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Note that, with regard to video games, this should not be confused with [[Updated Rerelease|updated rereleases]], because that's when a game is rereleased with brand new content and significant alterations to the gameplay. The '''Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition''' comes out alongside the regular edition and just adds bonus content separate from the core game.
 
<small>'''[[Lousy Alternate Titles|Also known as]]''' [[Lost Forever|Limited]] [[Deus Ex: Human Revolution|Augmented]] [[New and Improved|Deluxe]] [[Palette Swap|Gre]][[Green Aesop|en]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Super Special Awesome]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|Ultra]] Extended [[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3|Premier]] [[Violence Is the Only Option|Combat]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|Commando]] [[Alien]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] [[Vin Diesel]] [[Dragon Ball|Widescreen]] [[Gotta Catch Em All|Collector's]] [[Unrated Edition|Unrated]] [[South Park|Uncut]] [[Command & Conquer|Kane]] [[Hellsing|Ultimate]] [[Rule of Sean Connery|Sean Connery]] [[Pani Poni Dash!|Game of The Year]] [[Cosmetic Award|Editor's Choice Edition:]] [[Author Appeal|Director's]] [[Re CutRecut|Extended Cut:]] [[Colon Cancer|The Lost Scenes:]] [[Neverwinter Nights|Gold Platinum Diamond Chaotic Lawful Evil Good]] [[Baldur's Gate|Saga]] [[StarcraftStarCraft|Bat]][[Warcraft|tle]] [[World of Warcraft|Che]][[Diablo|st]] [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Megapak]] [[Spore|Galactic Edition]] [[Half-Life 2|Ora]][[Portal (series)|nge]] [[Team Fortress 2|Box]] [[God|Omega]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|Limited]] [[X Meets Y|With]] [[More Dakka]]: [[Blade Runner|Final Cut]] [[Street Fighter|Champion Edition]] [[The King of Fighters|Ultimate Match]] [[Yes but What Does Zataproximetacine DO|Heartburn]] [[Square Enix|Inter]][[Final Fantasy|national]] [[Kingdom Hearts|Final Mix]] [[Precision F-Strike|Fucking]] [[Halo|Legendary]] [[Final Fantasy IV|Spoony]] [[The Spoony Experiment|Bard]] [[The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings|Dark]] [[Overly Long Gag|Edition X]]... [[Don't Explain the Joke|Do you get it because there are tons of these limited edition box sets for a single movie/game/book Edition]]</small>
 
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** ''[[WALL-E]]'' was sold by Amazon UK in a special exclusive edition with a matching slinky. At least they didn't charge any extra for it.
** Some copies of ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'' came with a working replica of the Luxo Jr. lamp seen in Pixar's [[Vanity Plate]], with a base that could display up to eight Blu-Ray Discs. (By the time of this set's release, six Pixar movies received Blu-Ray releases, and a compilation of HD shorts came out as well.)
** After the third ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' movie came to Blu-Ray and DVD, the whole trilogy received a 10-disc set<ref>containing Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital Copy versions of each movie and the extra features disc of ''Toy Story 3''</ref> packaged in a replica of Andy's toy box.
*** Despite the high disc count, the door still seems open for ''another'' Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition of the trilogy; the 3-D versions and some of the extras from 2000's "Ultimate Toy Box" DVD are not included.
** Do you want [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005AUWY4A/ 11 discs] of the ''[[Cars]]'' movies?
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** Aside from the usual limited edition extras, Gears 2 could also be ordered with a FULL-SIZED PLASTIC LANCER RIFLE. Subverted in that you could [http://www.amazon.com/Gears-Amazon-com-Exclusive-Lancer-Xbox-360/dp/B001CLYL24 buy the rifle separately.]
* While "Ultimate" in ''Ultimate [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'' refers to [[Ultimate Spider-Man|a comic book series]] (which the game is a [[Spin-Off]] of and [[Canon]] in the comic book continuity, being plotted by the same writer as a part of the series), there was still a Limited Edition released, with, among other things, a mini-sized Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition reprint of the comic introducing Venom.
* Sony and Microsoft liked this strategy so much that they applied it to their systems themselves: both the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] come in a "basic" version and a more expensive "premium" version.
** To be perfectly honest, this practice dates back to the very earliest of game consoles: it was called a bundle (games, controllers, carrying cases, [[Blatant Lies|robots]]...). The only difference is that now it covers more important features like hard drives.
** Microsoft have applied it to Windows as well in the form of [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] Vista "Ultimate", which isn't a game in any normal sense of the word, but certainly fits the description of costing rather more for very few extras, including every feature from every other version, even the Enterprise edition, which is the high-end version for ''business'' users and that version is generally only available to businesses. Windows 7 Ultimate contains a similar range of features to what its predecessor had.
