Of course, these two sales constitute Amazon's Deal of the Day and will expire either at midnight Pacific (3AM ET) or when the retailer runs out of stock. And we've heard that this Halo stuff is pretty popular.
Halo: Reach Legendary Edition for $60, LE for $40 on Amazon today
by JC Fletcher 
on Feb 24th 2011 11:20AM
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Of course, these two sales constitute Amazon's Deal of the Day and will expire either at midnight Pacific (3AM ET) or when the retailer runs out of stock. And we've heard that this Halo stuff is pretty popular.
Reader Comments (42)
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:23AM CaptainProtonX said
Noice.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:26AM Anticrawl said
Can never trust a developer these days that their limited editions will be truly limited. Lame.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:35AM SpanWolf said
@Anticrawl I will never, EVER, trust them again on that. When they said that they were only printing 10% of what they did for Halo 3, and certain stores were selling out before release, I jumped on it thinking it was my only option. I'm not going to fall for that one ever again, I've learned my lesson.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:22PM Ballistic H said
@Anticrawl
Bungie is the only offender on that. I'll never trust them again on their claim of limited editions.
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Bungie is the only offender on that. I'll never trust them again on their claim of limited editions.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:03PM CaptainProtonX said
@romevi
That's because Duke does what he says.
Kick your ass? DONE.
Shit down your neck? DONE.
Be limited at release? DONE.
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That's because Duke does what he says.
Kick your ass? DONE.
Shit down your neck? DONE.
Be limited at release? DONE.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:04PM Joseph9307 said
@Anticrawl
This certainly sucks. I feel pretty lame.
Why the hell did they have to lie about it though!?!?
However, I believe this is the only "Limited Edition" that I have never seen sold out. About a week after launch, I never saw a MW2 Prestige Edition ANYWHERE. And I don't think the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood LE is available anywhere either.
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This certainly sucks. I feel pretty lame.
Why the hell did they have to lie about it though!?!?
However, I believe this is the only "Limited Edition" that I have never seen sold out. About a week after launch, I never saw a MW2 Prestige Edition ANYWHERE. And I don't think the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood LE is available anywhere either.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:49PM Ballistic H said
@Joseph9307
Most other limited editions get sold out: Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3, Dragon Age, etc
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Most other limited editions get sold out: Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3, Dragon Age, etc
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:34PM rajendra82 said
@Joseph9307
The Fry's near my house still has COD Black Ops Prestige Edition, and AC Brotherhood LE.
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The Fry's near my house still has COD Black Ops Prestige Edition, and AC Brotherhood LE.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:39PM M4L said
Nintendo does, it is impossible to find a Mario All Stars or the Metroid Prime collection unless you pay mark ups from specific vendors. Capcom is also legit with their limited editions.
Just keep track of which companies keep on offering an unlimited amount of limited editions, like Bungie and Rocksteady Studios. Remember, fool me once...
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Just keep track of which companies keep on offering an unlimited amount of limited editions, like Bungie and Rocksteady Studios. Remember, fool me once...
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:31AM EDZiLLUH said
damn i just want the flaming helmet code.! i already have the game
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:44AM baby sea tuna said
@EDZiLLUH
Only if you play a lot of firefight or campaign. In MP, a flaming helmet (or any other armor effect) is like wearing a big ol' sign that says "SHOOT HERE!"
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Only if you play a lot of firefight or campaign. In MP, a flaming helmet (or any other armor effect) is like wearing a big ol' sign that says "SHOOT HERE!"
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 2:23PM FlashJS said
@EDZiLLUH
I agree with the other reply. Get it only if you just want to show off or you like a lot of competition in multiplayer. My friends and I always go after the flame heads. Not because we're jealous. But because they're such an obvious target. You can see the bright flickering flames all the way across the map.
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I agree with the other reply. Get it only if you just want to show off or you like a lot of competition in multiplayer. My friends and I always go after the flame heads. Not because we're jealous. But because they're such an obvious target. You can see the bright flickering flames all the way across the map.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:33AM KungFuChaosNinja said
And to think some people spent $150 on that.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:25PM Ballistic H said
@KungFuChaosNinja
I paid that and now I'll never trust Bungie ever again. they claimed that Reach Legendary was literally way more limited than Halo 3 Legendary.
