Just went Gold yesterday!!
I've been looking around online, and it's looking like the Special edition (with free headset) is beeing withdrawn. I dont know whethet this is because something is wrong with it, or because they are going to add something extra, but lots of online stores say that is is discontinued. Maybe it has just been sold out, but I've heard from some sources that it has been withdrawn. Does anybody have any more info on this????
I've only just ordered mine on www.hmv.co.uk ,which claims that it is still taking pre orders only, but will not release it in store on the release date.
BTW, on the demo, in the onslaught-Torlan map, it is possible to get the redeemer.
Simply get the raptor and fly around the central tower, pressing jump (space bar) until you can see down onto the top of it. Fly over it slowly and exit the raptor to get the redeemer.
It is nowhere near as powerful as the UT2003 version. it is much slower, can be shot down much easier, does not have anywhwere near as large range, and does not always kill people in the area who are not undercover.
I've just checked my e-mail, and my pre order for the special edition has been cancelled. I think amazon.ca is still selling it (with 40 canadian dollars knocked off the price).
I think it looks like the manufacturer has noticed something wrong with the product and is forcing the stores to withdraw the special edition.
I dont know whether it will still be released later or not.
I checked on the atarti games forum and managed to find out that there were only 60'000 copies of the special edition (40'000 for US and canada, 20'000 for rest of the world).
Gamestation is aparently the only UK store that is selling the special edition and has 500 copies alltogether, with 150 pre orders already taken. I ordered my copy through them, but think that it wont get deliverd until about the 20th or something like that.
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