February 24th, 2009 Michael Pica
In a press release today Microsoft officially announced the rumored Red Xbox 360. It would seem that this new console will in-fact be a limited edition.
In celebration of the landmark “Resident Evil” franchise coming to Xbox 360 for the first time, Microsoft unveiled today an Xbox 360® Resident Evil Limited Edition Console Bundle. Available the same day “Resident Evil 5” ships to store shelves, Friday, March 13, Xbox 360 fans will be able to pick up the bundle featuring an exclusive red Xbox 360.
Fans will enjoy the same premium Xbox 360 Elite experience at an even greater value with a copy of “Resident Evil 5,” matching Limited Edition red Wireless Controller, black Xbox 360 Headset, a 120 GB Hard Drive, exclusive premium “Resident Evil 5” theme (download via Xbox LIVE) and much more all included for the price of $399 (ERP). Supplies are very limited, so “Resident Evil” fans will want to pre-order theirs today.
With the release of “Resident Evil 5” and the special edition red console, the game has found a new home on Xbox 360. The new two-player cooperative experience in “Resident Evil 5” is a perfect fit for Xbox LIVE.* With 17 million members and growing, Xbox LIVE connects “Resident Evil” fans and their new red Xbox 360 consoles to their friends on the couch or across the globe. To further provide a taste of the full entertainment experience available on Xbox LIVE, fans will also receive a bonus card to download the hit Xbox LIVE Arcade title from Capcom, “Super Street Fighter® ll Turbo HD Remix.”
*Xbox LIVE Gold Membership required
For those of you who can’t wait there is also a Pre-Order page on bestbuy.com
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February 1st, 2009 Michael Pica
CollectorsEdition.org is proud to announce that we now have community forums available. What started as a simple database of collector’s Edition games has been growing and we felt that in order for the community to truly flourish a forum was needed.
The forums have been integrated into the main site such that your comments on news posts will now be handled by the forums, also if you had previously registered on the main site in order to post comments, then there is no need for you to register on the forums as your account information has been transferred over. (UPDATE: Some are reporting that the forum wont accept their password, if this happens simply use the Forgot Password feature and have the forum reset it for you, contact us if you experience any problems after that)
This is just the beginning of the new and exciting features we hope to be able to bring you, we certainly have more planned so stay tuned.
-TheCEO
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January 21st, 2009 Michael Pica
Ok so Maybe the title is misleading but I couldn’t help myself. First Look Studios apparently really liked what I did with the last SteelBook pre-release they sent me, Sukiyaki Western Django, and decided that they’d like to send me another.
This time around I received a Limited Edition SteelBook for a movie called A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. To be perfectly honest I had never heard of this film and after the initial confusion over the name wore off a brief glance at the cover led me to believe that this looks like quite the interesting film. It took home some Awards from the Sundance Film Festival (always a good sign in my book) and it stars some well known talent too, Robert Downey Jr. being the most prominent name on the list (and the cover art).
Of course I haven’t actually had a chance to WATCH this film yet (I’ll be sure to check back in here once I do) so in the mean time lets take a closer look at the case.
Both the front and back covers make good use of bare metal, sometimes this kind of thing works and sometimes it doesn’t, but here I think it really works fantastically. The front cover really had an interesting mix of bare and colored areas that give the cover as a whole a very rugged and raw feel. The back cover design utilizes the bare metal in a different way; it juxtaposes an image from the movie against a back drop of bare metal, combine with the angle of the shot gives it a real 3D quality despite being completely flat.
On the inside we’re treated to one of my favorites features of most SteelBooks and that is the almost panoramic scene that stretches across the inside of the case. It’s like an Easter egg in your case as it’s usually hidden behind the disc and booklet. The inside of this case features another shot from the film in a cepia tone to mach the front cover.
Perhaps the most interesting quality of this particular case design is the film title on the front of the case. I attempted to capture it in this last shot but really the way it’s designed it has to be seen with two eyes as opposed to the single eye of a camera. The title is embossed into the case and the way they’ve utilized the reflective properties of the metal against the dull wash of the surrounding images it looks almost like the text is floating above the surface of the case. I’ve probably stared at this cover for far longer than is healthy but it’s really an interesting effect and certainly something I haven’t seen accomplished (albeit possibly attempted) on a SteelBook before.
Case aside I’d like to applaud First Look Studios for giving the Limited Edition SteelBook treatment to yet another indy film. As someone who tends to appreciate films with vision and good writing over the latest big budget explosion-polloza I find it heart warming that films with attention to detail in their content are receiving attention to detail in their packaging as well.
