SCEE's confirmed to VG247 that the Collector's Edition of Heavy Rain will be an exclusive to HMV in the UK.

A rep told us: "Yes, it's an HMV exclusive."

The retailer listed the SKU as such this morning, priced £40.

The CE was announced just before Christmas, and is to come in a special ‘rain-effect’ slipcase.

It includes PSN vouchers for DLC Heavy Rain: Chronicle 1 – The Taxidermist, the official soundtrack and a dynamic XMB theme.

HMV's page also showed a February 26 date for the Quantic thriller. Sony woulstatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t be drawn on release details.

"I can't comment on the date, I'm afraid," the spokesperson added.

Yesterday, SCEE told us to expect a date "in the next few weeks", after the BBFC rated the game a 15.

Get those pre-orders in now, 'youngins.