As usual, i'll go will whosever offering the cash. Stupid complex costume procurement.

@DG991 said:

This encourages Piracy.

How do you ensure that you get the game easily, without buying from a place you don't like, and at the same time you get all the pre order goodies? You pirate the fucking game.

I'd gladly buy it on steam if I could just have the fucking game and not miss anything.

I started using a specific strategy for games like this. Buy it then get the missing content like pre order bullshit or day1 dlc. Saved me a huge headache with DA2 for example.

I shouldn't have to study up and make pre-orders plans to play as my Batman character of choice. Publishers gettin' greedy.

Eugh, I want Robin a couple of skins and the Joker challenge map. Are some of these even restricted to certain platforms? The joker challenge rooms were restricted to ps3 only, for some annoyingly stupid reason. They better at the very least put this up to purchase on day 1, If they do i'll buy them. If not i'll say fuck it and just not pre order at all.

i live in sa, so im guessing we getting european dlc stuff.. 

they will all be available for download later, they would be stupid not to milk the customers for the money afterwards. Pre-ordering is just getting even more fucking retarded every day.

Not that I pre-ordered games before, because there is basically no point unless I am getting a free gift card or something from Best Buy or Amazon, stuff like this actually makes me NOT want to pre-order.

it looks like batman beyond doesn't even have a cape!! how the hell am i going to glide around!?!?! :O  lol he does look kickass though.

gotta love money loving capitalism.

You should be able to unlock all those skins by doing certain feats within the game and not by buying it from a certain store. 
 
I'll probably really enjoy this game but this annoys me. Even if they do end up being DLC I won't get them. I won't pay extra to get those skins but I would love it if they were part of the game I am paying for. They've devalued their game by doing this. Ahg! I would love to play with all those skins but I never will and I'm BUYING THEIR GAME DAY ONE. Fuck!  Again, this won't prevent me buying and enjoying the game it's just really fucking annoying.  
 
I need one of those flashy things from MIB so I can forget all about this.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Canada didn't even have gamestop? Electronic Boutique I do believe is associated with Gamestop, but often when I go to an EB Games I get the run around and usually hate going back for fear I might murder one of their idiotic employees.

I would rather blow a hobo for the bonus than stop at an EB Games. Thank god Best-Buy is offering Robin. Oh wait, it's Robin. :'(

STUPID FUCKING PRE-ORDER BONUSES! BURN IN HELL MONEY HUNGRY BITCHES, I'M BUYING THIS GAME USED! HA!

wow...I am excited to play as The Animated Series Batman!

I think I will buy this in a year when the GOTY edition comes out with everything plus the inevitable 200 additional pieces of DLC for $30.

@Brendan said:

• NORTH AMERICA - BESTBUY
• CANADA - BEST BUY
• MEXICO - GAMERUSH

What is this I don't even

Obviously not Geography 101

cant you get all of these as DLC? 

A David Bowie ballad!? Sign me up.

@MajorToms said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Canada didn't even have gamestop?

Canada has both GameStop and EB. Pretty stupid. I guess the switch over is taking a hella long time.

I speak for everyone here in saying: FUCK EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS 

Fuck all these costumes. Which retail pre-order gives me the shark repellent for my utility belt?

By the way, Alex, they already did say that the costumes would "definitely" be available later.

If the US was getting the Beyond skin I might have fallen for it. But since we don't all i have to say is fuck i wish this bullshit would stop. Its gonna end up just like MK where they're gonna release a pack for money for what could have been a great incentive to replay the game.

This doesn't effect me in any way. I was gonna buy the game anyway, right through Amazon.

And now all of this, I'm still gonna buy it, right through Amazon.

People get pissy of pre-order stuff, but considering it's something you get for putting some money down or just putting into your cart before release (Amazon) and it doesn't lead to you paying more than the retail price, I dont see the big deal. Could all tthese costumes be up for download, yeah. but since they dont change how the game actually plays, no big deal to me. I'm hyped for this game and this only adds more hype.

Yeah, this is pretty annoying, but I'm still hyped for this game.

gotta love money loving capitalism.

I want all of it and I fucking want it now.

Never pre-ordered before. Don't see the point.

@Klei said:

@Brendan said:

• NORTH AMERICA - BESTBUY
• CANADA - BEST BUY

What is this I don't even

A little while ago, the USA decided they were the only country in America.

From Wiktionary:

Residents of the United States of America may refer to their country as "the United States" (more formal), "America" (common and often patriotic), "the U.S.A.", or simply "the States" (informal). Residents of the United Kingdom typically refer to the United States of America as "America". Residents of Canada almost never refer to the United States of America as "America", referring instead to "the United States" (more formal), "the U.S." (common), or simply "the States" (informal).Residents of most countries in South America refer to the United States of America as "United States". Residents of most countries in South America refer to Canada and The United States of America as "North America". All official communication channels in Spanish speaking countries in America refer to the continent as "America" and when communicating news of the United States of America, they are required by law to refer to such country as "United States"

It's sort of like if British people suddenly decided they were the only ones who were Europeans. Gotta love when people in the US say things like "Canadians aren't American".

Step 1: Buy the game.
Step 2: Pirate all DLC.

Who designed this pre-order system? M.C Escher?

also the UK doesn't have Gamestop!

This is really really stupid and I am amazed that no one posting in that thread where the guide is has pointed this out.

I'll just hope that they all go on sale for everyone eventually. I'm really curious to see how that Batman:TAS skin looks when it speaks dialogue and in contrast to the rest of the game. 
 
Also: REALISTIC BATMAN BEYOND. WHAT.

Stupid badass Tim Drake. STOP LURING ME!

Usually I pre-order to get the credit back from Amazon but looking at all that is making me think to wait for the GOTY version.

I want "70's" Batman (really Carmen Infantino/Neal Adams Batman) since that is what Batman looks like to someone of my age group, but not enough to pay for it. Also it  doesn't seem to be available in the states anyway. Bummer. I don't much give a crap about Robin. 

If it's getting this bad, it's time to make a stand. Refuse to pre order, all of this will someday be available dlc or put on a GOTY edition someday. The only way to vote in these matters is with your wallet.

Where do I pre order to play as Batman?

Dude....I mean......Wha?

Yeah they'll all be released at some point as DLC...but why this ridiculous clusterfuck?

Remember the AA demo when you could install custom skins, many of which we see here, manually into the game. Unfortunately once the retail release came, they removed the ability to install custom skins all together. Those jerks.

I want these!

FFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Batman Beyond and BTAS skin!?!?!? I wish they were in game unlockable.

Siiiick Batman Beyond

Sorry, but you just lost a sale. No TAS skin, no buy.

That picture is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

The Riddler did this.

Pre-Orders, the greatest thing since Activision. Wait, did I say greatest? I meant most annoying.

Who designed this pre-order system? M.C Escher?

What a fuckin' mess.

These costumes are awesome but these preorders are effin disgusting

I hate this shit, BUT that 1970s skin looks fucking rad, and the Year One skin aint bad either.