Don't bet on the big robot thing, it won't win

If you’ve already placed a pre-order for Lightbox Interactive’s smart third-person shooter, Starhawk, then you’re in luck. Well, if you’re based in North America anyway. Sony’s announced that all existing (and future) pre-orders for the shooter-cross-strategy multiplayer title placed at GameStop will be automatically upgraded to the feature-packed Limited Edition.

The extras include: two DLC packs, a download for the PSone classic Warhawk, an exclusive dynamic theme, and the game’s official soundtrack.

Sony’s also revealed Starhawk’s official US boxart. According to associate product marketing manager, Chuck Lacson, it was designed to “give a little insight into our main character Emmett Graves, a man who won’t back down from a fight”. Hmm. We guess they pulled that off?

The Limited Edition package includes:

Maw of Despair Outcast Pack: Includes the Maw of Despair Co-op Map and Shade Warrior MP Skin
This challenging co-op mission takes place deep beneath the planet’s surface in a particularly dangerous Rift mine. The Maw of Despair is home to the oldest Outcast tribe, the Shade Warriors. The heart of each Shade Warrior blazes with pure Rift energy, granting them extra toughness and combat ability. The firefights you’ll encounter in the Maw of Despair co-op mission will push your shooting skills to the edge!

Echo Scrapyard Rifter Pack: Includes the Scrapyard Homeworld and Huxley Ardin MP Skin
An exclusive player Homeworld, the Echo Scrapyard features Huxley’s mechanics shop and junkyard — known throughout the Frontier as the best place in the Frontier for Rifters to get spare parts for their Razorbacks and Sidewinders. And in the canyon basin below, Huxley’s shop is a network of roads and trails for players to hone their own Razorback 4×4 and Sidewinder Jetbike driving skills.

Starhawk Concept Art PS3 Theme: Decorate your PS3 with the amazing concept art that help bring the Starhawk Universe to life. Only available through the Starhawk Limited Edition.

Copy of the Original Warhawk (PSone): Download and play the title that started it all!

Official Starhawk Soundtrack: Christopher Lennertz’s sweeping original score available as a PSN download.

[source blog.us.playstation.com]