Sega Outs Pre-order, CE Edition Details for Aliens: CM
The Collector's Edition for Aliens: Colonial Marines will include a high-quality resin Powerloader figurine in a limited edition Xeno Hive box.
On Thursday Sega and Gearbox seemingly sealed the impending release of Aliens: Colonial Marines by disclosing pre-order and Collector's Edition details. The game is currently slated for a February 12, 2013 worldwide release, and will offer "a multitude of unique and exclusive content from the Aliens universe" including four playable characters from James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster movie.
The pre-order, which starts today, is a GameStop exclusive in North America. In return for thowing down money for the highly-anticipated shooter, players will receive a competitive multiplayer pack containing the four movie characters: Private Hudson, Corporal Hicks, Private Drake and Sergeant Apone. The content will also provide additional marines character customization options, and Ripley's awesome flamethrower.
As for the Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector's Edition bundle, it will cost $99.99 USD and come packed with the following list of goodies:
* High Quality Resin Powerloader Figurine in Limited Edition Xeno Hive Box
* Four Playable Movie Characters
- Players will be able to fight for their squad’s survival and confront hordes of enemies as the original ALIENS film icons Private Hudson, Corporal Hicks, Private Drake and Sergeant Apone.
* Additional Marines Character Customization Options
* Ripley’s Flamethrower
* Exclusive Multiplayer Weapons
- Sonic Electronic Ball Breakers
- Phase Plasma Rifle
* Exclusive Game Level
* USCM Academy Firing Range
* USCM Dossier
- Mission Brief
- USS Sephora Schematic
- Recruitment Card
- LV-426 Recon Photo
- USCM Iron-on Badges
- USCM Graduation Certificate
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be available in stores across the globe on February 12, 2013 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. A release date for the announced Wii U version will be revealed at a later time.
UPDATE: Bummer. Based on GameStop's website and Sega's press images, looks like PC gamers will be left out of the pre-order bonus and Collector's Edition loop after all. Let's hope that changes before February.

It's not just about the game, it's also about the swag.
What jerk-off made the decision to exclude PC gamers, and still kept his job?
"Lets pick the more piracy prone platform, and take away the most compelling reason to actually purchase our product at full price. That'll show those darned PC gamers not to pirate games!"
What a first class douche move. No PC CE edition just cuz? OK, fine, I'll buy it used just to screw them outta some extra cash from even a steam sale.
If the thing is something really important, like something that could save life, I would understand that. But seriously preordering games??? That can't be real!
Go hug a tree, hippy!
I just hope Gearbox make a solid PC version and not have it dumbed down with auto-aim and like that is needed to compensate for the very poor shooter performance of the console controllers. Also hope the PC gfx is made with today's PC cards in mind, not the old 7800gtx from the xbox (yeah, its "just" 7 years old gpu design in that garbage - sorry if it offends you but its the truth).
If the thing is something really important, like something that could save life, I would understand that. But seriously preordering games??? That can't be real!
Wow. Talk about stereotyping and illogical. Firstly, people who preorder this might actually be spending money that they have. Not everyone is poor. Secondly, its normal to have a hobby. If you don't then life is pretty much not worth living (at least to me). Third, I doubt that the cause of the recession is pre-orders on video game collector editions... It might have to do with overly greedy corporations and mezzanine-level sub-prime mortgages being repackaged as AAA asset-backed investments, mortgage pools, and sold to investors who did not know they were basically being lied to and screwed. Finally, I doubt that in your life you have never spent more money than you should on something that was not "saving a life" as you put it.
I don't get what you gain by posting random gibberish like that, other than patting yourself on the back.
I could start a 10 pages rant about how dumb your comment is, but I'm just gonna break it up to you in one simple equation : Buying (games) = Helping the economy
this makes me feel like the port won't be worth it. Some console ports are done right, but most are complete garbage. The fact that they are not even considering giving a collectors edition for PC makes me feel like the PC is an after thought.
LoL JUST like AvP2010...biggest, without a doubt, waste of money I've ever spent on a game. And the sad thing is, it's true. That's EXACTLY what happened with AVP2010. I already said the same thing though in an earlier TH AvP:CM article. I'm not gonna lie though...this does come with a pretty sweet powder coated figure AND sonic electronic ball breakers... This CE is awesome compared to the weaksauce that the Diablo 3 CE offered.