Tag: Rocksteady Studios
Rumour Superman: World's Finest Listing Spotted - Is it Rocksteady's New Game?
The Game Awards rumours are flying
Whenever a big event in the gaming calendar is on the horizon, you can guarantee at least a few rumours will do the rounds. We're just over a week away from The Game Awards 2018, where Geoff Keighley has promised more than 10 new game announcements will be made in between doling out trophies. One game that's...
E3 2016 Suit Up With The Reveal Trailer for Batman: Arkham VR
Rocksteady as she goes
One of the announcements in the mercifully brief PlayStation VR section of Sony's E3 press conference today was for Batman: Arkham VR. Let's be clear, this isn't just any Batman VR game, it's one developed by the best Batman devs in town: Rocksteady Studios. The title's reveal trailer teaches us very little about the game,...
News Batman: Arkham Knight's Little Details the Focus of Developer Rocksteady's Detective Vision
Obsessive compulsive detective
There’s some speculation that Batman: Arkham Knight will deploy in January, but whether veteran voice actor Kevin Conroy is correct or not, British developer Rocksteady Studios doesn’t seem prepared to let the PlayStation 4 sequel loose until its finished properly. Speaking with Eurogamer.net
News Batman: Arkham Knight's New Character Is Stealing the Caped Crusader's Gig
A dark blight?
It seems that beloved superhero Batman has some competition. Developer Rocksteady has revealed that the 'Arkham Knight' in its upcoming stealth action title Batman: Arkham Knight is in fact not the caped crusader, but a completely original character called – you guessed it – Arkham Knight. The new man about town was created...
Feature Five Badass Things You'll Do in Batman: Arkham Knight on PS4
How Rocksteady is bringing plenty of pow to Sony's new system
A cynic may argue that it’s taken far too long for the cogs in the next-gen announcement cycle to really get turning, but Batman: Arkham Knight appears to have finally kicked the PlayStation 4 hype machine back into life. In production at series creator Rocks
News Why Is Batman: Arkham Knight Focusing Firmly on PS4?
Rocksteady freezes previous formats out
While we’re still in the infancy of the PlayStation 4 era, true next-gen exclusives are rare. We’ve had the likes of Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack, of course, but many of the big multiplatform games have released on the PlayStation 3 as well. The recently announced Batman: Arkham Knight is aiming to buck...
News The Caped Crusader Sure Looks Miserable in Inaugural Batman: Arkham Knight Art
Perhaps he's got a punctured tire
Not every superhero needs a car – but all of the best ones possess one anyway. The Dark Knight is no different, and as evidenced by the embedded imagery exclusively revealed by Game Informer magazine, the Batmobile will play a pivotal role in Batman: Arkham Knight. Accidentally unveiled by UK retailer GAME mere...
News Batman: Arkham Knight Races Out of the Batcave on PS4
The Dark Knight returns
As expected, Warner Bros has unveiled Batman: Arkham Knight for the PlayStation 4 – albeit courtesy of a GAME leak. The sequel – which is expected to feature on the cover of the latest issue of Game Informer magazine – is being
News Your PS4 Is Probably Going to Be Playing Host to Batman Soon
No joke
Batman: Arkham Origins was a fine entry in Rocksteady’s superhero series – but it was a stopgap between something bigger. For starters, the aforementioned British developer was not involved in the title’s production, as it was instead farmed out to relatively new studio Warner Bros Montreal. Despite that, we know that the London-based...
News Batman: Arkham City Was Gamefly's 'Most Wanted' Game Of 2011
Batman: Arkham City was the most demanded game of 2011, according to subscriber data released by video game rental service Gamefly
The caped crusader topped the charts for the most wanted multiplatform title based on subscriber queue numbers. Unsurprisingly, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was the most coveted game on PS3. Given Batman: Arkham City's...
News Rocksteady Announces Free Batman: Arkham City Costume As 'Thank You' To The Fans
Can you feel the love? Developer Rocksteady has announced that it's giving away a free Batman Inc-style skin for Batman: Arkham City as a "thank you for your incredible support before, during and after the game's release"
The costume can be yours tomorrow from the PlayStation Store. Ordinarily you'd need to complete the game in order to access the...
News Fresh Batman: Arkham City DLC To Transport You To The Batcave
If there was ever an appropriate time to pull out the old Bat-symbol transition sound effect, this is it: Rocksteady has announced that its latest round of Arkham City DLC is set to take gamers to the Batcave
Doo-la-da-doo-la-la-laaa. Brilliant. The challenge room map pack is set to include missions inside Penguin's Ice Lounge and Jokers Carnival,...
