Recently Gamestop and Bestbuy released details about Gears of War 2 Limited Edition coming this fall. Among the collectors items included with the game. SteelBook fans will be happy to know that Gears of War 2 will be released with a genuine SteelBook case.
Also Releasing soon with a SteelBook is Tales of Vesperia Premium Edition. I have personally confirmed that both ToV and GoW are official SteelBook releases.
Pics have been posted for the latest and final Madden NFL game. It seems that EA, for once, has got the collector’s edition case right.
![Madden NFL 2009 20th Anniversary XX Collector's Edition (360) [NTSC]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/08/mnflxx_ce_360_ntsc0.jpg "Madden NFL 2009 20th Anniversary XX Collector's Edition (360) [NTSC]")
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.
Imagine my surprise when my Gamestop pre-order of Alone in the Dark didn’t just arrive with a sountrack disc but instead was a unique “Soundtrack Edition” of the game with alternative cover art and the disc contained within the case.
I’m sure this will be a rare item since not even Gamestop/EB themselves recognized that the pre-order bonus would be a unique edition and not just a separate item. There is additional Pre-order content that is still coming but apparently there was a delay in production so it wasn’t ready to ship with the game.
Also I would be remis if I didn’t mention the fact that Europe got two different editions of this game. A really nice big box package exclusive to GAME in the UK (pictures are availble thanks to grim_d) the rest of Europe didn’t get any bonus content but they were treated to a SteelBook version of the game… the lucky bastards.
The highly anticipated Battlefield: Bad Company Gold edition arrived in stores today for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in both North America and Europe.
The Gold Edition includes 5 in-game weapons, one per kit, each with its own characteristics. Really these are nothing more than weapons that would otherwise be unlocked at 25 simply unlocked right from the beginning.
Also on the disc is a behind the scenes “making of” documentary and eight multi-player strategy videos. In addition to the special game disc there is also a Battlefield: Bad Company poster.
North Americans get a standard keep case with a shiny cardboard slip cover, meanwhile European Gamers are treated to a SteelBook case for their Gold Edition. Check out the lined pages below for pictures and additional info.
If you purchased the NTSC Collector’s Edition of Devil May Cry 4 for Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 you know that it came with the first volume of the Animated Series, published by ADV Films. If you followed the release of this collectors edition you’d know that the reason for the extra $20 over the regular edition was due to the fact that it included this disc.
What you may not have realized is that on page 34 of the Instruction Manual included with the game is an offer for a full sized case to accompany your Animated Series Volume 1 disc. The reason they didn’t include the case with the game was that the cases apparently weren’t ready when the game was getting produced, so they opted for a cheaper cardboard wallet with the option to upgrade once the REAL cases were available later. In addition to the case gamers were also to receive a coupon good towards the purchase of Volume 2 as thank you for putting up with the crappy cardboard wallet.
If you read page 34 of the disc they don’t give you a form to fill out or some postcard to send in. Instead they instruct you to visit ADV Films’ website and find a forum to fill out to redeem your case. Unfortunately there is no forum on their website, nor is there mention of the Devil May Cry animated series AT ALL. Even visiting the url for the Devil May Cry TV website, which is listed on the game packaging in several locations turns up empty pages.
Apparently the Devil May Cry series was under threat of getting canceled, and because of that ADV pulled all mention of the series from their website before the Game or the Anime’s release. The dedicated page for the Series is still up, but it’s little more than a “coming soon” placeholder.
Despite the fate of the series coming into question everything was worked out and Volume 2 was delayed a bit. If you want further proof that everything is worked out just walk into any store where Anime is sold and you should see Volume 2 sitting happily on the shelf waiting for your dollars. That is if it isn’t already sold out. See, to make matters even more interesting the Devil May Cry Animated Series has so far been the best selling Anime of 2008 despite all of the licensing issues and the fact that ADV Films is pretending that they have nothing to do with it, no advertising, and no mention of it on their website, it still managed to sell better than anything else on the market, and then of course in response to the overwhelming support for the series they decide to take a dump on their loyal customers … and Anime publishers wonder why they have trouble turning profits.
Back in February I signed up for ADV’s mailing list and I also emailed them asking about the forum to sign up for the case, this is the response I received:
Hello,
Thank you for emailing ADV, currently our site is under construction. We will have a place for you to input your information and submit your shipping for the Devil May Cry box shortly. With this box we will include a coupon code for you to use on our site towards the purchase of volume 2. We are sorry for the delay and appreciate your
patience in this matter.Thank you again,
ADV Customer Service
It has now been two months since I received that email, ADV has ignored further inquiries and Volume 2 has already been released. I’ve been doing freelance web development for over a decade, I do it in my spare time and I’m by no means a pro, in a single afternoon I could easily whip up a professional looking form that collects, verifies sanitizes and saves shipping info to a database, heck there are dozens of free pre-written scripts out there that do just that already. There’s no reason that ADV couldn’t have something up TODAY to start making things right.
I propose that if you bought the Collector’s Edition game, that you boycott the purchase of Volume 2 until ADV Films makes good on their promise of a case for Volume 1. It was shady of them to not include the case with the game in the first place, it was shady of them to hide the redemption offer in the instruction manual, it was shady of them to not have any mention on their website about it, and it’s shady of them to ignore a majority of the emails they’ve received on the subject hiding behind a supposed website redesign as an excuse.
We’ve been patient, but if they can’t so much as make a press-release apologizing for this situation then this company obviously isn’t deserving of your money.
I’ve posted my largest Special Edition Photo spread yet. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition Demanded 20 photos to capture it all. Some samples below but visit the game info page for full details and all the photos.
![Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (NTSC) [360]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/04/gta4_se_360_ntsc0.jpg "Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (NTSC) [360]")
![Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (NTSC) [360]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/04/gta4_se_360_ntsc7.jpg "Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (NTSC) [360]")
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 is released today to all major retailers Worldwide with an MSRP of about $90(US).
Listings have popped up recently for a Collector’s Edition of Namco’s upcoming and highly anticipated Soul Calibur IV. The Collector’s edition includes a Tin which includes a XL sized T-shirt, an Artbook, and a tournament card.
The release date is set at July 29th, for a rather steep price of about $80. EB Games and Gamestop are also offering a keychain as a pre-order bonus.
It’s worth noting that the T-shirt included with the Xbox 360 version will be white and feature Yoda, while the shirt included with the PS3 version will be black and feature Darth Vader.
![Soul Calibur IV Collector's Edition (360) [NTSC]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/04/sc4_le_360_ntsc.jpg "Soul Calibur IV Collector's Edition (360) [NTSC]")
Gamestop has finally added a listing to their website for the upcoming Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 and PS3. With it they have also released details as to what is included and it looks like it could be one of the nicer Collector’s Editions released this generation.
Included are the following:
If you’re wondering what the bobble head and lunch box might look like read the lunch box of happiness, an article Kotaku posted early last July about a preview package they received with some Fallout 3 swag. In it was a Vault Boy Bobble Head as well as a metal lunch box.
