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Capcom has officially unveiled the Resident Evil 5 collector's edition for the west, and it is massive. The edition will launch for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for $89.99. For your $90 you get quite a bit of goods. Encompassed in a special steel case is the game, bonus disc with special features (including the making of RE5), a nice Tricell messenger bag, a Kijuju necklace, BSAA patch, and finally a Chris Redfield figurine. Pre-orders for the collector's edition are available now, so go start paying off that $90!

For those hardcore zombie shooter fans out there the Wii finally has a game for you. Sega plans to release House of the Dead: Overkill next February for the Nintendo Wii, and has announced a collector's edition of the game today. The collector's edition will include special packaging for the game, an exclusive slipcase and an exclusive graphic novel. "“Prelude to an OVERKILL” tells the fateful stories of Agent Washington and Varla Gunns, on the night before the violent and shocking events of the game. Illustrated by Steve Copter, of dissident punk band ‘Black Mekon’ ( www.myspace.com/blackmekon ), this specially-commissioned comic is only available in The House of the Dead: OVERKILL Collector’s Edition." So head out and pre-order if you plan on picking this up!

The upcoming Shaun White snowboarding will be getting the collector's edition treatment as many games now do, the catch, it will only be available at Target stores. All three versions of the game (360, PS3, Wii) will get this special edition which will contain: "exclusive extended content and features that consumers won’t be able to find anywhere else, including the Target Mountain – an entire mountain environment found only in the Target exclusive edition. Gamers will also be able to take advantage of exclusive jibs, additional scenes and more characters. Additionally, players will be able to cozy up in the game’s virtual version of the Target Chalet, the real-life mountainside home where Shaun and his fellow Target athletes hang out with friends and family at the annual Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Among other exclusive features, the Taget Chalet is the only indoor environment anywhere in the game." You can head into Target now and pick up a $5 pre-order card for ...

EA's upcoming space-horror game Dead Space has officially gone gold. The game is set to ship for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on Octbor 14th with the PC version following on the 20th. Those who buy the game on 360 and PS3 within the first two weeks of sales will also get acess to an exclusive themed suit. On the 360 you will have a chance to download the Xbox-themed "Elite" Suit, and Playstation 3 players will get access to the PS3-themed Obsidian suit. The suits will contain more inventory room and increased toughness. Both suits can be seen to the left. Also, for Xbox 360 owners, EA via the EA Store is offering 1000 copies of the Dead Space Ultra Limited Edition retailing for $149.95.  "This package contains a copy of the game, Dead Space Downfall Animated Movie on DVD, bonus content DVD, 97-page art book, the 160-page graphic novel (which combines all six issues of the Dead Space comics), exclusive lithograph illustrated and individually signed by Ben Templesmith, a...

Collector's Editions these days have just spun out of control. While I love the goodies, the prices that marketers think we should pay is up there. Nonetheless, I bring you the $130 Mirror's Edge Collector's Edition that comes with a very cool messenger bag along with the 360 version of the game. Sure you get a bag when you pre-order the game at GameStop, but this one is much cooler.

Blizzard has officially announced the end of your life. The date for the release to the newest expansion of World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King. The game is available for pre-order now and will hit stores November 13th. The regular edition of the game will run you $39.99. Acti-Blizz also announced a collector's edition of the game retailing at $69.99. The details are below: *World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King on DVD-ROM. *The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game. *An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm. *A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director’s commentary, and more. *The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks. *A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend. *Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game M...

You saw the fancy European Far Cry 2 collector's edition we showed last week, now it has been announced that the U.S. will get a GameStop exclusive pre-order edition of the game. "In addition to the regular SKU, the GameStop Pre-Order Edition includes:  * 6 Bonus Missions with about 3 bonus hours of explosive gameplay * A fold out map of the open world of Far Cry 2 * Exclusive game packaging -- Press Release" The GameStop pre-order edition is the same price as the regular SKU so go out and pre-order!

Our friends over in the UK finally get something announced first. Ubisoft has just released details of the Far Cry 2 collector's edition that will launch in the UK on October 24th. No word on whether the United States will get the same collector's edition or one at all so stay tuned. Here are the details of the UK version: " To celebrate the release of Far Cry® 2, Ubisoft is happy to unveil the Far Cry® 2 Collectors’ Edition that will include: - Exclusive wooden box - Original Far Cry® 2 Game - Limited edition Far Cry® 2 t-shirt - “The Art of Far Cry® 2” Art book - Collector 50km² map - Making-of DVD"

A few days ago we brought you the story that Amazon had leaked a few details about the Resistance 2 collector's edition. Today we can confirm that there is indeed a collector's edition and we can show you what is inside. As Amazon stated the collector's edition will feature an art book, exclusive weapon skin, a Chimeran action figure, and a DVD packed with goodies. To see the full details check out the press release after the jump. Also the release gives a few details on the beta debuting in early October; "— GameStop Pre-Order Program: Beginning in September, players in the U.S. and Canada can gain premier access to the Public Beta by pre-ordering Resistance 2 at a GameStop retail store or online at http://www.gamestop.com. — Qore(TM) Annual Subscription: A highly interactive, monthly original video program that covers the world inside PlayStation(R), available only on PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PS3 system." FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Sony C...

Amazon.com has the news on another collector's edition, this time Resistance 2. The fun pack debuts for $79.99 and contains some interesting goodies. Resistance 2 video game and Bonus DVD with Behind the Scenes video, video commentary by Insomniac Games, and "Twisted History" chronology video. Exclusive in-game HVAP Wraith multiplayer skin Sneak peek at the upcoming Resistance novel, "Resistance: The Gathering Storm" Exclusive 5.5" Chimera Hybrid action figure with Bullseye weapon Double-sided Resistance art book covering a war-torn America from two unique perspectives. The pack is set to launch November 4th. So many goodies, so little money.

Have you been meaning to get a box that looks like it has a gun in it? Well then the recently announced Saint's Row 2 limited edition is for you. As you can see in the image, the box appears to have a gun built in. No word on if the gun can be removed (I can just see the backlash on Fox News). The edition has been confirmed to be exclusively for the Xbox 360 as well. Stay tuned for more content-related information soon.

Need a full size lancer to go with your Master Chief helmet? Well you are sure in luck. Amazon just made pre-orders available for their lancer bundle. Along with the lancer itself (see below) you can get the regular edition of Gears 2, or for $10 extra the collector's edition. The bundle will run you $139.99 for the lancer and regular edition of the game, and $149.99 for the lancer and collector's edition. "We've always been envious of Marcus Fenix from the Gears of War franchise. Not because of his cunning or rugged good looks, but because of his ruthlessness when it comes to taking on the Locust Horde. A major part of his weapons cache has always been the Lancer; part automatic rifle, part chainsaw. You've always thought how cool it would be if you could get you hands on a Lancer and now Amazon.com is giving you that chance!"

GameStop has just opened pre-orders for the collector's edition of Spore called the "Galactic Edition." Those of you who have been tirelessly recreating your favorite characters or monsters in the recently released Spore Creature Creator may want to head to your local GameStop and put this on reserve. The Galactic Edition contains the game, a making of DVD, "The Human toolkit" video by National Geographic, "The Art of Spore" minibook, a fold-out poster, and a 100 page galactic handbook. Running at $79.99 this edition seems a bit pricey for what you get keeping in mind the regular version is only $49.99. If you are still interested and must have every collector's edition that comes out you can reserve this at any GameStop or the game's page on GameStop.com.