Given that "Castelvania: Lords of Shadow" will be a major release from a well-known franchise for Konami when it comes out later this year, a decision to orphan the title without some kind of premium edition would be surprising. Amazon.com posted an image of just such a special edition, however, and then promptly took it down. Konami hasn't made the offering official yet, but a representative has stated on the record that the Art of "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow" book and soundtrack shown on Amazon only represent a mock-up of the type of special edition we may eventually see.
"The images of the special edition leaked onto the net are mock ups and NOT final," the game's producer David Cox told Joystiq. He called out Amazon for jumping the the gun, even if he didn't verify which items will be available.
A real chain-whip with a mace on the end would be nice, but this looks like your standard bundle of special edition options. I'm sure we can expect to find something just like what's in the picture above, perhaps in a pretty box, once "Lords of Shadow" ships.
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