[360, PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum

[AzBat]

For the September issue of Game Informer they have a cover story about a new Batman game that is based on the comic books. It is NOT the rumored game based on the The Dark Knight movie. That rumored game is supposedly being developed by Pandemic Studios and published by EA. However, Batman: AA is being done by RockSteady Studios(North London) and published by Eidos/SCi. RockSteady only has one game under it's belt... Urban Chaos: Riot Chaos for the PS2 and Xbox released back in 2006. Below are the 2 covers for the magazine. These are not scans, they are directly from the GameInformer web site.

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200808/N08.0812.1226.23309.htm

You can read the press release from Eidos and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment here.

It's coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and Game for Windows in 2009. There's a lot of details on it out there that people have posted directly from the magazine. I won't include that here, but if you want you can check out RockSteady's web site here...

http://www.rocksteadyltd.com/

They have the Bat symbol with a counter that countdowns to 17:00 UTC on Friday, August 15. They'll probably have all the juicy details there.

It's an exciting time to be a Batman fan. Looks like we'll be getting Lego Batman, Mortal Kombat vs DC, DC Universe Online, Batman: Arkham Asylum and possibly a Dark Knight game. Can't wait for all of them!

Tommy McClain

 

[Need 2 Know]

some new screens for the upcoming Batman Game

http://www.rocksteadyltd.com/games.html

 

[AzBat]

Unfortunately the images are missing.

Tommy McClain

 

[user542745831]

Unfortunately the images are missing.

You can find some screenshots here:

http://www.beyondunreal.com/view_story.php?id=12148

 

[suryad]

Is it me or is that game looking amazing?

 

[AzBat]

It's definitely looking better than any other Batman title before it. I personally can't wait.

Tommy McClain

 

[user542745831]

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Exclusive Debut Teaser HD

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42998.html

 

[suryad]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/42998.html

That looks awesome! I wonder how the game mechanics are going to be!

 

[user542745831]

Same trailer, but from different source with original and therefore better encode:

Batman: Arkham Asylum 'Environmental' Trailer

http://games.on.net/file/22532/Batman_Arkham_Asylum_Environmental_Trailer

 

[user542745831]

New screenshots:

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,668219

 

[Sigfried1977]

Oh boy, that looks absolutely amazing. Finally a promising Batman game since Batman Returns on the SNES.

 

[user542745831]

More new screenshots:

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,669599

 

[DieH@rd]

New trailer that shows characters and battles is very good. Better than i expected.

 

[user542745831]

New trailer that shows characters and battles is very good. Better than i expected.

Why don't you just post a source for it then?

...

New Batman: Arkham Asylum Teaser Trailer

http://kotaku.com/5102862/new-batman-arkham-asylum-teaser-trailer

 

[AzBat]

Thanks! That looks pretty good, but definitely need to see some in-game action. Either way, I'm getting it in hopes that maybe for once it won't absolutely suck. LOL

Tommy McClain

 

[user542745831]

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Teaser Trailer HD

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43466.html

 

[user542745831]

New screenshots:

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,671228

 

[user542745831]

Arkham Asylum to have RPG elements

http://www.videogaming247.com/2009/01/10/arkham-asylum-to-have-rpg-elements/

 

[AzBat]

Thought I would post this for those Batman fans hoping to know what happened with the Dark Knight game...

http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2009/01/how_pandemics_dark_knight_turned_into_a_nightmare.html

Tommy McClain

 

[Spaceman-Spiff]

Wow, the Batman: Arkham Asylum's looking pretty awesome.

The last Batman game I play was good, but not even close in the graphical department.

Yup, I played the Lego Batman .