It’s the Bioshock 1 Big Daddy situation all over again. Apparently quite a few facehuggers figurines included with the just released AvP arrived with their tails broken off. Thankfully Sega has been quick to initiate a replacement program.
This page is for AvP Hunter’s Pack customers in the North American region only.
It has come to our attention that some of the exclusive Facehugger models included in the Aliens Vs Predator Hunter Edition have suffered damage in transit to North American retail.
We apologize for any inconvenience and are happy to provide replacements for any customers who received damaged products. Please fill out the following information so we can confirm your purchase. We will then contact you via email with instructions on how to receive a replacement Facehugger collectable.
I picked up my copy yesterday but I haven’t yet had a chance to unbox it.
Anyone in the CEo community end up with a fragile face hugger?
A lot of people are looking forward to the upcoming Alien vs. Predator game. A lot of collector’s are looking forward to the Hunter Edition which includes don’t only a model facehugger, but also four exclusive multiplayer maps.
Well maybe not so exclusive… vg247 reported earlier this week that the exclusive maps would be released to the public “soon after release”, no price for the maps has been announced.
In the excerpts from the article Tim Jones goes on about the importance of the Special Edition to the fans of the IP.
How special the timed exclusivity of the mutiplayer maps actually is will remain to be seen.
Earlier this week Capcom announced the last 2 new characters that will round out the roster on the upcoming Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition: Rebecca Chambers and Barry Burton.
These characters will be playable on the revamped Mercenaries “Reunion” mode. So far the Reunion mode roster is slated to include the following characters:
Warrior Chris
Folklore Sheva
Heavy Metal Chris
Business suit Sheva
Josh Stone
Excella Gionne
Rebecca Chambers
Barry Burton
In addition to the revamped Mercinaries mode the Gold Edition will also include two new episodes for the single player campaign and new costumes.
The Xbox 360 release will include a regular game disc with DLC content codes to download the new content, while the PS3 version will include the new content on the disc. Those who already own Resident Evil 5 will be able to purchase the new content though the Xbox Live Marketplace, or the Playstation Store.
So far we’ve seen “Super Elite” Xbox 360 bundles for Modern Warfare 2 in North America, For Forza Motorsports 2, and Resident Evil 5 in Europe and Australia. Now Microsoft will be releasing a Final Fantasy XIII Super Elite bundle for the US.
For those of you who don’t know the only real difference between a normal Elite and a Super Elite is the inclusion of a 250GB Hard Drive as well as a second wireless controller (why you would need a second controller for Final Fantasy is beyond me).
Europe will receive a similar bundle available as either a regular elite with a 120GB hard drive or a super elite with a 250GB hard drive and extra controller.
In the Past Super Elites have also come with a special case decoration of some sort, the Modern Warfare bundle had some fancy case decoration, and the Resident Evil bundle came in a fire-engine red case. the Final Fantasy XIII SE will sadly only come in the plane vanilla white and a faceplate (which will be for sale separately anyway)
At least the PS3 FFXIII bundle in Japan came with fancy FFXIII themed graphics. The Xbox 360 bundle will only be available in the US and Europe, it will release alongside the game on March 9th at a price of $399.
Those of you who recently picked up BioShock 2 Special Edition probably realize how important the Soundtrack is in making that particular CE what it is. I mean it’s the only CE I know of that includes an actual Vinyl LP, a piece of bonus content that defined the shape of the box. It also came with a copy on CD, and beyond that the only thing that made the Special Edition Special was the inclusion of a hard bound art-book.
Not content with making the soundtrack Exclusive to SE owners 2K games has made the Bioshock Soundtrack available for download in iTunes.
