Defiance Collector's Edition

The Defiance Collector's Edition on PC strips back slightly from its Ultimate sibling but still delivers a package worth hunting down. You get the Hellbug Statue, the Art of Defiance Art Book, the soundtrack and bonus DVD, two postcards, and a solid lineup of digital items including the Ark Hunter Infiltrator Outfit, Hydra Heavy Weapon, VBI Sentinel Shield, boosts, and the in-game title "Badlands Drifter."

What you're missing compared to the Ultimate Edition is the messenger bag and a handful of digital extras. What you're keeping is arguably everything that matters for display purposes. That Hellbug Statue is the real showpiece, a chunky, detailed figure that holds its own next to any collector's shelf creature. The art book captures the visual ambition of a project that tried to bridge television and gaming in real time, something that still hasn't been replicated.

With Defiance's servers long since shut down, the physical items are all that remain of this particular experiment. The collector's box, the statue, the printed art, these are the tangible proof that someone tried to do something wildly different with an MMO. For collectors who appreciate artifacts from gaming's more daring moments, the Collector's Edition is a focused, display-worthy package that tells a story all on its own.