{"id":37951,"date":"2012-05-17T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T13:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=37951"},"modified":"2012-05-18T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T11:45:31","slug":"borderlands-2-special-editions-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/37951-borderlands-2-special-editions-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Borderlands 2 Special Editions revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All you treasure-hunters eager to get back to Pandora are about to find your wait getting a lot more tantilising.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gearbox\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/20171-Gearbox-Software\">2K Games<\/a> and <a title=\"Gearbox\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/20171-Gearbox-Software\">Gearbox<\/a> software have revealed their Special Edition version of the upcoming and highly-anticipated <a title=\"FPS - First Person Shooter\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/23882-FPS-First-Person-Shooter\">FPS<\/a>\/<a title=\"RPG - Role Playing Game\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/23922-RPG-Role-Playing-Game\">RPG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There will be two different Special Editions for you bandit-shooting fiends to get your hands on: The Deluxe Vault Hunter&#8217;s Collectors Edition and the Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Deluxe Vault Hunter&#8217;s Collectors Edition<\/h3>\n<p>The Collector&#8217;s Edition will include the game, art book, Marcus Kincaid bobble-head, map, stickers and digital goodies packed into its box.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37953\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Click to enlarge<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37953\" class=\" wp-image-37953  \" title=\"Borderlands 2 Deluxe Vault Hunter Collector's Edition\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition.jpg 1533w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Deluxe-Vault-Hunter-Collectors-Edition-250x176.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Borderlands 2 Deluxe Vault Hunter&#39;s Collectors Edition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Deluxe Vault Hunter&#8217;s Collectors Edition contains:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borderlands 2 Game<\/li>\n<li>Authentic Marcus Kincaid Bobblehead<\/li>\n<li>4 Exclusive Setickers<\/li>\n<li>Map of Pandora<\/li>\n<li>Comic Book Download<\/li>\n<li>Inside the Vault: The Art of Borderlands 2 Hardbound Book<\/li>\n<li>Plus Bonus Digital Content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition<\/h3>\n<p>The underwhelmingly named &#8216;Limited Edition&#8217; will include everything that is found in the Collector&#8217;s Edition, plus a steelbook game case, Pandora creature chart, postcard set, Sir Hammerlock&#8217;s field notes, a cloth Pandora map, and more, all packed into your very own loot locker (similar to the ones found scattered around Pandora). There&#8217;s a limited quantity, and each is packed with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37956\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Click to enlarge<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37956\" class=\"wp-image-37956  \" title=\"Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition.jpg 1998w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-Ultimate-Loot-Chest-Limited-Edition-250x135.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Borderlands\u00a02 Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition contains<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borderlands 2 Game<\/li>\n<li>Replica Borderlands Loot Chest<\/li>\n<li>Authentic Marcus Kincaid Bobblehead<\/li>\n<li>Numbered Certificate of Authenticity<\/li>\n<li>Steelbook Case<\/li>\n<li>Creatures of Pandora Wide Format ID Chart<\/li>\n<li>4 Lithograph Postcards<\/li>\n<li>Field Notes from Sir Hammerlock<\/li>\n<li>Comic Book Download<\/li>\n<li>4 Exclusive Stickers<\/li>\n<li>Cloth Map<\/li>\n<li>Plus Bonus Digital Content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A pre-order incentive\u00a0thrown into the mix involves getting access to the Borderlands 2 Premi\u00e8re Club, which includes more digital goodies and free access to the <a title=\"Mechromancer character for Borderlands 2\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/35645-borderlands-2s-mechromancer-class-revealed.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mechromancer character<\/a> once she&#8217;s released.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Special Editions, the box art for the game has also been released, following the traditional art-style and bandit-featured cover star concept of the game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37955\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\">Click to enlarge<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37955\" class=\"wp-image-37955  \" title=\"Borderlands 2 PC Box art\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art.jpeg 1443w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Borderlands-2-PC-Box-art-176x250.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Borderlands 2 cover art<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Local distributor Megarom have no details regarding the local pricing, although expect to hunt down some loot in order to compensate for these alluring prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all of <strong><a title=\"Borderlands 2 news coverage\" 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