Mass Effect Goes Gold, Say Hello to the Collector’s Edition

BioWare Corp. has announced that Mass Effect has gone gold and will launch with a Limited Collector’s Edition and pre-order bonus disc.

Here are the contents of the limited collector’s edition which has an estimated retail price of $69.99:

    A Mass Effect fiction book titled “Galactic Codex: Essentials”

  • A 36-page guide to the Mass Effect universe, including a Citadel timeline and a guide to all non-human races, biotics and the key locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy
    An additional Mass Effect art book titled “A Future Imagined”

  • A 36-page collection of BioWare’s concept art for the game
    A bonus DVD of exclusive Mass Effect background material and additional content including:

  • “The Vision of Mass Effect documentary
  • “The Making of Mass Effect documentary
  • “Interactive Storytelling” documentary
  • “Inside BioWare” documentary
  • 18 Mass Effect themed gamer pics (three unique sets of six)
  • 16 dashboard themes (four unique sets of four)
  • Ten songs from the Mass Effect soundtrack
  • Five historical Mass Effect trailers from X05 through E3 2007 and the official TV trailer
  • A demo for “Blue Dragon” and videos for “Lost Odyssey,” “Halo 3” and “Halo Wars”
  • Design galleries featuring 600 concept images fully commented by the Art Directors

The bonus disc will be offered with pre-orders of either edition of the game, here are the content:

  • A short documentary on DVD introducing the game
  • 12 Mass Effect themed gamer pics (two unique sets of six)
  • Eight dashboard themes (two unique sets of four)
  • Three songs from the Mass Effect soundtrack on a CD
  • Four historical Mass Effect trailers from X05 through E3 2007 on DVD
  • A demo for “Blue Dragon” and videos for “Lost Odyssey,” “Halo 3” and “Halo Wars”

    Mass Effect is set to release November 20 in the US. Pre-order bonus disc and Limited Collector’s Edition are available at participating retailers.