Batman: Arkham Knight coming to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
A UK retailer seems to have leaked Rocksteady's next project: a next-gen entry in its Arkham series called Batman: Arkham Knight.
Updated with official details and trailer.
Rocksteady's next Batman game has been revealed. Titled Batman: Arkham Knight, it's slated for release this year on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This is also said to be Rocksteady's last Arkham title, and is set after the events of Arkham City.
Game Informer's upcoming April cover story promises more information on the sequel. It notes that the Batmobile is drivable, and the newly redesigned Gotham has wider roads to accommodate Batman's ride. Villains will include Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn, among others.
Here's WB's official description:
Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment are announcing Batman: Arkham Knight, Rocksteady Studios’ conclusion to the series of award-winning titles Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Batman: Arkham Knight is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license and is scheduled to be released worldwide on PS4 in 2014.In the explosive finale to the Arkham series, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city that he is sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains, including Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight forever. Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady’s uniquely designed version of the Batmobile, which is drivable for the first time in the franchise.
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A UK retailer seems to have leaked Rocksteady's next project: a next-gen entry in its Arkham series called Batman: Arkham Knight.-
ooooh gimme! drivable batmobile too? niiiiiiice!
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And now, with trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsf78BS9VE0
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Thats a nice CG trailer, but the only purpose of a CG trailer is to put off showing the gameplay >:(
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Yeah... but at least it shows off the Batmobile!
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The marketing on Scarecrow being the main villain seems like a red herring. I don't think Scarecrow is really considered a major villain who can lead and get other villains like Two-Face and Penguin to follow him, none of the baddies in Arkham Knight's marketing include Hush and in Arkham City there was a major tease about Hush being the next main villain.
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Batzarro maybe?
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If you've played through Arkham City's side-missions, you could reason that the main villain could be...
Hush
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On my face
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I hope that leaked picture reigns true. I want those Harley Quinn challenge maps. :D
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I'll be damned if that ending to the trailer didn't make me think there's going to be driving in the game...
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The GAME leak said you'd drive the Batmobile.
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So it's basically Rocksteady redoing Origins because it was bat-crap. Sounds good to me!
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Yeah ok, I did enjoy some bits quite a lot, and it had some of the best Joker moments so far. But it is interesting that they're calling it a trilogy and ignoring the existence of Origins.
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Wait, what? Temple of Doom was a prequel to RotLA?
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Yes the events in Temple of Doom happen before Raiders.
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Now I'm curious, is this established in the films themselves? I guess they tell you the dates. But does it really matter from a plot perspective?
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Arkham Knight is a sequel.
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Question for those in the know: the press release states that Arkham Knight is ROCKSTEADY'S last Batman: Arkham game. Can we take this to mean the franchise will continue in the hands of another developer? That seems likely and obvious; WB obviously likes money.
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I would assume so. B:AO wasn't a block buster but it didn't sell poorly either. Pretty safe to assume there is still money to be made there.
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Take my money, Rocksteady. Take it all.
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lol yes. well now you can over it, i guess.
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GET OVER IT. Oh wait.
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well look at that, didn't even notice.
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the whole thing?!
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I can see where he's coming from. Origins wasn't much of a step up from City (where City made a huge leap forward from closed open area to a wide open one).
Origins merely improved the investigation sequences which was a nice touch but not nearly vital to the gameplay concept model. Multiplayer was also nice but no one who played the first Arkham games pined for a multiplayer mode.
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I actually agree. I enjoyed Asylum's structured approach more.
However I won't argue that City's wide open approach did change the game. I didn't walk out of City and think MOTS. I walked out of Origins thinking it was MOTS with City. Considering the amount of recycled assets and boss patterns. This on top of the many many bugs.
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Glad to see games that are just PC and Next Gen (when do PS4 and Xbox One become this gen?) getting announced, publishers and devs might lose some sales in the short term but the larger the install base is in a few years the better they will do in the long term.
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