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Batman: Arkham Knight Pushed Into 2015

Ben-Dutka 27 Comments

This delay is gonna hurt a little, especially if you're a big fan of the Caped Crusader.

Warner Bros. has announced that Batman: Arkham Knight has been delayed until 2015. They didn't give us an estimated launch window, unfortunately.

As for why developer Rocksteady is forced to push it back, marketing manager Guy Perkins told GameSpot that they just want to make the best game possible:

"We just want to make this the best experience that we can, and that takes time. We feel that we have an absolutely awesome game in the works, and we want to make it as great as it possibly can be. We just need more time to do that. If we didn't give the team more time to do it, then we would be releasing something that we weren't happy with. We want to make sure we're absolutely nailing it 100 percent."

Perkins clarified that the team's full vision for the new Batman just wouldn't have worked on last-gen hardware, as he cited the Batmobile and character models as factors that weren't possible on the PS3 or Xbox 360. We've seen some amazingly impressive footage already and we'd have to agree that yeah, you really can't do that on the older systems. Added Perkins:

"Having these current-gen platforms [Xbox One and PS4] allows us to really flex our muscles in terms of art and animation, and we're building everything to make it look as good as it possibly can. The beauty is our engine team can now say yes to our artists; before they were always struggling with what they have available. But now it's more a case of, 'What can't we do?' and, 'Where can we push it even harder?'"

We did, however, get a new Batmobile Trailer, so we can take solace in this:

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Arkham Knight Gameplay Trailer Ends On A Tense Note

Ben-Dutka 14 Comments

It's easily one of the most promising games of 2014, and that hype level will continue to rise throughout the year.

Developer Rocksteady Games has produced a new gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Knight , which is coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC later this year.

The video is entitled "Evening the Odds" and the trailer features the Batmobile, a Gotham in serious trouble, and a dramatic, perhaps even cryptic, ending. The video ends with a gun being held to the hero's head while he's on the ground, and a voice saying: "There is no savior. No More hope…no more Batman." The game is set one year after the events of Arkham City and the new open world is supposed to be about five times the size of Rocksteady's last effort.

Being able to drive the Batmobile around is enough incentive for me to try it, that's for sure.

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Rocksteady Highlights The Impressive Detail In Arkham Knight

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The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gives developers more opportunity to expand upon their visions.

And that's precisely what developer Rocksteady Studios seeks to do with their latest project, the recently announced Batman: Arkham Knight for next-gen consoles. As noted by Examiner , producer Dax Ginn spoke about how his team is embracing the power of these new systems:

"The main thing we wanted to do, with Rocksteady being a visual studio at our hearts, was use the power of next-gen hardware to really deliver an amazing graphical experience that wouldn’t have been possible on previous generations.

You saw the amount of detail we’ve built into Gotham also the destruction of the Batmobile driving into the corners of buildings, smashing through and really giving gamers the feeling of taking control of this legendary vehicle and smashing it through the city like a wrecking ball."

A more destructible Gotham City is on the way, and it'll be bigger than you might anticipate. That extra power allows designers to expand and grow; they can give us virtual worlds that are more dynamic and realistic than ever before. It's pretty exciting, especially if you're a fan of the Caped Crusader. It's all the more exciting because Rocksteady is back at the helm where they belong; last year's Origins just wasn't at the same level in terms of polish, you know?

We'll hear more about Batman: Arkham Knight soon, I'm sure.

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Batman: Arkham Knight Info: Batmobile Goodness, New Villain

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Yep, a new Batman is slated to hit next-gen consoles this year. Want to know more about it?

As per the April Game Informer issue that featured the game on the cover, we've got plenty of details that will make franchise fans salivate.

We already knew about the Batmobile and larger city, but the article obviously goes into more depth. For instance, that Batmobile is described as an "unstoppable force" by game director Sefton Hill, and we only need to press a button and 'poof' it's there. Well, maybe not "poof," because the super-powerful Batmobile will smash anything in its path on its way to your position. The coolest part is that it has an ejector seat, which you can use at any time to fling Batman out of the vehicle and up into the air!

Combat has been improved yet again, as we'll get new combos and takedowns. Other than that, they'll leave the familiar and wonderfully fluid fighting mechanic intact. As for the villains, we know about Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, and the Penguin, but now we find out a totally new villain – one designed specifically for the game – will make an appearance. Kevin Conroy will reprise his role as the protagonist (after having been replaced by Roger Craig Smith in last year's Origins ). That's good news for the fans, I'm sure.

Oh, and the game will not boast a multiplayer mode. Hill said they "want to focus on making the best single-player experience" possible, and they don't think they need a multiplayer element. Gotta love that. Batman: Arkham Knight will launch for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC some time later this year; GameStop has an October 14 date, by the way.

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Next-Gen Batman Confirmed, Dropping Some Time This Year

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Ready for a next-gen Batman ?

Well, it'll be on the cover of the April issue of Game Informer , so you can learn all about it soon. For now, we know it's called Batman: Arkham Knight , it's coming to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2014, and Rocksteady is back at the helm.

Yep, the developers that produced Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are back, which is good news because last year's Origins (developed by an internal Warner Bros. team) wasn't quite as amazing as its predecessors. Arkham Knight will feature an even larger Gotham City, players will be able to drive the Batmobile, and Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, and Scarecrow are confirmed adversaries for the Caped Crusader. However, bear in mind that this is the ultimate climax, as Rocksteady co-founder Sefton Hill said in an interview:

"We kind of feel like this is the natural end to the story. We want to kind of go out in style."

I sorta hoped Rocksteady would resurrect Superman, or something. Maybe they'll tackle that when the Batman story arc is complete.

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