Trine 2 gets cross-platform multiplayer for PC and Mac, Collector's Edition announced

Frozenbyte have revealed that the Steam version of Trine 2 will support cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Mac thanks to Steam Play.

The currently ongoing Trine 2 Beta has been made available for the Mac, making cross-platform multiplayer available right now for gamers who have pre-purchased Trine 2. In addition to the Mac version, the two-level PC beta now also supports NVIDIA 3D Vision. The stereoscopic mode is enabled automatically upon launch of the game.

Trine 2 is available for pre-purchase now on Steam and other channels with the regular edition priced at $14.99/12.99 euros/£11.99. The Collector's Edition is available for $24.99/19.99 euros/£17.99 and includes a digital artbook with developer commentary and the original soundtrack by the acclaimed composer Ari Pulkkinen. All versions use Steamworks for easy multiplayer, Achievements and Steam Cloud. A DRM free version of Trine 2 is coming in 2012.

Focus Home Interactive will also be releasing the retail, physical copy of the Trine 2 Collector's Edition in Europe, which will include the physical artbook and the digital version of the soundtrack.

Trine 2 will be released later in 2011 on Steam for PC and Mac, in the Mac App Store for Mac, for PC and Mac in European retail, Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360, and the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3, and later for Linux and other platforms.