Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Dracula’s Tomb Premium Edition Revealed & Zavvi Exclusive Pre-Order Steelbook Edition, Europe

October 31st, 2013 Ayiu

There is no better day than today’s Halloween to let the cat out of the bag. Somehow Konami and MercurySteam must have thought the same because today they have released details on the Castlevania 2: Lords of Shadow Dracula’s Tomb Premium Edition.

Limited to 30,000 units across Europe, and exclusive to GAME in the UK, the Dracula’s Tomb Premium Edition, as the name suggests, comes with a beautiful tomb casing which includes the following:

  • Four highly detailed miniature figurines (~10 cm) designed by comic book artist Neil Googe (Judge Dredd, Wildcats)
  • A4 hardcover art book
  • Exclusive Steelbook

Castlevania 2 Lords of Shadow Dracula's Tomb Premium Edition

Konami has also have revealed that they created an alternative Steelbook Edition for pre-orders from Zavvi, which is encased in a metallic cover featuring an exclusive image of its central figure, Dracula

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Those pre-ordering will also receive the alternate Premium Dracula suit, a Dark Dracula costume, or a Relic Rune pack, that adds a wealth of relic items to the user’s inventory, dependent on where it is pre-ordered.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be released on PS3 and Xbox 360 on 25th February 2014 in North America and on February 28th, 2014 around Europe.

Happy Halloween and many thanks to comaamen86 for sharing the news!

Tales Of Symphonia Chronicles Collector’s Edition Announced, North America

October 12th, 2013 Ayiu

Today, Namco Bandai have revealed at New York Comic Con that a Collector’s Edition for the HD re-release of Tales of Symphonia is heading to North America. The Collector’s Edition of Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will be limited to 1500 15,000 units with a price and further retail information yet to be announced.

Update: according to the Namco Bandai Store the Edition is not limted to 1500 units but to 15,000. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

The announcement picture below shows an own variant of the Japanese LaLaBit Market Limited Edition with a note that the appearance of each item in the NA version may be changed without prior notice. The Japanese LaLaBit Market Limited Edition of Tales of Symphonia: Unisonant Pack comes in a box drawn by animation studio Ufotable and contains the following:

  • 5x Chibi-Kyun Chara
  • Light Novel
  • 1x 10th Anniversary Greeting Card

While the North American version is supposed to come with the following:

  • 5x Chibi-Kyun Chara
  • Light Novel
  • Soundtrack

Chronicles Collector's Edition

Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will contain remakes of Tales of Symphonia and its sequel Dawn of the New World, the pack will be available exclusively for PS3 on March 31, 2014.

Thanks to our ce.o member Onyxia for sharing!

Update: according to the Namco Bandai Store the Edition is not limted to 1500 units but to 15,000. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused!

South Park: The Stick Of Truth Grand Wizard Edition Revealed

September 25th, 2013 Ayiu

After Ubisoft acquired the game South Park: The Stick of Truth, the release date was delayed again and pushed to later in 2013. Now the wait has ended. Today, Obsidian Entertainment  and Ubisoft have announced a release date for their upcoming game South Park: The Stick of Truth. The game is hitting stores on December 10th in North America and December 13th in Europe. Along with the release date Ubisoft also announced that there will be a special Grand Wizard Edition of the game. The Grand Wizard Edition will be available to pre-order exclusively at Amazon and Ubi’s Uplay store.

You can start pre-ordering the Grand Wizard Edition of South Park: The Stick of Truth on September 30th at the Uplay store for a price that’s yet to be announced with the following content:

  • Grand Wizard Cartman figure from Kidrobot – A 6″ (~15 cm) replica figure of Grand Wizard Cartman equipped with his Stick of Authority: The Grand Wizard Cartman figure is not available in stores and can only be found in the Grand Wizard Edition.
  • Kingdom of South Park Map – The entire town of South Park has been mapped for the first time in South Park history.
  • The Stick of Truth Ultimate Fellowship Pack – Unlock the ultimate fellowship with the one pack to rule them all! Choose your class and pick your perk with four exclusive Stick of Truth costumes that come equipped with special abilities. Suit up as the Necromancer Sorcerer to increase your fire damage, earn extra gold by equipping the Rogue Assassin outfit, deal extra weapon damage with the Ranger Elf costume, or raise your defense with the Holy Defender outfit. The choice is yours, New Kid

South Park: The Stick of Truth Grand Wizard Edition

Thanks to comaamen86 for the heads up!

