Microsoft have sent through details for the Collector's Edition of their upcoming Halo universe expansion into the RTS genre withHalo Wars from PC RTS legends, Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires series).

Pre-orders of the CE Halo Wars pack are now available and early birds will find themselves hooking with the following phat lewtz:

• Three New "Halo 3" Multiplayer Maps - Be one of the first to experience the Mythic Map Pack from Bungie which includes three new maps, "Assembly", "Orbital" and "Sandbox"
• Halo Wars: Genesis - a beautiful graphic novel by Phil Noto, Graeme Devine and Eric Nylund chronicling the first military campaign against the Covenant. The novel centers around the Sprit of Fire on a mission to discover why the Covenant are so interested in the world of Harvest
• Unique In-game Vehicle - "Honor Guard" Wraith
• Six Leader Cards - Leaders possess elite skills which can turn the tides of battle
• Spirit of Fire Patch - Start the journey as an official Spirit of Fire crew member

The Halo Wars CE will retail for a SRP of $119.95 from "participating retailers", so head down to your local game store to see if they'll be stocking it. And for those interested, we also have a video interview/demo with Ensemble's Graeme Devine and Bill Jackson from TGS (though the sound is pretty bad due to a poor mic connection).