Whether you like pre-orders for video games, developers and publishers will keep wheeling them out to catch our attention. Sometimes you might get questionable pre-order deals, As pink-bunny-suit Josh Atkinson talked about. But in other cases you could get a massive amount of options for your pre-order, and that is THQ and Relic Entertainment's plan with Company of Heroes 2 for the PC.
First there is the general pre-order incentive for Company of Heroes 2. This global bonus consists of two vehicle skins for their medium weight vehicles, the German Rotbraun and Soviet Leningrad. 'Selected' retailers are also offering guaranteed beta access during the Closed Beta phase of the game. So far anyone that pre-orders from Amazon and GAME group will get this offer, and more might be able to provide this if they have enough tokens to hand out.
Now the pre-orders for Company of Heroes 2 get more diverse with each retailer. Steam buyers will get a Tiered Reward Program which features rewards and unlocks for Team Fortress 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Retribution. Like the general pre-order bonus, this one is also limited due to the amount of tokens available.
Finally anyone that pre-orders Company of Heroes 2 from EA's Origin or ShopTHQ get unique bonuses. Origin users will get an exclusive Soviet Bryansk Front vehicle skin to use on heavy vehicles. ShopTHQ customers will get the Command Pass, which allows the player to download new bonus multiplayer maps as well as take part in exclusive members only events. The Command Pass will be available for purchase soon.
Company of Heroes 2 is a sequel to a World War II RTS released in 2006 on the PC. It seems the game was accepted well by fans and critics as the Gamerankings.com score is above 93%. The sequel is scheduled for release in early 2013 also on the PC. You can get more information on Company of Heroes 2 from their Web site.