Update: Available to pre-order at Amazon.co.uk for £74.99 GBP

FIFA 14 Player & Sports Edition available exclusively through Pop-up store at la Gaîté Lyrique, Paris (France)

September 23rd, 2013 Ayiu

Ahead of the September 26 FIFA 14 release date, Elektronic Arts have decided to offer a pre-sale three days before the official launch. So today, September 23 at 16 o’ clock & 20 o’ clock Fifa fans have a once in a life time chance to snag up one of two super limited packs at Paris. Both packs will be sold at la Gaîté Lyrique and the funds will be fully donated to the Cé Ke Du Bonheur association. Those lucky ones who managed to get one of the Editions will also have the privilege to attend the launch party of the game along with stars like Wiz Khalifa, Kavinsky, Blaise Matuidi, Soprano, Breakbot, Orelsan, Michaël Youn, Pierre Ménès and many others.

Player Edition

The Player Edition of FIFA 14 is limited to 100 units and includes the game FIFA 14 and Monster MVP Carbon Headphones for € 249 EUR (~$335 USD)

Sports Edition

The Sports Edition of FIFA 14 comes slightly cheaper for only € 89 EUR (~120 USD) and is limited to 500 units. It includes the game FIFA 14, an EA Cap and an EA T-Shirt.

Fifa 14 Player Edition

The Editions are both available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition & Black Armour Edition Available To Pre-Order

September 19th, 2013 Ayiu

Today Namco Bandai have announced that there will be two Editions for their upcoming game Dark Souls II. First of all the Dark Souls Collector’s Edition which has all the core basics of a great collector’s edition and the Black Armour Pre-order Edition.

Both the Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition and Black Armour Edition will be out on march 14, 2014 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Dark Souls II for PCs will launch shortly after in 2014.

Collector’s Edition

The Collector’s Edition will be available for $119.99 USD/$169.95 AUD and includes the following:

  • Black Armour Edition
    • Metal Case
    • Game Soundtrack CD composed by famed Japanese composer Motoi Sakuraba
  • 12″ (~30 cm) Premium Quality Warrior Knight Figurine weighing in at nearly 16 ounces (~ 450 grams)
  • Authentic Cloth Map of the Dark Souls II game world
  • Hardbound Art-Book – Filled with never-before-seen images created by the talented artists at game developer FromSoftware

Dark Souls II Collector's Edition

Black Armour Edition

At no addition cost the Black Armour Edition features a metal case that contains both the game disc and the official game soundtrack. As a first edition, as it is called, all versions of the Black Armour Edition from the initial production are the first edition. Later releases will not include the Metal Case or Soundtrack.

Black Armour Edition

Currently pre-orders are only available for those from the US at Gamestop and Australia at EbGames / JBHifi

Update: UK folks can place their pre-orders at Shopto for £89.86 GBP or at Amazon.co.uk for £62.27 GBP/£62.95

Thanks to ce.o member Letrico for the early heads up!

The Last of Us Certified Art Giclées, now available to order.

September 12th, 2013 ingmar1988

Good news for art-collectors and  The Last of Us fans. After the amazing artbook that most fans undoubtedly have in their bookshelf, now is the chance to have this amazing art hanging on your wall!

International art dealership Cook & Becker and Naughty Dog present a collection of limited-edition fine art prints based on the concept art & the visual design of The Last of Us. The collection features the work of Naughty Dog artists John Sweeney, Maciej Kuciara, Aaron Limonick, Hyoung T. Nam and Michael Knowland.

Here are just a few examples of the artworks available!

 

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The prints are museum-grade Certified Art Giclees™ and are meant to showcase the visual design of The Last of Us in the best possible quality. All prints have been extensively proofed by the artists at Naughty Dog and Cook & Becker’s master printer to get as close to the digital source as possible. The prints are hand-numbered and signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.

All artworks are available now via Cook & Becker.

 

Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige and Hardened Edition Revealed

August 14th, 2013 Ayiu

Just a few hours from now and we’ll be getting a first look at the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Ghosts. While we’re all waiting here’s a first look from what you can expect from this years Prestige and Hardened Edition. Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released in most territories worldwide on November 5th.