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I paid that and now I'll never trust Bungie ever again. they claimed that Reach Legendary was literally way more limited than Halo 3 Legendary.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:29PM BananaBoat said
@JnRx - That and this are different. This was a limited edition release that was supposed to be limited in supply (making the statue collectible/rare/etc). That obviously didn't happen. Games getting cheaper (like in the case of Mass Effect) is to be expected. Limited editions sitting on shelves months after release, marked down in price to nothing, is not.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:35AM HGrp said
I agree. However... I DO trust Activision and Kotick a good amount :) http://stars.ign.com/objects/142/14216734.html
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:47AM oJMan240o said
@HGrp I can't believe it. I must have seen everything now. I never thought the word Trust would be paired with either Activision or Kotick without the words can't, don't, or won't.
Joining with Activision in recent years is the equivalent of developer suicide. Lets hope Bungie doesn't experience that particular phenomenon.
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Joining with Activision in recent years is the equivalent of developer suicide. Lets hope Bungie doesn't experience that particular phenomenon.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:37AM JnRx said
I feel bad for any one who bought this for 100+ dollars now xD
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:28PM Ballistic H said
@spid
That's not the issue. Limited editions buyers buy because of the content and more specifically that they're in limited number to own that content making them unique and prized.
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That's not the issue. Limited editions buyers buy because of the content and more specifically that they're in limited number to own that content making them unique and prized.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:17PM spid said
@Ballistic H
I bought it because of the content not because it is limited. The only way the product is going to be limited is if it is going to bomb. Any consumer who really thinks these products will be limited, for a popular product, is only deluding themselves.
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I bought it because of the content not because it is limited. The only way the product is going to be limited is if it is going to bomb. Any consumer who really thinks these products will be limited, for a popular product, is only deluding themselves.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:40AM baby sea tuna said
Have it, love it. That said, I'm glad I didn't spend $150 on it.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:44AM oJMan240o said
Got mine for free from GameStop... guess that kinda made that cruddy event they held worth it.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:45AM Guhungus said
Tempting... but Halo really isn't my thing. I suppose I could re-sell them on eBay. Heh-heh! Profit!
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:46AM baby sea tuna said
The only one I trust is Bioware. I managed to snag the LE's of Dragon Age and ME2 on release, and have never seen one on a store shelf after that day.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:46AM baby sea tuna said
@baby sea tuna
That was a reply to anticrawl.
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That was a reply to anticrawl.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:46AM edtheshed said
ah man....
if i lived in america i would've bought this already
=(
if i lived in america i would've bought this already
=(
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:07PM spamandpeeplover said
I think I paid this at launch, so I am not mad at all.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:11PM OrangeGamer said
I'm one of those people who lives in caves and doesn't have Halo Reach yet.
I wasn't planning to buy Reach until it went down in price initially (by itself to like $30 or $40), but for the price of the retail game alone getting Legendary Edition? *bought* DAMN ME, ME!
I wasn't planning to buy Reach until it went down in price initially (by itself to like $30 or $40), but for the price of the retail game alone getting Legendary Edition? *bought* DAMN ME, ME!
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:33PM Freak mojo said
Nice deal. I'm looking for the new Halo 360 bundle though... Missed out on that limited edition :-(
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:17PM Burritoclock said
The piece of crap pipboy for Fallout 3 is what finally and thankfully broke me of "Special edition" purchases. NEVER AGAIN! it's one of my favorite games, but man that thing sucked.
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:44PM ElementalFiend said
I bought the Halo 3 Legendary edition for $45 almost a year after it was released. Thats why I didn't pull the trigger on the Reach Legendary.
Now about 6 months later I get it at half price :)
Now about 6 months later I get it at half price :)
Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:43PM M4L said
Don't get me wrong, I love the game, but you think people would have learned with the Halo 3 limited edition collection which I paid under $40 for.
This is the second time Amazon is offering this deal, I picked up this LE the first time they ran this promotion which was about two months after the game was released.
This is the second time Amazon is offering this deal, I picked up this LE the first time they ran this promotion which was about two months after the game was released.
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