{"id":44925,"date":"2012-09-20T18:22:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=44925"},"modified":"2012-09-20T18:25:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T16:25:51","slug":"steam-company-of-heroes-2-pre-order-includes-beta-access-tf2-goodies-free-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/44925-steam-company-of-heroes-2-pre-order-includes-beta-access-tf2-goodies-free-game","title":{"rendered":"Company of Heroes 2 Steam pre-order includes beta access, TF2 goodies, free game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Borrowing the big idea from Kickstarter (probably), Steam&#8217;s pre-order incentives for Company of Heroes 2 includes heaps of extra stuff that will unlock only when a certain number of pre-orders have been made. More bang for everybody&#8217;s buck.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-ordering the game right now will guarantee you beta access when it launches, as well two in-game tanks.<\/p>\n<p>The next level adds some caps and badges for Team Fortress 2, <em>then<\/em> a free copy of Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II: Retribution (for yourself or a friend), and finally something called the Company of Heroes 2 Commissar Chest, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$5.00 Premium Currency<\/li>\n<li>XP Boost<\/li>\n<li>Unit Boost<\/li>\n<li>Commander Archetype<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can pre-order either the regular edition, or the Company of Heroes 2 Digital Collector&#8217;s Edition megabundle, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Company of Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts<\/li>\n<li>Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor<\/li>\n<li>Company of Heroes 2<\/li>\n<li>German Whitewash<\/li>\n<li>Russian Winter Cobblestone Pattern Bundle<\/li>\n<li>Command Pass<\/li>\n<li>Theater of War Collection Set<\/li>\n<li>Veteran Badge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/55300\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44925 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/44925-steam-company-of-heroes-2-pre-order-includes-beta-access-tf2-goodies-free-game\/attachment\/company-of-heroes-2-screenshot-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" 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