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Batman: Arkham Asylum Revealed, Hits Next Year

by Nick Breckon, Aug 12, 2008 2:18pm PDT

Publisher Eidos has pulled back the cape on Batman: Arkham Asylum, an original Batman game exploring the infamous mental facility, according to Game Informer.

Described as a dark and gritty title in the vein of BioShock, Arkham Asylum appears not to be based on the comic of the same name. Instead, the original game's story was co-written by Paul Dini, who is best known for his work as a writer, producer and editor on Batman: The Animated Series.

Powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3, the over-the-shoulder action and detective game is being created by Rocksteady Studios, developers of Urban Chaos: Riot Response. The title is slated to hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2009, going by NeoGAF poster Sallokin.

More information is forthcoming, with an elaborate Bat-counter already ticking down on Rocksteady's website.

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about time someone made a batman game without it being linked to any of the movies or cartoons. And the asylum is a perfect setting

Aug 16, 2008 6:50am PDT

about time someone made a batman game without it being linked to any of the movies or cartoons. And the a... : ouvintes

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glad theyre going the dark and gritty way. hope this works out

Aug 12, 2008 2:48pm PDT

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- Freaky nipples wants to talk. : heartsauce

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Can we PLEASE start using different words other than "dark and gritty" to describe games and films that are mature in nature. PLEASE.

Aug 12, 2008 3:33pm PDT

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Can we PLEASE start using different words other than "dark and gritty" to describe games and films that a... : freakynipples69
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  What if it's a mature game about eating grits? : Sturm08
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so I am going to be running scared through dark levels as Batman?

Aug 12, 2008 3:06pm PDT

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so I am going to be running scared through dark levels as Batman? : byorn
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  I guess, but I wouldn't say running scared if playing as Batman. I would love to see brutal fighting and ... : Eric2025
  - I don't think you want to play a Batman game. : heartsauce

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If Paul Dini is writing, then it'll at least have a good story.

Aug 12, 2008 7:10pm PDT

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If Paul Dini is writing, then it'll at least have a good story. : Conan
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- maybe. Depends who the other writer is and how they split up the work. : sharpie
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  I dunno. Countdown to Final Crisis sucked pretty bad. : Sideways Bob
  - Maybe, but his history with Batman is generally very solid. : Conan
  - Based on Dini's track record, I'm willing to blame didio for countdowns crapiness. : sharpie

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It's going to be a long wait before we find out. Thats a whole ton of seconds, about two years worth...a little early for a Game Informer front page announcement. YEARS? I hope my math is wrong...or theirs is:

Momentarily:
681419510 / 60 seconds = 11,356,992 minutes
113,569,973 / 60 min = 189,283 hours
189,283 / 24 hrs = 7,887 days
7,887 / 365 days = 21.6 years.

Aug 12, 2008 3:37pm PDT

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It's going to be a long wait before we find out. Thats a whole ton of seconds, about two years worth...a ... : guidedbyvoip
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- Actually, the number I get for seconds is an order of magnitude greater than the one you posted, so assum... : doc.solo

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Too bad nothing can attain the same level of awesomeness as The Dark Knight.

Aug 12, 2008 9:18pm PDT

Too bad nothing can attain the same level of awesomeness as The Dark Knight. : Jiggyful

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If those magazine covers were indicative of the art direction itll be sexy.

Aug 12, 2008 8:55pm PDT

If those magazine covers were indicative of the art direction itll be sexy. : aznboysix

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Gotham City - and especially Arkham - are crying out for a lavish virtual recreation. They have a style that could be so, so wonderful if approached with a little creativity and artful environmental art. Given Batman's video game track record I am hugely skeptical but if Eidos pull the look off I will probably play the game just to experience it.

Wikipedia actually has a whole ton of information, probably taken from advance copies of Game Informer? Or entirely fabricated. Either way! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum

Aug 12, 2008 7:52pm PDT

Gotham City - and especially Arkham - are crying out for a lavish virtual recreation. They have a style t... : A Sponge

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Urban Chaos was a lot of fun with some original ideas in it. Hopefully they'll do the same with this.

Aug 12, 2008 4:15pm PDT

Urban Chaos was a lot of fun with some original ideas in it. Hopefully they'll do the same with this. : cell9song

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a bat bomb?!

Aug 12, 2008 3:07pm PDT

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- Let's kick some ICE! : Mecha Tofu Pirate

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Please be good. PLEASE BE GOOD. PLEASE AFD*DY*QWY*#Y!*!!!

Aug 12, 2008 3:46pm PDT

Please be good. PLEASE BE GOOD. PLEASE AFD*DY*QWY*#Y!*!!! : Silent Wolf

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If Urban Chaos is any indication of Rocksteady's ability to create a good game, then this is sure to kick some ass. Urban Chaos was a fun game; I really enjoyed it.

Aug 12, 2008 2:54pm PDT

If Urban Chaos is any indication of Rocksteady's ability to create a good game, then this is sure to kick... : busydoingnothing

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