Resident Evil Afterlife 2010 Exclusive

Amazon’s offer was for completionists. They released a 5-disc "Mega Pack" that included Resident Evil: Afterlife plus the first three films in a single, thick cardboard slipcase. The "exclusive" part? A 3D lenticular bookmark and downloadable avatars for the PlayStation Home network (another long-lost digital artifact).

Best Buy’s offer remains the holy grail for North American collectors. This version came in a metal SteelBook case featuring a 3D lenticular card on the cover. When you tilted the case, Alice (Milla Jovovich) appeared to move, her dual katanas glinting as the camera perspective shifted.

What made it exclusive?

Today, a sealed copy of the Resident Evil: Afterlife Best Buy Exclusive sells for between $150 and $300.

Walmart took a different approach. Ignoring fancy metal cases, they focused on toys. Their exclusive package shrink-wrapped a standard Blu-ray copy with a 4-inch articulated figure of "Axeman" – the hulking, sack-headed executioner from the film’s prison sequence. resident evil afterlife 2010 exclusive

Why this stands out:

For fans of the game series, this Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 exclusive tangible tie-in (Axeman being an adaptation of the Resident Evil 5 DLC enemy) was irresistible. Amazon’s offer was for completionists

In 2010, Sony was pushing PlayStation Home (the ill-fated PS3 social hub). Resident Evil: Afterlife had an exclusive virtual space:

Beyond the physical packaging, the Resident Evil: Afterlife 2010 exclusive term also refers to on-disc content that was region-locked or retailer-specific. Today, a sealed copy of the Resident Evil:

Remember the "Prequel Motion Comic"? A stunning anime-style motion comic titled Resident Evil: Afterlife – The Prelude was produced. It detailed the fall of the "Arcadia" ship before Alice arrives. In the U.S., this 15-minute feature was broken up:

To watch the entire prequel, a fan in 2010 had to either buy three copies of the film or trade codes online. This fragmentation is why that year’s exclusives are so infamous today.