Super Short FFXIII CE Video

Square-Enix recently releases this amazingly short video showing off the upcoming Collector’s Edition of Final Fantasy XIII

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Hidden Messages in Bioshock 2 SE Postsers

Kotaku reports that when viewing the posters included with the Bioshock 2 SE with a black light hidden messages appear.

A 2K forum poster holding a random blacklight session with his friends discovered scrawled secret messages on the three BioShock 2 posters that were packed in his special edition. Creepy!

As proof, another 2K forum-goer posted these images, along with a video that can be found at PhotoBucket.

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Alan Wake Limited Edition Footage

IGN just posted up some footage from Alan Wake, while not uncommon to see pre-release footage, the interesting thing here is it’s from the bonus content that will be included with the Limited Edition.

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Heavy Rain DLC Delayed, but not for CE buyers

Recently Gamestop updated their listing for the US release of Heavy Rain stating that the Pre-Order bonus code to download first chapter of the Heavy Rain Chronicles, The Taxidermist would be delayed.

Due to a delay by the publisher, this content will not be available for download until Thursday, March 4, 2010.

Its not clear if the content codes will still be distributed normally but not be available for download until a later date, or if buyers will have to go back to the store to pick them up after the fact.

According to an article on VG247, this delay does not effect European gamers who purchase the Collector’s Edition though HMV.

“Anyone who has pre-ordered, or buys the special edition from HMV, will be able to download it from day one as promised,” a Sony rep told us.

“Other European territories gave the first Chronicle away via other means, and they will also get it day one.”

For anyone who hasn’t pre-ordered or won’t be getting the special edition, a date for the public PSN release of Chronicles’ initial episode is yet to be decided.

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AvP Broken Face Huggers

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?

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Not so Special Edition: Alien vs. Predator

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.

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Resident Evil 5 Gold Mercinaries Roster

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.

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Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Console Bundle

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.

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Not So Special Edition: Bioshock 2

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:

1. The Boogie Man – Todd Rollins & his Orchestra
2. How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? – Patti Page
3. 20th Century Blues – Noel Coward
4. Nightmare – Artie Shaw & His New Music
5. Daddy, Won’t You Please Come Home? – Annette Hanshaw
6. Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
7. Dawn of a New Day – Horace Heidt & His Music Knights
8. Night and Day – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
9. My Heart Belongs To Daddy – Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra
10. Chasing Shadows – Quintette of the Hot Club of France
11. Jitterbug Waltz – Fats Waller & His Rhythm
12. I Cover The Waterfront – Connie Boswell

DELUXE EDITION:

1. The Boogie Man – Todd Rollins & his Orchestra
2. How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? – Patti Page
3. 20th Century Blues – Noel Coward
4. Nightmare – Artie Shaw & His New Music
5. Daddy, Won’t You Please Come Home? – Annette Hanshaw
6. Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition – Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
7. Dawn of a New Day – Horace Heidt & His Music Knights
8. Night and Day – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
9. My Heart Belongs To Daddy – Eddie Duchin & His Orchestra
10. Chasing Shadows – Quintette of the Hot Club of France
11. Jitterbug Waltz – Fats Waller & His Rhythm
12. I Cover The Waterfront – Connie Boswell
13. Mental Strain At Dawn – Jack Purvis, trumpet solo, with rhythm accompaniment
14. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon – Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, with vocal by Martha Tilton
15. The Trouble With Me is You – Red McKenzie
16. The Skeleton In The Closet – Putney Dandridge
17. We Saw The Sea – Fred Astaire
18. 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.

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Alan Wake CE Announced

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.

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