Tag archive: batman arkham asylum

For the second time in just over a month, there is a new best-selling game of the year. Last month the crown went to Gears of War 3 after it shipped more than 3 million copies in its opening week. Epic Games’ title has since gone on to sell more than 4 million copies in a month, but even that number has been eclipsed. In its first week, Batman: Arkham City has shipped 4.6 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest release of the year.… Read More

I'm going to make this really, really easy for you: If you like video games with solid action and vividly detailed 3D worlds, you're going to be buying Batman: Arkham City. Bear in mind, that's not a recommendation. You know about the game already. You know its 2009 predecessor Batman: Arkham Asylum was stellar, and that this sequel's more open world and diverse array of characters is a step forward. You were sold on the… Read More

According to a report from CVG, Rocksteady has confirmed that it intends to continue developing Batman games following Batman: Arkham City. While that isn’t a massive surprise given the popularity of Batman: Arkham Asylum and the hype proceeding Batman: Arkham City, but it is nice to hear that Rocksteady has enough confidence in its upcoming Batman title that it is already looking beyond to the next project. “I mean I think as long as… Read More

Rocksteady Studios is in the home stretch now, with the release of Batman: Arkham City set for October 18. It's going to be tough for this sequel to top the near-perfect original, though one area that looks to be improving is the game's replayability. Arkham Asylum didn't offer much beyond the story and an assortment of combat- and stealth-oriented challenge modes, but City will take things one step further with the addition… Read More

One of the oldest Batman foes gets the digital treatment this Fall, when the Penguin makes his appearance in the upcoming Batman: Arkham City. Penguin joins a sizeable cast that includes: Catwoman, Riddler, Joker, Two-Face, Hugo Strange, Mr. Freeze, Talia al Ghul and many more. The Penguin has seen many changes through the years. From art thief to freak show member, many writers and artists have offered various takes on the character. But the… Read More

If you enjoyed the look, feel and comic-book universe displayed in Rocksteady’s 2009 hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum, then you are in luck! If not, there is nothing to see here, move along, move along. Batman: Arkham City is very much like its predecessor, with (at least) four major exceptions. The first is that the area of Gotham you explore is five times bigger than the Asylum of the first game. Like the original, Arkham City is an open world… Read More

Batman's first Arkham adventure in the 2009 release from Rocksteady Studios Batman: Arkham Asylum was entirely a solo journey, but things are changing a little bit for his next outing, the October-releasing Arkham City. We learned earlier this month that Catwoman will be a playable character, and now Best Buy has revealed that another of the Caped Crusader's associates will be under player control as well: his acrobatic… Read More

Batman: Arkham City is going to have stiffer competition this year than its 2009 predecessor did when the end of year awards and round-ups start to make the rounds in December and beyond. All reports indicate that it's in good shape for a strong showing, however. The release date is October 18, square in the middle of the holiday smorgasbord. Bats will be strolling around in a more open world this time too, with a section of Gotham City… Read More

Not many people outside of longtime Batman fans will recognize the name of Dr. Hugo Strange. He was rarely seen in the cartoons, and he never once appeared in the old TV show or movies. And yet Strange is not only one of Batman’s oldest foes, he is quickly becoming one of his most utilized following a recent revival. This weekend at the VGAs, Rocksteady showed off a new trailer for the upcoming Batman: Arkham City. Besides just looking cool,… Read More

The Batman sequel to the critical darling that also happened to sell a whole bunch of games, Batman Arkham Asylum is still several months away, but developer Rocksteady Studios wants to show off their wares. Below is a teaser for the new Batman Arkham City that is definitely pretty, albeit somewhat light on the details. Apparently Batman is being hunted by people who do not realize that the Caped Crusader is not to be trifled with, and the… Read More

In 2009, Rocksteady did the improbable and released a totally original game based on Batman that was actually very good. There have been others, so many sad, sad others, but Batman: Arkham Asylum managed to recreate the world of Batman, and it did so to both critical and public success. Today, publisher Warner Bros. has pulled the curtain and revealed a few details about the upcoming sequel on the game’s official website. Originally teased… Read More

Bill was and is unique in this industry and changed a lot over the course of time he ran Microsoft. He started out as one of the barbarians challenging the hated status quo and eventually became a part of the new hated status quo for the following generation. He, and Microsoft, provide a cautionary tale for Google in that just as Google has positioned itself with its “do no evil” model as the anti-Microsoft, Microsoft… Read More