Joystiq

Rather than tying exclusive Rage pre-order bonuses to a single retailer, Bethesda has decided to give the same free virtual goods to those who buy from one of several popular stores, saving us from the heartache (or rage) of having to choose our freebie.

Pre-orders of the game from GameStop, Amazon, Steam, and Direct2Drive, the company announced, will be given a free bump to the "Anarchy Edition," which includes four bonus items: the Double Barrel Shotgun, the Crimson Elite Armor, the Fists of RAGE (with "RAGE" here apparently translating to "pointy knuckles"), and the Rat Rod Buggy. Everything you need to get properly dressed for a night out on the (ruins of) town.

If all this Rage talk has you getting a little angry that you can't see the game right now, you're in luck! Gameplay footage is waiting for you just past the break, idling in its Rad Rod Buggy. Actually, it's just sitting in a window, but whatever. And actually, the pre-order items aren't featured.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/18/rage-pre-orders-upgraded-to-anarchy-edition-four-in-game-item/

I'm fine with having small, practically meaningless stuff as pre-order bonuses but stuff like weapons, like double-barreled shotgun here? That's something I don't like and it greatly reduces the likelyhood of me buying the game at all. why? Simple. It doesn't make me want to pre-order the game, and it definitely makes me want to buy the game less when it's cheaper because there's DLC I want with takes the price higher.

I'm gonna wait until Amazon gives their $20 credit for pre-ordering.

I hope the indusries stops with this stuff. Especially weapons. Everyone one in the game should have the same weapons. They should go back to meaningless stuff like different clothers for your avatar.

I hope the shotgun is just another skin for the existing shotgun. It would suck for it to be an actual weapon only availible for pre-order.

then if you pre-order you can get the code and sell it for outragoues amounts on ebay! maybe...