WebProNews

Tag: pre-order exclusives

  • Killer is Dead Gets Launch Bonuses in the U.S.

    Last week, publisher Deep Silver announced some pretty nifty collector’s editions for Killer is Dead, the upcoming game from game designer Suda51 of Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes fame. The extras in the “Fan Edition” of the game included a poster, an artbook, a soundtrack, some papercraft, some salacious DLC content. Deep Silver isn’t publishing Killer is Dead in the U.S., though, so these collector’s editions are exclusive to Europe and Australia.

    Luckily for U.S. gamers, however, Xseed Games will be giving away some extras with launch copies of Killer is Dead. The publisher today announced that launch copies of the game will come with the artbook, soundtrack, and “Smooth Operator” DLC that have been announced for the European collector’s editions.

    “Fans have been very supportive, which we’re extremely grateful for, so everyone who has pre-ordered the game or buys it at launch will get a deluxe version for no extra charge,” said Shinichi Suzuki, president of Xseed.

    The DLC includes extra costumes, a bonus mission called “The Man Who Stole Blood,” a pair of in-game “Gigolo Glasses,” and a bonus “Gigolo Mission” with a woman named Betty. What is Gigolo mode, you ask? Well, as seen in the video below, it’s a completely juvenile set of missions in Killer is Dead that sees main character Mondo Zappa seduce various women. The Gigolo Glasses enable players to get an X-ray view of the women’s undies.

    Killer is Dead launches in the U.S. on August 27.

  • Gears of War: Judgment Multiplayer Early Access Coming March 15

    Gears of War: Judgment Multiplayer Early Access Coming March 15

    Epic Games this week announced that some players who pre-order Gears of War: Judgment will get three days of early access to the game’s new “OverRun” multiplayer mode. Unfortunately, the deal only applies to gamers who order Judgment from GameStop, either online or in-store.

    Those who do pre-order with GameStop will be able to start playing “OverRun” at 3 am EST Saturday, March 16. The early access will run until the launch of the game on March 19. During that time, players can earn XP that will carry over to the full game. The pre-order also comes with a “Young Marcus” character skin and a Lambent weapon skin.

    For those who don’t want to order from GameStop, or aren’t sure if they want to buy another Gears title, a demo for the “OverRun” mode will be available through Xbox LIVE on March 19 when Judgment launches. “OverRun” is a new class-based multiplayer mode that pits COG players (soldiers, medics, engineers, and scouts) against Locust players who can take on the role of wretches, tickers, grenadiers, ragers, kantus, giant serapedes, and maulers.

  • Metro: Last Light Gets Pre-Order Bonuses, PS3 Digital Exclusives

    Earlier this week, THQ and 4A Games released a fairly dark trailer to promote the upcoming Metro: Last Light. If the game’s tone can manage to match that of the trailer, the new Metro game will be quite a moody experience.

    Today, THQ confirmed that Last Light, like every other title these days, will be getting pre-order bonuses. Gamers who pre-order the game will automatically getting the Limited Edition version of the game for the same $60 price. Limited Edition is the version of Last Light that will be sold initially, so a pre-order isn’t necessary, but is sufficient, to get the extra content.

    The Limited Edition will include “Ranger Mode” difficulty – an harder mode where players are more easily killed but do extra (realistic) damage with their weapons. Also, players will get access to the modified AKS-74U assault rifle and extra “military-grade” bullets that do more damage, but also serve as the game’s currency.

    Over on the PlayStation Blog, THQ also announced that PlayStation 3 owners will get their own, exclusive pre-order bonuses. Gamers who purchase the digital edition of Metro: Last Light through the PlayStation network will get a PlayStation 3 theme and a free copy of THQ’s Homefront.

    Also, anyone can still grab a free copy of the PC version of the original Metro 2033 by “Liking” the Metro Facebook page.

  • Crysis 3 “Hunter Edition” Pre-Order Bonuses Announced

    Last month, Crytek released a look at how the multiplayer aspect of Crysis 3 is shaping up. The game currently supports up to 12 simultaneous players on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and up to 16 on the PC. Game modes include Crash-Site and Hunter Mode, which pits two hunters against a larger group of troopers, who also become hunters after their death.

    Hunter Mode is the subject of of the latest trailer, though the focus is on the pre-order bonuses players can get that will give them an advantage in the multiplayer mode. Unfortunately, Crytek and EA are giving pre-orderers a leg up on those who simply purchase the game. It’s not just extra maps for pre-orderers, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is giving out – it’s equipment designed to give pre-orderers an advantage.

    Pre-orderers will have the Predator Bow skin for their bow immediately unlocked, which allows players to fire while cloaked. They also get immediate access to the Recon Arrow, which gives players “advanced optical recognition.” The Hunter Nanosuit Module will be unlocked at launch for them, allowing their suit to make no noise while moving and muffling their footsteps. Pre-orderers will also begin their multiplayer journey at level 5, obviously giving them a head start on the competition who didn’t pre-order. These things won’t be much of an advantage in the long run (or even after a single week), but they’re sure to frustrate at least a few players when the game launches.

    So, if you plan on playing plenty of Crysis 3 multiplayer, you’re going to want to remember to pre-order the game. Of course, Crysis 3 is one of those titles currently scheduled for “February 2013,” which is basically a placeholder timeframe to let investors know the game won’t be out for the holidays. Expect a “delay” announcement when development on the game nears completion.

  • Gears of War: Judgment Pre-Order Trailer Released

    In a holiday season filled with Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3, and Hitman: Absolution trailers, there has been surprisingly little video released concerning Gears of War: Judgment since its announcement at this year’s E3.

    Now that Halo 4 has been released, however, it appears that Epic sees the chance to finally promote its Xbox 360 exclusive, scheduled to hit store shelves on March 19, 2013. Today the company released a trailer showing off a bit of the pre-order bonuses that will be available. For starters, customers who pre-order Gears of War: Judgment will receive the classic hammerburst assault rifle as an in-game weapon.

    Judgment will be the first Gears of War title not shepherded into the market by former Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski. Bleszinski, who had been a part of Epic for over two decades, left the company back in October to move on to the “next stage of his career.”

  • Nintendo Begins Offering Retailer-Specific Pre-Order Exclusives

    Nintendo Begins Offering Retailer-Specific Pre-Order Exclusives

    Last month it was revealed that New Super Mario Bros 2 will be getting downloadable content (DLC) in the months following its release. Gamers will be able to purchase and download new Coin Rush stages for the game.

    This week, Nintendo announced that customers in the U.K. who pre-order New Super Mario Bros 2 through GAME or Gamestation stores will receive a collectible case necklace styled to look like a gold coin from the game. U.S. customers can order the game online (and only online) from GameStop to have a Gold Mario Pin shipped with the game. Note that neither of these bonus items contains any real gold – they are only gold-colored.

    Exclusive pre-order bonuses based on what retailer gamers pre-order through has been a growing trend over the past few years. For example, gamers who pre-ordered The Amazing Spider-Man with Amazon received a playable Stan Lee, while those who pre-ordered at GameStop received a Rhino mini-game. Capcom is providing exclusive Mercenary Mode map unlock codes to each of its retail partners for Resident Evil 6 pre-orders, and gamers who pre-ordered Hitman: Absolution from GameStop can even play pre-release game content. Of course, these exclusive DLC offers are as good as telling gamers that there is more content for their game that they cannot access, unless they pre-order several versions of the game.

    To Nintendo’s credit, it’s pre-order exclusive is not exclusive game content already on the game disc that gamers have purchased. When the company begins giving away different colored Yoshi’s for each retailer, then we will all know that gaming as we once knew it is gone.