EB Games AU announce A$199 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition

When Infinity Ward announced the Hardcore and Prestige collector's edition version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last week, many Aussies were concerned that the lack of AU-specific pricing might mean that we wouldn't be seeing a special edition of the game. All that worrying may have been for naught, because according to the official EB Games Australia Twitter account, the Prestige Edition will cost A$199 ($161.28 ) for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 version of the game.

Interestingly not long after the original post, a new statement saying "Sorry, got waaay too excited!!!! Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition pre-orders will be available in our stores from first thing 2morrow!!!!" went up on the company's official Twitter feed. When asked to confirm the pricing, an Activision Blizzard rep told GameSpot AU that "we don't comment on rumour or speculation".

As for the Hardcore Edition, which comes with a metallic case and an art book, no price was indicated.

The Prestige Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 contains the Hardcore Edition of the game, an art book, as well as an MW2-branded pair of night-vision goggles, and a sculpted head to place the goggles on.

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