Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood LE for North America

While those in Europe were already granted a CE release for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, those of us in North America were left out in the cold… until now.

A Limited Edition of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood has been announced for North America and is quite different from the CE that Europe is receiving.

Included is the typical bonus disc with behind the scenes content, an artbook, a fancy case, and the always welcome physical game map, but the real treat is the included jack-in-the-box featuring a character from the game.

The interesting thing here is that there are different jack-in-the-box characters depending on where you buy your LE. GameStop will be selling them with the Harlequin character while all other retailers will have the Doctor.

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Limited Edition will be released on November 16th for 360, PS3, and PC at a price of about $100.

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Little Big Planet 2 CE Announced

The Playstation Blog recently released details of a Collector’s Edition version of Little Big Planet 2 to be released alongside the regular edition on November 16th for $79.99.

According to the Playstation Blog the Collector’s Edition of Little Big Planet 2 will include the following:

• A copy of LittleBigPlanet 2 – duh.
• Your own little “Sackboy” – 7” of plushie-goodness for you to accompany you on your journey thru LBP2.
• Exclusive LBP2 “game ends” – keep your PS3 games in a tidy, organized and ‘Sack-ured” within these unique bookends
• One stop shop for exclusive DLC + more – regarding in-game content, the LBP2 Collector’s Edition comes packed with 11 different pre-order costumes, including:
  • Disney / Pixar’s Toy Story 3’s “Aliens” Sackboy Costume
  • Disney’s TRON: Legacy “Clu” Sackboy Costume
  • The Muppets’ “The Great Gonzo” Sackboy Costume
  • PlayStation’s “Ratchet” Sackboy Costume
  • PlayStation’s “Clank” Sackboy Costume
  • Even More Animals’ “Crocodile” Sackboy Costume
  • Even More Animals’ “Vulture” Sackboy Costume
  • Even More Animals’ “Cobra” Sackboy Costume
  • Even More Animals’ “Mandrill” Sackboy Costume
• And exclusive to the LittleBigPlanet 2’s Collectors Edition:
  • PlayStation’s “Jak” Sackboy Costume
  • PlayStation’s “Daxter” Sackboy Costume
  • 5 exclusive LBP2 PSN Avatars – Lastly, complete your PlayStation experience with a new identity on the PlayStation Network with these new avatars.

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Halo Reach Limited Edition Console

Every major release in the Halo franchise, has had a Halo themed Limited Edition console release to celebrate it. Halo Reach will be no different with a Limited Edition of the Xbox 360 recently announced.

The Silver console will be based on the new Slim Xbox 360 design and have Halo themed graphics. In addition to a copy of the regular edition game it will also include 2 Silver controllers with graphics matching the console, a 250GB hard drive, Component Video cables, a headset and all the built in features you’d expect from a Slim 360 (such as Wi-Fi).

The console will go on sale September 14 for $399 currently only announced for the US but if past Halo consoles are any indication it will be available everywhere. Also if past LE console releases are any indication of how this one will sell, you’d be advised to buy it on release if you’re at all interested in owning one.

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Mafia II Gets PS3 Exclusive Content

According to MCV 2K games is following in the footsteps of Mass Effect II and other games offering free DLC content to game purchasers in an effort to devalue used copies of the game.

2K Games have announced that a code for the PS3-exclusive downloadable mission pack The Betrayal of Jimmy will be included with every new copy of the game. Pre-owned buyers will have to buy the DLC through PSN for $9.99 (around £6.50).

The PS3 exclusive content is called The Betrayal of Jimmy set as a collection of arcade style missions where players take on the role of a Mafia enforcer.

A second DLC titled Jimmy’s Vendetta will be available for PS3, as well as Xbox 360 and PC.

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Interview with a CE Designer

Edge Magazine posted up an interview with James Glover. He works for Fluid Design, a company that makes Collector’s Edition release as well as press kits.

The interview covers a lot of topics, to the staff behind the packaging to the kind of work that goes into it, and the costs involved. It’s worth a read if you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at CE and Press Kit packaging.

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Dead Rising 2 Zombrex Edition Announced for North America

The Capcom Blog recently unveiled details about the upcoming Zombrex Edition of Dead Rising 2 which will be exclusive to North America.

Available for both Xbox 360 and PS3, the Zombrex edition will come in a SteelBook case and includes a plethora of Zombrex branded goodies including a syringe pin, prescription pad and Zombie Outbreak Pamphlet among other things. It of course also includes more traditional CE bonuses such a hard cover Art Book and a movie disc with a full-length feature film as well as a making-of documentary.

Slated for release on September 28th, the Zombrex Edition will run you about $80.

Personally I think this is a much cooler CE than the Outbreak Pack recently announced for Europe, though I see it more as a mea culpa from Capcom to North America or not giving us a CE release for the first Dead Rising while Europe got the SteelBook.

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Crysis 2 Limited Collector’s Edition for PS3 and 360

Recently some photos have appeared online for an upcoming Limited Collector’s Edition of Crysis 2. Apparently the LCE will be available in Europe on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 (as well as the PC) for a price of 158€.

The listing only appeared briefly on a Swedish game site before being taken down but details included the following content:

• a 46 cm x 34 cm Nano-suit bag
• a 20 cm wide Prophet statue
• a 176-page premium art book
• immediate access to higher ranks and unlockable items
• an exclusive #2 Dogtag
• a SCAR hologram
• SCAR Camouflage and additional content.
• A SteelBook case with “unique” painting

Release date was listed as simply “November 2010” we will post more details we we get them.

Thanks to Onisha for the tip.

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Borderlands GOTY Edition?

Gamestop recently posted up a listing for a Borderlands Game of the Year Edition Strategy Guide with a release date of September 9th. Soon after CVG posted up this information the link was removed. Kotaku contacted Gearbox for more information and simply received a “no comment” response.

The listing for the guide supposedly made mention of including strategy for the 3 DLC packs so its most likely that any Game of the Year Edition release will simply pack in all the additional content with the original game.

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Dead Rising 2 Outbreak Pack (Special Edition)

Capcom has announced a European Exclusive Special Edition release for Dead Rising 2 called the “Outbreak Pack”.

Available for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 the Outbreak pack will include a 12″ zombie figurine with accessories, a DLC code for the “bonus theme pack” as well as content unique to each console. price is set at £69.99 with a release date in October of this year.

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GT5 Ultimate Edition Unofficially Announced

Rumors have been floating around the internet about an even better CE release of Gran Turismo 5 than the one previously announced by Sony. These originated from an interview on Indian Video Gamer where Atindriya Bose (country manager for Sony Computer Entertainment India) stated:

For GT5, there are two collector’s editions. One is the game plus some added content and collectibles, which (has already been announced), while the other is in a really big package with a lot of paraphernalia that goes beyond the game. It’s all car-related, but I’m unaware of the exact contents. That being so expensive, we may not directly order it from Europe, but we could bring in limited quantities from Sony in the Middle East. We’ll also be working with Mercedes in some way around the GT5 launch, but we’re yet to decide the specifics of that.

To lend credence to this news Amazon’s French site recently put up a listing for an “Ultimate Edition” of the game in addition to the Collector’s Edition that was previously announced. Sadly aside from a name and release date it is devoid of details.

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