Editing Halo 4 Limited Edition

{{Title|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
[[File:Halo 4 Limited Edition.jpg|thumb|Halo 4 Limited Edition case.]]

The '''''Halo 4'' Limited Edition''' is a limited edition of ''[[Halo 4]]'' which costs $99.99 USD in the United States at time of release.<ref name="bulletin">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/05/16/The-Halo-Bulletin-51612.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Halo Bulletin 5-16-12'']</ref> It contains additional content not found in the standard edition. Unlike ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition'' is the ultimate and only special edition. No Legendary Edition was released, due to [[343 Industries]] not wanting consumers to have to choose which version-specific ancillary items they would receive.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin}}

==Contents==
The limited edition is presented in a large, minimalistic gray case that is adorned with the updated [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] emblem and a serial number; the game itself is included in a smaller steelbook case that features similar artwork to the larger case and is embossed with decorative patterns. Similar to the framing story behind the ''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Halo: Reach Limited]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]]'' editions,  (in which a [[Unidentified Beta-5 Division operative|Beta-5 Division operative]] sends the contents of the package to his cousin),  the ''Halo 4 Limited Edition'' offers the conceit that its contents are the property of [[Gabriel Thorne]], a SPARTAN-IV assigned to the ''Infinity''.<ref>[http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Xbox-360/Halo-4-Limited-Edition/20302628/images/13549027/ '''MightyApe.co.nz:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition screenshots'']</ref> The contents include:{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin}}
*'''''Halo 4''''' game disc and manual.
*'''War Games map pack''' - pre-paid access to future ''Halo 4'' DLC, nine maps over three map packs to be released in the months following the game's launch, along with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Strider|Strider]] helmet and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Scanner|Scanner]] helmet. Details and release dates for said map packs will be announced post-launch.
*'''[[Specializations]]''' - early access to six specializations available on [[Xbox LIVE]] at launch. Specializations include items such as armor abilities and armor customization. 
*'''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''' - includes a Spartan armor customization schematic, information about UNSC weapons, an introduction to the UNSC ''Infinity'', and insight into the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]].
*'''''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' Special Edition''' - a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, with additional digital content including in-fiction content for canon elements that enhances the film's characters and events, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a special featurette, "''Bringing Gaming into Reality''". The videos are streamed through the Xbox 360 [[Halo Waypoint]] application and are unlocked by an add-on download code.
*'''Bonus digital content:''' exclusive in-game [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Recruit|Recruit]] armor skin, Recruit armor for [[Avatar (Xbox 360)|Xbox LIVE Avatar]], weapon skin for [[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5D assault rifle]], [[Cryotube]] Avatar prop, in-game unique emblem.

==Trivia==
*The graphics in the Limited Edition were created by [[:Category:Images by Eric Will|Eric Will]], with the physical packaging and overall design created by Shane Hartley.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4A32k?album_id=978487|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 4 Collectors Edition|Quote=I had the privilege to assist in the design for the Halo 4 Collectors Edition. I contributed all of the visual graphic design standards, graphic motifs & UNSC logo, letter-font. Physical packaging, industrial design and final direction by the talented Shane Hartley|D=24|M=11|Y=2024}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://shanehartley.com/portfolio/items/halo-4-limited-collectors-edition/|Site=Shane Hartley Portfolio|Page=Halo 4 Limited Collector's Edition|D=24|M=11|Y=2024}}
*Unlike the ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'', these are all uniquely numbered according to the order they came off the assembly line. <ref>[http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=38014 HBO: "The very first production copy of Halo 4"]</ref>
*The limited edition case appears in the [[Dawn (level)|Dawn]] level as UNSC cases of some sort scattered about the ship.

==Gallery==
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File:Halo-4-limited-edition.jpeg|A closer look at the contents of the limited edition.<ref>[http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/8243/article/halo-4-limited-edition-new-images-surfaces/ '''Gameranx.com:''' ''Halo 4 Limited Edition New Images Surfaces'']</ref>
File:Halo 4 Limited Edition content.jpeg|The limited edition showing digital content.<ref>[http://blogs.halo.xbox.com/Headlines/post/2012/09/19/The-Halo-Bulletin-91912-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint,''' ''Halo Bulletin: 9.19.12'']</ref>
File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|The Limited Edition case in the ''Halo 4'' mission Dawn.
</gallery>

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