Guild Wars 2 Collector's Edition, Specs Announced

Guild Wars 2's official site has revealed three editions of the game available for pre-order.

Beginning April 10th, two digital versions of the game will be available. A game-only option will be offered, as well as a Digital Deluxe edition including the following in-game skills and items: 

• Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill: summon a temporary Mistfire Wolf pet for use in combat
• Rytlock Minitature: a perfect replica of Rytlock Brimstone to accompany your character on all of their adventure
• Golem Banker: five days of a golem banker who will grant you access to your account storage from anywhere in the world
• Chalice of Glory: A one-time use chalice to unlock rewards in PvP as well as compare your progress against other players
• Tome of Influence: a one-time boost used to unlock guild vaults, emblems and other items for your guild

In addition, a Collector's Edition will be available with the following physical items: 

• 10-inch Rytlock figurine
• Making of Guild Wars 2 book (112 pages)
• Custom art frame
• Art portfolio and five art prints
• Best of Guild Wars 2 soundtrack CD

The Collector's Edition will be available for $149.99. No prices have been announced for the digital or digital deluxe editions. Customers who pre-order any of the three versions will also receive the following pre-order bonuses: 

• Access to all Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Events
• Three days of headstart access
• Hero's Band in-game accessory (offers +2 Power, +2 Precision, +2 Toughness, +2 Vitality, +2 Condition Damage, +2 Healing, and +2% Critical Damage)

Finally, Guild Wars 2 will support the following minimum system requirements: 

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or better
• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, Core i3, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or better
• NVIDIA GeForce 7800, ATI Radeon X1800, Intel HD 3000 or better (256 MB of video RAM and shader model 3.0 or better)
• 25GB available HDD space

Interestingly, the following caveat is included with the specs, so you may not want to get too attached to your computer if you're at the lower end of the spectrum: "Due to potential changes, system requirements may change over time, and you may be required to upgrade your current system (or obtain a new system) to continue to play the game." 

Pre-orders for Guild Wars 2 will begin on April 10th, though no release date has been announced. For the latest on the game, be sure to check out our impressions playing as the Guardian and playing as the Warrior.