Doom Eternal will be getting limited edition physical copies very soon.

In the past, physical games used to have posters or guide books in their boxes. Now, the boxes lack such a feature. There’s less of an incentive to buy physical copies unless you prefer them, or just like having something on your shelf for your own personal collection. A push to buy digital copies of games instead is now a much more popular venture because of its convenience, especially because not all games get a physical copy. 

Recently, what really entices gamers are limited edition physical copies of games. These include things like posters and guide books, and much more. Having these on your shelf really feels worthwhile.

Doom Eternal has received praise for its graphics, level design, soundtrack, and combat. Doom Eternal also received five nominations at The Game Awards for 2020, including Game of the Year and Best Action Game.

Knowing this, it’s clear that this once digital only game deserves a grand physical edition release. And so it got one. 

There are multiple options for what you can buy. From just the physical copy and reversible cover option, to the Ultimate edition, including a poster, figurines, vinyl cover art prints, and more. Depending on your budget, you can pick which suits you best. Price points from the Limited Run Games website are $59.99 to $174.99. 

With price points like these, it can seem daunting. However, with a game like Doom Eternal, it is understandable why a demand for physical copies and limited editions are warranted.

Previously, with games such as Titanfall (2014), which won over 60 awards at its E3 2013 reveal, it is easy to see how such a praised game would almost feel strange without a collectors edition. Its collectors edition had an 18-inch titan statue equipped with LED lights, as well as a concept art book with 190 pages. Although at a hefty price point of now $400, it is understandable why gamers would want something so awesome for a game so loved.

This is why, with a game as loved as Doom Eternal, a collectors edition will be very sought after.

Although not the first FPS game ever made, the original Doom (1993) was entirely genre defining, with it being frequently cited as one of the greatest games ever made. It sold an estimated 3.5 million copies by 1999. Doom Eternal iterates on its past this with new graphics and features, and continues to define and influence the FPS genre as a whole. Undoubtedly, fans of the series are excited for its limited edition release.

Doom Eternal is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The Switch physical editions will be launching for pre-order July 29 to September 11 2022.

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Four months after launching exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, role-playing simulation game Rune Factory 5 will be coming to Steam this July.

The latest installment of the Rune Factory series, launched in March 2022, just four months ago on the Nintendo Switch. Now, publishers Marvelous and XSEED Games have announced they will be bringing the console’s fully updated version to PC, along with graphical enhancements, new features and several downloadable packs for a fuller gaming experience.

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The action role playing game, which originally started life as a spin off of the farming sim series Harvest Moon, delivers a full 3D adventure which sees players exploring expansive dungeons and battling dangerous monsters to unravel a mystery surrounding their charming home of Rigbarth. Between days of adventure and exploration the player will tend their farm, participate in local events and build meaningful friendships with a cast of quirky lovable townsfolk.

Beyond the new story and setting, Rune Factory 5 also introduced many well received new features into the franchise such as link attacks and co-op cooking. This also includes the long sought after option for same-sex marriage, something which the community considers to be a groundbreaking change for the series. However, most of the gameplay experience remains unchanged from previous entries, with the player needing to farm, craft and battle monsters to progress.

Rune Factory 5 will also be releasing with a ‘Digital Deluxe Edition’, featuring 13 exclusive outfits based on characters from Rune Factory 4 and have a handful of Downloadable Content available at launch. On top of this, owners of Rune Factory 4 Special on Steam will have access to costumes of past protagonists Lest and Frey, while fan favorite characters Doug and Margaret will come to live in Rigbarth as guest NPC’s.

In celebration of Rune Factory 5‘s release on PC, Steam is offering a 15% discount on pre-orders for both the Standard £49.99 release and the £59.99 Digital Deluxe Edition of the game, as well as exclusive pre-order only costumes.

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Sony may release PlayStation VR 2 in the first quarter of 2023, according to a tech industry analyst.

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at Hong Kong-based TF International Securities, tweeted that he believed the headset may start mass production later this year with a potential launch in the first quarter of 2023.

“My latest supply chain check suggests that the assembler and several component providers of PS VR2 will start mass production with about 1.5M units shipments in [the second half of] 2022,” he claimed.

“Sony may launch it in Q1 23, depending on the development schedule of PS VR2 game titles.”

He added that one of the main changes in PlayStation VR’s production is the inclusion of cameras built into the headset, something the first PlayStation VR didn’t have.

While the original PSVR used a PlayStation Camera attached to the PS4 to track head movement by following LED lights on the headset, PSVR 2 will instead feature cameras on the headset itself.

“The most notable hardware upgrade for PS VR2 is to start using optical modules,” Ming-Chi Kuo explained. “PS VR1 doesn’t equip with optical modules.

“PS VR2 adopts six optical modules (four 720p IR cameras and two eye-tracking cameras). Genius is the leading lens supplier. In addition, Genius is also the primary supplier of aspherical lenses for PS VR2.

