robbing co-op game and the critically acclaimed Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. 

Starbreeze AB is publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm First North Premier under the ticker STAR and the ISIN code: SE0005992831. Remium Nordic is the company Certified Adviser. Starbreeze brands include OVERKILL Software and the PAYDAY series. 
For more information, please visit http://www.starbreeze.com. 

About 505 Games

505 Games is a global video game publisher focused on offering a broad selection of titles for players of all ages and levels.  The company publishes games on leading console and handheld platforms as well as for mobile devices and social networks. Product highlights include, Sniper Elite 3, PAYDAY 2, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, Terraria, How To Survive, Defense Grid 2, and the upcoming ABZU and Adr1ft.

505 Games has offices in Los Angeles, Milton Keynes, UK, Lyon, Munich, Milan and Madrid and a network of distribution partners within the Nordic territories and Australia.  For more information on 505 Games and its products please visit www.505games.com.