MCM and Memorabilia London held between the 28th to 30th November, unique items and prizes to be won

October 27th, 2011 gurpswoo1

The London Movie Comic and media Expo and Memorabilia London is starting tomorrow and will end on the 30th, both will run side by side and buying en entry ticket for one will give access to both.

There will several previews and playable demos of up and coming games such as The Darkness 2, Zelda Skyward sword and  final Fantasy Xiii-2. A full list of games can be found here: http://www.londonexpo.com/gamesexpo/

There will also be tournaments held by Pqube for Arcana Heart 3 and BlazBlue Continuum Shift, the winner of each day will receive a very special Arcana Heart 3 or BlazBlue merchandise pack – exclusive to the MCM event (not available in stores). See here for details: Pqube – Arcana Heart 3 or BlazBlue

The above is only a very small amount of what to expect, there will signing and panel events for many books, comics , artist and game designers. There will also guess apperances such as the voice actor for Altaïr in Assassin creed, cast from Xenoblade and Dragon age. Again the list is too large to mention but a full list can be found here: Guest appearances MCM expo

Prices start from £10 for the weekend and will be held at ExCeL London

More information on both the MCM and Memorabilia London here: http://www.londonexpo.com/guests/mediaguests/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diablo 3 Collectors Edition announced

October 22nd, 2011 Anjelaoni

Blizzard announced yesterday at the annual Blizzcon the Collectors Edition of Diablo 3!

It contains:

  • Diablo 3 Game
  • Behind the Scenes DVD and Blu-Ray
  • Soundtrack
  • The Art of Diablo 3 (Artbook)
  • Exclusive In-Game Contet for World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3
  • Diablo Skull and 4GB Soulstone USB Stick

 

UPDATE: Pre Order Open at Amazon US for $ 99.00 Behold!

 

Soul Calibur 5 Collectors Edition revealed

October 21st, 2011 Anjelaoni

Namco Bandai revealed details for the Collectors Edition, including Ezio as a playable Character!

The Collectors Edition contains:

  • Soul Calibur V Game
  • Artbook
  • Parchment Letter
  • Exclusive Book box case
  • Making of DVD & Original Soundtrack CD
  • Exclusive Signed Art by de development team
  • Exclusive Dark Knight & White Knight costumes for character creation mode

Link for a better picture.

All thanks to member sevket for the hint!

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UPDATE Pre-Order sites

US Edition (Release 31th January 2012)

Amazon PS3
$ 79.99

Amazon XBOX 360
$ 79.99

Gamestop
$ 79.99

EU Editon (Release 3rd February 2012)

Game UK
£ 69.99

 

Visit the Discussionsthread for more information

PQube launches new Store with 25% off everything

October 20th, 2011 gurpswoo1

I have just be notified that the European Publisher Pqube have launched a new online store called NeoGamer.co.uk,

For those who are unaware of what PQube and the new Neogamer store is all about: –

Neo Gamer is the home of fighting games and Japanese games – featuring BlazBlue, Street Fighter, Guilty Gear, Arcana Heart 3 and Streets of Rage. Games and merchandise for the Xbox 360, Playstation PS3, PS2, PSP, Nintendo Wii, DS and 3DS and Sega Megadrive handheld and consoles. Exclusive offers on games, merchandise, limited edition, collector’s edition, special edition versions, consoles and handhelds.”

To celebrate the launch of the new store they have kindly supplied a voucher to get 25% off everything using the following code:

  • NEO25

The code is valid for a limited period and does not apply to delivery which is free inside the UK, worldwide shipping is also available.

Visit the store here: NeoGamer.co.uk

Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Black Edition – Day One available for pre-order

October 19th, 2011 Ayiu

Assassin’s Creed Revelations will get a Black Edition. Well it is not that great as the one for Assassin’s Creed II but it is also much cheaper. The Black Edition of Assassin’s Creed will come in a lavishly designed, handmade wooden box including unique Assassin’s Creed metallic branding.
The Edition is available at Gamesonly.at for PC, PS3 & Xbox 360 at a price of €49.99/€59.99 – The PS3 Game also includes Assassin’s Creed I.

Assassin’s Creed will be out on November 15th, 2011 for PS3 & Xbox 360 and in December 2011 for PC

 

Final Fantasy Xiii-2 Crystal and Collector’s Edition announced

October 19th, 2011 gurpswoo1

Square-Enix have announced that the two Limited Edition for Final Fantasy Xiii-2 will be the Colletor’s Edition and Crystal Edition.

