EA and BioWare announced on Oct. 16th that the hugely anticipated Mass Effect 2 will hit North American stores on January 26th, with Europe set to get it on January 29th.
In addition, EA announced that people that pre-order from select retailers across Europe and North America, will get access to some fancy pre-order goodies, namely some in-game special-ops armour and weaponry... and you get that for free and all you have to do is preorder. Happy days.
The details of the pre-order incentives are as follows:
"Pre-order bonuses include special-ops armor and weaponry that are designed to boost Commander Shepard’s skills and abilities. Terminus Gear includes the powerful Terminus Assault Armor and the M-490 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon. Terminus Armor is designed for use in extreme planetary conditions, increasing run speed and personal shields, and augmenting weapons with an additional magazine of reserve ammo. The M-90 Blackstorm Heavy Weapon generates a high-powered localized gravity well, accelerating particles to near-infinite mass, and ultimately expanding the selection of heavy weapons available to players when they gear up for combat missions in Mass Effect 2."
"Inferno Armor will also be available as a separate pre-order incentive. This item is used by officers to monitor battlefield conditions by recognizing elevated heart rates, and regulates sub-systems with extreme efficiency to allow for greater response times – together these abilities translate in-game into a negotiation bonus for Commander Shepard and an increase in run speed and augmented damage from combat powers."