Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition detailed

DICE and EA today announced plans for a limited edition version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The Limited Edition game features six special gameplay unlocks that give players a tactical advantage on the battlefield. Available while supplies last, the Limited Edition version of the game will be sold at the same price as the standard version of the game with participating retailers in North America on March 2, 2010 and in Europe on March 5, 2010.

This content includes the four vehicle warfare unlocks and two weapon unlocks including improved vehicle armor that decreases the effect of both explosive and penetrating warheads, significantly improving vehicle survivability; additional weapon packages for all armored vehicles; a vehicle motion sensor; a tracer dart pistol for vehicle tracking; the M1A1 Submachine Gun; and the M1911 Pistol.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available on March 2, 2010 in North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC.

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game Limited Edition details

Ubisoft announced details on the James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game Limited Edition package. It will feature an exclusive Avatar action figure from Mattel for starters. Two exclusive figures, Avatar Jake Sully and Na’vi Warrior Tsu’Tey, are only available by purchasing the Limited Edition Ubisoft game. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game Limited Edition will ship to select stores this holiday for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Wii.

The Xbox 360 and PS3 Limited Editions will include an action figure of the movie’s lead character, Jake Sully. The 6-inch Jake action figure will depict him as an Avatar and will come packed with RDA-issued fatigues, RDA authentic and detachable backpack, as well as an RDA-issued high powered rifle. The RDA (Resource Development Agency) is an Earth-based corporate entity that oversees the strip mining of Pandora’s resources.

The Wii Limited Edition will include a 4-inch Na’vi Warrior Tsu’Tey action figure, featuring glow in the dark luminescent “skin,” as well as an authentic bow and arrow accessory. Tsu’Tey is the crown prince of the Na’vi.

For more information on James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game, visit www.avatargame.com.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Pre-Order Details

Aksys Games has revealed what extra stuff BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger pre-order customers can expect.
Those who order the game early for Xbox 360 or PS3 will get a free upgrade to the Limited Edition version of the game.

The FREE Limited Edition Upgrade is only available by pre-ordering and features collectable Limited Edition packaging; a two-disc original soundtrack that contains 48 tracks by Guilty Gear’s Daisuke Ishiwatari (19 more than the version released in Japan); a bonus video disc containing basic tutorials, expert advice, character-specific strategies, and much more.

Aksys Games says that the bonus video disc marks the first ever collaboration of top BlazBlue players
around the nation, showcasing talent from the fighting game community at Dustloop.com and Shoryuken.com. The bonus disc features a tutorial detailing basic attacks, special moves, distortion
drives, proven basic and advance combos, and advanced strategies and tactics per character.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be available June 30th for Xbox 360 and PS3. Take a look at the Limited Edition package below:

The Beatles Rock Band LE European Pricing

For all our brothers and sisters across the pond comes this story about The Beatles: Rock Band pricing. Specifically pricing for The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle. Consumers in continental Europe will have to shell out 199.00 euros, while the bundle will retail for 179.00 Pounds Sterling in the UK. the U.S. version will retail for $249.99. That’s pretty expensive right? So expensive that it should come with a shot of “talent” for people who continue to insist they “aren’t that bad” or “they must have a cold or something.” Yeah, tell your story walking, sir and/or madame (you know who you are).

So if it doesn’t come with talent injunctions, then what does the bundle contain that’s so damn pricey? Well it features The Beatles: Rock Band software, a Hofner Bass controller (a large scale replica of the Bass famously used by Sir Paul McCartney), a Beatles-inspired and Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drum set with classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head, a microphone and stand, and additional special content.

North American and European fans who pre-order any version of the game will be eligible to join the The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club and receive breaking news and access to exclusive game elements including art and behind-the-scenes footage directly from MTV Games and Harmonix. New material will be released regularly starting in May and leading up to the game’s launch on Sept. 9.

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Microsoft Announces Limited Edition Resident Evil 360

Y’know, it’s been a while since Microsoft has released limited edition 360 to the public. In fact, the last one was green and orange Halo edition 360 a couple of years back. Rumors started popping up a few weeks ago that Microsoft was looking at dishing out another limited 360 edition in honor of the upcoming release of Resident Evil 5. Today, Microsoft confirmed those rumors, detailing the new package.

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Fable II LE Codes Go MIA

Today marks the release of the highly anticipated Xbox 360 action/RPG, Fable II. And while the game has certainly had its share of issues leading up to release, ranging from multiplayer gameplay not being included on the disc to a Limited Edition that was sorely stripped down after numerous pre-orders had already been taken, the fact that the game is finally in stores means those problems have been left far behind. Right? Wrong.

Reports started coming in this morning that a number of the already troubled Fable II Limited Editions were missing the cards containing codes used to download the exclusive content that was supposed to come with the LE. Emails sent to GameStop stores from the company’s corporate office directed employees that have customers affected by the issue to call Microsoft at 1-800-FIX-XBOX.

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Spore Galactic Edition Detailed

Electronic Arts this week detailed the limited Galactic Edition of Spore, Will Wright’s life building video game. Thespecial edition will contain a ‘Making of Spore’ DVD, “How to Build a Better Being” DVD from the National Geographic Channel, (NGC) ‘The Art of Spore’ hardback mini-book, a fold-out Spore poster, and a premium100-page Galactic Handbook.

For those that don’t want to buy the special Spore box just for the National Geographic channel special, “How to Build a Better Being” can be viewed for free on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10 PMET/PT on NGC. The special explores the science behind the theories of the game.

In North America, the MSRP for the Galactic Edition of Spore will be $79.99 while the regular edition is suggested at $49.99. Versions  of Spore will ship for the PC, Mac, DS and mobile phones on September 5, 2008 in Europe and September 7, 2008 in North America and Asia.