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* Blizzard has expansion packs for all their games (except possibly ''[[Warcraft]]'', the first one) and is fond of releasing them in "Battle Chests", bundles which include the original game, the expansion, (usually) a strategy guide, and (in the case of their [[RTS]] games) teching charts. Some the later ones even include the entire series; one ''[[Diablo]]'' Battle Chest included ''Diablo'', ''Diablo II'', ''Lord of Destruction'', the strategy guide...
** [[World of Warcraft]] and its expansions have the collector editions. They include artbooks, mousepads, sound tracks, trading cards and ingame collector pets.
** The $100 Collector's Edition for [[StarcraftStarCraft]] II comes with the game, a behind-the-scenes-and-cinematic DVD, a 100-page hardcover artbook, a comic book, a soundtrack CD, guest passes for [[StarcraftStarCraft]] II and [[World of Warcraft]], a [[WoW]] [[Feelie]] in the form of a creature, ''and'' a dogtag-shaped USB / keychain that contains the original game and the expansion. Oh, and there's a Hardcover Collector's Edition [[Guide Dang It|Strategy Guide]] too that comes with a MP map clipboard. Needless to say, Blizzard's Collector's Editions tend to be quite generous.
* The [[Tom Clancy]] franchise games (''[[Rainbow Six]]'', ''[[Ghost Recon]]'' and ''[[Splinter Cell]]'') have been all released in collector's editions. They contain the original games and their expansions, clothing (a hat, shirt and belt), a messenger bag, and an "exclusive" extra (SC mousepad, RS book, GR making-of DVD), housed in a metal case.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Majoras Mask]]'' was released in a "Limited Edition Adventure Set" that contained the game, the soundtrack, a special watch, a t-shirt, two pins mimicking badges from the game, wallpaper and a certificate of authenticity. The set itself only had a print run of ''1000 units''!
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** Taken to new heights with pre-orders for ''Fallout: New Vegas''. Along with the standard Collectors' Edition - which contains poker chips from Fallout: New Vegas casinos, a deck of cards, a graphic novel, and a making-of documentary DVD - Bethesda is offering a total of four different Equipment Packs, each of which contain unique items that are otherwise unavailable in the game world. The catch? Each pack is offered at a different retail outlet, which means if you want them all you'd need to ''pre-order the same game at four different stores''.
*** New Vegas followed the similar-Mass Effect 2 store-exclusive DLCs and these equipment packs are available on [[Xbox]] Live/PSN for a few dollars (Courier's Stash).
* ''[[Sim CitySimCity]] 4'' had both the [[Expansion Pack|Rush Hour expansion]] and the original game packaged in the ''Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition'', which was cheaper to get than each one individually. it was re-released a few years later in the [[Sim CitySimCity]] Box, which is also the only way to get the Destinations expansion to [[Sim CitySimCity]] Societies (aside from digital download).
* The ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]: Diamond'' release contained the first NWN game, its expansions and three premium modules (think mini-campaigns), all in a single [[DVD]]. Prior to that was the Platinum edition, which was the same minus the premium modules, and before that was the Gold edition, which had only the original game and the first expansion.
* ''[[The Sims]]'' had a Deluxe Edition of their game that featured one of their top-selling expansion packs along with many extra features that would allow you to create more unique sims and even more stuff to put in your homes.
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** Treyarch has gone one further. Those who bought the Prestige Edition of ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'' got a fully functional RC car with a camera mounted on it, modeled after the RC-XD killstreak reward.
** And then ''Modern Warfare 3'' went a step backwards, having only a Hardened edition which included bonuses such as a free one-year membership to Call of Duty ELITE and the in-universe "Soap's Journal".
* ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'' had its deluxe edition released a month before its regular edition, and came with a DVD of tips and a two-disc soundtrack. It also cost the same as a standard new release, taking much of the sting out of the "pay extra for feelies" issue.
* Big Fish Games has released several downloadable games as "Collector's Editions". One constant seems to be an integrated strategy guide (which sold several people on the [[Mystery Case Files]]: Dire Grove CE all by itself), amd there's also usually wallpapers, a soundtrack or concept art. The CE's also come out a few weeks earlier than the vanilla version.
* More recent home version releases of ''[[Beatmania]] IIDX'' have been released with multiple editions. There is always the option to buy just the game, but there is usually at least a Special Edition with some extras such as posters, stickers, calendars, etc. and a Complete Set with all the Special Edition extras plus others such as music CDs, DVDs containing music videos and material related to the series, etc. The Complete Set-only extras are often also available for purchase separately, but the Complete Set is usually cheaper than buying the Special Edition plus the additional extras separately.
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