Activision Details Black Ops II Digital Deluxe Edition, Others
PC gamers can only purchase a Digital Deluxe Edition while console owners have meatier packages to choose from. Figures.
Activision sent over a list of features customers will enjoy when purchasing the exclusive special editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. While PC gamers aren't forgotten, they'll get the short end of the stick, offered with only a "Digital Deluxe Edition" while Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers will have exclusive "Care Package" and "Hardened Edition" options.
So let's start with the PC gaming version first: the Digital Deluxe Edition costing $79.99 USD when the game goes live later this year. Here's what the package will contain:
* Call of Duty: Black Ops II
* Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map - Battle hordes of Zombies in this beloved 1960s nuclear neighborhood.
* Nuketown 2025 Bonus Map - Relive the close quarters chaos of this classic fan-favorite map re-imagined in a 1960s visionary depiction of the "model home of the future."
* Weapon Camo - Rank-up in style with an exclusive multiplayer weapon skin.
* (2) Player Card Backgrounds - Liven up any killcam with two exclusive player card backgrounds, inspired by Nuketown 2025 and Zombies.
* Official Call of Duty: Black Ops II Soundtrack - A digital copy of composer Jack Wall's epic in-game score with Theme by Trent Reznor.
* Call of Duty: World at War Game Download Token - A digital download of Treyarch's classic title, traversing WWII storylines from the Pacific to European theaters of war.
Not too shabby, but the next two bundles may leave PC gamers a little bitter at their console comrades. First up is the mega-huge $179.99 Care Package for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation which also tossed in a few platform exclusives too:
* Call of Duty: Black Ops II
* Remote Controlled MQ-27 Dragonfire Drone - Command cutting-edge technology, exclusively for this once-in-a-lifetime combat collection.
* Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map - Battle hordes of Zombies in this beloved 1960s nuclear neighborhood.
* Nuketown 2025 Bonus Map - Relive the close quarters chaos of this classic fan-favorite map re-imagined in a 1960s visionary depiction of the "model home of the future."
* Collectible 2-Sided SteelBook - Limited edition game case featuring exclusive artwork.
* (2) Challenge Coins - Limited edition challenge coins that serve as your key to exclusive digital content.
* Weapon Camo - Rank-up in style with an exclusive multiplayer weapon skin.
* (2) Player Card Backgrounds - Liven up any killcam with two exclusive player card backgrounds, inspired by Nuketown 2025 and Zombies.
* Official Call of Duty: Black Ops II Soundtrack - A digital copy of composer Jack Wall's epic in-game score with Theme by Trent Reznor.
** Xbox LIVE CLAW Avatar Prop - An exclusive avatar prop, deployable to a dashboard near you.
** Xbox LIVE Zombies Avatar Costume - Show off your pride with an avatar costume built exclusively for fans of the Call of Duty undead.
** PlayStation 3 version - a dynamic multiplayer theme of the Turbine map as well as a dynamic Zombies theme that shows off Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies
Now here's the cheaper Hardened Edition costing $79.99 and also featuring several platform exclusives:
* Call of Duty: Black Ops II
* Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map - Battle hordes of Zombies in this beloved 1960s nuclear neighborhood.
* Nuketown 2025 Bonus Map - Relive the close quarters chaos of this classic fan-favorite map re-imagined in a 1960s visionary depiction of the "model home of the future."
* Collectible 2-Sided SteelBook - Limited edition game case featuring exclusive artwork.
* (2) Challenge Coins - Limited edition challenge coins that serve as your key to exclusive digital content.
* Weapon Camo - Rank-up in style with an exclusive multiplayer weapon skin.
* (2) Player Card Backgrounds - Liven up any killcam with two exclusive player card backgrounds, inspired by Nuketown 2025 and Zombies.
* Official Call of Duty: Black Ops II Soundtrack - A digital copy of composer Jack Wall's epic in-game score with Theme by Trent Reznor.
** Xbox LIVE CLAW Avatar Prop - An exclusive avatar prop, deployable to a dashboard near you.
** Xbox LIVE Zombies Avatar Costume - Show off your pride with an avatar costume built exclusively for fans of the Call of Duty undead.
** PlayStation 3 version - a dynamic multiplayer theme of the Turbine map as well as a dynamic Zombies theme that shows off Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies
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Developed by Treyarch and published by Activision (Square Enix in Japan), Call of Duty: Black Ops II is slated for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U and Windows PC on November 13. 2012.
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TheBigTroll hacks (not to mention the ton of hackers in ps3 and xbox matches) at least we have bf3 that actually looks goodReply -
eklipz330 look, i hate cod as much as next internet rager, but you get a quadrocopter? that is fkin AWESOME.Reply -
soldier you do realize the 360 and ps3 came out 8 YEARS ago and at that time they where as powerful as the PC's at the timeReply
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uglynerdman i hate blizzard/activision and EA simply because of their price models. thats an ionsane amount for gaming.Reply -
fightingslu wow 80 bucks for two maps that should be in the regular version, a soundtrack, and backgrounds for the killcam... Not to mention the six DLC's at $15 a piece that activision will be pumping out. Sounds like quite the stealReply