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UK’s OPM Reveals More About Batman Arkham City
Posted by Eddie in Batman: Arkham City, PS3 on September 22nd, 2010
UK OPM’s issue has announced a ton of Arkham City info in its cover feature along with several screen shots. Here is a short list of some of the new features.
-setting is described as a mix of Tim Burton’s original Batman movie and a touch of Escape form New York with spires and graveyards swapped for alleys and streets.
-Batman can essentially fly due to a new gadget called the Grapple Boost
-Batman can slide and smash through vents, slide straight into hanging off an edge, you can dive through windows and over railings.
*warning there are some spoilers in the full article*
Batman: Arkham City Screenshots
Posted by Trev in Batman: Arkham City, Media, PS3 on September 1st, 2010
Get an eye load of these new screens for Batman: Arkham City featuring a Halle Berry inspired Catwoman along with Two Face and cheeky Harley Quinn. Arkham City is looking every bit as good as its predecessor Arkham Asylum with heavily detailed characters and . The photos were uploaded to a flickr account belonging to 1337guyzorz2 who has since deleted them! They feature a great range of shots showcasing new moves, locations and the good old Detective mode. Batman Arkham City is due in autumn/fall 2011. Hit the jump for the gallery featuring full high res screens!
The Bat is Back!
Posted by Luke in Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, PS3 on August 5th, 2010
I am sure a good portion of you had a chance to play or at least try Warner Bros. Interactive and DC Entertainments’ award winning Batman Arkham Asylum. For those of you who loved the game will be happy to hear that Rocksteady Studios is hard at work on the squeal named Arkham City. As you can take away from the title the action is going to take place inside the city.
Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.
The game is scheduled to release in the Fall of 2011 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC.
Teaser Trailer after the jump.
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Warner Buys Out Rocksteady
Posted by Jay in Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, Talk on February 23rd, 2010
We are proud to strengthen our association with WBIE, a world class publisher that we have enjoyed working with since we began developing Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Game Director Sefton Hill has also stated:
The Rocksteady team is very much looking forward to creating more great games based on widely recognized Warner Bros. brands like Batman.
Given the quality of the last title, this could be a great move. What other Warner Brother brands could we see taking advantage of the acquisition? Being a child of the ’90s, the only brands that come to my mind are Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Freakzoid (I’m kidding 
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In a related story, they have also acquired the rights to Mortal Kombat from Midway as well. Will we see a rebirth of the franchise or what? It might be OK if they go back to the franchise’s 2D plane roots. If anything, these acquisitions shows confidence in a somewhat bad economy, even if it doesn’t make a huge difference.
Anyway, be sure to read the press release in the tab for more info.
WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, a privately held developer of interactive entertainment targeted at teens and adults, continuing Warner Bros.’ pattern as one of the industry’s fastest growing games publishers.
“Rocksteady demonstrated its professionalism and extraordinary development abilities with Batman: Arkham Asylum,” said Kevin Tsujihara, president, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. “This arrangement is a great strategic fit and we are very pleased to solidify our relationship with this talented development team.”
Founded in 2004 in London, England, Rocksteady specializes in developing action-adventure video games, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2009. The title has enjoyed robust sales, shipping over three million units worldwide, and has garnered numerous industry awards.
“We are proud to strengthen our association with WBIE, a world class publisher that we have enjoyed working with since we began developing Batman: Arkham Asylum,” said Jamie Walker, studio director, Rocksteady Studios. Sefton Hill, games director, added, “The Rocksteady team is very much looking forward to creating more great games based on widely recognized Warner Bros. brands like Batman.”
Warner Bros. continues to grow its games business through key acquisitions, building internal development capabilities, leveraging its global video distribution infrastructure, and focusing on developing major games franchises such as Batman, Mortal Kombat, The Lord of the Rings and LEGO.
“With the successful release of Batman: Arkham Asylum, a franchise that is a key focus for Warner Bros., Rocksteady has proven that they have the expertise to create hit games with mass appeal,” said Martin Tremblay, president, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We are currently working with Rocksteady on the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum and look forward to bringing the continuation of the franchise to fans worldwide.”
“We are delighted to be deepening our relationship with London-based Rocksteady Studios, one of the UK’s most respected games developers and 2009 recipient of the VGA’s coveted ‘studio of the year’ award,” said Josh Berger, president and managing director, Warner Bros. UK. “Rocksteady clearly has the talent, expertise and technology to make great games and we are fortunate to continue working closely with them as we further expand our games portfolio.”
In 2007, Warner Bros. acquired TT Games, developer of the hit LEGO-based game franchises, including LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Batman, which have wide appeal with players of all ages. In early 2009, Warner Bros. acquired Snowblind Studios to develop its The Lord of the Rings games franchise, with the first title expected to be released in 2011. Most recently, Warner Bros. purchased the primary assets of Midway Games. Midway published the Mortal Kombat franchise, which has sold over 26 million units worldwide, and owned a robust IP catalog and broadly applicable game engine technology. As part of the transaction, Warner Bros. acquired two talented development studios to focus on the Mortal Kombat franchise as well as other key properties.
Batman Arkham Asylum 2: Villians
Posted by Oly in Batman: Arkham City on February 11th, 2010
The Batman Arkham Asylum 2 trailer has hinted at some new villains. All of the hints are quick “fly-bys,” but see if you can spot them.
Here is what has been spotted so far.
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