The Prestige Edition will be available for $199.99 USD/£179.99 GBP on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One and includes the following:

  • Tactical camera: a full HD 1080p, water resistant, wide-angle mounted, wearable camera based on the actual helmet camera featured in the game itself.” The camera includes three attachments, a 4GB memory card, batteries and editing software
  • Steelbook
  • Paracord strap
  • Free Fall Bonus Map
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts Season Pass for 4 DLC Packs
  • Bonus digital content:
    • Player pattern
    • Player card
    • Player background
    • Official soundtrack

Call of Duty: Ghosts Prestige Edition

The Hardened Edition will be available for $119.99 USD/£89.99 GBP on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One and includes the following:

  • Steelbook
  • Paracord strap
  • Free Fall Bonus Map
  • Call of Duty: Ghosts Season Pass for 4 DLC Packs
  • Bonus digital content:
    • Player pattern
    • Player card
    • Player background
    • Official soundtrack

Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition

In the UK the Prestige Edition is exclusively sold through Game.co.uk

Thanks to ce.o member comaamen86 for the heads up

 

Saints Row IV Game Of The Generation Edition Announced, Only 5000 Produced

July 27th, 2013 Ayiu

Saints Row IV is set to receive another special edition, publisher Deep Silver has announced – a Game of the Generation Edition. Alongside the previously announced ‘Commander in Chief’ and ‘Super Dangerous Wub Wub’ editions this one actually seems pretty limited. The  Game of the Generation Edition will only be produced up to 5,000 times and each unit will be individually numbered, and costs $129.99.

The Game Of The Generation Edition of Saints Row IV will feature all of the contents of the other special editions as well as a Light-up Rotating Display Case with individually numbered plaque and a Top Shelf Protective Pouch for Display Case.

Publisher describing it as “AAAAA quality” you will receive the following:

  • Light-up Rotating Display Case with individually numbered plaque
  • Top Shelf Protective Pouch
  • Super Dangerous Wub Wub Edition
    • Real life 12 inch Dubstep gun, featuring filthy bass tunes and a laser sight
    • 8 inch Johnny Gat Memorial Statue
    • Pocket-sized Dubstep Doomsday Button
    • Saints Row IV Commander in Chief Edition
      • Alternate Box Art
      • Merica Weapon
      • Uncle Sam Suit
      • Screaming Eagle Jet

Saints Row 4 Game of the Generation Edition

Saints Row 4 is set to be released on August 20th in North America and August 23rd in Europe.

Thanks to comaamen86 for letting us know!

Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers’ Collector Edition Makes Its Way To Europe And Australia, Exclusively

July 24th, 2013 Ayiu

Namco Bandai Games Europe have announced a collector’s edition for Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers for Europe and Australia. For our North American fans Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers follows the footsteps of One Piece Pirate Warriors as a PSN-exclusive for PS3, so a collector’s edition is very unlikely to happen.

The Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers Collector Edition comes with a nice collector box and the following:
  • Customizable Seya figurine with Pegasus armor which is only available in the collector’s edition – 18cm (~7″)
  • In-Game Content:
    • Exclusive Saint Cloth Myth EX Pegasus Seiya (New Bronze Cloth) – Original Color only available with the game

On a side note, the figurine is part of the Cloth Myth Ex-Edition and the five other figurines of the Cloth Myth EX series will be launch from December 2013 to spring 2014.

Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers’ Collector Edition

Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers will launch for PlayStation 3 in Europe and Australia this fall.

Batman Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition Revealed?

July 13th, 2013 Ayiu

We reported a while back that a Collector’s Edition of Batman Arkham Origins is listed at Amazon.de but as of yet no content details were available. Now a promotional picture has been leaked showing what could be included in the collector’s edition.

The following content comes all wrapped up in a holographic Collector’s Box:

  • Unique 3D Metal Pack
  • The art of Batman: Arkham Origins Book
  • 23 cm (~ 9″) tall figurine featuring Batman & Joker
  • 2 Exclusive DLC’s
    • additional costumes for Batman
    • Deathstroke character for challenge mode

Please notice that this information is yet to be confirmed by WB. So what do you think? Does this pack looks legit to you, or do you have any doubts? Let us know in the comments below.

Batman arkham origins collector's edition

Only for PS3 & Xbox 360, Amazon.de listed the Collector’s Edition for € 99.99 EUR (~ $130 USD) – Batman Arkham Origins is scheduled to release worldwide Oct. 25, 2013.

Thanks to comaamen86 for the heads up!

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