Junxs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Really exciting news, due 25th October. Thought they would wait for next gen consoles but not so. Worrying Rocksteady not involved though See here for more details.. Warner Bros. has announced the next title in the Batman: Arkham franchise will be Batman: Arkham Origins, currently in development for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. It's currently slated for release on October 25 this year, but there's no mention of the game appearing on next-gen consoles. The game, which is the subject of Game Informer's latest cover, will not be developed by Rocksteady Studios this time around, instead being worked on in-house at Warner Bros. Games Montreal. The new development team will be using many of the assets that Rocksteady has used in the past, including its customised Unreal engine so as to try and avoid any discrepancies in the aesthetic of the franchise. Eric Holmes, lead designer of games including The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype, is heading up the project. The game will apparently take place long before both of the existing Arkham titles, when a young and inexperienced Batman will encounter many familiar villains for the first time. As can be seen in the Game Informer imagery, the assassin Deathstroke will be one such foe, making his core Arkham game debut. Alongside the console game though, Warner Bros. has also announced a handheld title, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game, which will be released on PS Vita and 3DS again on October 25, is set after the events of Arkham Origins and is being developed by Armature Studio, the company that was founded by several of the brains behind the Metroid Prime trilogy. With this in mind, it's not too surprising to find it described as a "2.5-D Metroid-style exploration action game". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh good it's a prequel so we get the Joker again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh good it's a prequel so we get the Joker again. That's what I was thinking. Sounds like we're going to be meeting a lot of them for the "First time". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 It won't be the same, but hopefully it'll still be very enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It's going to have a multiplayer mode where you play as a villain versus Batman and Robin, allegedly. Yay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted May 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2013 No Rocksteady....uh oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 His parents die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 His parents die. Whose parents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) His parents die. Whose parents? If you were serious, he's referring to Bruce Wayne. Edited May 15, 2013 by Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 His parents die. Whose parents? If you were serious, he's referring to Bruce Wayne. Who is Bruce Wayne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 His parents die. Whose parents? If you were serious, he's referring to Bruce Wayne. Who is Bruce Wayne? Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 His parents die. Whose parents? If you were serious, he's referring to Bruce Wayne. Who is Bruce Wayne? Batman Bear in mind I'm setting you up for a fantastic answer here....Who's Batman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Go on Ghost, knock it out of the park. Also, there is such a thing as too many spoiler tags, especially when they're not even spoilers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 His parents die. Whose parents? If you were serious, he's referring to Bruce Wayne. Who is Bruce Wayne? Batman Bear in mind I'm setting you up for a fantastic answer here....Who's Batman? I'm Batman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I think what you meant to say was... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Yeah that's what I meant Edited May 15, 2013 by Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Well done both of you but you're both wrong, the answer is - Batman is a fictional character, a comic book hero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Originally referred to as "the Bat-Man" and still referred to at times as "the Batman," the character is additionally known as "the Caped Crusader," "the Dark Knight," and "the World's Greatest Detective," among other titles. Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American billionaire playboy, industrialist, and philanthropist. Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, he swore revenge on criminals, an oath tempered with the greater ideal of justice. Wayne trains himself both physically and intellectually and dons a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his crime-fighting partner, Robin, his butler Alfred Pennyworth, the police commissioner Jim Gordon, and occasionally the heroine Bat-Girl. He fights an assortment of villains, often referred to as the "Rogues Gallery" which includes Joker, Penguin,Riddler, Two-Face, Ra's al Ghul, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Catwoman and Beau Brummie, among others. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, martial arts skills, an indomitable will, fear, and intimidation in his continuous war on crime. Batman became a very popular character soon after his introduction and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940. As the decades wore on, differing interpretations of the character emerged. The late 1960s Batman television series used a camp aesthetic which continued to be associated with the character for years after the show ended. Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots, with varying results. The comic books of this dark stage culminated in the acclaimed 1986 miniseries The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, as well as Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, among others. The overall success of Warner Bros' live-action Batman feature films have also helped maintain public interest in the character. A cultural icon Batman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film, and appears on a variety of merchandise sold all over the world such as toys and video games. The character has also intrigued psychiatrists with many trying to understand the character's psyche and his true ego in society. In May 2011, Batman placed second on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time, after Superman. Empire magazine also listed him second in their 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 My answer was just a shorter version of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I know this doesn't show any of the game play but I still love these cinematic trailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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