Batman: Arkham Knight

[Twisted]

There was a rumor going around that this batmobile version was canceled because at customs port it was found to be non compliant made with TOXIC paint chemicals so they were not allowed to release only to “destroy” and maybe the developers got an insurance claim and then maybe the people responsible for destroying them kept some instead? And now on Ebay reselling them? Just speculating based on rumors I heard about the paint being detected as toxic at customs ports of entry

[Cosmic_Link]

Originally Posted by Twisted

There was a rumor going around that this batmobile version was canceled because at customs port it was found to be non compliant made with TOXIC paint chemicals so they were not allowed to release only to “destroy” and maybe the developers got an insurance claim and then maybe the people responsible for destroying them kept some instead? And now on Ebay reselling them? Just speculating based on rumors I heard about the paint being detected as toxic at customs ports of entry

If that’s the case, isn’t that the same reason that the Fable 2 CE for XB360 was also cancelled. A few of these also made it onto the resale market eventually.

[defiler]

Originally Posted by Cosmic_Link

If that’s the case, isn’t that the same reason that the Fable 2 CE for XB360 was also cancelled. A few of these also made it onto the resale market eventually.

They released the full CE for it in Spain, just not the US... which I am STILL pissed about to this day - was the 1st CE I ever pre-ordered, and then got fucked on it a month before it came out. The CE that we wound up with stateside was a joke.

I'd love to get my hands on one of these still, but I've only seen ONE for sale ever and it was sold very quickly on this forum

[akapwner]

Originally Posted by Twisted

There was a rumor going around that this batmobile version was canceled because at customs port it was found to be non compliant made with TOXIC paint chemicals so they were not allowed to release only to “destroy” and maybe the developers got an insurance claim and then maybe the people responsible for destroying them kept some instead? And now on Ebay reselling them? Just speculating based on rumors I heard about the paint being detected as toxic at customs ports of entry

I can confirm that rumor is false ^^' Warner just was not happy with the quality Triforce delivered and did not want to get negative reactions just like Capcom got with the Marvel vs Capcom CE (also by Triforce). It's a shitty company and ending bakrupt is what they deserved. It's a shame for all the people with pre-orders though...

[flatout]

Originally Posted by akapwner

I can confirm that rumor is false ^^' Warner just was not happy with the quality Triforce delivered and did not want to get negative reactions just like Capcom got with the Marvel vs Capcom CE (also by Triforce). It's a shitty company and ending bakrupt is what they deserved. It's a shame for all the people with pre-orders though...

Yeah the article I posted quoted them saying "Unforeseen Quality Issues". And yes I agress they were the scammy statue making company (always poor quality to varying degrees compared to good CE statue studios like Pure Arts or Gentle Giant). They were the low bidders of the industry and it is a good for all CE buyers that they are gone (sorry to all those who lost $ on pre-orders with them though).

And yeah that is probably what they thought... worried about the backlash like the MvC one (though the BM is bad it is not as bad as those). My question is which would would have been worse.... us getting the Batmobile Edition with lower quality or having our orders outright cancelled without a choice? I know at the time I was saying I would take one that was not perfect (I just wanted one). Hard to know (also in truth people would complain either way... just wondering which would be worse and by what metric).

Also this was around the time where people were at the peak of being upset over false advertising game trailers... so that might have been fresh in their minds when making this decision.


In any case I cannot wait to get mine finally years later in a week or so!!