Sony Online Entertainment and Sigil Games Online announced today the special features included in the Collector’s & Guild Edition, as well as pre-order details for the highly anticipated MMORPG, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. The approximate release date is Q1 2007.

The pre-order box at retail includes:

• Early access to the game! Log on and get a jump start up to three days prior to the official launch!
• Special account key that will grant you a unique exclusive in-game scroll that will allow your character to sprint for longer periods of time due to an endurance buff (one per account).
• Invitation to the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes open beta for eligible participants).
• Guild Mail recruitment tool to help you build your guild before launch!
• A king’s ransom of assets, including videos, wallpapers and screenshots.

Regular Edition - $49.99 MSRP

• A one month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station Players™ - an array of premium features that give incredible access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the World Wide Web.
• Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first horse (one per account).

Collector’s & Guild Edition Details - $89.99 MSRP

Packaged in a custom leatherette chipboard box, the Collector’s & Guild Edition will include:

• An art book featuring many original pieces by seminal fantasy artist, Keith Parkinson.
• A cloth map with an overview and points of interest for each continent.
• A CD featuring the full Vanguard: Saga of Heroes soundtrack.
• A three month subscription to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Station Players™ - an array of premium features that give incredible access to characters and guilds by merging the game world with the World Wide Web.
• One of three Hero Cards each granting a unique in-game item (one per account).

*  The Jeric card grants a cloak that increases adventuring stats.
*  The Eila card grants a cloak that increases crafting stats.
*  The Idara card grants a cloak that increases diplomacy stats.

• Your choice of an in-game magical wand to create fireworks or an in-game set of horseshoes with +speed to use once you get your first horse (one per account).
• A Guild Kit which includes:

*  An in-game guild trophy that buffs stats for the entire guild
*  Ten 10-day buddy keys