Arkham City 'Animated' skin is GameStop exclusive, PC version delayed

The 90s animated series skin for Batman: Arkham City is a GameStop PowerUp Rewards exclusive. This news comes just as Warner Bros announces a month-long delay for the PC version.

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Batman: Arkham City has no shortage of fashionable looks for our favorite flying mammal-based superhero. But as we often find in bonuses like these, you'll have to choose your store wisely to get the ones you want. Among the bevy of incoming skins is one based on the highly regarded 90s animated series, but you'll need a GameStop PowerUp membership to parade around Arkham looking like a cartoon.

GameStop (via Joystiq) reveals that the skin is a PowerUp Rewards exclusive. The rewards program gives points for purchases that can be used on goodies like this one. If you've bought from a GameStop in the last year, chances are you've at least been offered a PowerUp card. Collectors can only hope that, eventually, Rocksteady gathers all the disparate skins together for a DLC pack.

Now for the worse news. If you're a PC gamer, you'll have to wait an extra month to punch some Arkham City goons. Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment announced today that the PC version will come sometime in November, following the mid-October release on consoles.

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    September 20, 2011 8:00 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Arkham City 'Animated' skin is GameStop exclusive, PC version delayed.

    The 90s animated series skin for Batman: Arkham City is a GameStop PowerUp Rewards exclusive. This news comes just as Warner Bros announces a month-long delay for the PC version.

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      September 20, 2011 8:04 AM

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        September 20, 2011 8:15 AM

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        September 20, 2011 8:44 AM

        Agreed. After the Gamestop / Deus Ex : Human Revolution fiasco... I'm just never buying from them again. As much as I adored Batman:TAS - no.

        This is also the first time I've really wished this 'Retailer Exclusive DLC' trend would stop. Or that developers would be transparent enough to say 'ok - if you want [this] content at launch - you have to buy from Gamestop. However, six months after launch we'll make it available to everyone.'

        Groar groar rumble rumble.

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      September 20, 2011 8:05 AM

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      September 20, 2011 8:07 AM

      DELAYED, this gives me time to pay um, skyrim?

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        September 20, 2011 10:33 AM

        This gives you LESS TIME. Since Batman comes in October(well, November now on PCs) and Skyrim is 11/11/11....I hate my life

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      September 20, 2011 8:11 AM

      I hate shit like this so much.

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        September 20, 2011 8:14 AM

        you think that's bad? i just learned if i want all the wepon skins for Gears3 i need to fork out £30!! for fucking skins! plus the dlc season pass which is another £10 for dlc i dont even know about yet! this shit has gone too far.

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          September 20, 2011 8:17 AM

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            September 20, 2011 8:36 AM

            seriously

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            September 20, 2011 8:38 AM

            Once the DLC is out though it becomes really hard to keep playing MP w.o it as you will keep getting kicked from lobbies if you don't have the maps.

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              September 20, 2011 8:41 AM

              Hats > Maps (in terms of a thing to monetize).

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              September 20, 2011 8:52 AM

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              September 20, 2011 5:41 PM

              Uh expect no.. I didn't have the DLC for Gears of War 2 and never had one problem finding games, only suckers buy the DLC.

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      September 20, 2011 8:15 AM

      Like I said before, delaying the game just means I'll wait till it is on sale on cheap or buy it used on consoles. Playing close to launch is the only way to motivate me to spend $50 or $60. Delaying it means your product has loss considerable value to me. So its their loss.

      On the plus side, maybe the stupid skin deals will be figured out by the time I do buy.

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      September 20, 2011 8:33 AM

      wow what a huge failure of a move. They're going to try releasing their game after every other fall launch? Guess these guys didn't take notes from Ubisoft

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      September 20, 2011 8:34 AM

      Oh well, I'd feel out of place playing as "animated" Batman unless they reskinned all the other characters as well.

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      September 20, 2011 8:49 AM

      This is all bad news, but won't stop my purchase.

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      September 20, 2011 8:53 AM

      Why would you lead the story with some DLC costume bullshit and then end with "Oh and PC version delayed".

      Skewed priorities are skewed.

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        September 20, 2011 10:33 AM

        This is what I came to say. I was pretty irked when I read that title and they added on the pc delay to the end like it was an afterthought.

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      September 20, 2011 10:35 AM

      You know, if they give PC gamers actual settings to adjust like they did the first Batman game, I can wait a month for the game to come out on PC. I trust Rocksteady to release an excellent PC release. I will be deep in BF3 anyway....'

      Still, I'm pissed :-)

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        September 20, 2011 10:46 AM

        haha I feel the same but the PC version of the first game ran pretty much flawless for me and looked great so I can wait

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      September 20, 2011 11:22 AM

      Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, wtf PC Delay!

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      September 20, 2011 11:51 AM

      First one was delayed like this too. Doesn't matter, the PC version is where it's at with this game. DX11 and physx!

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