Collectors Edition confirmed for Europa Universalis III

[Susana]

Collectors Edition confirmed for Europa Universalis III

New York, USA (October 18, 2006) – Leading PC strategy publisher and developer Paradox Interactive announced today that their next big strategy release, “Europa Universalis III”, is to be released as a “Collectors Edition”. The collectible content will only be available in a limited print run.

“The ‛Europa Universalis’ series has a strong fan base across the world and they have been very vocal in requesting something special and unique for ‛Europa Universalis III’”, said Susana Meza, Director of Marketing and PR for Paradox Interactive. “I am particularly excited about being able to offer a complete strategy guide in the Collectors Edition, something that will add real value to existing fans but perhaps even more so to new gamers”.

The “Collectors Edition” will include several exclusive assets that cannot be obtained elsewhere:

· 100-page 4 color strategy guide
· A special Producer introduction to the game
· The official “Europa Universalis III” soundtrack
· Composers diary, complementing the soundtrack
· Exclusive download content, including special forum bonus content

In addition, players will also find:
· A 140-page 4 color manual
· Sizeable poster map including all provinces
· Collectible stickers

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Oooh. Me like.

 

[rcp7]

How does one get such said nice beast??

 

[Gaute65]

Good news Susana. I want to preorder now

 

[Registered]

In addition, players will also find:
· A 140-page 4 color manual
· Sizeable poster map including all provinces
· Collectible stickers

I was thinking about ust downloading the game from Gamersgate. But a map and a manual... Can't say no to that really.
I'm just hoping i don't get a misprinted version this time.

EDIT: BtW, what kind of exclusive download content are we talking about here?

 

[maartos]

So, does that mean that the poster is included in the normal edition as well?

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

I wonder how many will be available..
It would really suck to be waiting and then end up being beaten to the punch

 

[Vricklund]

I was thinking about ust downloading the game from Gamersgate. But a map and a manual... Can't say no to that really.
I'm just hoping i don't get a misprinted version this time.

Won't the manual/strategy guide be hopelessly outdated 2 weeks later when patch 1.01 arrives?

 

[unmerged(52850)]

I hope that it will be pretty easy to get if you want one, because I don't wonna be without...

EDIT: And now you can put falalalan on repeat

 

[unmerged(27108)]

Cool! What will be the distribution of this item? Would it be available in Québec in retail store, for example?

 

[Registered]

Won't the manual/strategy guide be hopelessly outdated 2 weeks later when patch 1.01 arrives?

Probably, but i like having a manual you can really hit someone with.


EDIT: wait a tick... composer's diary? So apparently we're not getting period music but something specifically cmposed for EUIII?

 

[unmerged(9078)]

Very good news. I'll definitly buy that. Still this is a sad day, as this announcement must mean that there will be no dev diary this week. *sob* 7 days of waiting in vain. Well... only 6 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes and 58 seconds till the next dev diary (possibly...)

 

[vertinox]

Ah yes! The map!

 

[behran]

mmm i like it
waiting for pre-orderr....

 

[Assos]

My card credit number is..... oh wait, trying to jump the game. God, I still remember waiting for my first EU NA edition to come in the mail, many moons ago.... such a younger Assos I was.

 

[Lord Martin]

Wiii, a new map!!
I hope it´s as nice as the EU2 one
And lots of other nice stuff.

Paradox, you may sign me up for one exampel of the Collectors edition!

 

[Mats_SX]

hmm, 4 color ey? black, white, blue and yellow or what..? ^^
Though the nice 240 pages of Paradox-reading will fill up the lonely time when you wait for the game to restart after experiencing the first crash-bug

These are reserved for only swedes right..?

 

[Vladislav]

Doesn't sound worth it to me.

 

[unmerged(37697)]

Worth £40 of anyone's money I think

I wonder if the AoE III Collector's Edition was any good, I always wanted that...

 

[Luis de Aveiro]

Two questions:

1. When will we be able to preorder it from the e-shop?
2. How much will it cost?