This SteelBook is slated for release on February 3rd at a price of $14.98. Judging by the case design alone it would make a welcome edition to any SteelBook collection.
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November 10th, 2008 Michael Pica
Congratulations to brndck! You’ve won the Sukiyaki Western Django SteelBook DVD, Limited Edition Playing Cards and Stickers! Expect an email shortly with additional details. Your name was selected at random from the many people who played.
I’d like to thank everyone who participated and I hope that if this was your first trip to the site you liked it enough to come back again. I’m sure this wont be the last give-away we’ll host here.
Even if you didn’t win you should still consider checking out this very cool movie, If you’re a fan of Spaghetti Westerns, Kung-Fu, or the legendary, Takahi Miike you owe it to yourself to check it out.
Sukiyaki Western Django Trailer
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November 10th, 2008 Michael Pica
If you haven’t caught wind of the Sukiyaki Western Django DVD give-away yet then sign up now!
Comments will close tonight at minight GMT (That’s 7PM for those of you in East Coast USA)… The winner to be announced shortly after.
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October 30th, 2008 Michael Pica
Well it’s only been a very short while since the Sukiyaki Western Django SteelBook Give-Away started and we’re already well underway. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click tha link to learn more. Today I received the prize package that I’ll be giving away and like always I took some pictures for everyone to ogle over.
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October 28th, 2008 Michael Pica
Takashi Miike redefines the spaghetti western in SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, starring Hideaki Ito, Koichi Sato, Yusuke Iseya and Quentin Tarantino arriving on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 11,2008.
(Los Angeles, CA) – First Look Studios proudly announces the DVD and Blu-Ray release of SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO. First Look Studios is offering three collectable steel book covers: the Sukiyaki Gang, the Lone Gunman, and Bloody Benten. This release marks two important milestones for First Look Studios: the Blu-Ray release will have BD Live capabilities, and an accompanying digital copy of the film will also be included. The DVD and Blu-Ray discs street on November 11, 2008. The DVD SRP is $28.98 and the Blu-ray SRP is $34.98.
To celebrate the release CollectorsEdition.org will be GIVING AWAY a Steelbook DVD Collector’s set of Sukiyaki Western Django! How can you get your hands on one? Read on, It’s easy.
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July 29th, 2008 Michael Pica
Pics are up for the NTSC 360 release of Soul Calibur IV Premium Edition. I apologize for the info on this game not being up to date, I am aware that there is a PAL region release of this game as well however there is a database error preventing me from adding new entries, I hope to have this fixed soon.
Also today is my birthday (yay) and thanks to my fiancee I have a shiny new Digital SLR with which to snap these photos. Soul Caliber IV is the first game to get photographed by the new tech… enjoy.
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June 27th, 2008 Michael Pica
It hasn’t been long since my last shipment of SteelBooks but I’ve already got some more. This set smaller but much more game centric than the last.
Alone in the Dark (SteelBook Edition):
The first case is the European SteelBook Edition of Alone in the Dark for PC. This version is available in Europe for all the platforms of which the game will be release it’s no different than the regular edition of the game save the fact that it comes in much more suitable clothing. I particularly like the image on the interior of the case, possibly one of my favorite SteelBook interiors that I’ve seen yet.
Indiana Jones the Adventure Collection:
This next case isn’t for a game but a single SteelBook that can hold all 3 discs of the original Indiana Jones movie trilogy. Note that on the left of the inside of the case there are raised tabs to hold a booklet. The design here is simple but I really like the cover art, it has somewhat of a comic book quality to it and the contrast of the smooth white background to the rough imagery make it pop in a way that really couldn’t have been accomplished on anything but a metal case.
Battlefield: Bad Company Gold Edition:
Battlefield: Bad Company is arguably the most anticipated shooter this quarter and with the Gold Edition receiving in-game content as a bonus it has become one of the more anticipated “Editions” this year. While North America received a Gold Edition with packaging that was little more than a cheap cardboard sleeve shoved over a standard keep case, Europe was treated to a SteelBook version of the same case. Having both version of the case available comparing them becomes trivial and the stark contrasts in quality is immediately apparent. This wasn’t the first case to get this kind of comparison, John Woo’s Stranglehold also received a SteelBook in Europe and a keep case in North America, check out my first SteelBook article for that comparison.
I should also point out that after having the North American Gold Edition in my posession for a little less than 6 hours, and just from being in a bag with a few other items the slip cover it suffered two major creases. I’ve yet to have the problem with any SteelBook, nor do I expect to ever see it happen less I start handling it exclusivly with plyers…. and even then I’d have to be exceptionally rough.
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