Microsoft has revealed details about the Limited and Epic editions for Gears of War 3.
Priced at £59.99, the Limited Edition will feature the game in a special case, along with the Octus Service Medal awarded to Adam Phoenix, the father to main character Marcus Fenix, in recognition for inventing the Hammer of Dawn weapon.
The medal, the Coalition equivalent of the Nobel Prize, is similar to an actual machine cog and each one features a unique code to unlock Adam Phoenix as a COG soldier for use in the multiplayer mode. There is also an engineering schematic for the Hammer of Dawn.
A range of mocked-up photos hint at revelations of Adam Phoenix's backstory, while a copy of his last will and testament tellingly reveals that he left $1m to Dominic Santiago. Finally, the package includes a Coalition flag, which can actually be spotted in the Gears of War 3 game inside Marcus's quarters.
Also announced was the GAME and GameStation exclusive £99.99 Epic edition, containing all of the above items and other special collectibles.
Inside is a model of Marcus Fenix created by Chris Perna, who has been the Gears of War art director for ten years.
Perna used the actual character model from the game development to print out the figure in 3D, creating a high poly model from a low poly design. The figure has been finished with special paint, meaning Marcus's skin glows with iridescence when illuminated with a back light.
Epic said that each model will be hand finished, meaning there could be just a limited run of 5,000 made available.
The model will be joined by booklet The Art and Design of Gears of War by Tom Bissell and an Infected Omen Weapon Pack, giving five weapons custom skins in multiplayer.
(just hope they get enough dedicated servers up for release day ! )
Battle Field Company 2 Vietnam is looking like an option !
