A site called World Gaming News has posted up this image and a whole bunch of details about the Gears 2 Collectors Ed. So what’s inside lets take a look.
Since the details are pretty straightforward, I am going to paste them from the WGN article straight, so here they are:
Sorry, you are going to have to take the jump for all the details. I do however have a few questions on this stories legitimacy.
[Thanks to Flameboy for the tip]
“Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2,†a 48-page hardbound book including character profiles, exclusive concept art, and foreword by Design Director Cliff Bleszinski
A Bonus DVD including exclusive making-of-the-game video footage, design galleries with audio commentary by Epic Games, and promotional videos including the E3 2008 trailer, “Rendezvousâ€
A Dominic and Maria Keepsake Photo
A Exclusive Xbox LIVE code to unlock a gold-plated Lancer Assault Rifle for online play
All in a Steel book DVD case”
Thing is… I don’t know if I trust this. The image is obviously not a photo and has been made as a mock up in a photo, which, as a graphic designer, I have done many times before so it’s easy to spot a few inconsistencies. So it’s with this in mind that I am at the very least doubting whether or not this is the final artwork.
The Disc’s are a little off in their perspective and why in the hell would a promo pic from Epic have such a low res looking image for the photo of Dom and Maria. We will have to wait and see, but like I said, at the very least I don’t think that the image is legit and may have been created by someone after they heard of the details.
source: World Gaming News
Last Updated: July 18, 2008
Lupus
July 18, 2008 at 13:47
Sounds almost like the previous collectors Edition, which to be honest was a waste of money. Then again back in 2006 CE’s were going for R550
Gazza ZA
July 18, 2008 at 15:23
They were giving away the art books at e3 they look very similar to the ones in the gears 1 CE, Im over CE’s these days, especially ones with elaborate pakaging
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PO7H3AD
July 18, 2008 at 17:12
The only reason I’ll be getting this is to go with my gears 1 CE, CE’s these days are a waste though and most of the time the cash can be put to better use but I can’t have a vanilla edition with my CE, it just won’t look right 🙁
2Three
July 18, 2008 at 19:39
Looks cool to me. The behind the scenes book should be interesting. Who cares about a Dom & Maria photo though…?? What are we supposed to do with that? 😉
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