** The Batman Video Games Thread**

[Chris Lionheart]

Bartman: Arkham CIty mag scans:

www.playstatic.com/news/2030

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static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/08-Aug/26/OPM%20UK%20Batman/PLT49.cover_sm--article_image.jpg

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SCREENSHOT BLOWOUT!

www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405948

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PSM3 Confirm Arkham City Multiplayer

Love it or hate it, multiplayer is coming to Batman: Arkham City. Confirmed in this months issue of the popular UK magazine PSM3, they have proceeded in claiming that "Multiplayer is a certainty, but no details on this yet". This comes after a rush of rumors and discussion that Catwoman will feature as a playable co-op character and with no mention of Robin or Nightwing this is looking even more credible. Keep in mind that no details have been confirmed and we aren't 100% ruling out the possibility of VS multiplayer.

This wont be Rocksteady's first attempt at multiplayer. Their Playstation 2 frantic fps shooter Urban Chaos: Riot Response also featured net play of 8 players. There is no doubt that we will be seeing a lot more info on this feature soon.



I hope it's just for Challenges and stuff. Unless Catwoman literally follows Batman around the whole game, I don't even see how it'd work. And I wasn't exactly a fan of the shoddy A.I. work with Shiva and Chris in RE5. Unless, god forbid, they actually implement player against player online type stuff. Ugh!

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BATMAN; BRAVE AND THE BOLD:

www.gametrailers.com/video/uk-launch-batman-the/703946

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GameSpot just posted up a new interview with Rocksteady about Arkham City that sounded really great.

I haven't been following every detail about the sequel religiously, and search only came up with two details threads, so I apologize if any of the bolded features are entirely old news.

Also, on the latest GTTV, Geoff Keighley heavily hinted that The Penguin is in the game.

There's more at the link, but not much in terms of concrete details.

GS: As the title suggests, it seems with Arkham City that you're trying to expand the world and give Batman a larger arena to use his crime fighting know-how. Is the development team going for a sandbox-style approach where players can kind of go at their own pace--picking and choosing side missions--or will Arkham City be more of a streamlined open-world experience?

SH: The footprint of Arkham City is about five times bigger than Arkham Island, but our primary intention was never to create a bigger gameworld just for the sake of it. In Batman: Arkham Asylum, we really focused our effort on creating an intense, pressure-cooker atmosphere by locking Batman in the madhouse and allowing The Joker to turn up the heat. In Arkham City, we want to take that attitude to the next level, so we created an experience in which gamers will have a huge amount of navigational freedom, but they will also feel the extreme pressure of the challenges that they face. Players will be able to go anywhere at any time, but we have made sure that players will always have a very clear idea of where they are needed most if they want to just stick to the core narrative path of the game. Explore the streets of Arkham City, and you will find many side missions, secrets, and street brawls, so players won't find it difficult to get into some trouble if that's what they are looking for.

I wouldn't describe the game as "sandbox" because a totally open and free-form gameworld would not allow us to create the kind of atmosphere that we wanted to, but we don't hold your hand either. Arkham City is its own place; a massive superprison, jam packed with supervillains, thugs, and psychopaths. There aren't any rules, but it has a law of its own, and this is why it is a perfect setting for Batman. Gamers will have to think and act like the Dark Knight if they want to survive in a place like Arkham City.

GS: Were there any features of Batman: Arkham Asylum that the team knew it wanted to tweak and refine right away when jumping to development for Arkham City? Obviously, detective vision was one of those, but it seems like combat is also being changed around.

SH: We reappraised every aspect of every feature that was developed for Batman: Arkham Asylum and rethought them in the context of the new game setting and story of Batman: Arkham City. Thankfully, we had some very strong core systems to build upon. Our goal was, therefore, to develop these systems and add even more depth and gameplay instead of changing them fundamentally. Taking the freeflow combat system as an example, the core mechanics of this system remain in place. However, it has been updated with lots of new features, including multiple simultaneous counters, aerial attacks, projectile counters, environment counters, beatdowns, the ability to combo in gadgets, new special moves, and more. We have invested as much time and effort into the improvements for Batman: Arkham City as we did in creating the entire systems from scratch for Batman: Arkham Asylum, so I really hope players will appreciate the new features and depth.

GameSpot: One of the great things about Batman: Arkham Asylum is that the mechanics associated with Batman felt true to his character and everything felt like it was placed in the context of that universe. With that in mind, what are you doing to expand Batman's repertoire of moves and abilities in Arkham City and how difficult is it to keep those in line with the Batman character?

Sefton Hill: The range of moves and abilities that we developed for Batman in the first game were designed to meet the threats and obstacles that gamers would find within Arkham Asylum. We wanted to reinforce the feeling of genuinely being the Dark Knight and then come up with a series of challenges, which best tested these abilities. Taking the game onto the Gotham streets has given us the opportunity to significantly increase Batman's repertoire. Our primary goal is to deliver the "Batman in Gotham" feeling, and this meant completely overhauling the traversal and navigation system. We wanted the player to experience the freedom and exhilaration of gliding down alleyways and soaring above the skyline, and this has meant [adding] nearly twice as many moves and animations as in the original game.

But none of this has been difficult to keep in line with Batman's character as this is where we always start, even before we design any challenges or locations. "What would it be fun to do as Batman?" Once we have the answer to that question, we can then start to make the rest of the game.

Source: www.gamespot.com/special_feature/most-anticipated-2011/day-1/index.html

New Screens:

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GAMEPLAY TRAILER

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New Screens:

Sexy!!! ;D

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INDEED!

