A post on the official PlayStation blog has taken the veil off the new Starhawk Limited Edition which can now be pre-ordered by PS3 owners through GameStop. Everyone who reserves their copy of the game through the retailer will automatically have their purchases upgraded to the Limited Edition, supposedly providing them with access to over 20 USD worth of bonus content.
Along with this announcement, Sony has also revealed the box art for the upcoming title which is in its beta stage currently. The Starhawk Limited Edition copies are all set to comprise two DLC packs containing new maps and multiplayer skins, a soundtrack CD and a PSN download code of Warhawk, the PS one title to which this offering is a spiritual successor to.
“We are also happy to share our official packfront art for the first time. Behold! This art was designed not to just give player a glimpse of the brutal Starhawk universe, but to give a little insight into our main character Emmett Graves, a man who won’t back down from a fight. We hope you dig both the packfront and that the Limited Edition makes you want to pre-order your copy,” shared Chuck Lacson, Product Marketing Manager, SCEA, on the blog.
The two DLCs that will form part of the pre-order include the Maw of Despair Outcast Pack and the Echo Scrapyard Rifter Pack. While the former will include a co-op map and a Shade Warrior multiplayer skin, the latter offers Scrapyard Homeworld and the Huxley Ardin multiplayer skin. Moreover, a PS3 theme bearing the concept art of the game would also be made available with this pack.
Starhawk Limited Edition can be pre-ordered currently through GameStop at a price of 59.99 USD (approx. Rs. 2,950). It is scheduled to be released for the PS3 on May 8, 2012.