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| {{Title|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition}} | | {{Era|RW}} |
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| [[File:Halo 4 Limited Edition.jpg|thumb|Halo 4 Limited Edition case.]] | | [[File:Halo 4 Limited Edition.jpg|thumb|Halo 4 Limited Edition case.]] |
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| 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}} | | The '''Halo 4 Limited Edition''' is a limited edition of ''[[Halo 4]]'' which will cost $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'' will be the ultimate and only special edition. No Legendary edition will be released.<ref name="bulletin"/> |
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| ==Contents== | | ==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}} | | The limited edition will be held in a specialized silver case. Also included will be: |
| *'''''Halo 4''''' game disc and manual.
| | *A copy of the game disc. |
| *'''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. | | *War Games Map Pack Access - access to future ''Halo 4'' DLC, nine maps over three map packs to be released in the months following the game's launch. |
| *'''[[Specializations]]''' - early access to six specializations available on [[Xbox LIVE]] at launch. Specializations include items such as armor abilities and armor customization. | | *Specializations - early access to six specializations available on Xbox LIVE at launch. |
| *'''[[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]]. | | *{{UNSCship|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-IV's]]. |
| *'''''[[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. | | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' Special Edition - a 90-minute extended version of the live-action digital series, with additional digital content. |
| *'''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. | | *Bonus digital content - unique in-game Spartan-IV armor skin, unique in-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle, an exclusive in-game emblem, Xbox LIVE Avatar prop, and Xbox LIVE Avatar Spartan IV armor set. |
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| ==Trivia==
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| *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>
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| *The limited edition case appears in the [[Dawn]] level as UNSC cases of some sort scattered about the ship.
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| ==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>
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| 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>
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| File:H4 Limited Edition InGame.png|The Limited Edition case in the ''Halo 4'' mission Dawn.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{GameEdition}}
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| [[Category:Halo 4]]
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