COD: Black Ops Prestige & Hardened Editions

Everybody’s been wondering what kind of collector-edition plans might be in the works for Black Ops — and today, Treyarch’s Josh “JD_2020″ Olin let the world know what is up. Meet the RC-XD, a remote control car with video camera and microphone on it! Says a news post on CallofDuty.com:

The RC-XD included in the Prestige Edition is a fully functioning surveillance device that is remotely controlled and transmits wireless video and audio back to the RC controller in real time. Every detail is modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak vehicle.

Cutting and pasting straight from that news post, here’s what you get in each edition:

Hardened Edition:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops full game
- Premium, special-edition SteelBook™ case
- Limited edition Black Ops collector’s medal w/display case
- 4 additional co-op maps not included in the standard edition of the game
- Special Black Ops Xbox Live or PlayStation Home avatar outfit

Prestige Edition:
The Prestige Edition is what every hardcore Call of Duty fan needs. It includes everything in the Hardened Edition, along with a real remote-control vehicle modeled after the in-game RC-XD killstreak reward! The RC-XD’s features include:
- Video & audio sent wirelessly to remote transmitter (200 ft. range)
- 2” backlit TFT 220 x176 color screen built into RC controller
- Digital proportional steering and throttle
- Independent suspension
- High and low speed settings
- Custom pistol grip style RC controller
- Display stand

GameStop is listing Hardened for $79.99 and Prestige for $149.99. Full details about both editions — including photos — are here.