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UK Magazine Edge has revealed some brand new details regarding Batman: Arkham City in their latest issue.

You can check out a summary the details below;

- “Bane can now team up with Batman for a series of sub-missions that see the unlikely duo tracking down shipments of chemical contraband.”

- “There will be entirely new gadget editions, and the latest to be unveiled is the Remote Electrical Charge (REC). A jury rigged shotgun variant at heart, it grants an instant spark-splattered knock back to foes, or far worse if they’re clad in metal armor and can be used to turn and adversaries breaking weapons of their own into unreliable allies, as they twitch and shudder after being hit.”

- The REC will cause machine gun holders to spray their clip uncontrollably and works wonders on multiple enemies, especially coming in handy against Joker’s one armed thug and his crowd.

- The new gadget also comes into play during puzzles. A quick blast of the REC will turn some metal objects into magnets as well as acting as a charge to redundant machinery.

- There are 4 hours worth of Catwoman gameplay in the game.

- A screenshot displays Catwoman with her goggles on, this is the first sign of her doing this.

- The main path storyline in Arkham City is bigger than Arkham Asylum’s. This is without taking the side-quests into account.

- If you fail a side-quest you’re able to return to it in a better state after upgrading your gadgets and abilities.

- There are other minor mentions of Arkham City in Arkham Asylum (like Sharp's office) but Sefton Hill didn’t mention them as he “didn’t want to spoil anything.”


THE REC - SO MUCH FUCKING WIN!



I know Batman Beyond (or is that Batman Of The Future?) - the Red/Black suit - is a GameStop US/GAME UK pre-order exclusive, if memory serves correctly. I want that 3rd suit, Batman: The Animated Series, if that is actually real.

[Chris Lionheart]

1970-80's Era Batman Skin (Blue & Grey) - ADAM WEST BATMAN!

Where is it available?
Pre-Order Bonus from Shopto.net (UK)

What platforms is he playable on?
PC, Xbox 360, PS3

"those preordering the Standard or Arkham City collector's edition will receive the 1970Œs Batman costume for free. This is exclusive to ShopTo so you will not get it anywhere else."

Pic:

Source: www.shoptonews.net/2011/07/25/shopto-secures-70s-batman-for-arkham-city-pre-orders/

'The Dark Knight Returns' skin + Challenge Map

Where is it available?
Included in the Arkham City Collectors edition (UK and USA)

Which challenge map is included?
The Iceberg Lounge

What platforms is he playable on?
PC, Xbox 360, PS3

Pic:

Source: www.joystiq.com/2011/07/20/batman-arkham-city-collectors-edition-official-in-uk/

Batman Beyond skin

Where is it available?
Pre-Order Bonus from GameStop.co.uk (UK) and Gamers Retail (Mexico)

What platforms is he playable on?
Xbox 360, PS3

Pic:

Source: arkhamcity.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3916
and gamers.vg/mx/?mx=1

Batman Animated Series skin

Where is it available?
Pre-Order Bonus from Game.es (Spain)

Source: www.game.es/ficha/ficha.aspx?SKU=076351

'Joker's Carnival' Challenge Map

Where is it available?
Pre-order bonus from Gamestop (USA)

Pic:

Source: www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/batman-arkham-city/76723#bonusFeatures

Robin skin + 2 Challenge maps

1. Which Robin is it?
Tim Drake

2. Does this mean there will be Co-Op?
It absolutely does not, Arkham City remains a strong single player experience

3. Where can I play as Robin?
In ALL Challenge maps

4. What is different about Robin?
As with all characters in the Arkham City Universe, he has his own very unique set of gadgets and moves

5. Where is it available?
Pre-Order Bonus from Best Buy in North America (Canada rumored)
UPDATE:Gamemania.be for Dutch fans bit.ly/mvYP9B

6. What about -insert country here- ?!?!?!?!?!?
We have only announced the North American retailer, we WILL be announcing EU/US/Canadian partners as soon as they are confirmed.

7. What platforms is he playable on?
PC, Xbox 360, PS3

8. What about the 2 challenge maps?
These are 2 exclusive maps that come with Robin: Black Mask Hideout and Freight Train Escape

9. What does Black Mask's Hideout mean?
Black Mask has a presence in Arkham City

source: community.batmanarkhamcity.com/forums/showthread.php/1342-Robin-and-Best-Buy-FAQ-**updated**

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If you needed a sexy reason to get even more excited for Batman: Arkham City, developer Rocksteady today revealed Talia al Ghul, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. Yes, Damian Wayne's mom, Ra's daughter and Batman's love interest Talia is coming to Arkham City and being voiced by Stana Katic from ABC's Castle.



Also, Penguin Reveal Trailer

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Batman: Arkham City supports 3D whether you have a 3DTV or not

You won't have to wait for a "Game of the Year" version to play Batman: Arkham City in 3D. When the game ships in October, it'll have two varieties of 3D support built in. The Xbox and PS3 versions will be playable in stereoscopic 3D on compatible televisions, using active-shutter glasses. The PC version will include Nvidia 3D Vision tech to support 3D output on compatible TVs or monitors, if you happen to have a GeForce GPU.

In addition, the game supports regular old anaglyph 3D when played on an HDTV with "3D glasses available for the video game." This is likely the same TriOviz tech used in Arkham Asylum. So even if you don't have a fancy 3DTV (and just a fancy HDTV), you can see some cape virtually up in your face.