Collector's Editions, Pre-Orders and Exclusive Content

[Nesmaster]

I only buy CE's when they have something of interest to me, or when they are cheap. I am a sucker for those hardcase tin versions though, like Dragon Age. I was more interested in the cloth map though, which I have already framed :P. Would I have bought the CE JUST for the tin? Probably.

BioShock was a given, and is still my favorite CE ever purchased. Things like:
Resistance 2 LE @ $30 new
Lost Planet CE @ $4 - 10% used
Turning Point CE $5 new,
Prey LE $20 new,
Gears 2 CE $30 new
+ a few other cheap CE's I've grabbed, were mostly based on impulse on the price, and way after the games came out originally.

I was seriously hoping for a BioShock II CE Big Sister figurine, and at $99 or whatever they're charging for the CE, would have bought it for said figurine. But with what is included as is right now is a ripoff and of no value to me.

...on the DLC/Exclusive content stuff... this shit needs to stop. Now. I still can't figure out how EB/GS managed to get away with making it sound like their store was the only one getting the cloth maps and tin for dragon age...

[IcBlUsCrN]

Im a big fan of collectors editions . I have about 30 unique collectors editions , mostly 360 and some PS3 . I would rather get cool pack in stuff , than DLC .

Anyways here is a cool site i found , check it out !!

http://collectorsedition.org/

thanks for that i was going to ask for website like it but forgot. some cool stuff on there makes it easy to see what i want.

[esquire]

Im a big fan of collectors editions . I have about 30 unique collectors editions , mostly 360 and some PS3 . I would rather get cool pack in stuff , than DLC .

Anyways here is a cool site i found , check it out !!

http://collectorsedition.org/

Awesome site. Too bad it doesn't do PS2, XBOX and GCN too. I also wish they didn't list CE's that never were released. sort of makes things confusing when you are looking down the list. Awesome site though. Right now I am only missing 4 CE's for the 360 - Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition (I'll probably never get this) DJ Hero Renegade Edition, Beatles Rock Band 2 LE Premium and NBA 2K10 Anniversary Edition. BTW, doesn't the new Tony Hawk Ride come in a CE with the board, or is that the only version you can buy? Also, I really don't count GOTY editions as CE. Nut sure why they list them.

The lamest CE I have seen, and it's not really a CE is this one:
http://eastore.ea.com/store/ea/en_US...=1260894802314

$130?? Really?? That was basically an extra $70 (at the time of release) for a handbag? Come on. What is unbelievable is that it actually sold out.

Now I just need to find a site that lists retail exclusives. That may be difficult as there are Gamestop, Best Buy, Target and Walmart exclusives, just to name the ones I know off the top of my head. I am specifically looking for a list of 360 exclusives as I am collecting for that console.

So far I know of the following 360 exclusives:

These come with bonus material
Conan (Best Buy; comes with Comic Book)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Game Crazy; Early Unlock for Thor) - preorder only?
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Gamestop; Early Unlock for Juggernaut) - preorder only
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Walmart; Comic Book) - preorder only?
Prototype (Best Buy; comes in cardboard box with T-Shirt)
Quantum of Solace (Best Buy; comes in cardboard box with T-Shirt)
Simpsons Movie - (Walmart; comes with Neverquest Poster and Homer Stress Ball)
Simpsons Movie (Best Buy; comes with Medal of Homer Poster) - I believe there was a Circuit City exclusive too

These come with variant artwork
Battlestations Pacific (Gamestop; DLC for Theme)
Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena (Gamestop; DLC for Maps and Commentary)
Eragon (Gamestop; Movie Cash)
Far Cry 2 (Gamestop; DLC)
Fuel (Gamestop; DLC)
Ghostbusters (Gamestop; DLC)
Ghostbusters (Best Buy; DLC)
Hellboy (Gamestop; Movie Cash)
Incredible Hulk (Gamestop; Unlock Red Hulk)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Target; DLC for Daredevil)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Walmart; DLC for Silver Surfer)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Gamestop; Bonus Poster)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Best Buy; DLC for Hulk)
Race Pro (Gamestop; DLC for Dodge Charger)

[b0ub0u]

i got the CE of Demon's Souls because i knew if i didnt get it within that week it'd be gone forever, also the neat little guide helped

This CE was actually a real CE, this is why I bought it too. The only other CE version I buy are shmups imports, as they are really limited.

People buying CE of big commercial games thinking that it is really limited are blind . It's like when they release a DVD of a movie and on the box is says "Collector's edition"... yeah right =)