Green Lantern Extended Cut Blu-Ray combo pack to include Batman: Arkham City Sinestro Corps skin [update]

by Jordan Mallory on Oct 8th 2011 3:30PM

Well, that's one way to boost Blu-Ray sales.

A devastatingly handsome tipster has sent us pictures of the unreleased Green Lantern Extended Cut Blu-Ray combo pack due out on October 14, and wouldn't you know it, right there on the cover is a sticker proclaiming yet another Batman: Arkham City costume.

For those unfamiliar with the Green Lantern mythos, the Sinestro Corps are a team of baddies lead by the ex-Green Lantern Corps member Sinestro (natch). The Sinestro Corps did, at one point, attempt to recruit Batman into their ranks, so we suppose this Sinestro Corps skin isn't entirely non-cannon.

~~No word from our incredibly popular and good-looking tipster on whether or not the promotion is exclusive to a specific retailer~~, however it is exclusive to a specific console: Seeing as this is a Blu-Ray and all, the included code is a PSN code, and therefore only functional on PS3 copies of the game.

Update 1: According to our source, the skin-packed copies of Green Lantern will be limited edition and exclusive to Best Buy, however there's a chance the costume will eventually be converted into DLC.

Update 2: Best Buy exclusivity is, according to our source, no longer on the table. While they did not name specifics, "certain other stores" will also be receiving costumed copies.

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Reader Comments (66)

OMG! I wasn't sure if I wanted to get Batman Arkham City but this has just helped me to make my decision! Now I have a good reason to play it!!1!

Arkham City is awesome so far, waited on the midnight release line to get it! :D

Luckily I found a website giving out ALL of the DLC codes for free. They even had Nightwing and Robin codes!

if anyone's interested in getting some of their own DLC codes, the site I got them from is here:

http://arkhamcitydlc.com.nu

The amount of milking dlc of this game has got to hold a record.

Seriously, how many skins are we at now?

@Cleric
Not as many as Street Fighter.

@Cleric
Is giving stuff away considerd milking? I realize you have to buy stuff but I'd imagine the people chasing this stuff down would get it anyway.

@SuperWoody64
But how much of it was made in addition to the game, and how much is already on the disc? Wouldn't it bother you if your favorite artist sold an album folder on Amazon, but you had to decrypt some file to get at it or pay them money?

@Cleric
They are just skins, If it was exclusive maps then I would be annoyed

@RobertCarr This. I'm fairly confident that I'll feel as though I got my $60's worth of value out of Batman Arkham City even with the lack of cosmetics that my own copy will have.

@Cleric
Are you saying that purchasing an artist's CD entitles you to every song they've made?

@SuperWoody64

On that CD, yes. Yes I feel purchasing that CD entitles me to every work that is printed on it.

@Its The Rocketeer

then you would be wrong, every band has what's called outtakes, songs they recorded for the album, but don't end up making the cut. most bands will record 30+ songs, just to get 10 released ones. They use the rest for b-sides and (if the band is big/cult enough) as outtakes/alt-takes/rarities albums (or, y'know, DLC).

This is not a new thing

@SuperWoody64

Did you see green lantern? It's a punishment that you have to buy that movie for a skin!

@butcher13
Except they are not already on the disc when you buy it, waiting to be unlocked by a magical code.

@Crayola Q Pants ESQ
I'm with you there is so much about this game to be excited about. I could care lees about costumes.

@butcher13 And...what does that have to do anything? Those outtakes aren't recorded on the CD you purchase in the first place.

Thats cool and all but how man damn skins do they have? Sure I made cognizant decision to purchase AC from a specific retailer to get the Batman TAS skin. Hopefully these skins end up as DLC wouldn't mind some of them.

@MaZZM
Some of them have trophies attached. If the trophy list matches the achievement list then they'll have to sell them.

@SuperWoody64
All the Best Buy preorders are the ones that match up with the achievements.

The sticker says Early Access. So, we can then assume that it will be released as non-exclusive DLC in time.

MOAR SUITS! MOAR SUITS!!1

It looks really ugly.

That's "canon", Joystiq, not "cannon". Pirates use cannons, writings are canonical.

And, yes, pedant just has the one D ;)

This skin comes at a high price, though, and it's not the price of the Blu-Ray.

It's the fact that you'd own the extended cut of this movie as a result.

@TRONdll
You could always look for people who buy this without PS3s and ask if they would give up their code.

@PN04
You certainly could, but then your friends would see you using the skin and they would think that you somehow liked Green Lantern enough to buy an extended cut on Blu-Ray.

I don't know about you, but that's not something I want my friends thinking about me.

@TRONdll

I actually thought it was a good movie...

Not excellent, but not awful.

Holy corporate synergy Batman!

Buy for the code
throw away the terrible movie

@Diet Kane
That movie was God-awful, and The Green Lantern is one of my favorite heroes.

@MystcLazrDragon I'm a huge Green Lantern (Kyle Raner) fan and the people I know that saw the movie told me it wasn't half bad. Tomorrow I'm going to get my copy of Guardians of the Universe and will buy this if the prices are good.

@The angry pro consumer gaming ga It was pretty terrible man. I prefer Kyle also, but this movie was just not something I want to see again. On the other hand, Green Lantern #1 was one of the best of DC's 52 event issues.

I would rather have Bats in the style he was in when he took Hal's ring for a bit.

I can't see Bats in the Sinestro Corps

http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/images/batman_green_lantern.jpg

@Stevetrop Man of Mystery

I agree. I don't get playing this game as a villain?

I was planning on buying this movie anyways, now I know WHERE I plan to buy it! That's a cool bonus, but how do you know if it's a code for Xbox or PS3?

@theSkillfull1
"however it is exclusive to a specific console: Seeing as this is a Blu-Ray and all, the included code is a PSN code, and therefore only functional on PS3 copies of the game."

@theSkillfull1
its a blu-ray movie....

@theSkillfull1

PS3 exclusive. :D

@theSkillfull1,,,the Blu-ray player kinda indicates this will be PS 3 exclusive.

@(Unverified)
Bah...where did I put my...skills?

Thanks, peeps.

The sinestro corps outfit is pretty darn appropriate for Batman, but since we're talking about additional skins, what I'd really like to see is a Darkwing Duck outfit. Can you imagine bruce rocking the purple peacoat and pimp cape?

@dialdfordesi

Lets, get, dangerous.

@LinkRazr

When there's trouble you call ... BW?

I thought this was cool, but not if it is only at Best Buy. They are super expensive. Their combo packs run $30 in my area, where other stores have them for $20 or so.
Besides, as long as I have the Batman skin (you know, the one on the BOX), that's all I need.

@DarqueDragonus
Probably depends on your BB, often if you buy them the first wee they have a lower price like $24 or 29. after that it jumps to something way ridiculous like 36 bucks.

@PN04

The only Best Buy anywhere near me is 45 minutes away, and they usually have sales for $25 the first week, but I can get it for $20 (sometimes less) 10 minutes away. Not worth going all that way and paying $5 for a skin that will probably be on the PS3 later as DLC for only a couple bucks.

@DarqueDragonus
Well I did say it depends. If you;ve got better places good for you. I live in NY and everything is generally in one place even if I were to choose another store it'd probably be in the same place.

um the image shows that suit being orange not yellow.

@dargondarkfire

It's yellow, just very darkly shaded

so is there going to be a Xbox exclusive DLC or is Rocksteady going to favor the PS3 yet again

@possdoom
Dude. It's ONE costume out of like 8 and not even everyonewith a Playstation will even get it because the movie sucks. Dont lose any sleep over it.

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