“In the [augmented reality / virtual reality / mixed reality] era, I think Genius’s high-ASP orders of the aspherical lens, Fresnel lens, and Pancake from both Apple and non-Apple will be a new robust growth driver.

“Other critical suppliers of PS VR2 worth noting include Goertek (assembly), SDC (OLED panel), MediaTek (processor), etc.”

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My latest supply chain check suggests that the assembler and several component providers of PS VR2 will start mass production with about 1.5M units shipments in 2H22. Sony may launch it in 1Q23, depending on the development schedule of PS VR2 game titles. pic.twitter.com/NIqFgg4Kjl

— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 30, 2022

While there is no official release date for PSVR2, Ming-Chi Kuo is not the first analyst to suggest that PlayStation VR 2 will launch in 2023.

Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, claimed in April that the new headset will launch next year as a result of what he implies is a “delay”.

Sony said last week that it will have more than 20 games ready for the launch of PlayStation VR 2.

“Right now, there is a considerable amount of money being spent on partnerships with independent and other third-party developers to secure a considerable pipeline of attractive VR content at the launch of PlayStation VR2,” said SIE president Jim Ryan.

“That energy, that effort and that money will continue to grow as the installed base of PlayStation VR 2 headsets grows also.”

During Sony’s CES 2022 keynote in January, the company first shared official technical specs for the PlayStation 5 VR headset and also confirmed the name for its VR controller: PlayStation VR2 Sense controller.

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The all-new classic Sonic compilation comes out June 23, 2022

A few days ago, we had some speculation that we would soon be hearing more about the upcoming compilation of classic sonic the hedgehog titles. Our prediction that news and a release date would be coming soon, turned out to be true. Sega announced through a new trailer, their website, and on their official accounts, that the game would be coming on June 23rd. In addition to the release date, more interesting details have been confirmed for the collection.

The Developers

As previously announced, the versions of; Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, in the collection have been re-made from the ground up to support widescreen. As speculated by fans, all four games are running on the Retro / Star Engine, the same one used for Sonic Mania. Origin’s versions of Sonic 1, 2 and CD will be the same as the fan-favourite mobile versions of those games, now on console and PC. In addition, Sonic 3 and Knuckles has been remade for the first time in the Star Engine. The work for this remake was done by Co-Lead Developer for Sonic Mania and the Sonic 1, and 2 remakes, Stealth, along with the rest of the team at his company, Headcannon.

Both fans and the developers seem excited by the prospect of the entire original trilogy, and CD, all at last being available in widescreen, with the best performance and additional features. Whilst the remaking of Sonic 3 & Knuckles has been handled externally by Headcannon, the compilation itself is being built internally at Sega. And there appear to be a number of surprise extra features to be found.

Headcannon is proud to announce that we have been working with @Sega to re-create Sonic 3 & Knuckles for their upcoming #SonicOrigins collection!

This completes the official "Remastering" of the mainline classics and marks our fourth time out with #SonictheHedgehog!

— Headcannon (@Head_cannon) April 20, 2022

Extra Features

The collection boasts both classic modes, and ‘anniversary’ modes of each of the games in the collection, allowing players to choose whether they play the updated versions, or original emulations of the games. Whilst playing in anniversary mode, lives will become a thing of the past, and are to be replaced by ‘coins’. These special coins are said to unlock extra features outside of the main games in the bonus menus. Extras such as concept art, videos, missions that have you tackling certain challenges within the game, and even a mirror-mode where you can play the games flipped.

There is also said to be a ‘story mode’ where players will be sent through the four games in chronological order. From sonic 1, to CD, to 2, and then to 3 and Knuckles (seemingly ending debates over which came first between CD and 2). All new animated cutscenes will punctuate the start and end of each game as well. These animations have been written by the franchises longest running comics writer, and writer for the upcoming Sonic Frontiers game, Ian Flynn. Meanwhile, animation for the cutscenes have been handled by Tyson Hesse and his team. Hesse being one of the individuals responsible for the popular Sonic Mania Adventures shorts released onto Youtube, as well as the far more well received re-design for the Movie Sonic, after the studio scrapped the original nightmare.

Screenshots from the game show that the backgrounds to its menus are charming 3D recreations of the islands upon which the classic games take place. All the extra additions to the presentation of the games, seem to be going a long way to making Sonic Origins more than just a simple collection.

Coming June 23rd

Pre-orders for the compilation have gone live, to mixed reception from the fans. A strange collection of minor cosmetic features have been seemingly withheld from the base game release, only available to those who pre-order or who purchase the Digital Deluxe version. This information was presented to fans through a bafflingly clunky chart to top it off.

Despite this, the collection is still set to be the definitive way to play Sonic the Hedgehog’s most celebrated titles, and will provide an easy entry point for new fans who have come from the movies.

Sonic Origins comes out on June 23rd. In the meantime, the franchise’s last remaster Sonic Colours Ultimate came out last year, and its brand-new open world adventure, Sonic Frontiers is set for release later in 2022.

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