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Skybound & Beamdog Reveal Classic D&D RPG Collector’s Packs

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Skybound Games and Beamdog today announced four new Enhanced Edition Collector’s Packs with exclusive physical bonuses for several classic fantasy role-playing video games inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Celebrating the enhanced edition console debuts of the iconic Baldur’s GateBaldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear expansion, Baldur’s Gate IIPlanescape: Torment,Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights later this year, these Collector’s Packs are available to pre-order now for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Skybound Games has also released a new Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack video hosted by DC Daily and Syfy Wire star Whitney Moore, featuring interviews with Beamdog CEO Trent Oster and voice artist Mark Meer (Alveus Malcanter and Baeloth the Entertainer), as well as Ivan Van Norman of Geek & Sundry and others.

 

Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s GateBaldur’s Gate: Siege of DragonspearBaldur’s Gate llPlanescape: Torment, Icewind Dale andNeverwinter Nights Coming Later This Year to PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Beamdog Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack Details:

All four Collector’s Packs are now available to pre-order exclusively for Skybound Insiders for a limited time on Skybound.com. Pre-orders will open to the general public tomorrow, June 28, and will last until August 2 or sold out. Each Collector’s Pack includes enhanced editions of their respective games, as well as exclusive physical items unique to each game world.

  • Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack ($99.99): Includes the original Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and its sequel,Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, with all DLC and restored quest content, as well as the Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspearexpansion, featuring new original content developed by Beamdog to bridge the two games. Physical items include a Bhaalspawn Medallion, Set of 3 Pins, Engraved Metal Dice Set, Parchment Style Map, Faux Leather Journal featuring the Baldur’s Gate emblem and exclusive art, and 3 Hero Cards of Minsc & Dynaheir, Wilson & Imoen, and Viconia. 
  • Planescape: Torment / Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack ($99.99): Includes two must-play games and all their DLC in one package – the chilling Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, plus its expansions, and the enhanced edition of 1999’s RPG of the Year,Planescape: Torment. Physical items include a Lady of Pain Medallion, Set of 2 Pins, Engraved Metal Dice Set, Parchment Style Map, Faux Leather Journal featuring the Planescape Torment/Icewind Dale emblems, 3 Hero Cards of Lady of Pain, Morte and the Nameless One, and a Morte Squishy Stress Ball. 
  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack ($99.99): The 2002 Computer RPG of the Year and all its DLC deliver 10 standalone D&D-based adventures featuring co-op and online multiplayer. Physical items include a Neverwinter Nights “Eye” Medallion, Set of 2 Pins, Engraved Metal Dice Set, Parchment Style Map, Faux Leather Journal featuring the Neverwinter Nights Eye emblem, and 3 Hero Cards of Deekin, Aribeth and Valsharess. 
  • Ultimate Enhanced Edition Collector’s Pack ($199.99): Includes Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s GateBaldur’s Gate: Siege of DragonspearBaldur’s Gate llPlanescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights. Physical items include Engraved Metal Dice Set & Beholder Dice Tray, Morte Squishy Stress Ball, Parchment Style Map, Faux Leather Journal with Beholder emblem, Set of 2 Pins (Bhaalspawn and Lady of Pain), and 4 Lithograph Prints featuring fan-favorite characters from each game.

Tailored for a natural gameplay experience on consoles, these enhanced editions give longtime fans and newcomers alike the opportunity to play several critically acclaimed adventures from a golden age of RPGs in a whole new way. Beamdog has upgraded each title with native support for high-resolution widescreen displays, controls optimized for console controllers, new standalone content, new characters and classes, new voice sets, expanded character creation options, improved multiplayer functionality, redesigns of the UI and UX, bug fixes, balance changes and more.

In addition to the Skybound.com-exclusive Collector’s Packs outlined above, Skybound Games will release standalone boxed versions ofBaldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Planescape: Torment/Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition at major retailers on Oct. 1, 2019, in North America and Oct. 4 in other territories. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition will release Dec. 3, 2019, in North America and Dec. 6 in other territories  for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.