Collector’s Edition of Driver for Europe

Ubisoft announced today a European Collector’s Edition of Driver: San Francisco.

Scheduled for release on November 19th at a price of  £69.99 the Collector’s Edition will include the following:

• A high quality, collectible replica of the hero car of the game (1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T Six Pack – 18×9×9 cm)
• A map of San Francisco, detailing the in-game location of the 80 dares scattered across the city
• Two exclusive in-game vehicles (more details to be announced)
• The “Mass Chase” challenge: a wrongfully accused driver attempts to escape the whole police force of San Francisco and prove his innocence.
• More features to be announced

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Gran Turismo 5 Collector’s Edition Announced

Shortly after the official release date was announced at E3 Gran-Turismo.com posted details of a forth coming Collector’s Edition for Gran Turismo 5.

Scheduled for release on November 2nd (of this year) at a price of $99 the Collector’s Edition will include the following:

• a Die-Cast 1:43 scale 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V with a Gran Turismo livery produced by Kyosho
• a Custom etched Gran Turismo key chain
• a 300+ page book covering everything from car history, to driving technique, to tuning tips.
• a voucher for five (5) exclusive high-end cars with custom Gran Turismo livery and performance upgrades
• Numbered certificate of authenticity
• Custom collector’s packaging

Those who pre-order will also get bonus cars including a “Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Nissan GT-R GT500, McLaren F1, and more.”

This looks to be releasing in both North America and Europe, most likely the rest of the world as well. They state that “production will be limited” but there’s nothing that really states HOW limited that is.

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Star Wars Force Unleashed II CE Announced

GameStop recently listed a Collector’s Edition of the upcoming Star Wars The Force Unleashed II.  Slated for release for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 26th this CE will cost just under $80 and includes the following content:

• Steelbook Case
• “Exclusive” In-Game Content
  • Three challenge mode levels
  • Ralph McQuarrie concept “Deak Starkiller” skin
  • Lightsaber crystal
• Mimobot USB Designer Drive Preloaded with Bonus Content
  • Starkiller 2GB Flash Drive designed by Mimobot
  • Digital art book

With bonus content being included by way of a USB flash drive, here’s hoping it does fall victim to the same problem that plagued the Splinter Cell Conviction CE.

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Mafia II CE Announced

2K Games recently announced a Collected Edition Release of Mafia II for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Slated for a release on August 24th at a price of $59.99 on the Collector’s edition will include the following:

• SteelBook case
• Official Orchestral Score
• 100 Page Hard cover Art Book
• Made Man DLC Pack
• Guide to Empire Bay Map Printed on Specialty Tear-Resistant Paper

Pre-Order Mafia II Collector’s Edition though Amazon.com and you will also receive the Renegade Pack, a DLC content pack including new cars and new outfits. Using the link above will also help support CollectorsEdition.org

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New Images of Heavy Rain Special Edition

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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Europe Gets Final Fantasy XIII Collector’s Edition

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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European Splinter Cell Conviction CE Details

Details have been released for the European release of Splinter Cell Conviction.

From the Kotaku report:

Splinter Cell Conviction’s collectors edition variant for “all European, Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific territories” will contain the following, including an exclusive gameplay mode.

• An exclusive Sam Fisher statue
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction game in unique SteelBook™ case
• Infiltration Mode : Eliminate all hostiles in the mission area without being detected
• A special playable skin: Shadow Armor
• Early access to 3 weapons: SC300, SR2 and MP5
• The official Splinter Cell Conviction Soundtrack (more than 17 tracks)

That applies to both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game, due to hit the territories listed above on or about February 26.

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Pictures and Final Details of Batman Arkham Asylum.

I’ve been reading a lot of SpeedHunter’s lately, also Kotaku has quickly become my favorite resource for gaming news. I really like the photo-blog style of Speed Hunters and the down to earth commentary on Kotaku. With that in mind I decided to add a little more flare here and there to the photos for this release and I’ve added a bit of personal commentary.

I’d appreciate some feedback as to whether this is something you’d like to see more of in the future or if you’d prefer the more no-nonsense approach that I’ve taken in the past.

Click the link below for more pictures and details.

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Modern Warfare 2 to get Collector’s Edition

Mysteriously vague listings have popped up for a Collector’s Edition release of the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Gamestop.com lists the CE version for Xbox 360, Playstation3, and PC while Amazon currently has a listing for just the Xbox 360. These all have a release date of November 10th this year and a price tag of about $80.

Here’s hoping this time around the CE packaging of a COD game will live up to the stardard of quality as the game itself, I’m not holding my breath though.

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Batman Arkham Asylum Collectors Edition Details Revealed

Over the last few weeks details of a Collector’s Edition for the upcoming Batman game Arkham Asylum have been trickling in.

With the most recent details unveiled we have a pretty clear view of what’s included and it looks to be one of the nicer CEs released this year.

Scheduled for released on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on June 9th in the US and on June 19th in Europe. This edition will come in a large digi-pak case and is slated to include the following:

• 14″ Batarang with stand (matches in-game design)
• Arkham Doctor’s Journal – 48 pages of notes on Arkham’s inmate
• Behind-the-Scenes DVD
• Code for downloadable Challenge Map (exclusive “Crime Alley” map)

The game is pricey though fetching $100 in US markets and £60 across the pond.

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