Dante’s Inferno Death Edition for Europe

While North American PS3 collectors will have a shot at the Divine Edition of Dante’s Inferno European collectors will get the very similar Death Edition.

Translated from the report on Coolplanet.it:

Visceral Games, Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today Dante’s Inferno “Death Edition” for PS3 and Xbox 360, which will be available in Europe on February 5. In addition to the game, the special edition of Dante’s Inferno will also include the following bonuses in an exclusive “Death Edition” packaging with lenticular artwork.

• Exclusive costume for a playable character in-game: Isaac Clarke from Dead Space!
• Making-of documentary with the game (Italian subtitles)
• Documentary “Dante in History” (subtitled in English)
• Soundtrack full game
• Documentary on the creation of music and audio (Italian subtitles)
• Digital Artbook edited by visual designer Wayne Barlowe (in English)
• Over 10 minutes of scenes from the soul “Dante’s Inferno An Animated Epic” (in English)
• digital reprint of the poem Complete (in English)

“We are very excited about the Death Edition, because it gives us the opportunity to create something truly unique and special for Europe,” said Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer for Dante’s Inferno. “There’s really a lot of exclusive material within this Special Edition, and the demo coming December 24th on Xbox Live and PSN, players can finally get a taste of what awaits them in the full game out February 5, 2010. ”

The demo ‘Gates of Hell’ will introduce the players in with a creative reworking of Dante’s poem, where Dante’s version of a warrior returning from the crusades back in his native Florence to find his love, Beatrice, cruelly killed and dragged to the soul ‘ Hell by Lucifer. Voted to rescue his beloved, Dante begins the epic journey to the gates of Hell and beyond, along which face monstrous undead, demons, cursed and even death itself. The demo will therefore allow a first glimpse of the vast world of Dante’s Inferno and will be the prelude to the trip a nightmare that will take Dante through the nine group.

In Dante’s Inferno, gamers play the role of Dante himself, as it passes through the nine circles of the damned – the limbo, lust, gluttony, avarice, wrath, heresy, violence, deceit and betrayal. At a speed of 60 frames per second, each group is characterized by unique environments, new creatures, fearsome demons, the only elements of history that have been created to give the maximum dramatic features of each of retribution.

Players will have the opportunity to go to hell from 5 February 2010 for Xbox360, PS3 and PSP. The demo for The Gates of Hell will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 since 24 December.

thanks to Rinsukaze for the tip

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European Splinter Cell Conviction CE Details

Details have been released for the European release of Splinter Cell Conviction.

From the Kotaku report:

Splinter Cell Conviction’s collectors edition variant for “all European, Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific territories” will contain the following, including an exclusive gameplay mode.

• An exclusive Sam Fisher statue
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction game in unique SteelBook™ case
• Infiltration Mode : Eliminate all hostiles in the mission area without being detected
• A special playable skin: Shadow Armor
• Early access to 3 weapons: SC300, SR2 and MP5
• The official Splinter Cell Conviction Soundtrack (more than 17 tracks)

That applies to both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game, due to hit the territories listed above on or about February 26.

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Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition Announced

Kotaku is reporting that the PS3 will receive an exclusive “Divine Edition” release of upcoming Dante’s Inferno game.

The Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition is the version all PlayStation 3 owners will be receiving once the game is released on February 9th, so there’s no need to worry about changing over your preorders or making sure you don’t get a gimped version accidentally. Whether they want it or not, they’re getting it. What are they getting? On top of the game itself, the Divine Edition comes with developer commentaries, a Wayne Barlow digital art book, the game’s soundtrack, and a digital copy of the complete Longfellow translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno

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The Divine Edition of Dante’s Inferno certainly contains enough additional content to justify jacking the price up another $10, but EA is delivering this treat to PlayStation 3 owners for just $59.99, the same price Xbox 360 owners will pay for their plain vanilla version, barring any forthcoming announcements of special content for Microsoft console owners.

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Bioshock 2 Special Edition Details Revealed

Details of the upcoming Special Edition of BioShock 2 have been released via the Cult of Rapture site.

Over the past few months, I have seen a lot of speculation around whether or not we would have a special edition for BioShock 2, and if we did, what would be inside.

