Leading a minor rebellion, Australian retailers have decided to throw off the shackles of release date oppression and sell Batman: Arkham City early.
Electronics Boutique, aka EB Games, announced via twitter they’re giving out copies a day early. Shortly after rival store GAME began doing the same.
It’s not uncommon for a street date to be broken for a game although sometimes the more high profile titles tend to be more vigorously guarded in their release schedules. ”Nananananananana BATMAN! … Is on sale now”, twittered EB Games Australia.
Batman: Arkham City releases on Xbox 360 and PS3 October 18th in the US, 21st in Europe. It was supposed to be out on the 19th in Australia. The PC version was delayed until November 8th. General consensus between critics is that it’s ‘the best game ever’.