In this video Xbox Live’s Major Nelson unboxes a Limited Edition Red Xbox 360. While this isn’t anything we haven’t seen from the previously released pictures, it is interesting to note that these consoles will likely have the latest version of the internal hardware, “Jasper”.
Halo Wars comes out today in the UK and Europe, grim_d was kind enough to send us pictures of this SteelBook release.
![Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [PAL]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/06/hw_le_360_pal1-274x300.jpg "Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [PAL]")
![Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [PAL]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/06/hw_le_360_pal4-272x300.jpg "Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [PAL]")
In a press release today Microsoft officially announced the rumored Red Xbox 360. It would seem that this new console will in-fact be a limited edition.
In celebration of the landmark “Resident Evil” franchise coming to Xbox 360 for the first time, Microsoft unveiled today an Xbox 360® Resident Evil Limited Edition Console Bundle. Available the same day “Resident Evil 5” ships to store shelves, Friday, March 13, Xbox 360 fans will be able to pick up the bundle featuring an exclusive red Xbox 360.
Fans will enjoy the same premium Xbox 360 Elite experience at an even greater value with a copy of “Resident Evil 5,” matching Limited Edition red Wireless Controller, black Xbox 360 Headset, a 120 GB Hard Drive, exclusive premium “Resident Evil 5” theme (download via Xbox LIVE) and much more all included for the price of $399 (ERP). Supplies are very limited, so “Resident Evil” fans will want to pre-order theirs today.
With the release of “Resident Evil 5” and the special edition red console, the game has found a new home on Xbox 360. The new two-player cooperative experience in “Resident Evil 5” is a perfect fit for Xbox LIVE.* With 17 million members and growing, Xbox LIVE connects “Resident Evil” fans and their new red Xbox 360 consoles to their friends on the couch or across the globe. To further provide a taste of the full entertainment experience available on Xbox LIVE, fans will also receive a bonus card to download the hit Xbox LIVE Arcade title from Capcom, “Super Street Fighter® ll Turbo HD Remix.”
*Xbox LIVE Gold Membership required
For those of you who can’t wait there is also a Pre-Order page on bestbuy.com
Valve’s Gabe Newell gave the keynote address at this year’s Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (DICE) Summit about the cost of games, the effect of piracy, and how to reach new players. Valve undertook an experiment recently to test how price affected the sales of their popular survival-horror FPS, Left 4 Dead. They Reduced the price by 50% on Steam, which “resulted in a 3000% increase in sales of the game, posting overall sales that beat the title’s original launch performance.” They also tested various other price drops over the holidays, seeing spikes in sales that corresponded well to the size of the discount. This will undoubtedly add to the speculation that game prices have risen too high for the current economic climate. G4TV ran a live blog of Newell’s presentation, providing a few more details.
[Via Slashdot]
Obviously dropping the price dramatically on a new game will make it seem like an overwhelming value compared to other games on the market still priced normally, chances are the “happy medium” for publishers to maximize profit is below the current market pricing but above the low point tested by Valve. How does this factor in with Collector’s Edition games though? Do you think a new game priced at 30 out of the gate would still be worth an extra 10-20 on top of that, or should the extra price for the CE shrink accordingly as well?
Not long ago rumors about a Red Xbox 360 started popping up. Kotaku recently caught a tid-bit where in an announcement to New Zealand retailers Microsoft inadvertently confirmed the console.
The email was to announce a deal whereby anyone buying a 360 console in NZ would, for a limited time, receive a free copy of Halo Wars. Good deal! Except, there’s a catch. You’ll get the game if you buy an Arcade, Pro or Elite model, but “this Halo Wars offer does not apply to the Red Xbox 360 Elite console which is exclusive to EB games.”
It would seem that this new rumored “Limited Edition” Red console will be exclusive to EB Games (now known as “Game” in the UK and “GameStop” in the US). It will be interesting to see if there is anything in particular that will make this console desirable to consumers beyond just the color. I would have to be something that’s worth more than a free copy of Halo Wars at least.
Pictures have been posted for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 NTSC release of Street Fighter IV Collector’s Edition.
![Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (PS3) [1]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/09/sfiv_ce_ps3_brd10.jpg "Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (PS3) [1]")
![Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [NTSC]](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/09/sfiv_ce_360_ntsc0.jpg "Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [NTSC]")
![Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (PS3) [1] Ryu Figurine](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/09/sfiv_ce_ps3_brd116.jpg "Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (PS3) [1] Ryu Figurine")
![Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [NTSC] Crimson Viper Figurine](http://collectorsedition.org/uploads/2008/09/sfiv_ce_360_ntsc16.jpg "Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) [NTSC] Crimson Viper Figurine")
CollectorsEdition.org is proud to announce that we now have community forums available. What started as a simple database of collector’s Edition games has been growing and we felt that in order for the community to truly flourish a forum was needed.
The forums have been integrated into the main site such that your comments on news posts will now be handled by the forums, also if you had previously registered on the main site in order to post comments, then there is no need for you to register on the forums as your account information has been transferred over. (UPDATE: Some are reporting that the forum wont accept their password, if this happens simply use the Forgot Password feature and have the forum reset it for you, contact us if you experience any problems after that)
This is just the beginning of the new and exciting features we hope to be able to bring you, we certainly have more planned so stay tuned.
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Ok so Maybe the title is misleading but I couldn’t help myself. First Look Studios apparently really liked what I did with the last SteelBook pre-release they sent me, Sukiyaki Western Django, and decided that they’d like to send me another.
This time around I received a Limited Edition SteelBook for a movie called A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. To be perfectly honest I had never heard of this film and after the initial confusion over the name wore off a brief glance at the cover led me to believe that this looks like quite the interesting film. It took home some Awards from the Sundance Film Festival (always a good sign in my book) and it stars some well known talent too, Robert Downey Jr. being the most prominent name on the list (and the cover art).
Of course I haven’t actually had a chance to WATCH this film yet (I’ll be sure to check back in here once I do) so in the mean time lets take a closer look at the case.
Both the front and back covers make good use of bare metal, sometimes this kind of thing works and sometimes it doesn’t, but here I think it really works fantastically. The front cover really had an interesting mix of bare and colored areas that give the cover as a whole a very rugged and raw feel. The back cover design utilizes the bare metal in a different way; it juxtaposes an image from the movie against a back drop of bare metal, combine with the angle of the shot gives it a real 3D quality despite being completely flat.
On the inside we’re treated to one of my favorites features of most SteelBooks and that is the almost panoramic scene that stretches across the inside of the case. It’s like an Easter egg in your case as it’s usually hidden behind the disc and booklet. The inside of this case features another shot from the film in a cepia tone to mach the front cover.
Perhaps the most interesting quality of this particular case design is the film title on the front of the case. I attempted to capture it in this last shot but really the way it’s designed it has to be seen with two eyes as opposed to the single eye of a camera. The title is embossed into the case and the way they’ve utilized the reflective properties of the metal against the dull wash of the surrounding images it looks almost like the text is floating above the surface of the case. I’ve probably stared at this cover for far longer than is healthy but it’s really an interesting effect and certainly something I haven’t seen accomplished (albeit possibly attempted) on a SteelBook before.
Case aside I’d like to applaud First Look Studios for giving the Limited Edition SteelBook treatment to yet another indy film. As someone who tends to appreciate films with vision and good writing over the latest big budget explosion-polloza I find it heart warming that films with attention to detail in their content are receiving attention to detail in their packaging as well.
This SteelBook is slated for release on February 3rd at a price of $14.98. Judging by the case design alone it would make a welcome edition to any SteelBook collection.
Gamestop has unveiled details on the upcoming North American Release of Resident Evil 5 Collector’s Edition.
The Collector’s Edition comes in a carboard box containing the following:
This looks to be quite a nice package.
It will retail for about $90 and it ships on March 19th.
Kotaku has released details on the Deluxe Edition of Biohazard 5. According to the report it comes in a metal tin and includes a “Select Track” soundtrack CD. Slated for release March 5, 2009 at a price of ¥8,800 (US$97)
