January 28th, 2010 Michael Pica
Capcom recently posted details (translated) on their blog for the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV Collector’s Package.
The Collector’s Package will be released alongside the regular edition for PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan on April 28th for a price of 5990 yen (~$66USD) and is slated to include a disc with the various character’s background music, all promotional videos and trailers for the game, character art, and a mini story for SSFIV.
Buyers of the Xbox 360 release will also receive an exclusive SSFIV Anime by director Kizaki (of Afro Samurai fame) animated by GONZO.
There is one more bonus “to be announced”.
As a thank you to early adopters, a classic costume pack will be made available free for download from the release date until July 1st. After that you will have to pay (price yet to be determined) to download the pack.
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January 28th, 2010 Michael Pica
Maven posted up a new image of the upcoming, exclusive to Europe, Heavy Rain Collector’s Edition.
It would seem that the previous information about this being nothing more than a nice slip cover and code for some downloads were incorrect. It’s turning out to be quite a nice little CE. Its actually refreshing to see a CE release that offers simple, classy, appropriate embellishments as opposed to the over the top for twice the price CEs we’ve been getting as of late.
Another interesting note is that up to this point the edition has been titled inconsistently with some referring to it as a “Collector’s Edition” and some referring to it as a “Limited Edition” this image actually shows “Special Edition” on the bonus content card. Up to this point that’s the most official title for the package.
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January 22nd, 2010 Michael Pica
Game.co.uk has listed a Collector’s Edition release of Final Fantasy XIII for both PS3 and Xbox 360.
Released along side the regular edition on March 9th, the collector’s edition will fetch £60 (~$100USD) and is slated to include the following:
- FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Sound Selection: Soundtrack CD including a selection of music tracks from the game that are especially chosen for this Limited Collector’s Edition by composer Masashi Hamauzu. The CD is presented inside a slipcase featuring artwork from FINAL FANTASY XIII, and also liner notes that are written by the composer.
- The World of FINAL FANTASY XIII: Hardback book featuring character artwork, CG rendered artwork and environments from across the game production.
- Exclusive Art Prints: 3 highly collectable art prints showing artwork of the Eidolons, powerful summoned allies of the lead playable characters in FINAL FANTASY XIII
- Unique ‘Brand of the l’Cie’ decal: Collectible decal featuring this most iconic symbol from the game storyline
No word yet on whether or not North America will see a Collector’s Edition as well, here’s hoping they will.
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January 4th, 2010 Michael Pica
GameSetWatch has an interview with Justin Carroll (who worked on Modern Warfare 2’s box) about what goes into designing box art. Interesting stuff for those of us who love the Collector’s Edition packaging and the extras they entail.
As elaborate packaging becomes more prevalent, does it still stand out?
JC: … More elaborate packaging communicates a deeper story about the game, and also connects to the passion the gamers and developers share about the game. To me it’s about authenticity. We created the collectors edition packaging for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The Mythic/EA teams sweated over every tiny detail of that package with us, and that really shows in the final results. You can’t bullshit a core audience.
Also, the majority of packaging on the shelf is still in the 1st party templates, so the elaborate Collectors packs grab your attention. If you had a hundred Collectors Editions sitting on the same shelf it would be a different story.
Does that create an arms race, in effect, where packaging becomes more elaborate? Some things we’ve seen in limited editions are a bit ridiculous.
JC: I guess it does start an arms race but still, if it’s an authentic experience it adds value. There comes a point though where the economics will stop supporting it.
… with the killer AAA titles it will always make sense. Look at Infinity Ward’s “unboxing” video for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition on YouTube (we did the packaging). Over three million views to date. Obviously someone thinks that over-the-top package offers something valuable.
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