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New trailer and post-launch plans for Evil Genius 2

by: Rob -
More On: Evil Genius 2: World Domination

In addition to the announcement of the photo mode (which the press release highlights buy I personally register as the "meh" part of the announcement - I'm just not a photo mode guy), we've got a new cinematic trailer for Evil Genius 2: World Domination as well as details on the post-launch plans. 

The trailer is below, and I think it does a rather great job of walking through both the full concept of the game, highlighting its appeal, as well as painting the picture of the gameplay choices you'll face with base construction, trap setting, research and minion training, character selection, and resource use.

As for the post-launch plans, there is at least one season of content already on the roadmap. This will include both paid and free dlc including a new campaign pack, playable genius, and island lair. Also planned are new henchmen, minion types, room types, traps, items and more. Although details on what's free and what's paid are unclear, the Evil Genius 2 Deluxe Edition will guarantee access to it all by including the base game and Season Pass One and a few extra bonus items - the Fountain of Youth, Trojan Horse, and the Aurora Borealis in-game bonus item.

Evil Genius 2: World Domination releases in two weeks, March 30th on Steam. The Standard Edition is $39.99 and the Deluxe Edition is $59.99 with pre-purchase discounts running on both. Full press release after the Read More link below.

EVIL GENIUS 2 UNVEILS CINEMATIC TRAILER, PHOTO MODE ANNOUNCED, POST-LAUNCH PLANS DETAILED
 
Taking over the world has never looked so good
 
TOP SECRET (March 16, 2021) – Rebellion’s hard-working minions have put together a stunning 4-minute Cinematic Trailer for spy-fi lair-builder Evil Genius 2: World Domination, showcasing beautiful CGI animation alongside brand new gameplay footage. 
 
 
Whether you’re new to the series or a returning tyrant, the Cinematic Trailer is a fantastic glimpse into the nefarious world of Evil Genius 2. It goes into every aspect of the game’s management-strategy gameplay - think of it as a World Domination 101 - from lair-building to training your minions, and from recruiting crime lords to stealing priceless artefacts. It’s everything you’ll need to help you take over the world in just two weeks’ time.  
 
The Cinematic Trailer showcases just a mere hype-building taste of the brand new villainy you can inflict on your victims in Evil Genius 2. From the four Evil Geniuses you can play as, each with their own unique narrative campaigns, to all the many new minion types, rooms, devices, traps, henchmen, agents, super agents and Doomsday Devices, Evil Genius 2 gives you the choice to be whatever kind of diabolical mastermind you want to be.
 
CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS
 
Photo Mode is coming to Evil Genius 2 – and it will be available at launch for FREE. Shoot your minions – no, not like that – and the rest of your island lair in all its wicked resplendence.  
 
In Photo Mode you can adjust camera options like field of view, depth of field and focal distance, toggle the visibility of different characters, and apply a range of filters, overlays and more. Just make sure your snapshots don’t fall into the hands of the Forces of Justice. 
 
POST-LAUNCH PLANS
 
The treachery won’t stop with the release of Evil Genius 2. As revealed previously, there will be a season of new content coming to the game in the weeks and months after launch, and that includes both paid and free content. 
 
While the dev team is strictly focusing on launch right now, Rebellion can reveal a new campaign pack is planned for post-launch, featuring a new playable Genius, island lair and Force of Justice. Across other packs we’ll also introduce new henchmen, minion types, room types, traps, items and more. We’ll go into all of these in more detail shortly after launch, including the timings of various releases – so please stay tuned.   
 
For the supervillain who must have everything, we’re offering the Evil Genius 2 Deluxe Edition. This includes the base game, Season Pass One, the Fountain of Youth and Trojan Horse items, and the Aurora Borealis in-game bonus item as well.
 
Season Pass One grants you access to all of the content from Evil Genius 2 Season One as it becomes available post-launch; this will include:
 
  • A campaign pack
  • Two henchmen packs
  • Two minions packs
  • A lair item pack
 
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DOOMSDAY 
 
Evil Genius 2 is ready and primed for World Domination in two weeks’ time when it launches March 30 on Steam. The Standard Edition is priced £34.99 / $39.99 / €39.99 and the Deluxe Edition is priced £54.99 / $59.99 / €59.99 – and if you pre-purchase now you can get up to 15% off those prices. For more details, please visit EvilGeniusGame.com 
 
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About Rebellion
 
Founded in 1992, Rebellion is one of Europe’s biggest independent studios. Its flagship Sniper Elite series is renowned for its authentic stealth and sniping gameplay with more than 20 million players worldwide. 2000 AD is synonymous with the absolute finest in British comic book art. With the acquisition of a $100m film studio and the world’s largest archive of English language comics, Rebellion continues to grow from strength to strength.
 
Rebellion now operates across books, comics, TV and film, but at its core it’s still a leading developer and publisher of games. Whether it’s the breathtaking intensity of Sniper Elite 4, the face-hugging terror of Aliens vs. Predator or the grindhouse frenzy of the Zombie Army series, the Oxford-based studio is revered for creating stand-out games designed to thrill.