Riding the wave of Batmania kicked up in the wake of The Dark Knight, Warner Brothers and Eidos Interactive announced Wednesday that they would introduce a new Batman game in 2009. Batman: Arkham Asylum will put players in the shoes of Batman as he takes on the task of delivering the Joker to Arkham Aslylum, where a trap from other super-villains awaits.
Rocksteady Studios will develop the title, and Batman writer Paul Dini has penned an original script for the storyline. Although the company has released few details on gameplay, Eidos CEO Phil Rogers said that the Arkham would force Batman to use his “intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks,” hinting at both strategic and action-based sides to the game.