News Nightwing Smacks The Crap Out Of Goons In New Batman: Arkham City Trailer
Not had enough Batman: Arkham City yet? Nowhere near, you say? Oh, sure thing, but you want more right? Good, because Warner Bros has just dropped a new trailer focusing on the game's upcoming Nightwing DLC bundle
The pack includes the character, two new Challenge Maps and a bonus animated series skin. It's out next week on the PlayStation Network...
News Warner Bros Ships 4.6 Million Copies Of Batman: Arkham City In One Week
Warner Bros has released some impressive numbers for Rocksteady's latest PlayStation 3 superhero opus, Batman: Arkham City
The publisher has shipped more than 4.6 million copies of the spectacular action-adventure sequel worldwide, more than double that of its predecessor over the same period. The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into...
News UK Sales Charts: Batman Arkham City Glides Into The Top Spot
It also happens to be Warner Bros' biggest game release ever. Like, ever.
Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros has enjoyed the fourth biggest launch in the UK this year, with Batman: Arkham City shooting straight to the top of the sales charts. Batman: Arkham City was joined by The Sims 3: Pets, which had a reasonable debut in number six. Ratchet...
News Let The Silliness Commence: Yahoo Scores Arkham City 6/5
It's that silly part of the year where all the good games release at once
And nothing can quite prepare you for "silly season" like a publication's complete disregard for its scoring scale. The staff over at Yahoo have scored Batman: Arkham City a nonsensical 6/5, explaing that the game "improves on the original so much that it feels...
News Heads Up: Batman Arkham City Launches In North America Today
Emerge from that rock you've been hiding beneath, the big end-of-year games rush starts now
And it starts with Batman: Arkham City, which is out on PlayStation 3 in North America today. Those of you living in the UK will need to wait until the end of the week. The race is now on to see who can complete the game before the spoilers start popping up...
News GameStop Planning On Providing Free Catwoman Codes With Used Copies Of Arkham City
Warner Bros' decision to lock portions of Batman: Arkham City's single-player campaign to new copies of the game -- significantly those missions involving Catwoman -- prompted a bit of a backlash this week
But GameStop looks like it's happened upon a solution. Apparently those purchasing used copies of the superhero block-buster from the US retailer...
News Batman: Arkham City Sure Knows How To Get Us Hyped
After today's raft of uber-positive Batman: Arkham City reviews, it's not too surprising to see Rocksteady capitalise with a launch trailer of epic proportions
The footage is largely spoiler free, but watch at your own peril. That said, we'd recommend against it for now. This is the ultimate hype trailer. Waiting for the game's release is going to...
News Batman: Arkham City Includes Online Pass For Catwoman Content
Like so many other blockbuster releases, Batman: Arkham City will include an online pass designed to deter used game sales
Those that purchase the game second-hand will find themselves unable to participate in the game's Catwoman content, which is tied to a code inlcuded with all new copies of the game. If you do happen to buy the game used, you'll...
News Warner Bros Outlines First DLC For Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City isn't out yet
(Not long to wait though, we promise.) Either way, as has become traditional for the video game industry, Rocksteady's already turned its attention to post-release support. And given the sheer wealth of pre-release content available for Batman: Arkham City, we imagine it's going to be copious. The first DLC add-on...
News Green Lantern: Extended Cut Blu-ray Includes Batman: Arkham City Sinestro Corps Skin
There's that many additional Batman: Arkham City costumes we're starting to lose count
Yet still the announcements keep flowing. Joystiq reports that those purchasing the Extended Cut Blu-ray edition of Green Lantern will receive a Sinestro Corps themed character model for the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham City. For those unsure of their Green...
Rumour Nightwing To Be Playable In Batman: Arkham City
Rocksteady's already confirmed the appearance of Batman, Robin and Catwoman as playable characters in Batman: Arkham City
It hasn't said anything about Nightwing. But eagle-eyed fans of the series have noticed the appearance of a set of trophies alluding to the character's inclusion, with two of the digital trinkets paying reference to a Nightwing...
News Rocksteady Promises More Batman Games If There Are 'Stories To Tell'
Don't expect Batman: Arkham City to be the last superhero title from Rocksteady Studios
In an interview with CVG, marketing game manager Dax Ginn said that more titles were on the cards if the developer has "stories to tell". "I mean I think as long as we're still enjoying it and as long as we feel we can contribute to the Batman...
News Batman: Arkham City Trailer Reminds Us To Be Excited
Anyone else feel a bit 'odd' about Batman: Arkham City? Because the first game was so good, we almost feel blasé about its sequel
We know it's going to be good, right? The game's latest trailer — focusing on the Joker — is the first time we've really felt stomach jittering excitement for the title. It's included after the jump.
