Rocksteady's Batman Trilogy Concludes with Batman: Arkham Knight

cdj

Published on 03-04-2014 11:00 AM

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Rocksteady Games has officially announced Batman: Arkham Knight, the conclusion to their popular Batman: Arkham series with the game setting occurring one year after the events of 2009's Batman: Arkham City.

Expected to release on October 14 for PlayStation 4, X-Box One, and PC, the game will feature a drive-able Batmobile in a world five times as large as that found in Arkham City, split into three major areas. Villains announced for the game include Scarecrow, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Penguin, and the "Arkham Knight" - a new Gotham villain created specifically for the game by Rocksteady & DC.

A July 2012 report from Variety suggested that the next game from Rocksteady would be a "new, highly stylized title" centered around Batman's first encounter with the Joker and based upon 1950s comics where Batman "teamed with other heroes like Superman and founded the Justice League of America." While the ending of Arkham City & Arkham Knight info virtually invalidates that rumor, some speculation has emerged that the next Batman franchise from Rocksteady may center around the Justice League and be released closer to the 2016 Batman vs. Superman movie as DC works to prep their counter to Marvel's Avengers movie franchise and incorporate the JLA into the consciousness of the American public.

Early game information will continued to be released throughout the month of March at Game Informer and will be added to our Batman: Arkham Knight thread within the TGT Forums.

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cdj - 02-25-2015, 08:05 AM
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CLW - 02-25-2015, 10:14 AM
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Also I think I read/saw/heard that this game got an M rating for the 1st time in the series.

cdj - 03-23-2015, 08:04 AM
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JBHuskers - 03-23-2015, 09:32 AM
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There's a rumor now that the PS3 Rocksteady games will be remastered for PS4

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bat.../1100-6426085/

CLW - 03-23-2015, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

There's a rumor now that the PS3 Rocksteady games will be remastered for PS4

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bat.../1100-6426085/

I'm TIRED of the remasters (especially non-exclusive games) - if the game was multi platform there is ZERO reason for this.

Rudy - 03-23-2015, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CLW

I'm TIRED of the remasters (especially non-exclusive games) - if the game was multi platform there is ZERO reason for this.

If it's for a collection of games like Halo rolling 3 games onto one disc I can see the beauty of it since some younger gamers won't have played an older version. Simple one-off remasters for a game that was released relatively recently are pure money grabs.

cdj - 03-23-2015, 05:46 PM
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GatorfanStovy - 03-23-2015, 10:32 PM
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It'd only be better if Tebow was back into Madden / MUT lol . kidding aside.

THis game looks pretty sweet.

steelerfan - 03-24-2015, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy

If it's for a collection of games like Halo rolling 3 games onto one disc I can see the beauty of it since some younger gamers won't have played an older version. Simple one-off remasters for a game that was released relatively recently are pure money grabs.

Yep.

#TheScriptIsDead

cdj - 03-24-2015, 07:47 AM
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IMDB has Commissioner Gordon as 'rumored' to be voiced by David Kaye (same as previous games), but I think that sure sounds like Jonathan Banks aka Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul in that new video.

CLW - 03-31-2015, 10:43 AM
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JBHuskers - 03-31-2015, 10:59 AM
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Boner.

CLW - 03-31-2015, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Boner.

Yeah its the 2nd best looking PS4 I've seen (20th anny was the best)

cdj - 04-01-2015, 07:10 PM
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Timed PlayStation exclusives for the game:

JBHuskers - 04-01-2015, 09:23 PM
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Ha, love those classic skins!

cdj - 04-25-2015, 09:10 AM
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Full trailer coming April 27.

cdj - 04-26-2015, 09:08 AM
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cdj - 04-27-2015, 07:24 AM
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Also:

The latest trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight shows off the Dark Knight's allies Catwoman — who was teased over the weekend — Nightwing and Robin, all of whom are playable thanks to an on-the-fly-switching feature the game will introduce.

Developer Rocksteady is calling it "Dual Play," and though this trailer is entirely pre-render, the cinematics suggest that solo players can use it to pull off tag-team maneuvers. Dual Play appears to be similar to the character-switching seen in Grand Theft Auto 5.

Courtesy: Polygon

cdj - 04-28-2015, 09:59 PM
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$40 Batman: Arkham Knight DLC Pass Revealed, Offers Six Months of Content
Plus, a digital-only premium edition for the Batman game is also announced.

Warner Bros. and Rocksteady Studios on Tuesday announced a DLC Season Pass for their upcoming Caped Crusader game, Batman: Arkham Knight.

According to a message posted on Twitter, Arkham Knight's Season Pass will offer up new content for six months after the game's release in June, meaning through the end of the year.

This content will take the form of "story missions, supervillains, and more," the developer said.

A subsequent press release from Warner Bros. reveals that new Batmobile skins, "advanced" challenge maps, alternate character skins, and new drivable race tracks are also included with the Arkham Knight Season Pass.

A special Arkham Knight Premium Edition will also be available. This comes with the game and the DLC pass, and will be sold only through digital channels.

The Season Pass will cost $40, while the Premium Edition will run you $100.

Courtesy: Gamespot

The $40 tag seems steep, so I understand some criticisms in that regard. However, I saw quite a few upset that Rocksteady did not detail any of the DLC. I'm assuming maybe they can't share all of that due to protecting certain aspects of the storyline (identity/origin of Arkham Knight, game ending).

cdj - 05-03-2015, 04:43 PM
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MORE DETAILS ON THE SEASON PASS

Earlier this week, we announced the Season Pass for Batman: Arkham Knight. While the story of Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Trilogy will come to a close on June 23rd, we are excited to continue telling stories and delivering more content to explore and play through in the 6 months following the game’s release. We’ll be building more narrative, more missions, more challenges and more characters and vehicles that we want players to experience, even though they didn’t fit into the storyline of Batman: Arkham Knight.

We’ve heard from our community that you want more information on what we’ll be delivering in the Season Pass. While we aren’t ready to unveil every aspect of the content we’ll be developing, we would like to share more detail now to give you a better sense of the scope of the Season Pass.

Batgirl: A Matter of Family
An all new prequel story expansion in an entirely new location where you play as Batgirl for the very first time in the Arkham series - check out the first render of Batgirl.

The Season of Infamy
Play as Batman in all new story missions featuring legendary super-villains invading Gotham City, with new story arcs, missions and gameplay features.

Gotham City Stories
Play as Batman’s key allies in narrative missions extending their storylines, from both before and after the events in Batman: Arkham Knight.

Legendary Batmobiles with Themed Tracks
Drive the most iconic Batmobiles from Batman’s 75-year history, on custom-built race tracks, each themed to that Batmobile’s specific era. Every Batmobile will be drivable across every race track.

Crimefighter Challenge Maps
Engage in a series of new challenge maps utilizing the unique play styles of Batman and his allies.

Character Skins
A variety of skins from across the eras for Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman.

As we fully ramp up development on the Season Pass, we will be sharing even more details on each monthly content drop. We hope you enjoy playing Batman: Arkham Knight as much as we’ve enjoyed making it.

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