Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games today announced that Sins of a Solar Empire Beta 2 has gone live for anyone who has pre-ordered the game via TotalGaming.net. Beta 2 comes with an upgraded Bounty system including Marauding Pirates, an improved interface including the new Event Tracking System, an expanded combat and tactical-counter model, improved planetary management, a new Capital Planet system, an expanded tech tree, upgraded strategic and tactical AI, even more strategic options, a refined economic system, improved graphics and much more. Sins of a Solar Empire will be released in February 2008. Check the latest screenshots now uploaded in our gallery.