505 Games announces that PAYDAY 2 is now available in North America, saying Starbreeze's heist game sequel is available in stores for consoles and via Steam for Windows PCs. Here is a batch of new screenshots and a launch trailer, and word on the release:

The award-winning PAYDAY 2 casts gamers as a member of the infamous Payday crew as they work their way through the biggest, most elaborate heists of their careers using the all new Crime.net system, overseen by the mysterious Bain.

Designed from the ground up to be the ultimate four player, co-operative experience, PAYDAY 2 features four new skill trees – the charismatic Mastermind, the heavy Enforcer, the gadget-crazy Technician and the super stealthy Ghost – which, alongside a versatile weapon modification system and all new mask creator, gives players the chance to live out their fantasy of being a career criminal.