Caped Crusader Battles Crime in Batman: Arkham City on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in Fall 2011

August 5, 2010 9:30 AM

The upcoming sequel to the critically and commercially acclaimed Batman-based, crime-fighting simulator has officially been awarded a proper name. Today, Warner Bros. revealed the game's title has been shifted to Batman: Arkham City, noting a Fall 2011 release across the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Batman: Arkham City will take place in a "heavily fortified, "mini-city" within the walls of Gotham. No further details have been revealed but a website for the game has launched alongside the reveal of an upcoming Game Informer cover featuring the Dark Knight's latest battle.

In June, Warner Bros. registered multiple domain names referencing the Dark Knight, leading some to believe the company was shopping for a proper title to the upcoming sequel. Of the fifteen registered domains, four reference Arkham City--including BatmanArkhamCity.com.

Batman: Arkham City is scheduled to release in Fall 2011 on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Xav de Matos

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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- Khakimon
  
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  August 5, 2010 10:05 AM
  
  Other than the wonderful graphics and the feeling that you are Batman, that game didn't really sit well with me. I just couldn't get into it, which was disappointing because I love Batman. It just felt like a brawler with a small amount of exploration and stealth, based on the demo. While I know that a demo is not always entirely representative of everything in the game, I think that if the combat is the same throughout the game, it just would entertain me at all. Hopefully this next one will have some increased exploration, because I would love to use that grappelling hook more often.
  - Khakimon
    
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    August 5, 2010 10:06 AM
    
    *just WOULDN'T entertain me.
    
    Damn keyboard.
  - House
    
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    August 5, 2010 10:39 AM
    
    The demo had a heavy focus on brawling. There's more stealth and puzzle solving in the full game.
  - Navy Spitfire
    
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    August 5, 2010 10:52 AM
    
    I thought it was an amazing game. I'm eagerly looking forward to this. Hopefully there is no Joker though.
    - MeestaNob
      
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      August 5, 2010 11:18 AM
      
      No Joker? WUT?
      - varsindarkin
        
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        August 5, 2010 12:17 PM
        
        i agree with this wut. the joker was the best character in AA.
    - jeffmoeller
      
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      August 5, 2010 12:33 PM
      
      There is, the Joker was in the premier trailer at the VGAs last year and Mark Hamill has said that this is the last time he will voice him.
      - critch
        
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        August 5, 2010 1:44 PM
        
        He said that about the first one. I'm pretty sure that he and Conroy will pick up the phone anytime DC wants them.
  - HisDivineOrder
    
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    August 5, 2010 11:19 AM
    
    Then you let the demo deprive you of a fantastic game that wasn't at all obsessed with brawling. You should remedy this situation immediately.
  - Lucien Irenicus
    
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    August 5, 2010 11:30 AM
    
    If you only played the demo, I encourage you to try the full game anyway, you only saw a small fraction of the stealth, puzzles, detective work, and storyline. There's even side-scrolling dream sequences.
  - insta
    
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    August 5, 2010 11:31 AM
    
    But.. it was one of the best games to come out that year.
  - marmite
    
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    August 5, 2010 5:29 PM
    
    Oh man the demo completly put me off but m I got the game for Christmas and it's one of the best games I've played in years.