the Soundtrack can be purchased in 2 flavors:
STANDARD EDITION:
The Boogie Man – Todd Rollins & his Orchestra
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? – Patti Page
20th Century Blues – Noel Coward
Nightmare – Artie Shaw & His New Music
Daddy, Won’t You Please Come Home? – Annette Hanshaw
Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Dawn of a New Day – Horace Heidt & His Music Knights
Night and Day – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
My Heart Belongs To Daddy – Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra
Chasing Shadows – Quintette of the Hot Club of France
Jitterbug Waltz – Fats Waller & His Rhythm
I Cover The Waterfront – Connie Boswell
DELUXE EDITION:
The Boogie Man – Todd Rollins & his Orchestra
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? – Patti Page
20th Century Blues – Noel Coward
Nightmare – Artie Shaw & His New Music
Daddy, Won’t You Please Come Home? – Annette Hanshaw
Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
Dawn of a New Day – Horace Heidt & His Music Knights
Night and Day – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
My Heart Belongs To Daddy – Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra
Chasing Shadows – Quintette of the Hot Club of France
Jitterbug Waltz – Fats Waller & His Rhythm
I Cover The Waterfront – Connie Boswell
Mental Strain At Dawn – Jack Purvis, trumpet solo, with rhythm accompaniment
Bei Mir Bist Du Schon – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, with vocal by Martha Tilton
The Trouble With Me is You – Red McKenzie
The Skeleton In The Closet – Putney Dandridge
We Saw The Sea – Fred Astaire
La Mer – Django Reinhardt
Release of the above soundtracks coincided with the release of the Special Edition (really? not even a delayed release?) And for those who pay attention you could have been streaming it live though Rapture Radio since before release. Obviously a digital copy doesn’t hold the same Collector’s Pride that owning the sound track on vinyl does, but seriously, how many of you actually own a turn-table? …and no having one in some dusty storage box somewhere doesn’t count.
Just yesterday Remedy Games released details of an upcoming Limited Collector’s Edition for the Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake.
Hardbound in quality linen, the Limited Collector’s edition is designed to resemble a hardcover book. The pack will include:
Game Disc in box with unique art
Exclusive In-Game Audio Commentary and Hints by Remedy
“The Alan Wake Files” – a 144pg book that includes a short story written by Alan Wake and compiles the FBI dossiers investigating the events in Bright Falls, WA
Exclusive Audio Disc with Soundtrack and Score
Game Add-on token redeemable on Xbox LIVE for the first Alan Wake add-on content pack
Exclusive Xbox disc with special content: Alan Wake Xbox Live Theme and Alan Wake Avatar for Xbox LIVE
Just a special note if you preorder you will receive the Bright Falls Bonus Pack, which includes exclusive content like Avatar gear, an Xbox LIVE theme, and a “making of” video.
No price officially announced yet but some retail listings have placed it at $80 for the US and £65 for Europe. The game is scheduled for release in North America and Europe on May 18th and May 21st respectively.
Sega Recently Announced that the European and Australian PS3 releases of Yakuza 3 will come with some nice pack-ins, the kind of stuff you normally find as part of CE but instead will be included as part of the regular edition.
Included in the case will be
a 31-song soundtrack
an interactive “beginner’s guide” to the series
As well as codes for the following DLC:
Battle for Survival – Take on all the bosses of Yakuza 3 as Kazuma
All-Star Tournament (7 character tournament)
All-Star Tag Tournament (8 team tournament)
Challenge Pack
Yakuza 3 will be released in Europe and Australia on March 12th.
US Gamers will not get the special pack-ins however the content packs will be made available as a bonus for those who pre-order though GameStop.
The UK Playstation Blog has details posted about the upcoming God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition.
The Ultimate Trilogy Edition can be pre-ordered in selected retailers across Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It’s a limited run so make sure you pre-order it before it’s sold out! This very special edition comes in a high-end, sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box with an epic outer box which features an acetate window: you can actually see Pandora’s box before you even open it!
Once open, you will find the following items:
God of War III (of course!)
God of War Collection (gentle reminder, this is God of War and God of War II, remastered in HD, running at 60 fps, with Trophy support, all on one Blu-ray Disc)
2K games released this unboxing video for the Special Edition of Bioshock 2 (out next week) I don’t know about you but I’m quite surprised with the size of the box. I was skeptical that it wouldn’t live up to CE for the first game but this smashes any doubts I had (literally and figuratively) .
Capcom recently posted details (translated) on their blog for the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV Collector’s Package.
The Collector’s Package will be released alongside the regular edition for PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan on April 28th for a price of 5990 yen (~$66USD) and is slated to include a disc with the various character’s background music, all promotional videos and trailers for the game, character art, and a mini story for SSFIV.
Buyers of the Xbox 360 release will also receive an exclusive SSFIV Anime by director Kizaki (of Afro Samurai fame) animated by GONZO.
There is one more bonus “to be announced”.
As a thank you to early adopters, a classic costume pack will be made available free for download from the release date until July 1st. After that you will have to pay (price yet to be determined) to download the pack.
