GameStop’s Assassin’s Creed 2 Gauntlet Is A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 29, 2012 AT 10:49am

Even I can’t believe I’m saying this, but GameStop is apparently selling a real, functioning Assassin’s Creed II gauntlet—in public stores, to anyone with 40 bucks and a fetish for wrist-mounted blades. It’s both incredibly awesome, and (in my professional opinion) mind-blowingly stupid.

Inside Gaming Daily spotted it over at GameStop’s online store, where it’s going to release on October 30, 2012.

Frighteningly, it’s got all the features of the real (fake) video game weapon, too. At least it’s plastic instead of metal:

Spring Loaded Action
Highly Detailed Replica of Ezio Auditore’s Armored Vambrace
Adjustable Buckle and Velcro Straps
Locking Safety Mechanism
Extends to over 15″ in length
Made of PVC and ABS plastics
Closed Box Packaging

Huh. That’s just in time for Halloween! At least now I know to avoid any of you nutcases wearing a big white Assassin’s Cloak costume that night—and every single gaming convention afterward. Actually, nevermind. I’m just going to stay inside forever.

Source: GameStop

McKinley Noble has been writing about video games for seven years as a blogger and journalist, with each job adding to his painstakingly alphabetized collection of retro gaming memorabilia. When not cracking jokes about the gaming industry, he's a talking encyclopedia when it comes to mixed martial arts and anything MMA related. Follow him on Twitter: @KenTheGreat1. Meet the rest of the crew.

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