News Batman: Arkham City's Joker Content Pack Exclusive To Tesco In The UK
Those pre-ordering Batman: Arkham City from the UK's premier supermarket establishment [scoff - Ed], will get access to an additional four hours of Rocksteady's superhero opus in the form of an exclusive piece of DLC
Joker's Carnival Challenges Pack includes a separate set of missions based inside the ol' trickster's hideout. Here you'll need to use...
News Batman: Arkham City's Robin Comes In Three Flavours
Rocksteady Studios has worried some and excited others by the announcement of Robin's inclusion in the release of next year's open-world, gritty rendition of Batman: Arkham City
To appease traditionalist fans as well as the numerous detractors of the Boy Wonder's clean-cut appearance, Rocksteady has confirmed the incorporation of three different...
News Green Lantern Blu-ray Includes Arkham City Extra
Riding hot on a wave of costume variation announcements, Batman: Arkham City will find one of its more wacky outfits tied to the October release of the Green Lantern Blu-ray
PS3 owners will get an exclusive costume after purchasing the 2D or 3D versions of the feature film's Blu Ray release. The Batman Sinestro Corp costume will see the caped...
News Batman: Arkham City Lands Stereoscopic 3D Support On PlayStation 3
Warner's just let us know that Batman: Arkham City will be playable in stereoscopic 3D on PlayStation 3
Those with high-end TVs will be able to experience Rocksteady's comic-book opus in 3D. If you're yet to purchase a fancy television, then the game will also support anaglyphic 3D "with technology compatible with all high definition TV sets...
News Latest Batman: Arkham City Trailer Introduces Mr. Freeze
"Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold
" Mr. Freeze is one of our favourite Batman villains — when not being portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger anyway. So it's exciting to see the legendary ice-man get announced for Rocksteady's upcoming Batman: Arkham City. The reveal trailer (above) is well worth watching, and a stark reminder of how...
News Arkham City: Hugo Strange Chats With The Joker
Rocksteady's getting totally viral in the build-up to Batman: Arkham City
Included after the jump is an audio recording between the Joker and Hugo Strange. There's not actually much to the 100-second recording, but the Joker's sounding suitably demented. Listen to it after the jump.
News Hang On, The Penguin Is Now British?
Rocksteady's dropped a new Batman: Arkham City trailer right out of the San Diego Comic-Con
The new footage focuses squarely on the Penguin, who's adopted a cockney accent since his last outing. Don't worry though, the Penguin's British-ness totally works, making the character a little more rough-and-ready than previous incarnations. The rest of the...
Rumour Arkham City To Have Downloadable Episodes?
According to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, the upcoming Batman: Arkham City will be an "ongoing" game with players able to "download future episodes of it"
Conroy was talking to Comic Booked about his role in the title, and concluded that due to the sheer amount of content he'd been "recording for a while". No official confirmation from...
News What's In The Batman: Arkham City Collector's Edition?
We bet you can guess
No seriously, we really do bet you can guess. Both GameStop and Best-Buy has posted pre-order pages for the inevitable big-box edition of Batman's latest PS3 outing, and the contents are as predictable as the day turning to night: premium statue? Check. Art book? Check. Early access to DLC? Check. Pric
News Riddle Me This: Latest Arkham City Trailer Goes Heavy On The Cryptic Criminal
Rocksteady's released a new Batman: Arkham City trailer this afternoon focusing on the Riddler
The dapper antagonist is one of a number of new foes set to feature in Rocksteady's hotly anticipated sequel. The editing in this trailer is erratic, but there's a few snippets of gameplay. We're already super excited for Batman: Arkham City. Trailers are...
News Huge Batman: Arkham City Reveal
Warner's bided its time with Batman: Arkham City's big gameplay blow-out
Embargoes, NDAs and general silence have shrouded the game's build-up. Now the publisher's decided to blow the doors off with a massive 12-minute gameplay trailer. No nonsense, just footage. The biggest problem with this reveal is that the game's not out until the end of the...
Feature Push Square's Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of Holiday 2011: #2 - Batman: Arkham City
Rocksteady came out of nowhere
Batman: Arkham Asylum looked promising pre-release, but no-one really expected it to be quite the critical and commercial smash-hit that it was. We vividly remember spending a few moments with the demo before our review copy showed up the following weekend, and recall being blown away by the game's moody tone. But...
