Batman: Arkham Knight - dates and special edition packs confirmed

A screenshot from the game

According to reports, Warner Bros. announced today that the worldwide release of Batman: Arkham Knight is scheduled for the beginning of June 2, 2015. It's not yet sure which territories will get the game on that date; most likely North America, while Europe could get it slightly later as this is the usual trend. The confirmed date for Australia is June 3 and New Zealand is June 4.

Originally planned for release on October 14 this year, it was announced later that the game was delayed until 2015. However, it has now been confirmed that the game has been delayed by around eight months and will not be releasing next February, as it was rumoured.

The dates weren’t the only thing revealed. Alongside the standard edition of the game, two Collector's Editions have also been announced, the Limited Edition and the Batmobile Edition, both of which will be available in limited quantities across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand for PS4 and Xbox One. The PC version of the game will only be getting the Limited Edition in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Batman: Arkham Knight is officially released on June 2nd 2015 - head to http://t.co/Q9rzs8cXd0 to reserve your copy pic.twitter.com/R4hJ7E92EY

— Batman Arkham (@BatmanArkham) September 8, 2014

Here's the freshly-revealed #BatmanArkham Batmobile Edition, which comes complete with an awesome transforming statue pic.twitter.com/FkyGJwlqRL

— Batman Arkham (@BatmanArkham) September 8, 2014

The Batman: Arkham Knight Limited Edition costs $99.99 on console and on PC, and comes with an 80 page art book containing concept art, a SteelBook, a Limited Edition DC Batman: Arkham Knight #0 Comic, three unique skins from The New 52 comics and a Batman Memorial Statue.

The Batmobile Edition, meanwhile, costs $199.99 and will only be available for console. It comes with all of the above with an addition of a transformable Batmobile statue

Along with all of this, a variety of villains have also been confirmed for the game, including popular antagonists like Riddler, Penguin and Two-Face. Pre-ordering the game will let you play as Harley Quinn, who is set to appear in the upcoming climactic chapter to the Arkham series. Kevin Conroy return as Batman, while Troy Baker has given hints that he'll once again lend his voice to voicing Two-Face.