RAID: World War II kicks off its closed beta exclusive to PAYDAY 2® players on Steam, leading up to the release on September 26 on PC and on Playstation®4 and Xbox One in October 10 and 13 respectively. A limited open beta to be available this weekend for all Steam users.
Starbreeze Publishing, OVERKILL Software and Lion Game Lion today unveiled that the closed beta test and pre-orders for RAID: World War II will kick start on August 31 in an exclusive event for PAYDAY 2 players on the digital distribution platform Steam. PAYDAY 2 players will additionally be able to participate in the closed beta until September 17.

Available tomorrow, aspiring raiders will have the option to pre-order the game for PC on Steam with two options:
RAID: World War II Standard Edition at $39.99, including:
Pre-order exclusive: An Army Crate containing special goodies

RAID: World War II Special Edition at $64.99 which includes the Standard Edition plus:

Pre-order exclusive: An Army Crate containing special goodies
A special version of the in-game car Apple Red Kübelwagen
RAID: World War II Base game
A RAID: World War II comic book available in-game and as a PDF
A decorative bomb for the camp
Original soundtrack and the melee weapon “Marching Mace”
A special melee weapon “The Admiral’s Dagger”
Four exclusive special edition jackets for the characters
RAID: World War II Digital Art Book
Four exclusive RAID: World War II wallpapers.
The Golden Lion Game Lion Logo
PAYDAY 2: Ultimate Edition, $45 worth of heisting madness
(If you have PAYDAY 2, it will be upgraded to PAYDAY 2 Ultimate Edition).
Pre-order discount and PAYDAY 2 loyalty discount
By pre-ordering, players will get a 10% discount on both editions. On top of that, existing PAYDAY 2 players will receive an additional 5% off on the base game, and 15% off on the Special Edition.
PAYDAY 2 players will thereby gain total loyalty discount of 15% on the RAID: World War II Standard Edition and an amazing 25% off on the RAID: World War II Special Edition.