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Unboxing the RIFT Collector's Edition

by Justin Olivetti on Feb 23rd 2011 12:00PM

Fantasy, Galleries, Launches, Hands-on, RIFT

Like hyperactive kids on Christmas morning, we've been tearing into our copies of RIFT's Collector's Edition with unbridled excitement. Although Trion Worlds has offered a variety of versions of the game, from the standard to the Digital Collector's Edition, we're most interested in checking out the many physical goodies that come with the deluxe CE.

Included with the RIFT Collector's Edition is the game, various digital in-game items, 30 days of gameplay, a poster, mousepad, 8 gigabyte flash drive, soundtrack, reference card, and a 128-page full-color comic set in the game world of Telara. If you like what you see, it's not too late to pick up a copy of the CE -- which runs you $76.99 from Amazon -- and get in with tomorrow's head start launch.

You can view all of the CE's wonders and treasures by checking out the gallery below:

RIFT: Collector's Edition

Reader Comments (13)

Awesome, I am so glad I got the physical CE. Trion's CE is Blizzard-like and slightly better which is surprising.

Beautiful.

that's a GREAT CE.. if I were getting Rift I would certainly get that set.

After getting suckered into buying physical CE's in the past, I am glad Trion offered the digital CE at a reduced rate.

@drakon This. The physical extras are nifty, but I don't need them and they'll wind up on a shelf or in a drawer within weeks. The digital CE has stuff I can use in-game, which takes up no room in my home.

No cloth map???
/e indignant

I am so confused!

I know Head-Start hasn't started, but has this hit store shelves yet or are you guys just opening up your early-VIP press copies?

I pre-ordered as well, but been a bit busy to check.

The physical copies won't hit store shelves until March 1st, so this is probably any early press copy they are unboxing. Still, this is one of the best physical CEs I've seen.

I WANT MINE!

And sooo much better than that ~don't put anything in it or drink from it~ mug from ffxiv.

Any chance of a high res shot of the keyboard reference card?

I wonder how much Trion marketing pays for Joystiq to promote this game.

@Drunken Irish Sniper Can you go back to the wow site and complain there?

This looks awesome, but I'd like to echo drakon's comment. I'm so glad they offered a digital CE as well. The physical copy is great for people who want it, but I don't need any of that stuff. I already have plenty of Flash drives, mouse pads, and other junk that just takes up space in my office. The digital CE was perfect for me because I wanted the digital goodies only.

Unboxing the RIFT Collector's Edition

RIFT: Collector's Edition

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