EB Games Has An Exclusive Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition

13 years ago

August 11, 2011 at 9:30 am

I have so much junk in house that I just ignore Collector’s Editions, but I knew that you chaps and chapettes would want to be informed of this – a Skyrim Collector’s Edition exclusive to EB. Incredibly, the whole thing actually seems like a decent deal.

The Collector’s Edition costs $88 to pre-order and contains the following…

– The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Game
– Skyrim Steelbook
– 100 Page A5 Skyrim Debossed Notebook
– Premium Physical Map
– 4 Collectable Art Cards

It’s seems very reasonable – less than the usual RRP with some interesting additions. Generally the thing most likely to make me splash out on a Collector’s Edition is some kind of book, as opposed to figurines and the like, so this suits me perfectly.

Are you guys still interested in Collector’s Editions? Will you be picking this one up?

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Weresmurf

August 11, 2011 at 9:31 am

Consider it pre-ordered. 88 dollars? Would be a fool NOT to.

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jamesmag

August 11, 2011 at 9:32 am

I am SO GETTING THIS! God dammit! Where is the nearest EB?! ARGGGHHH!

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Neo-Kaiser

August 11, 2011 at 9:37 am

Wasn’t this announced last week? It was very limited and sold out the second it was announced. Because everybody who pre-ordered it was automatically thrown on to the pre-order for this edition (so long as they had already dropped 50 bucks) which is why is was already sold-out when it was announced.

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1. Neo-Kaiser
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:49 am
  
  Yeah, this was the new edition EB told me they will be getting word on today to make up for the lack of previous collectors edition. Probably for the people who didn’t pre-order this game a year ago.
  
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2. Chuloopa
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:49 am
  
  I think you may be thinking of the one with the dragon statue?
  
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  1. Neo-Kaiser
    
    August 11, 2011 at 9:51 am
    
    Yeah, I already corrected myself after I realised the statue completely slipped my mind.
    
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Trezu

August 11, 2011 at 9:37 am

Skyrim u have spiders in it

u scare me and i dont know if i want u

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1. Oomlot
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:50 am
  
  There’s nothing to fear but fear itself…
  
  And spiders, sorry.
  
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Aliasalpha

August 11, 2011 at 9:38 am

Decent deal? EB? Those things can go together??

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NegativeZero

August 11, 2011 at 9:40 am

Same price as the standard edition on Steam 🙁

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Chuloopa

August 11, 2011 at 9:41 am

$88 is for the PC version only – PS3 and 360 are both $108, which isn’t bad considering what you get.

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Dave

August 11, 2011 at 9:41 am

Notebook? Why couldn’t it be the artbook? Sigh.

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1. Qumulys
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:44 am
  
  oh… its blank?
  
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2. Chuloopa
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:45 am
  
  It’s so you can draw your own pretty dragons
  
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  1. Chuloopa
    
    August 11, 2011 at 9:46 am
    
    Like this one
    http://www.freewebs.com/adoptadragondotcom/Dragons/Pretty%20Dragon.GIF
    
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    1. Qumulys
      
      August 11, 2011 at 9:51 am
      
      Its adorable!
      
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3. Jimu
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:51 am
  
  BAH AHAH HAH!
  
  I was considering, then the price jumped 30bux and now the book is blank.
  
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  1. Chuloopa
    
    August 11, 2011 at 9:55 am
    
    All that considered, it’s still not bad – i mean that note book does look rather rad. Great if your into doing random sketches, or you need a new notebook for jotting stuff down whilst playing games.
    
    That being siad i still don’t think i’ll get it, as i know they’ll release a GOTY edition a year later where i can have everything in one pack
    
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    1. employee24601
      
      August 11, 2011 at 10:40 am
      
      Amen brother.
      
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    2. McGarnical
      
      August 11, 2011 at 11:47 am
      
      Hang on, you’re going to wait until November 2012 to play Skyrim? You’re a stronger man than me.
      
      I did that with Borderlands because it kind of passed me by somehow, but I’ve got my eyes on Skyrim like a guard from Morrowind watching a player steal from a shop on the other side of the map.
      
