Dishonored Pre-Order Bonuses

Same here. I want the USB lamp and the Tarot Cards.

I made my own link here from the best buy popup

yours is good too, but I went through the trouble to make this so I'm gonna post it too -_-

Thanks for the info, I updated the link with the "official" poster.

Apparently, a lot of other people wanted them too with the result that they're sold out from the online GameStop store (though there are other online stores for other countries that have them and possibly local GameStop stores).

$15 off (if you use the coupon code available till the 8th) :X

I really hope so.

Are you asking me this question? If you read what I wrote, I never mentioned "extra items" once. The only time the word "item" was used was in reference to the Team Fortress 2 items. Also, in my last paragraph, I make it explicitly clear that the bonuses "add abilities to your character in the game".

That said, now that you bring up the subject, you actually do get both digital and physical items, depending on which exclusive DLC you choose. They are not "mere stat bonuses". If you click on the posters for each DLC, you'll notice that, along with each pack of abilities, you get: an in-game statue, "unhidden book", and 500 coin. And, if you order from GameStop or BestBuy, you also get a physical deck of tarot cards or USB drive.

I saw that comment before I posted but, so what? Pre-order marketing campaigns do not justify the existence of company-specific DLC bonuses and there is no guarantee that any of these DLC (or physical items like tarot cards and USB drive) will be released at a later date. (If that was guaranteed to happen, it would defeat the pre-order bonus marketing strategy.)

It would be great if that happened -- something I mentioned in the Sleeping Dogs thread -- but months have passed and that still hasn't happened in regards to that game. (So far the DLC released for Sleeping Dogs has consisted of mostly experience boosts and increased money -- which in the old days is what we would have called a "cheat code".) Now, these two games are developed and published by entirely different companies but, generally speaking, most game companies do not release promotional DLC at a later date. I only know of a few exceptions.

You should e-mail them to make sure you're getting the cards. They removed the advertisement and all mention of the Tarot Cards from the website. Unless you pre-ordered a long time ago or pre-ordered from a local GameStop, you may have a problem.

I agree, when I heard about the greenmangaming thing I was really annoyed but... did you still get the tf2 item?
Regardless they deserve the extra £7.50

Well, usually a lot of gaming sites regularly report on the various exclusive pre-order bonuses. In addition, Amazon has its own section of pre-order bonuses (but, naturally, isn't going to advertise other companies' rival pre-order DLC). However, while someone may be able to pirate a given game, pirating the DLC may be a bit harder. For instance, all of the aforementioned pre-order DLC for Dishonored is a Steam code.

That said, I agree that this policy is terrible. Luckily, some well-known online gaming sites -- like Rock, Paper Shotgun -- agree on this and are giving our point-of-view a voice to the game developers since the people who run and write in magazines like PC Gamer are too servile, weak-willed, and submissive to voice such opinions to the industry.

You make it sound as if the "pre order content" is vital to enjoying the game. I can't even classify it as DLC (which is also not vital to enjoy the game).

Sad but true

I assume you're talking to me -- in which case, I suggest you re-read my opening post because you seem to be more than a little confused. I simply created this thread for the same reason I created the Sleeping Dogs one: to list all of the various pre-order DLC and to see which people generally favored. Nothing more, nothing less.

That said, I merely noted that I hate the practice of company-specific pre-bonus DLC as a tangent. Less than a full sentence was dedicated to that subject but, for some unknown reason, you seem to have fixated on it. Hence, the bizarre conclusion you reached that I somehow... felt "forced" (i.e. coerced) into buying a pre-order. I decided to buy this game before I even knew there were multiple offers, aside from just the Steam one (and, again, despite my lack of interest in the TF2 items, etc.).

DLC doesn't convince someone to buy (or not to buy) a game. Clearly, that's not the issue. The issue is that games should be released the same for all people, regardless of what country they are in or what company is selling them the game. If this is not the case, then all of the pre-order DLC (and other promotional items) should be made available for people to purchase at a later date, if they want it. Whether the DLC is a minor alteration or a game-changing dynamic has absolutely no relevance in the issue as it's about the principle of it.