First announced back in May, the $100 Halo 4 Limited Edition will contain loads of bonus digital content and a splendid UNSC box that’ll look real nice on the shelf with the rest of your Halo collection. Here’s an itemized breakdown of what’s inside:
- War Games Map Packs: The Limited Edition includes access to nine maps—three future competitive multiplayer map packs, each including three locations, available for download post-launch on Xbox LIVE.
- UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet: Includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, an introduction to the massive ship UNSC Infinity, and insight into what it means to be one of humanity’s finest warriors: The Spartan-IVs.
- Specializations: Receive early access to six Specializations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, and use them, one at a time, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options. New details about Specializations can be found here.
- The Special Edition of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: A 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series which will take fans back to the terrifying beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become a leader aboard the UNSC’s greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.
Digital content also included:
– Bonus in-fiction bonus content expanding the characters and stories of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
– Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality
– Making of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Bonus digital content through Xbox LIVE:
- Spartan-IV Recruit In-Game Armour
- Spartan-IV Prime In-Game Armour Skin
- Assault Rifle Prime In-Game Weapon Skin
- Prime In-Game Emblem
- Xbox Live Avatar “Recruit” Armour
- Cryo-Tube Xbox Live Avatar Prop
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In 2004, three years removed from high school and still looking for a career direction in life, Matt landed his first gig in the video game review business writing for the now-defunct website BonusStage.com. After the sad and untimely close of BonusStage, the former staff went on to found VGBlogger.com, and after a short stint as US Site Manager for AceGamez Matt turned his attention to VGBlogger, and to this day is dedicated to making it one of the top video game blogs in all the blogosphere.
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