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Harli

August 11, 2011 at 9:41 am

AAAGGHHHHHH!H@#!!!SDFHKSDHAFFGAHSD

Yes.

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Spencer Adams

August 11, 2011 at 9:47 am

Free tips for learners: Bethesda have cut allocations of collectors editions to Aussies by massive amounts, something like 2 in 12 people who have already peordered will receive their copy.

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706

August 11, 2011 at 9:49 am

$88? Is EB caving to demands of cheaper prices? But they always said they don’t set the prices, unless they are selling it at a loss.

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1. Chuloopa
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:52 am
  
  Once again – $88 is only for the PC edition, which is a standard pc price without extras
  
  So, yeah, i guess they might be. But what they are also doing is locking out competition, so in the end, they win. Especially with all their sales at the moment.
  
  Think about it – somone goes in to put another $20 payment on their pre-order, sees a table of their new “buy one get one free” games they have at the moment and walks out with 2 extra games.
  
  You’d be surprised how many people fall into that trap. It’s really quite clever marketing.
  
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  1. I’m Prison Mike
    
    August 11, 2011 at 10:56 am
    
    You’re completely correct, just like Woolworths and Coles sell milk and bread at below cost.
    
    You go to buy some milk but then impulse buy other overpriced items.
    
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    1. 706
      
      August 11, 2011 at 2:06 pm
      
      Yeah, didn’t see your post until after I put in mine. A little disappointed, but I guess $108 is still a good price for a special edition. I would be interested to know if they have lowered that from RRP though.
      
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Effluvium Boy

August 11, 2011 at 9:54 am

The book is just a blank notebook though, right?
I’d prefer an art book.
Or have I missed something?

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1. Chuloopa
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:55 am
  
  You’re right – it’s just a notebook, mate
  
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2. Effluvium Boy
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:56 am
  
  Oops, should have read other people’s comments first…
  
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Chuloopa

August 11, 2011 at 9:58 am

pfft why would you want to do that? thats just extra eye strain!

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1. Chuloopa
  
  August 11, 2011 at 9:59 am
  
  *face palm*
  i have now joined the reply fail league
  
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Dovahkiin

August 11, 2011 at 10:07 am

Wow they screwed everyone with supply and lost business to GAME, now they’re doing a hail Mary edition with no substance to it, hoping ppl will be satisfied.

Anyone missing out of the proper Collectors should just order off Amazon.com and forget about mortar and brick retails for good. EB can whine all they want about how stock allocation and prices are outside their control, but it’s their business to be in control and satisfy demand and instead theiy’re lackeys to their US based masters that save the best stock for themselves. Order from the US direct, it’s cheaper anyway.

Oh, and Kotakians, where oh where is the outage over the price of Uncharted 3 Explorer Edition costing $210 AUD when US get practically the same deal for $99?

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Matthew K

August 11, 2011 at 10:07 am

Yes, so getting this. I was going to go all out for Skyrim but I think I’d regret it. That dragon statue doesn’t seem so great.

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brent3000

August 11, 2011 at 10:18 am

Only if this was able to be activated on Steam, but i dont think that will be the case….

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Fenixius

August 11, 2011 at 10:37 am

Can anyone confirm Bethesda’s hand in this? This seems like the Ocarina thing for Zelda; “premium” addons smashed together by EB at late notice.

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Marathon

August 11, 2011 at 10:46 am

But I’m a sucker from statues, especially statues of dragons. Will import because I was to slow getting a local preorder happening.

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Grim

August 11, 2011 at 10:51 am

Sorry EB

I want the 200 page art book from the real collector’s edition:
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/08/05/quakecon-2011-skyrim-collectors-edition-announced/

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1. Stefan
  
  August 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm
  
  THIS!!!
  
  Or perhaps even just a half thickness art book, but honestly a standard notebook is slightly lame XD
  
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MrBS

August 11, 2011 at 11:12 am

You can still get the proper collectors edition from amazon.com for US$175 courier delivery for those who can wait a couple days.

