Pre-Order Dragon Age II And Receive DLC And A Soundtrack

When Dragon Age: Origins hit shelves, so did free vouchers for "The Stone Prisoner," a nice piece of DLC that added a golem named Shale to the game. We can now call this move something of a tradition, as EA has announced that character-based DLC will be shipping with copies of Dragon Age II this January as well. A few catches, and a few bonuses, though, before you get too excited.

Foremost, you should be aware that this DLC won't be available to those who don't pre-order a copy of the RPG before January 11, 2011. You'll have to decide quick. Also, this pre-order copy won't be a regular version of the game. It's being called by a different name, the Dragon Age II BioWare Signature Edition, and it will come with an EA-estimated 20 dollars worth of DLC. The aforementioned "playable character and new missions" DLC is included, as well as an "exclusive in-game digital armory featuring a variety of weapons and other digital items" and the game's soundtrack.  
 
Note that It appears as if nothing with the core disc is being fiddled with.
 

Sounds pretty awesome :o

very nice

I do like soundtracks

"Still no subtitle"? Is there another bet?

Dragon Age II: Logan's Quest

Okay, a soundtrack I can get behind. I ended up buying both BF: Bad Company soundtrack, as well as the one from Mirror's Edge, so a free soundtrack sounds great to me! I hope EA continues this trend in their future games...

Just preordered. It's pretty cool that we're sort of getting collector's edition level content for no additional cost.

I won't make the same mistake and get the game late ... gotta love pre-order bonus crap :D

" I do like soundtracks "

Preordering this SOB regardless of the extras, though they're certainly a nice bonus <3

Giving the Qunari horns is RACIST.

I can't wait for this game. Nothing for the remainder of 2010 can match the anticipation I have for this game (note: Witcher 2 is close, but it's 2011).

I hope it comes out on Steam as a preorder.

Dragon Age II: The Lost World

Not available in the Netherlands.
 
Well fuck you too then EA.

Not a bad deal. I like that their promotion doesn't fuck with their customers and actually provides something worth while.

sounds cool might get it really liked the first one

I love Dragon Age with all my heart, but it pisses me off when they cut content from the game for all this DLC and pre-order crap.

" I can't wait for this game. Nothing for the remainder of 2010 can match the anticipation I have for this game (note: Witcher 2 is close, but it's 2011). "

" I love Dragon Age with all my heart, but it pisses me off when they cut content from the game for all this DLC and pre-order crap. "

Uh, put it on steam then before January, dudes.

I continue to have my no-disc policy for PC games, so I'll wait for whatever deluxe version they put out on Steam. 

" @Unchained said:

" I can't wait for this game. Nothing for the remainder of 2010 can match the anticipation I have for this game (note: Witcher 2 is close, but it's 2011). "

uhhhhh, so is DA2? "  

Done and done!

Hmm, if I could wait until the inevitable DA2: Ultimate GOTY Edition I would.  Since I can't, this seems like a nice bonus for my impatience.  Also, I could really get behind new games coming with soundtracks and things (for the normal price), rather than outright punishing those who buy used by stripping out meaningful content.

" @crusader8463 said:

" I love Dragon Age with all my heart, but it pisses me off when they cut content from the game for all this DLC and pre-order crap. "

If you love it so much, there's not really a good reason to not pre order. "

Or just wait a year or so for the Dragon Age II Ultimate Edition that includes all this stuff plus more.

" Or just wait a year or so for the Dragon Age II Ultimate Edition that includes all this stuff plus more. "

wait, so you can't get the "real" full game unless you pre-order sight-unseen?
 
Fuck you EA.

Available through Amazon? I certainly hope so.

YAY!
 
I don't understand all the hate. Many other games ship with DLC and expect you to pay $10 or $20 more.

Ugh, so conflicting. I love the Dragon Age series, but I refuse to pre-order anything, ever. Sigh...

Will this soundtrack feature Marilyn Manson as well?

waiting for this version to come out on amazon

Hmmm. Pre-order confirmed.

The one thing that was not mentioned in the article that I am wondering about is how do I get that edition of the game on Steam? I will preorder Dragon Age 2, since I loved the first, but really prefer to buy the game through Steam, so I hope soon they announce that the deal mentioned above will be available on Steam as well.

" The one thing that was not mentioned in the article that I am wondering about is how do I get that edition of the game on Steam? I will preorder Dragon Age 2, since I loved the first, but really prefer to buy the game through Steam, so I hope soon they announce that the deal mentioned above will be available on Steam as well. "

Hmm no thanks. Not sold on the game yet.

Does it even count as DLC if their announcing it before the game is even out? If it's available with the game, why not just call it...something else. Like an add on or a bonus edition or something.

Dammit. I'm going to end up pre-ordering a game for once. Dammit.

" Does it even count as DLC if their announcing it before the game is even out? If it's available with the game, why not just call it...something else. Like an add on or a bonus edition or something. "

I am going to pre-order this because really, it's a better deal and I'm going to buy the game anyway.  
However, I'm going to wait until after my Fable III  game ships because I pre-ordered THAT through Amazon which is offering $20 off of the next $60 game purchase (credit applied within two days of shipping date) to see if it's applicable. I have until January, so waiting until the end of the month isn't the end of days. I don't know how/if the credit will work, but getting a $60 game for $40 plus $20 worth of DLC seems like an awesome bargain.

quite nice but i want details on the collectors edition......

Be prepared for the milking shit again. So you buy the fucking game, you buy those 100 DLCs they will eventually release in the future and after you have spent 100 dollars/euros on all that fucking shit, they announce a game of the year edition with all DLCs on it for 50 or 60 dollars/euros. FUCK  YOU EA! Seriously, Im tired of this shit. Now I have to buy 2 copies of the same game? Only because the GOTY edition is cheapest then all DLCs together?

Hmmm how about no.
Considering the poor light in witch DA2 emerged, preordering the game without seeing the goods is a bit too risky this time around. While I dislike conspiracy theories this seems like they are trying to sell the game a bit too hard before people even see it in action.