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Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight may be the best looking game ever made. That’s if this new gameplay footage released by Warner Bros below is indeed indicative of the final game, which is due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC later this year. Scarecrow returns to Gotham City to unite …
Read More »Power Rangers and Batman join the battle for the multi-billion pound toys-to-life genre
A cheaper version of Skylanders featuring Batman, Superman, Power Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is coming to market. Toy giant Jakks Pacific will launch its Hero Portal range this August. The portals cost 40 for a starter pack, while toys come in packs of two for 6.99 – …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate delayed on Wii U
The Bat’s uneasy relationship with Nintendo’s home console continues. Warner has announced that while Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition remains on target for Xbox 360 and PC today and PS3 tomorrow, the Wii U SKU has been pushed back. It’s now due out at some point later in April”. …
Read More »Rocksteady on next-gen: We never had to say no with Batman: Arkham Knight
UK studio champions the power of new consoles, enabling the team to recreate a complete Gotham City
Read More »How Warner Bros came from nowhere to take on EA and Activision
There was a time – just a few years ago – when the big movie studios were a legitimate threat to the likes of Ubisoft, EA and Activision. Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Fox and Marvel, with their decades of entertainment expertise and treasure trove of million dollar franchises, were preparing …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Knight is ‘five times the size’ of Arkham City
The next instalment in the Arkham series will be a significant overhaul for the Caped Crusader. As revealed in the latest issue of GameInformer as thumbed by Eurogamer, Batman: Arkham Knight will offer a large number of changes and improvements to Rocksteady’s established formula. The new Gotham – which is …
Read More »GameInformer spills Batman: Arkham Knight beans; Trailer released
Following GAME’s leak this afternoon, US mag GameInformer has revealed that Batman: Arkham Knight is its next cover star. Developed by Asylum and City creators Rocksteady, Knight is the final Arkham game and is set after the events of 2011’s City. Last year’s Warner Montreal-developer Arkham Origins was a prequel, …
Read More »UPDATE: Retailer outs Batman Arkham Knight
The next instalment in the popular Arkham series has been named. As spotted by Videogamer via a now removed listing on the GAME website, it’s called Batman: Arkham Knight and is due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC this year. It looks like current-gen and Wii U are out …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate swooping onto consoles and PC
Warner has announced a console and PC release for former handheld exclusive Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game was previously released for Vita and 3DS but is now making the jump to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC in the form of a Deluxe Edition priced at 15.99. The …
Read More »Warner cancels Batman: Arkham Origins DLC on Wii U
There will no longer be any DLC released for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins. A Warner Bros spokesperson told VG247 that: Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story …
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