The 'next-gen' consoles have seen an increase in the number of limited/collector editions being released, some with great success and others have been found to be lacking. Luckily, the AitD one seems to be one which may well be worth upgrading for.
As well as the game disk, the pack also includes:
* 15cm Alone in the Dark Edward Carnby Figurine
* Alone in the Dark Artbook
* Bonus 'Making Of Alone in the Dark' DVD
* Alone in the Dark CD Audio Soundtrack
Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.
That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.
That's standard. Teams are together for a Project, after its done some..and sometimes most devs are fired until the next Project is in the works and people are needed again. Only the core members stay in the time between the hot phase of the game development.
What’s annoying is people don’t understand how contractors work, either. All of this is uninformed knee-jerk reactions without any understanding of how employment works in this industry. There are key developers and staff that stay with a studio/publisher, but often times it’s a hire per project and then seeking new employment for a project. That’s how it’s always been…
That's a fair point too. I would say that in light of its tepid critical/commercial response and ongoing mass layoffs across the industry I think it's understandable for fans to worry about the longer-term implications. We'll see how it plays out in the future.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "In one sense, it feels strange to even think Pieces Interactive had big shoes to fill with this series' legacy. Given what's come before, did it really? And yet, even when considering the last two flops over a two-decade span, there's still something about Alone in the Dark emblazoned on a title screen that carries a sense of revered history. In that respect, perhaps this reboot's best accomplishment is in honoring that spirit through its inventive world. It's also fair to emphasize knocks against its survival-horror design, some puzzle-solving, and so on; it certainly won't be considered a trendsetter like the 1992 classic. Still, the amount of goodwill wedded to its brighter qualities makes for something that dawdles the line between unfortunately-flawed and impressively-enticing."
The new Alone in the Dark remake doesn't do anything especially noteworthy, but that doesn't mean it's bad. It's just... cromulent.
nice package for the 360 owners.
i'm hoping the PS3 gets the same bundle as well.
I like the packaging, hopefully it won't cost a gillion dollars though.
I'd rather not spend $120+ on a bunch of useless junk I won't have any use for.
I'll stick with the regular edition.
You guys just don't have my eye.
Wait till reviews expose it. It's not all that, I wonder why the hell they are bothering with Special Edition and all that.
That's usually for games that actually matter.
damn. thats probably the best special edition ever. too bad itll probably cost over 90$ :(
hey just a heads up , saints row 2 also has a special edition i just found out about it today. someone should post it
http://www.gamestop.com/bro...