Aliens: Colonial Marines Pre-Order Bonuses

[Malevelon Krieg]

Will the Steam version of pre-order also include:

"Pre-purchase Aliens Colonial Marines and receive the Exclusive Competitive Multiplayer Pack!

- Four Playable Movie Characters: Players will be able to fight for their squad's survival and confront hordes of enemies as the original ALIENS film icons Private Hudson, Corporal Hicks, Private Drake and Sergeant Apone.

- Additional Marines Character Customization Options

- Ripley's Flamethrower"

As seen here: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/aliens-colonial-marines/103131

This is the only thing stopping me from getting the Steam pre-order. If it does include the Exclusive Competitive Multiplayer Pack, I'll pre-order it right away!

Thanks in advanced.

[Quick!SaveTheChildren]

I checked Gamestop's, Steam's, and Green Man Gaming's descriptions and I would say that's likely a Gamestop preorder bonus only. Strange, Gamestop usually posts in ginormous letters if the bonus is exclusive to them only.

[tmwfte]

I think the keyword there is "exclusive".

[Malevelon Krieg]

I also sent GameStop an email to inquire:

Nomad a écrit :

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/aliens-colonial-marines/103131

Is this PC DOWNLOAD version of the game Steam friendly? I would like to add this game to my Steam library, so before I pre-order I'd like to know more about this.

This was the reply:

Jandel - GameStop Customer Service a écrit :

Thank you for contacting GameStop.com.

We can only recommend speaking with the manufacturer of the product directly for assistance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

While most manufacturers prefer to be contacted through their websites.

If you have additional questions, we are here for you. You can respond to this email, or if you prefer to speak to someone directly, you can reach us 7 days a week 8am ? 8pm at 800-883-8895.


Best Regards,
Jandel
GameStop Customer Service

Sent Gearbox Software an email last month too, but no reply.

[Malevelon Krieg]

ChrisF a écrit :

Alien1099 a écrit :

Thanks, we'd appreciate it. This is to be a Steam activated/integrated game though correct? So if you did buy it from Gamestop, it will be activated on Steam and put it in your Steam library for download/updates right?

Correct. Aliens: Colonial Marines is a Steamworks title on PC, so it activates on Steam regardless of where you buy it.

Source: http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showpost.php?p=3494321&postcount=51

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Pre-order through Gamestop, activate on Steam?

Tonks a écrit :

jdavids86 a écrit :

Hey all, quick question. I was curious if anyone could confirm if it would be possible to pre-order and purchase a physical box copy from Gamestop, and then activate it on Steam. I know Steam allows many boxed games with a CD key to attach that key to your Steam account so you can download / manage / and play the game via Steam. The reason I ask is because I really want the Gamestop pre-order bonuses, but I highly prefer all my games to be under the Steam umbrella.

Anyone? Thanks!

Hi jdavids86 and Nomad - check out the thread in the News section about steam. it should help answer your questions.

edit: here is ChrisF's response
http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/sh...1&postcount=51

*ninja'd by Pulser*

Source: http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=226414

[Quick!SaveTheChildren]

Oh, that's good to know. Didn't realize it was a Gearbox game too.