News: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Box - The Mega Fan-killer

Most devs will employ a whole slew of marketing ploys nowadays to lure gamers to purchase their products, such as Collector's Editions with their tin sets and little miniature figurines of Big Daddies from Bioshock or Crimson from Street Fighter IV.

But Infinity Ward's pulling out all the stops to make sure that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 really destroys every other devs' Christmas joy with their mega US$150 even-better-than-collector's-edition Prestige boxset that comes with a fully functioning pair of night vision goggles.


Other things included in this juggernaut set for the serious fans include an art book, the obligatory steel case, a sculpted head to put the goggles on when you aren't prancing around like Sam Fisher, and a code to download the original Call of Duty absolutely "free" (of course not, when you're paying US$150) on Xbox Live Arcade and PSN.

See the video below for a pleasant unboxing of said Prestige Box:

For the more sane, and money-conscious, there's still the "normal" Collector's edition minus the goggles and the sculpted head (damn, they could've at least kept that in), at the lovely price of US$80.

Personally, I can't wait to play Modern Warfare 2 with the lights off and with everything looking green.

Bad news is that the Prestige Box is an exclusive purchase only to HMV, and only through their online site. The limited edition boxset actually goes on sale November 10, but you can bet your bottom dollar that preorders will make that an impossibility. So get on there, ye Modern Warfare 2 fans and get purchasing, because the capitalist wheel is turning and the devs love your money.