Ubisoft have announced a collection of special editions that will be available to those in the UK, sadly none of them include a Paladin C-147B which is potentially one of the coolest remote control aircrafts to be packaged in a collector's edition.
There is still a fair amount of choice though dependant on what type of collector's edition you prefer so you'll have to figure out which suits you best.
The 5th Freedom Edition:
The 5th Freedom Edition is an exclusive to GAME in the UK and Gamestop in Ireland.
- A Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
- A steelbook case
- A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire's Yacht
- Unlockable digital items including:o 5 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armoured Boots and Tactical Gloves
o 5 suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
o 5 Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow
The 5th Freedom Silver Edition
This version is exclusive to Uplay and can only be purchased on the Ubisoft store.
- An exclusive Silver Sam Fisher figurine (24cm)
- A special steelbook case with silver finish
- A 96 page graphic novel, Splinter Cell Echoes
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire's Yacht
- Unlockable digital items including:o 5 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Amber Goggles, Ghost Boots, Armoured Boots and Tactical Gloves
o 5 suits: Elite Digital Ghillie Suit, Spy Suit, Mercenary Suit, Upper Echelon Suit and Eclipse Suit
o 5 Weapons: VSS Sniper Rifle, M1014 Tactical Shotgun, HK 416 Assault Rifle F40, Pistol and Crossbow
The Ultimatum Edition
Which is available from a variety of stores including Ubisoft, ShopTo, GAME and Amazon.
- Special-Ops Digital Watch
- A 24 page Splinter Cell Echoes Graphic Novel
- Single and Multiplayer Co-op maps: Dead Coast and Billionaire's Yacht
- Unlockable digital items including:o 2 pieces of gear: Gold Goggles and Ghost Boots
o 1 Suit: Upper Echelon Suit
As well as the collector's edition you can get a special Upper Echelon Day 1 Edition which includes:
- The Dead coast single player and coop map
- A pair of gold goggles
- The legendary Upper Echelon Suit
- Early access to the HK 416 Assault Rifle
- Elite Digital Ghillie Suit
The Upper Echelon Day 1 Edition is exclusive to GAME in the UK and Xtravision in Ireland.
Also if you pre-order Splinter Cell Blacklist from Amazon you can get the following DLC with your order.
- The Dead coast single player and coop map
- A pair of gold goggles
- The legendary Upper Echelon Suit
- Tactical Gloves
- Early access to M1014 Tactical Shotgun
Splinter Cell Blacklist is being released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows and is set for release on the 22nd of August 2013. Which edition will you be ordering?