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We need more "Collector's Edition" games, not tin boxes

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"As I was browsing Gamestop today, I noticed a ton of 'Collector's Edition' Xbox 360 games on their used shelf, which of course at Gamestop are all priced the same as the normal edition games, a good thing I suppose. My problem was that, there were loads of them; in some cases more than the standard edition of the game. What's going on here? I thought Collector's Editions were for… well you know… collectors or at least people who love the game they are purchasing. All the CE games I saw on the shelves had a tin box, a bonus DVD with some crap on it, and at the very most they were supposed to come with a figure (which Gamestop used games of course did not)."
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orange14 - 665 days 22 hours ago
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I wouldn't see why everyone wouldn't agree with this. ;)
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Nevers - 665 days 3 hours ago
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1.1 - haha of course someone disagreed w/ you
I totally agree with the article. Personally, I'm done with Collector's Editions... Halo3's CE case almost killed the game and I've never had the inkling to watch the bonus discs from OBLIVION. Assassin's Creed was one of biggest CE disappointments ever with that horrible LITTLE Altair figurine and VERY VERY VERY LAME comicbook. The metal case for AssCreed was huge and some dumba$$ decided to put the good picture on the bottom of tin. Mass Effect had a good idea putting exclusive DLC in there but it still fell into the LAME category.

... so yeah... totally done with "Collector's Editions"
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EZCheez - 665 days 21 hours ago
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2 - What could be done
Instead of adding measly crap for and calling it collector's edition for $10 more, games should be released as a collector's edition for a much higher price. But in exchange for the much higher price, more meaningful swag.

Somewhere along the line someone started to believe gamers cared in the frivolous crap posters, pamphlets with "artwork," lockboxes,and miniature figurines. That is not what real fans of a game want and thought those things packaged in with a game categorizes it as "collector's" edition. It doesn't.

I think publishers would find that more people would be willing to buy a REAL collector's edition if it included much more valuable swag, or even autographed material. I know DMC4 did that, but I'm talking more than 100 games. I'm talking every "collector's" edition.
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Charlie2688 - 665 days 20 hours ago
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We have already seen publishers can at only 10$ bucks include very good goodies look for example at Prey that is probably one of THE (recent) most complete CE ive seen in a LONG time and in the other hand we have the crapfest that is the DMC4 CE that for 20 extras you get a disc with 4 episodes of the garbage that is the DMC anime, I think the second you recommend publishers to increase the price I guarantee you they will include the same level of stuff they included before, the same stuff they should be including now for more money or use the new trend Capcom used with DMC4...digital garbage like there low res "digital artbook", ironically Lost Planet actually came with both a physical and digital version of it
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mr_potato - 664 days 22 hours ago
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Yo dude i hope you never work for the gaming industry cause i find 60 buck + taxes to be a hell lot for a game and i dont plan on continuing to game if the prices go up.
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orange14 - 665 days 20 hours ago
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The thing that hurts CEs the most is unecessary discs. If they want to put random discs in the CE they better put some GOOD collectibles.
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PirateThom - 665 days 19 hours ago
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Tin cases are just horrible in every single way.
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Satanas - 665 days 19 hours ago
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He didn't mention the DMC anime. If you're an anime fan, I don't see why you wouldn't get the DMC collector's. I did.
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Rockwallaby - 665 days 19 hours ago
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6 - Meh..
The game is the same no matter what version you get
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DJ - 665 days 18 hours ago
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7 - I like developers like Naughty Dog
Santa Monica Studios, Insomniac... They actually include that stuff in their game for free. An extra $10~20 for behind the scenes footage? Jesus Christ, man!
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redwingsrock - 665 days 18 hours ago
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the reason why i never buy CE versions of games is cause the case is often oversized and then they look strange in my library i like it to be neat and tidy
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HALO-32 - 665 days 17 hours ago
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I would love more collector's editions like Bioshock, You got the "behind the scenes" and a soundtrack (too bad it only had three songs) and the big daddy statue

now THAT is a good collector's edition

But so far the worst collector's edition I have ever seen would have to be the True Crime: New York City collector's edition, the game sucked and so did the extras!

I'm glad i returned that one for the $3.99 I spent ;)
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jadenkorri - 665 days 17 hours ago
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lately the CE, LimE, LegE of games have sucked so bad i regretted buying...i mean some people don't even watch that crap, yay, behind the scene creation...but art books are great espically hand drawn ones, but i think they need to include more.. I figure of the model should be a must, and not some small assassins creed guy..that was the crappiest figure ever...but i do have the assassins creed stand from gamestop :)....figures should be at least 7 inchs.. At eb if u preordered GOW COO for psp u got a free 7 inch figure of Kratos with the blade of olympus and the blades of chaos/athena...that was f'in free...i didn;t preorder it cause no advertisement was done...i was pissed...anyways collectors or whatevers...were spending more money to play your game and we want better content collectors stuff.
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HALO-32 - 665 days 15 hours ago
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I agree with the Assassin's Creed Limited Edition, that was a horrible figure, now if it had the same quality as the Bioshock Big Daddy figure I would still have Assassin's Creed right now
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Ghoul - 665 days 14 hours ago
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so True

how many legendary have been produced ? 1 million ?

i ended up paying 100 bucks for something i can get still get NEW for 50 bucks, was a huge disapointment. For me the only CE worth purchasing lately where the Assasins creed one with the absolutly briliant altair figure.

And the Gta4 one coming soon. i just want more and LIMITED stuff in a CE then just some crappy videos or a bad printed Concept artbook. I love concept art books and i pay quite some cash for them but i like good printed hardcover books, the only good concept art book was the gears of war one.
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Nevers - 664 days 5 hours ago
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12.1 - hahah, really?
Do you mean the junky HeroClix figure they tricked us into purchasing? Yeah that was a "absolutely brilliant" marketing ploy for the junk they passed on to us as "collectable". AssCreed's CE was one of the all time worst CE's ever. Because of it, I will never sucker for another one again.
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