thanks for the welcome. i'll post some pics once i have some decent ones.
region 1 is american, region 2 is uk, region 3 is asian, while region 4 is australia/new zealand. afaik anyway. i don't know what region germans are.
asia gets the short end of the stick as collectors edition goes, if they do make one for it. i kinda feel insulted by the assassin's creed brotherhood coasters.