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Gears of War 2 Limited Edition $70. Exclusive gold-plated Lancer.

Submitted by rapture on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 3:46pm.

Features:
* Collectible SteelBook DVD case
* "Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2," a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski
* Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including the E3 2008 trailer, "Rendezvous."
* An exclusive gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle available during online play

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Mintz's picture

Oh, an in-game gold-plated

Submitted by Mintz on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 10:26pm.

Oh, an in-game gold-plated Lancer.

Lame.

Slayer's picture

Yeah, the in-game part is

Submitted by Slayer on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 11:43pm.

Yeah, the in-game part is kind of important... I was excited there for a second. :)
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BikiniSyrup's picture

It's just $10 more than the

Submitted by BikiniSyrup on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 11:58pm.

It's just $10 more than the standard game so I think I may get this.

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J$D

Midnight's picture

Same here. I like "making

Submitted by Midnight on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 1:06am.

Same here. I like "making of" videos, character information, and concept art. For only $10 more I'll probably bite.

Slayer's picture

Yeah, I'll be buying that

Submitted by Slayer on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 2:20pm.

Yeah, I'll be buying that sucker just for the awesome case.
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rapture's picture

$10 extra for the case and

Submitted by rapture on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 2:57pm.

$10 extra for the case and background content is a good deal in my book.

YOU FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!! "I'LL

Submitted by karlravioli (not verified) on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:48pm.

YOU FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!! "I'LL GET IT FOR THE CASE, THE BOOK, THE BEHIND THE SCENES..."
F***ING GOLD PLATED LANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NONE OF U SEE THAT?!?!?!?!!?

Slayer's picture

WHAT?!?!!? OMG, I CAN'T

Submitted by Slayer on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:57pm.

WHAT?!?!!? OMG, I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT! GAH!!!
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"Don't blow this, Gene!"

rapture's picture

Exclusive in-game content is

Submitted by rapture on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 8:26am.

Exclusive in-game content is new to the Gears of War series. Metal cases and books are not.

Incentivising pre-orders and end user purchases with exclusive in game content reshapes the marketplace. This will encourage game developers to think outside of the box and could even affect minor aspects of gameplay in the future. This happening in an exclusive and major AAA title on a console is unprecedented regardless of how minor the digital asset is.

Mintz's picture

I think it should come with

Submitted by Mintz on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 8:38am.

I think it should come with a mini Brumak figurine. Midnight's Big Daddy figurine is one of the coolest incentives to buy a limited edition I've ever seen, and it'd be nice to see it with GoW2.

Master Kim's picture

1. Pre-order/special edition

Submitted by Master Kim on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 6:50am.

1. Pre-order/special edition exclusive in-game content is BS.

2. HOLY CRAP A GOLDEN LANCER RIFLE!

rapture's picture

GoW story > Bioshock ? "I

Submitted by rapture on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 12:35pm.

GoW story > Bioshock ?

"I said it. It’s going to be more emotionally effecting than Bioshock. A lot happens." - voice actor Carlos Ferro, who personifies Dominic Santiago, in OXM UK.

Mintz's picture

Who cares about the opinion

Submitted by Mintz on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 2:05pm.

Who cares about the opinion of a voice actor in regards to the story? If someone from Bioshock said this, or even a random video game magazine editor, I might take it more seriously.

Midnight's picture

They've got a lot of

Submitted by Midnight on Sat, 07/26/2008 - 3:33pm.

They've got a lot of storyline to cover in GoW2 if they want to approach Bioshock quality fiction.

Pre-order content is what

Submitted by war gold (not verified) on Sat, 08/02/2008 - 3:47am.

Pre-order content is what they're going for these days, mainly to get you to pay the pre-order prices ;)

will gofw 2 limited edition

Submitted by kylenater (not verified) on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 8:46pm.

will gofw 2 limited edition have the problem as halo 3 with scratched disk and them falling out during shiping

too cheaper

Submitted by warhammer gold (not verified) on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 9:59pm.

too cheaper

what????????????

Submitted by kylenater (not verified) on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 5:48pm.

what????????????

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