Game Informer reveals Batman: Arkham Asylum

Unrelated to the in-limbo Dark Knight game owned by Electronic Arts, Game Informer today unveiled an all-new Batman game.

A new cape crusader game unexpectedly announced

A new cape crusader game unexpectedly announced

UPDATE: The official announcement confirms the game for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, in addition to the 2009 release date.

According to a Game Informer promo page, Batman: Arkham Asylum is being developed by Rocksteady Studios to be published by Eidos. It follows the Dark Knight as he deals with a jail break of villains from the infamous mental health institution.

While no other information has been made official, a member of the NeoGAF forums shared some additional details said to come from the print version of the upcoming September Game Informer issue.

Specifically, the game will release in 2009, is much darker in tone, and is being written by Paul Dini, author of Batman: The Animated Series. What's more, the game is said to rely on both detective and combat elements, will run on Unreal Engine 3 (most likely confirming the title for at least Xbox 360, PS3, and PC), and is played with an over-the-shoulder perspective.

Starring villains so far include Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Zsasz, Penguin, Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and Mr. Freeze.

It's unclear whether the Arkham Asylum announcement will have any effect on the still unreleased Batman: The Dark Knight, which was confirmed in development last year, before recently dropping off the radar.

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ZanonX

hmmm this might be intresting, not sure if it will flop or not but lets see how they do things

Aegis

Now I am really interested in this game. I can't wait for a trailer or some screenshots.

RadeSix

sounds like a cool game. It's under the radar right now so that means it might be a sleeper.

ceokls

Only true Batman Fans would hype this game, And that would be me, Man I'm Stoked for this if is a really release.

ZanonX

ceokls Posted at: 08/12/08 at 4:57 PM PST Only true Batman Fans would hype this game, And that would be me, Man I'm Stoked for this if is a really release.
Have you ever played batman forever, even if you were a true fan, you would not like it, last few batman games have sucked, so I am not gonna say anything till I see actual gameplay.

Fenwaypunk3

As long as it's not based on a movie,( I've never liked games based on movies) I'll have good expectations for this game.

Greatness87

usually games on the cover of game informer are usually good ttitles with the exception of aliens, of which I havent seen or heard nada since the cover, but hey I will like this game if it stays away from being too kiddy and take on the dark persona of batman. Oh and one more thing Christian Bale voice talents should NOT be in this game.

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