StarCraft II Collector's Edition announced [Update]

Posted Apr 8th 2010 11:30AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Mac, Multiplayer, RTS, Starcraft II

We were wondering if Blizzard was going to come out with a Collector's Edition of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and they are not disappointing us. The developer has just announced their plans to do just that with their upcoming sci-fi RTS game. While the standard edition of the game will be priced at $59.99 the Collector's Edition, available only in retail stores, will set you back a whopping $99.99.

And what do you get for that extra $40? You get a 2GB flash drive that looks like the dog tags of StarCraft's main human character Jim Raynor that contains the original StarCraft game and its expansion Brood War. You also get a 172 page StarCraft II art book, a behind-the-scenes DVD with documentaries, the game's cinematics with commentary and more, the game's soundtrack with extra bonus music tracks, and a copy of issue 0 of the StarCraft comic book. You also get a way to download exclusive stuff from Battle.net like special portraits for your player profile, decals to customize your in-game units and a special version of the Thor unit.

And if you happen to be a World of Warcraft player, you might want to pony up for the StarCraft II Collector's Edition. It also comes with a mini Thor in-game pet for Blizzard's hit MMO. Sadly Blizzard is still not announcing a release date for the game.

Update: We have added a gallery showing some of what's inside the Collector's Edition box

Gallery: StarCraft 2 Collector's Edition Contents Pictures

Gallery: StarCraft 2 Screenshots

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

$59.99 for the base game? Sheesh! I remember when SC1 came out for $39.99 and had 3 campaigns! Thanks a lot Activision.Posted at 12:40PM on Apr 8th 2010 by RogueJedi86

RogueJedi86, you do realize that SC1 came out 10 years ago, right? And that all games have increased in price over the last 10 years? I'm fairly certain that Activision is not in control of our economy and was not responsible for inflation. Try using more sense when picking scapegoats in the future.Posted at 1:14PM on Apr 8th 2010 by Pat

It's not like games were cheap to make back then. They still had a cost. Sure prices go up, but you also get better tools so that the curve of making a game 10 years ago is about the same as it is today.

I mentioned Activision because other companies do go cheaper. EA even sold the PC version of Mass Effect 2 for $10 less than the console versions($50 for base game, $60 for Collector's Edition, contrasting console version's $60 base game and $70 Collector's Edition). Why does $60 have to be the new standard? I liked the $40 standard years ago. If you sell it for a little less, you might appease the impulse buyers. Activision knows everyone will buy SC2 regardless of price though, so $60 it is. Expect to pay $60 for each expansion too I bet.Posted at 1:23PM on Apr 8th 2010 by RogueJedi86

I'm confused, the base is 59.99, the collectors 99.99 and that's a 30 dollar difference?Posted at 1:32PM on Apr 8th 2010 by Pimmers

math is hard!Posted at 1:51PM on Apr 8th 2010 by Dan Ziniti

Nice... The Thor pet will ensure that WoW pet collectors will grab a copy. Or people will buy them up to sell them to WoW pet collectors and still snag a decent profit once the collector's editions are all dried up.

Personally I'll wait for the price to drop, no way am I paying $50, let alone $60 for 1/3 of a game.Posted at 2:39PM on Apr 8th 2010 by Velzic

Wow... color me f***ing unimpressed.

60 bucks for a PC game, when most come at 50, and for what? A starcraft game that isn't complete? God what's next

"The first expansion has been announced! StarCraft II: Auir Rising, and along with it a special collector's edition! You can pay 50$ for the base game, and 99$ for the collectors! It includes a letter written by our lord and savior Bobby Kottick just for you, as well as a vial full of his diarrhea!"Posted at 4:43PM on Apr 8th 2010 by devilsei

You all fail to realise that this game is the size of the original. That's right, instead of 3 small campaigns you get 1 massive one. And each expansion is set to be as big again, so in reality you are buying 3 separate games that make up a set, not 3 parts that make up a whole game.

Did you pay for the original Starcraft? How about BroodWar? If you did, it probably set you back about $80, because the games were about $40 each at the time of release. And what did you get? 2 games, the second adding to the first. That's what we are getting here.

Quit your bellyaching and get with the program. You'd happily pay $150 total for 3 games on a console, what's so different with a PC?Posted at 5:17AM on Apr 9th 2010 by Arcticwolf

I agree, most hardcore players I know are waiting a while before buying Starcraft 2 with just ONE CAMPAIGN. Then what, we all gotta shell out another 60 bucks for the next two? I don't think so. They got a lotta nerve. Sure, they'll make make some money when it's released, but they aint getting MY money for just ONE campaign at 60 bucks. Times is tight in this country and I don't live on Wall Street.Posted at 2:47PM on Apr 27th 2010 by Beezley