Resident Evil 5 PAL Collector’s Edition SteelBook Pictures Posted

grim_d was kind enough to send in photos of the PAL Collector’s Edition SteelBook of Resident Evil 5.

Posted in Xbox 360 | (0) comments | Add your comments

Resident Evil 5 360 NTSC Collector’s Edition Photos Posted

Photos have been posted of the NTSC Xbox 360 Collector’s Edition of Resident Evil 5.

Posted in Xbox 360 | (5) comments | Add your comments

Halo Wars PAL Collector’s Edition Pictures Posted

Halo Wars comes out today in the UK and Europe, grim_d was kind enough to send us pictures of this SteelBook release.

Posted in Xbox 360 | (0) comments | Add your comments

A Guide To Recognizing Your SteelBooks

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.

Posted in DB Update | (3) comments | Add your comments

Resident Evil 5 North American Collectors Edition Details Unveiled

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:

• The Game in a SteelBook Case
• A Bonus Disc with a making of featurette, digital art gallery and movie trailers
• A Chris Redfield Figurine
• A TriCell Messenger Bag
• A Kijuju Necklace
• A BSAA Patch

This looks to be quite a nice package.

It will retail for about $90 and it ships on March 19th.

Posted in PS3, Xbox 360 | (0) comments | Add your comments

Quantum of Solace SteelBook and Resistance 2 Pictures Posted

Pictures have been added of the Xbox 360 NTSC 007 Quantum of Solace Collector’s Edition SteelBook.

Not the best but also posted are some picutres of a sealed Resistance 2 Collector’s Edition.

Posted in PS3, Xbox 360 | (1) comments | Add your comments

Sukiyaki Western Django Contest Update #1

Well it’s only been a very short while since the Sukiyaki Western Django SteelBook Give-Away started and we’re already well underway. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click tha link to learn more. Today I received the prize package that I’ll be giving away and like always I took some pictures for everyone to ogle over.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in DB Update | (5) comments | Add your comments

Win a SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO SteelBook Collector’s Set!

Takashi Miike redefines the spaghetti western in SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, starring Hideaki Ito, Koichi Sato, Yusuke Iseya and Quentin Tarantino arriving on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 11,2008.

(Los Angeles, CA) – First Look Studios proudly announces the DVD and Blu-Ray release of SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO.   First Look Studios is offering three collectable steel book covers: the Sukiyaki Gang, the Lone Gunman, and Bloody Benten.  This release marks two important milestones for First Look Studios: the Blu-Ray release will have BD Live capabilities, and an accompanying digital copy of the film will also be included.  The DVD and Blu-Ray discs street on November 11, 2008. The DVD SRP is $28.98 and the Blu-ray SRP is $34.98.

To celebrate the release CollectorsEdition.org will be GIVING AWAY a Steelbook DVD Collector’s set of Sukiyaki Western Django! How can you get your hands on one? Read on, It’s easy.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in DB Update | (30) comments | Add your comments

Surprise Release: Alone in the Dark Soundtrack Edition

Imagine my surprise when my Gamestop pre-order of Alone in the Dark didn’t just arrive with a sountrack disc but instead was a unique “Soundtrack Edition” of the game with alternative cover art and the disc contained within the case.

I’m sure this will be a rare item since not even Gamestop/EB themselves recognized that the pre-order bonus would be a unique edition and not just a separate item. There is additional Pre-order content that is still coming but apparently there was a delay in production so it wasn’t ready to ship with the game.

Also I would be remis if I didn’t mention the fact that Europe got two different editions of this game. A really nice big box package exclusive to GAME in the UK (pictures are availble thanks to grim_d) the rest of Europe didn’t get any bonus content but they were treated to a SteelBook version of the game… the lucky bastards.

Posted in Xbox 360 | (0) comments | Add your comments

SteelBook Samples Round 2

The good people at Scanavo, (one of the companies behind SteelBook). Were kind enough to send me another package filled with samples of new SteelBooks. This is the second of such packages you may remember the post about the first of such packages I received. Most of the cases this time were for DVD video releases however there was one very special PS3 case thrown in. I made my feelings known the last time I posted about the SteelBook cases, this time I’m simply going to let the cases speak for themselves…

Transformers Autobots and Decepticons:

Dragon Ball Z:

Battle Star Galactica:
This one is rather interesting since it shows off the ability for SteelBooks to hold as many as 6 discs.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition Blu-Ray Disc:
I’m not entirely sure which (if any) region this case was intended for but it is unlike the Limited edition bonus disc packaging I’ve seen for the US, UK, and European version of the MGS4 LE. One thing is for sure though, it’s dead sexy.

Posted in DB Update, PS3 | (0) comments | Add your comments