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1. McGarnical
  
  August 11, 2011 at 11:30 am
  
  “couple OF days”.
  
  Please, please, don’t give in to this Americanism.
  
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  1. ToastyFresh
    
    August 11, 2011 at 12:41 pm
    
    Who honestly cares?
    
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    1. McGarnical
      
      August 11, 2011 at 12:54 pm
      
      Ha ha. Probably no one but me! I’m under no illusions about this.
      
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      1. Gladice
        
        August 11, 2011 at 1:34 pm
        
        I care McGarnical.
lambomann007

August 11, 2011 at 11:17 am

EB has a better deal than Steam?? This is madness!!

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1. Leonidas
  
  August 11, 2011 at 11:52 am
  
  Madness…?
  
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DENAz

August 11, 2011 at 11:21 am

Will have to drop in today and check, as I can’t remember if i preordered the other CE or if it was just standard….

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McGarnical

August 11, 2011 at 11:31 am

I just want a good map. I still remember the cloth map from Ultima Online (a game I played for about 45 minutes – but I still remember the map!).

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THXultra

August 11, 2011 at 11:53 am

Already pre-ordered today, yeah! Wanted the collectors edition but they only got 1 copy for my whole district! 1!

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os42

August 11, 2011 at 12:07 pm

Anyone know if this map is cloth (like ozgameshop was/is selling)? What is it that makes it “premium”, aside from its presence?

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[Razor]

August 11, 2011 at 12:10 pm

>$88
>A good collector’s edition
>$88
>EB Games
>$EIGHTY EIGHT FUCKING DOLLARS
Holy shit am I reading this right?
Are you sure it’s EB Games and not sort of parallel dimension game store of a similar name where they give good deals?

What is going on here?

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attila

August 11, 2011 at 12:15 pm

Ditch the dragon, include the steelbook and art book and take all my moneys. Plz?

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1. Stefan
  
  August 11, 2011 at 2:48 pm
  
  its just a notebook, like you know an empty one 🙂 you draw your own art in it
  
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attila

August 11, 2011 at 12:17 pm

Oh, and until they announced this, I never knew that debossing was the opposite of embossing.

I thought debossing was what we do at the end of each level in a computer game. Boom-tish.

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Yup

August 11, 2011 at 12:42 pm

WOW EB have done it again a book with plain paper…Awesome.

If any one is still after the Collectors Edition with the Dragon statue, Game are still taking pre-orders on their website. Just like EB they are throwing in a book with the order, 2 books actually and they come with print on the paper as an added bonus…..2 Elder Scroll Novels.

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Warlok

August 11, 2011 at 2:03 pm

YES no art book!!

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lucky guy

August 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

got my dragon version well pre-ordered.

pays to have ur missus in the company bwahahaha

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Tourney5

August 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm

The collector’s edition (the full one with the dragon statue) is still available to order from the GAME online store. I just ordered mine and as far as I can see they still have PS3 and 360 versions available. Comes with 2 Elder Scrolls novels too although they’re offering this with standard edition orders too.

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Shaun

August 11, 2011 at 4:26 pm

MEH – Just save your money & import.

Is EB paying money for these advertisements?

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Terry

August 11, 2011 at 7:44 pm

Skyrim for $49.90:

http://www.dungeoncrawl.com.au/p-3593-the-elder-scrolls-v-5-skyrim-pc.aspx

I dont think the map, book and cards are worth $40.

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1. G
  
  August 12, 2011 at 1:57 am
  
  Terry, ur a Legend. Cheers
  
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Scorch326

August 12, 2011 at 9:12 am

Why is it EB exclusive? I thought EB was under Gamestop?

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jamiedawgbro6666

October 25, 2011 at 12:36 pm

YO’ NERDMIGO’S. THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE A RIP OFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN GET IT FOR $65 AUD, PLUS THE CLOTH MAP FROM http://WWW.OZGAMESHOP.COM cool? glad to help. would rather not spend $35 on a BLANK notebook. 😀

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