With the biggest franchise in the history of video games comes some of the biggest collector pieces. For fans of the Call of Duty franchise, seeing special editions of each annualized release isn’t a surprise. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 didn’t ship with a “Prestige Edition” so Activision could focus on launching Call of Duty Elite with the Hardened Edition, the two previous releases came with some very cool tech.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 featured a Prestige Edition that featured real, working night vision goggles and its successor, Black Ops, had a similar package that included an RC car. For Treyarch’s followup, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, purchasers of the Prestige Edition will get an actual, usable, flying drone.
Sparse details were shared via official channels earlier today, with the Call of Duty Twitter account tweeting an image that teases a zombies version of the fan-favorite Nuketown map that returns with a year 2025 version in Black Ops 2. The official Activision Facebook page meanwhile, shared an image of Treyarch’s Dan Bunting and David Vonderhaar presenting the ”Care Package,” promising new details tomorrow.
You no longer have to wait to find what contents are hidden away in the case however, because leaked images detail exactly what’s coming inside [Update: Activision officially announced the collector's editions].
Here’s whats inside the case:
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Care Package includes the Hardened Edition – Updated with full list of details and prices:
- CARE PACKAGE (Xbox 360/PS3) SRP $179.99:
- 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 versions include 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)
HARDENED EDITION (Xbox 360/PS3) SRP $79.99:
- 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 versions include 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)
In addition, the Digital Deluxe Edition for PC contains the following digital items–
DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION (PC) SRP $79.99:
- 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 ofTreyarch’s classic title, traversing WWII storylines from the Pacific to European theaters of war.
For comparison, below are the Prestige Editions for Modern Warfare 2 (left) and Black Ops (right) – both which retailed for $149.99:
Expect the official announcement from Activision and Treyarch later today or tomorrow at the latest with the pricing details [Update: It happened]. Are you interested in spending more for the Care Package and getting the Dragon Fire drone?
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Sources: All Games Beta, Activision, Call of Duty Twitter
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i wont be wasting my money on that anyway… normal copy with the elite.
The Hardened and Prestige Editions aren’t just leaked anymore, they’re available for pre-order from retailers. The Hardened Edition is $79.99 and the Prestige Edition is $179.99. I’m actually thinking about getting the Hardened Edition because I’m getting the game practically for free (trade-in credit at GameStop), so if I pay $20 I’ll get the game and all that stuff.
I’ll pass.
◦Nuketown Zombies Bonus Map – Battle hordes of Zombies in this beloved 1960s nuclear neighborhood.
Only with Hardened edition?
◦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.”
Only with Hardened edition? What about pre-order?
It’s too late to get the Nuketown 2025 map as a pre-order bonus from GameStop. But Amazon still offers it for the standard edition.
Crap, now I’m debating the Hardened Edition. Just $80, might get it since I’m getting far less games than last year. Idk, we’ll see.
Nuketown 2025 will inevitably become available as DLC, though. Or you could pre-order the standard edition off Amazon and get Nuketown 2025. But I think I’m going to get the Hardened Edition.
Hmm…To be honest I must say these special editions seem rather cheap. At first glance I would expect that care package to at least be $200..
all you’re really paying for is elite membership in those fancy editions of the game b/c the DLC garbage doesn’t cost activision much and the 2cent toy is made in some sweat shop in asia. i’ll be encouraging everyone to NOT get this load of horse s*** and spend their money on something worth it, you know a game that has quality and quantity in it, like hitman, borderlands 2 or far cry 3.
Either I’m blind or you’re smoking your socks because I don’t see an Elite membership listed as a bonus included in any of the special editions.
would you consider that good or bad
You smoking your socks? Or no Elite membership? I don’t really care about Elite, but smoking your socks is pretty bad.
agreed
im already pre ordering the care package just accept the game anyway u get it and wait till u can get nuketown. it doesnt matter its the same eithher way
any one who even thinks about bying this game is wasting there money
Pretty rad…got a few cool airsoft guns from this game http://www.airsplat.com/airsoft-video-games.htm and its a lot of fuN!