This is the announcement many of you have been waiting for: There will be a BioShock 2 Special Edition.

The Special Edition will come in 13″x13” premium packaging with special art on both the slipcase and the box cover. Inside, you will find three posters featuring vintage ads from Rapture (rolled), a vinyl 180g LP featuring the orchestral score from the original BioShock, a CD containing the BioShock 2 orchestral score, a 164 page 8″x11″ hardbound artbook chock full of developer commentary and, of course, a copy of BioShock 2.

This edition will be available on February 9th, 2010 for $99.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3 and $89.99 for Games for Windows LIVE and is limited to a single production run. You’ll be able to preorder the Special Edition in most countries worldwide, starting now.

Stay tuned for the Official Unboxing for a closer look at the BioShock 2 Special Edition.

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Dragon Age Origins Collector’s Edition Photos

Photos have been posted for the NTSC Xbox 360 Collector’s Edition of Dragon Age Origins

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Tekken 6 Limited Edition Photos

Photos have been posted for the NTSC Xbox 360 release of Tekken 6 Limited Edition.

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Assassin’s Creed II Master Assassin Edition Photos

Photos and details of the NTSC Xbox 360 release of Assassin’s Creed II Master Assassin Edition have been added.

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Modern Warfar 2 Veteran Edition for the US?

I recently received a link from Scott Williams showing that Barns & Nobel has a listing for a “Veteran Statue Bundle” of Modern Warfare 2.

Previously it was thought that the “Veteran Edition” of Modern Warfare 2 was exclusive to the UK. It’s unclear if this listing is for a North American version of that edition or if they’re simply selling the Game and the Limited Edition Statue as a package deal.

B&N lists the bundle for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC.

Most interestingly is that it lists the seller as  “GameStop” implying that they are selling through the Barns & Noble website, yet there is no mention of this bundle on GameStop’s own website.

If anyone has any addition info on this release please leave a comment.

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Australian Climax Edition of SEGA’s Bayonetta even more elaborate!

SEGA Australia have recently announced that they will be bringing an extra-special Limited Edition of their forthcoming Bayonetta to Australian’s & New Zealand’ers in the new year

On the 7th of January 2010, SEGA Australia plan on releasing the elaborate Climax Edition of the game, which will be available for the X360 and PS3 to avid gamers and collector’s only in Australia and New Zealand

The Australian Climax Edition will include a limited custom-built replica of Bayonetta’s iconic gun, the Scarborough Fair, as well as the same goodies as the previously announced European Climax Edition:

• CARDBOARD SLIPCASE
• ARTWORK BOOK
  36-Page hardcover artwork book
  
• SOUNDTRACK CD
  Featuring six tracks from the game:
  
  1. One Of A Kind ~ Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  2. Riders Of The Light ~ Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  3. Battle For The Umbra Throne ~ Rei Kondoh (T’s Music)
  4. Theme Of Bayonetta – Mysterious Destiny ~ Masami Ueda, Nikola Obermann, with vocals by Helena Noguerra
  5. The Old City Of Vigrid ~ Masami Ueda
  6. The Gates Of Hell ~ Masami Ueda

(Images and information courtesy of SEGA Australia)

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SEGA announce Bayonetta: Climax Edition for Europe

SEGA Europe have recently announced that they will be bringing a special edition of their forthcoming Bayonetta to various PAL territory countries in the new year

On the 8th of January 2010, SEGA Europe plan on releasing the Climax Edition of the game, which will be available for the X360 and PS3 to gamers and collector’s alike in the following countries: France;  Spain; And of course, the UK

The Climax Edition will include:

• CARDBOARD SLIPCASE
• ARTWORK BOOK
  36-Page hardcover artwork book
• SOUNDTRACK CD
  Featuring six tracks from the game:
  
  1. One Of A Kind ~ Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  2. Riders Of The Light ~ Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  3. Battle For The Umbra Throne ~ Rei Kondoh (T’s Music)
  4. Theme Of Bayonetta – Mysterious Destiny ~ Masami Ueda, Nikola Obermann, with vocals by Helena Noguerra
  5. The Old City Of Vigrid ~ Masami Ueda
  6. The Gates Of Hell ~ Masami Ueda

(Images and information courtesy of SEGA Europe)

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