The Collector’s Edition will include the following:

  • Unique packaging
  • Composer selected soundtrack: CD with selection of music tracks from the game, specially chosen by the composers
  • Artwork book “The Art of Final Fantasy XIII-2”, featuringartwork across the production.
  • 6 collectable postcards, featuring high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game.
  • High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of the Lightning character.

The Crystal Edition will include the following:

  • Presentation box
  • 4 Disc Final Fantasy XIII-2 Original Soundtrack, with premium digipak packaging.
  • Exclusive Final Fantasy XIII-2 T-Shirt from the Square Enix Products range. Never to be available elsewhere.
  • Artwork book “The Art of Final Fantasy XIII-2”, featuring artwork across the production.
  • 6 Collectable postcards, featurig high quality CG artwork of main characters in the game.
  • High Definition Lenticular Artprint, showing an iconic image of te Lightning character

There will also be a pre-order pack from selected retailers:

  • Steelbook Case ( No game included)
  • Three lithograph artcards
  • Episode I novella
  • DLC pack

They will be priced at £59.99 for the Collector’s Edition and £79.99 for the Crystal Edition, in the UK the only retailer with the pre-order Steelbook is GAME UK.

Pre-order links: 
Amazon UK
GAME UK
Play.com

Thanks to Ryu Kazama

BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 Manga Edition Limited to 200 units ( PSP + 3DS)

October 17th, 2011 gurpswoo1

Arc System soft and the publisher Pqube have announced that there will be an extremely limited Manga Edition of BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, restricted to 200 units it will contained.

  • BlazBlue: Phase Zero – Enhance version fully translated to English with higher quality paper and an increase in size
  • Chibi Ragna Keyring – exclusive to the Manga Edition

It will be exclusively sold via the Blazblue store with delivery available worldwide. Released on the 4th of November and priced at £39.99 for the PSP and £49.99 for the 3DS, you can pre-order them here: BlazBlue Store BBCS2 Manga Edition 

 

Database Link:  BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2 Manga Edition

 

Street Fighter X Tekken Special Edition

October 17th, 2011 Anjelaoni

Yoshinoro Ono revealed at the Comic Con in New York the Special Edition for Street Fighter X Tekken.

Included in the Street Fighter X Tekken Special Edition:

  • Street Fighter X Tekken Game
  • Build-It-Yourself Arcade Cabinet Bank (approximately 5”H)
  • Exclusive Prequel Comic Book by UDON
  • 36 Gems: Includes All Pre-Order Packs Plus An Exclusive Pack
  • Pre-Order Bonus: Nine Exclusive Gems Only Available For Pre-Ordering Special Edition
  • Total of 45 Gems When You Pre-Order

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Final Fantasy XIII-2: Three versions confirmed

October 17th, 2011 Anjelaoni

Namco Bandai, in association with Square-Enix, confirmed at EB Expo over the weekend that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will indeed come in more than one edition.

The news was delivered during a live playthrough demonstration on the EB Expo Arena stage. Namco Bandai confirmed later that you will be able to select of either a standard edition, a limited edition or a big-boy special edition. No details have been revealed on what the limited and special editions will contain, but Square Enix is set to reveal all this coming week.

Stay tuned for pictures coming soon. Thank you Esperino for the information! :-)

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Grand Theft Auto III 10 Year Anniversary + Limited Edition Claude Action Figure

October 14th, 2011 Ayiu

Rockstar Games is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III with a 10th Anniversary Edition arriving to iOS and Android devices later in the fall.
The following supported devices are the following:

  • Apple iOS Devices: iPad 2, iPhone 4S
  • Android Phones: Droid X2, HTC Evo 2, LG Optimus 2X, Motorola Atrix, Samsung Galaxy S2
  • Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

In addition there will also be a limited Claude Action Figure. The figure is limited to 1500 and will cost $149.99

Here are the features that will come with the figure:

  • 12 inch body with nearly 30 points of articulation
  • Fabric Liberty City State prison outfit
  • Bomber jacket with real zippers
  • Canvas cargo pants
  • Two assault rifles
  • Sniper rifle
  • Grenades
  • Knife
  • Sub machine gun
  • Baseball bat
  • Pistol
  • One pair of fists
  • One right trigger hand
  • One left C grip hand

pre-orderes can be made here

Thanks to CE.o member bbki for the hint