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Fallout 3 pre-order swag detailed

5:14 PM on 05.19.2008, Jordan Grim Devore 35 comments

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If you're like me, you don't reserve a game unless you absolutely have to play it on launch day or are confident that it'll be too much of an adventure to find a copy because of the game's massive hype and popularity.

Every so often stores will give out pre-order goodies as an incentive to get you to hand over your hard-earned money weeks or even months before the game you're interested in gets released -- it's schemes like this that get me every damn time.

No Mutants Allowed informs us that Fallout 3 will be getting the "free, but not really free, swag" treatment. Destructoid has confirmed with GameStop that if you pre-order the game, you'll receive a 5-song CD along with a poster (pictured above).

Are any of you contemplating reserving Fallout 3 now? The collector's edition is sounding pretty sweet to me.


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Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar
Conrad Zimmerman at 05/19/2008 17:18
I've already reserved it, actually. Guess I'll have to go see them about my CD and poster.
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 05/19/2008 17:20
I'm probably going to get the Collector's edition with all the shit you could ever possibly dream of. And yeah, as you noted Grim, this is Definitely one of those times.
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Spitfire at 05/19/2008 17:30
The bobble head sold me on the collecters edition
NihonTiger90's Avatar
NihonTiger90 at 05/19/2008 17:32
I might have to get the Collector's Edition for this game.
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Veck at 05/19/2008 17:42
So does that mean there's a release date?
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DarkTravesty at 05/19/2008 17:44
already did, but i dont know what platform to get it on pc is out of it since mine is more than 7 years old... ps3 or 360 is what i'm unsure of.
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Eschatos at 05/19/2008 17:45
Will happily preorder. I refuse to listen to any of the naysayers who claim this will be shit simply because it is different from the original two.
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The Scientist at 05/19/2008 17:45
YES.
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Fantus at 05/19/2008 17:45
Is it just the way that picture is taken, or is the "poster" really only slightly larger than the CD?

That's more of a postcard than a poster if you ask me. Still stoked for the game of course, prolly gonna pre-order for PS3.
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king3vbo at 05/19/2008 17:47
DO WANT special edition!
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ZeroTolo at 05/19/2008 17:49
Hmmm.... I thought about it, but I hadn't seen the Collector's Edition until just now, so I think I'll go for that instead.
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Kryptinite at 05/19/2008 17:53
I'll be preordering the special edition when I get back to Florida, even though I hate Gamestop
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BlackSunEmpire at 05/19/2008 18:27
I don't care so much for the poster, but whats the cd like??
bluexy's Avatar
bluexy at 05/19/2008 18:39
I can't imagine myself with money, but with impending graduation and job... I can't rule out purchasing this sexy, dirty little box of pleasure.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 05/19/2008 18:40
I never get collector's editions, but I'm pretty much sure I'm going to get this one.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 05/19/2008 18:44
Yes.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 05/19/2008 19:12
Yes. Yes I will.
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moggle at 05/19/2008 19:24
A CD with 5 songs on it and a whole, real poster? In the words of Toki Wartooth, 'Wow-Wee!'.
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The Amazing Shenazin at 05/19/2008 19:25
I never get collector's editions either, but I may make an exception for this, I like that lunch box...
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Triox at 05/19/2008 20:11
Big whoop on the pre-order bonus but dam, I want the collectors edition... Shame I'm in the UK and the most we can hope for is maybe getting it sometime around the second coming...

Oh, and it's a PC game folks remember that! Dam consoles stealing all our games... ;)
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falinter at 05/19/2008 21:30
DO WANT.

But only if I can get that sweet preorder swag from best buy... seeing as I work there and get upwards of 10 dollars off.

(PSST $10 next gen pricing is a scam!)
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 05/19/2008 21:37
More free stuff? I suppose I will really consider getting this, then.
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BattyAdroit at 05/19/2008 21:58
I will be pre-orderding/purchasing/stealing this, 100%.
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swiftkaratechop at 05/19/2008 22:04
im so drooling over fallout

i remember playing fallout for hours and hours and hours and never getting bored of it and just looking for new stuff everytime.

AMAZING!
monosylabik's Avatar
monosylabik at 05/19/2008 22:51
shit i didnt get any of this when i preordered time for a trip to the store!
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Namelessted at 05/19/2008 23:59
im not all that interested in reserving the normal version of the game but HOT DAMN i want to collector's edition. my pants get wet just thinking about it.
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kagai at 05/20/2008 00:22
I preordered the standard edition. With two toddlers, I'm sure the lunch box and bobble head would eventually look like they belong in the rubble of the Fallout 3 world. I will use the $20 savings to put towards GOW 2 and Fable 2.

Imma gonna be broke by Christmas!
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mistic at 05/20/2008 01:03
to bad most of this pre-order-stuff never makes it across the shop-counter in Europe...
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Nordstorm at 05/20/2008 08:13
Mmmmm... Meh.
The collector's edition is a definite buy, though.
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loki d20 at 05/20/2008 08:53
Already pre-ordered CE on Amazon. They also have the pre-order for Fable CE there already as well.
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