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Bulletstorm's "Epic Edition" Offers Gears Of Wars 3 Beta Access

In addition to other special Bulletstorm-specific multiplayer goodies.

The Gears of War 3 beta is due to launch next year and one of the ways you'll get "guaranteed early access" to it is by acting fast on a Bulletstorm purchase.  
 
EA and Epic Games have announced the "Epic Edition" of People Can Fly's promising shooter for the Xbox 360, which in addition to offering "exclusive" morning bird access to the Gears 3 beta, will also give owners some bonuses to use in Bulletstorm's multiplayer mode. 25,000 EXP and "visual upgrades" for the leash, Peace Maker Carbine, boots, and armor, round out the rest of the offerings for the 60-dollar edition.
 
  

  
 
== TEASER == In the press release announcing this package, EA and Epic are encouraging folks to pre-order a copy of Epic Edition since it's a "while supplies last" kind of deal. It's not made clear if this Special Edition is pre-order exclusive, but it's probably not. A lot of EA limited-release, bonus-laden games seem to end up on store shelves after release.

Bulletstorm hits February 22 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in North America. In Europe, the game is expected to launch on February 25.  

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The Gears of War 3 beta is due to launch next year and one of the ways you'll get "guaranteed early access" to it is by acting fast on a Bulletstorm purchase.  
 
EA and Epic Games have announced the "Epic Edition" of People Can Fly's promising shooter for the Xbox 360, which in addition to offering "exclusive" morning bird access to the Gears 3 beta, will also give owners some bonuses to use in Bulletstorm's multiplayer mode. 25,000 EXP and "visual upgrades" for the leash, Peace Maker Carbine, boots, and armor, round out the rest of the offerings for the 60-dollar edition.
 
  

  
 
== TEASER == In the press release announcing this package, EA and Epic are encouraging folks to pre-order a copy of Epic Edition since it's a "while supplies last" kind of deal. It's not made clear if this Special Edition is pre-order exclusive, but it's probably not. A lot of EA limited-release, bonus-laden games seem to end up on store shelves after release.

Bulletstorm hits February 22 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in North America. In Europe, the game is expected to launch on February 25.  
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Well gosh.

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Or! I'll just wait for Gears 3 to be released!

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So the Epic Edition is the same as Medal of Honor/Hot Pursuit Limited Editions?

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Looks alright.

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I was not aware EA is publishing this. Boo.

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was gonna buy it anyway, i see no reason to complain

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@sofacitysweetheart said:

" I was not aware EA is publishing this. Boo. "

Really? I guess I always just notice EA because regardless of my feelings towards the company, I absolutely LOVE  their game specific logo customizations :)
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It's the same price as the standard edition?  That's unexpected.

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meh

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meh if I get the game, I'm getting it for pc.

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Bulletstorm looks awesome, access to the Gears beta just sweetens the pot for me!

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Well Bulletstorm looked interesting anyway... 
 
And I REALLY want to see Gears 3 asap.... 
 
congrats Cliffy B, you have my money...

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The Bouncer is just a grenade launcher... not sure why she's trying to make it seem like something unique and never before seen.....

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@PhatSeeJay said:
" Or! I'll just wait for Gears 3 to be released! "
yep. Super happy Gears 3 is getting a beta though. 
 
I'm sure the 360 version of this game is going to do very well because of this, Crackdown-style.
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hmmmm, let's see: 
If i preorder Bulletstorm "Epic Edition", I get  25 000 EXP, a "visual upgrades" thing, and others shit with the Gears of  War beta codes, all together, that about 60 dollars. And the game will be published by EA....How about no.  

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Curiosity is piqued, looks interesting

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Too bad i don't care about gears of war multiplayer.

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More interested in bulletstorm than gears, might get this for the cosmetic shit, especially now that I won't have Deus ex at the beginning of the year, it'll be this and brink.

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Weird move, not necessarily dumb just unusual. Wonder how well of a promotional strategy it will turn out to be.

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I don't want anymore of this digital bonus stuff. Where are my cloth maps!  
 
 
 
But really, game looks fun but not going to get it immediately. I'll just wait for it and Gears 3.

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fu :(
 
Signed,
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@Wiseblood:  It's the same thing they've done with Bad Company 2, Medal of Honor and Hot Pursuit. Basically all first run copies are limited/epic/special editions. Might even be more than just first run.
 
The beta token isn't new either - MOH came with a BC3 beta token.
 
 @somejerk:  "Limited Edition" of BC2, MOH and Hot Pursuit are/were readily available around here. Why wouldn't  this be?
 
 All this is, in an incentive to buy the game early on in it's lifespan. I see nothing wrong with that personally. 
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I'll just wait for the public beta.

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@OtakuGamer said:
" Not surprised, its EA. "
Not surprised that they're including extra stuff without charging you anything?
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I fail to see why people are whining, this is one of those bonus stuff without over charging out the wazoo things. I'm still gonna wait and see how it reviews before I bite, but got some high hopes for People Can Fly.

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wait, 60 dollar edition; does that mean a regular edition is only 50 or something?

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It's almost kind of sad how many good looking games are coming out in 2011. It's going to be hard to tell which is my favorite. Well, hopefully I'll have many favorites.
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@Wiseblood said:
" It's the same price as the standard edition?  That's unexpected. "
Yeah I'm surprised EA can even afford to give out all this bonus EXP and leash cosmetics for free.
 
What a bunch of nice guys.
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As much I want to play Gears 3 multiplayer, I'm gonna pass. There will be other ways and I'm not buying a game that I'm not completely interested in to get into the beta.

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I was leaning towards the PC version if I got this game...  Now I'm not sure.

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Fuck this game. Just fuck it.

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no price point????

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I really want this.

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@Afroman269 said:
" As much I want to play Gears 3 multiplayer, I'm gonna pass. There will be other ways and I'm not buying a game that I'm not completely interested in to get into the beta.   
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU BULLETSTORM HAD MOTHEFUCKIN THOUSANDS OF AFROS IN IT?  A VERITABLE AFRO CORUNUCOPIA?!  HOLY TITS!
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i cant remember, will this game have multiplayer?

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Was already looking forward to this, but the Gears 3 beta is a nice bonus. Can't wait!

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So does this mean bulletstorm is a Crackdown quality product?

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EA allowing beta access to a Microsoft published game? 
 
I see 1st and 3rd party publishers can get along, whereas 3rd party cannot cooperate with another 3rd party.

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First I was pissed off EPIC felt they needed to develop this game alongside pcf and now they're rubbing it in my face -.- hope pcf will be working solo again on their next project...
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Totally saw this announcement coming. Awesome anyway; I'm dying for BOTH of these games.
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i was going to get this game anyways so thats a sweet plus

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It is crackdown all over again.

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I like this video ,its less compulsive swearing.

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Bulletstorm's trailer seem to be designed to put me off the game, so congratulations to the team that put that last one together as it finally put me over the edge!

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I am a sucker.  Fine they win.