News Robin Doesn't Look Like A Complete Idiot In Batman: Arkham City
We hate Robin
Whenever Batman's stupid side-kick's around, things tend to turn sour. So we weren't overjoyed at the prospect of "The Boy Wonder" making an appearance in Batman: Arkham City. Rocksteady's released the first image of Robin's character model this afternoon, promoting the Best-Buy exclusive pre-order bonus. Tim Drake will...
News Batman: Arkham City To Have A Reasonable Campaign Length
Campaign length complainers, here's some news that should brighten your morning: Batman: Arkham City will take roughly 25-hours to complete
Speaking to Destructoid, Dax Ginn said it would take about 25 hours to get through the campaign, and then double that to finish up the adventure 100%. Long enough for you?
Rumour The Penguin Outed In Batman: Arkham City
Rocksteady's been hinting at the Penguin's inclusion in Batman: Arkham City for some time now, despite there being no formal announcement from the company
That confirmation has hit the 'net overnight though, after Rocksteady's marketing manager, Dax Ginn, confirmed the character's inclusion in a newspaper interview. ArkhamCity.co.uk has a transcript...
News Warner Signs Major Deal To Exclusively Use Unreal Engine 3 Until 2014
Warner Bros has pledged its alleigance with the worst engine in video gam-
.. Whoops. Did we say that out loud? Sorry. Ahem. Let's start again: Warner Bros has signed a long-term deal with Epic, ensuring the publisher's portfolio exclusively uses the Unreal Engine until 2014. That means you can almost guarantee the next Batman and Mortal Kombat game...
News Batman: Arkham City's Riddler Is Basically Jigsaw From The Saw Movies (Or So We're Told)
One of the best features of Batman: Arkham Asylum was the little Riddler challenges dotted around the world
Batman: Arkham City gives ol' Edward Nigma a bigger role — comparable to that of Jigsaw from the Saw movies. Here's the catch: Nigma's constantly setting Batman puzzles to solve. If you fail to complete them, a resident of Gotham dies. Sound...
News Rocksteady Slaps An Eight Hour Campaign Length On Batman: Arkham City
Haven't you heard? The latest craze is to tell everyone how long your game's main campaign is going to last long before its launched
We've already had solid figures for Homefront and L.A. Noire, and now Batman: Arkham City's developer, Rocksteady, has decided to chime in — slapping an eight hour campaign on the hotly anticipated super-hero...
News First Batman: Arkham City Gameplay Trailer Covers All The Bases
Warner Bros and Rocksteady Studios have covered all the bases with Batman: Arkham City's debut gameplay trailer
There's some gameplay footage, cinematics, villain reveals and plenty more to mull over in the two-minutes of footage embedded after the jump. Most exciting are Batman's new locomotive abilities, which see him dive-bombing around the...
News Rocksteady Release New Batman: Arkham City Artwork
Following the announcement of a release date for Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City, the British developer has released a fresh set of concept art for the game which can be found through here
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News Batman: Arkham City Releases October 18th In North America, October 21st In UK
Warner Bros has announced that the hotly anticipated Batman: Arkham City will be released on October 18th in North America and October 21st in the UK
The game — developed by British studio Rocksteady — follows up 2009's surprise hit Batman: Arkham Asylum. Freed from the confines of the Asylum, Arkham City aims to recreate the same atmosphere...
News The Joker's Looking Rough In Batman: Arkham City
Warner's released some new shots of Rocksteady's highly anticipated Arkham Asylum sequel, Batman: Arkham City
That Joker dude, how on Earth does he pull girls like Ms. Harley Quinn? Must be the lip-stick.</em>
News Rocksteady Reiterates That Batman: Arkham City Is A Single-Player Only Experience
Rumours about Batman: Arkham City's multiplayer status have been swirling ever since the game was announced some time ago
Fans even went to the trouble of constructing some elaborate hoax material to try and dupe gamers (and bloggers) into thinking the Arkham Asylum sequel would have multiplayer in some form. But Rocksteady's top-bod, Sefton Hill,...
News Batman: Arkham City Looks Particularly Pretty, Don'tchathink?
Batman: Arkham City's lead gaffer Sefton Hill was talking up the game's bigger environment open-world environment yesterday
Just to remind you there's been no visual sacrifice, have a new screenshot. There's more over at VG247.</em>
News Rocksteady: Arkham City "Five Times Bigger Than Arkham Island"
Rocksteady's top man Sefton Hill has said that Batman: Arkham City's location setting is "five times bigger" than Batman: Arkham Asylum's island setting
The clue, perhaps, is in the name. The footprint of Arkham City is about five times bigger than Arkham Island, but our primary intention was never to create a bigger gameworld just for the sake...
