It's hard to find a more epic and storied match-up than Batman and the Joker. Throughout the franchise's history, the Clown Prince became the yang to Batman's yin, and despite an embarrassing mohawked boss battle in Arkham Asylum, we're excited to see Mark Hamill reprise the role for Arkham City. Maybe that's why this new trailer, complete with adversarial Bat-banter, gets us so excited.
Batman: Arkham City has no shortage of fashionable looks for our favorite flying mammal-based superhero. But as we often find in bonuses like these, you'll have to choose your store wisely to get the ones you want. Among the bevy of incoming skins is one based on the highly regarded 90s animated series, but you'll need a GameStop PowerUp membership to parade around Arkham looking like a cartoon.
Rocksteady has already provided more Batman: Arkham City rogue's gallery reveals than you can shake a batarang at, but it seems that they aren't done yet. Today the studio took the wraps off Deadshot, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest assassin." He'll be one of the side-missions that shows off Batman's array of skills, as the Dark Knight has to track him down and figure out the motivations behind his assassination targets.
If you're a gamer who doesn't own a PC, PlayStation 3, or Xbox 360 -- first of all, what are you doing here? But second, good news! You can finally play one of the hottest games of 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum. It will release on October 13 for $39.99, just a week before Arkham City hits. You can even grab it as a direct download from the Mac App Store.
Batman: Arkham City features playable sequences with the lithe burglar Catwoman, but keeps the majority of its focus on the Dark Knight himself. If you're left wanting more of the anti-heroine, don't worry: downloadable content is on the way to add more Catwoman missions. Four DLC episodes will reportedly hit sometime after launch.
Sometimes, DLC can pop up in the strangest of places. Purchasers of the upcoming Green Lantern Blu-ray will receive a rare costume for use in Batman: Arkham City.
Green Lantern is coming to Blu-ray on October 14th, just a few days before the release of Arkham City. In addition to an extended version of the film, the disc will unlock the "Sinestro Corp" skin for Batman.
While developer Rocksteady has yet to show off any gameplay footage of the Boy Wonder in action, Robin will be a playable character in its upcoming Batman: Arkham City. Rocksteady's Dax Ginn describes Batman's partner-in-heroism as an "explosions specialist," making him play very differently to Batman. "It's not a case that we've just reskinned him," he said.
Batman: Arkham City will support 3D on all three platforms, publisher Warner Bros. has confirmed. As well as that silly new fad stereoscopic 3D, the Bat-sequel will support the classic, tried-and-tested 3D we all know and love, glorious anaglyphic.
Mr. Freeze breaks the ice in a new Batman: Arkham City unveiling his appearance in the Bat-sequel. While the villain was chilling out in Batman: Arkham Asylum and voice actor Maurice LaMarche leaked that he'd be playing the ice man, his frigid presence has only now been officially confirmed.
The Penguin, Solomon Grundy, and Talia al Ghul have all been confirmed for Batman: Arkham City. (As if it weren't already troubled enough with Joker, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Hugo Strange, and Mr. Freeze swanning around!)
Batman: Arkham Asylum had some downloadable content in the form of challenge maps, but its sequel Arkham City is apparently taking the next step with story episodes. A ComicBooked interview (via CVG) brings word from none other than the voice of Batman himself, Kevin Conroy, at this year's San Diego Comic Con.
It shouldn't come as any surprise that the highly-anticipated Batman: Arkham City is also getting the special edition treatment. The Collector's Edition will come alongside the game for $99, and will be available on the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. As with any collector's edition, the real question is what goodies are meant to tempt you into spending that extra forty dollars?
The world painted by Rocksteady in Batman: Arkham City is all about taking familiar Batman characters and making them a few shades darker. In the case of a wacky puzzle-obsessed villain like the Riddler, that involves making him a lot more murdery than usual, as a new trailer from European site PC Guru can attest.
Riddler takes a distinctly slasher film vibe in this trailer, setting up elaborate death traps for innocent civilians, and daring Batman to prove he's smart enough to save them. It's twisted, but it makes enough sense for a lunatic narcissist. Check out the trailer below to see for yourself. Read more »
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