Arkham City

[The Dark Knight]

I think their Robin works. They could not have the Burt Ward version, obviously. A character in a film or book has to resemble their environment. And this Robin blends into the rough and tough Arkham City environment. He looks like he could hold his own against Titan crazies. Be it Dick, Jason or Tim - Rocksteady's Robin was going to have this appearance and personality because of that. Robin is Robin visually, and they've kind of rolled it all into one. The gritty cage fighting angle also does allow carefree bravery that the character exudes. Possibly with some trademark quips thrown in.

[Azrael]

Yeah, agreed. Maybe the Assassin's Creed similarity is too great with the cowl and the short cape. I know Assassin's Creed hasn't invented or trademarked cowls, lol, but I think Robin might work better without it, his character design is "gritty" enough. Or else, half of the gaming population will call him "Ezio"

[Silver Nemesis]

Entertainment Weekly revealed Talia al Ghul is in the game, voiced by actress Stana Katic.


http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/07/21/batman-arkham-city-stana-katic-castle/

Meanwhile Gamespot uploaded a new trailer featuring the Penguin and Solomon Grundy.

[Paul (ral)]

Mr Freeze trailer

[Azrael]

There's no need for re-booting this franchise after Nolan's done
..
Joking of course, but I can't see how can anyone come up with a better design for a mobster Penguin, or Freeze...

[Gotham Knight]

What bugs me about Freeze is that Maurice LaMarche is just trying to match Michael Ansara. Though, seeing as his talents have always favored impressions, I can't say I'm surprised and not just a little impressed.

[Silver Nemesis]

I'm not mad about the Penguin having a broken bottle permanently lodged in his face, but I think Mr. Freeze looks and sounds great. All in all, the game's shaping up really nicely.

[The Dark Knight]

I like this Freeze. Emotionless and high tech. A man walking around in a fridge, shooting ice. Take that Nolan!

Characterisation and actually looking like the character can be done. Shock horror.

I firmly believe AC will be one of the Batman benchmarks.

[Seantastic]

For the UK'ers here, you can get Robin by pre-ordering from Game, and you can get the Joker's Carnival challenge maps by pre-ordering from Tesco.  Descions, descions, I honestly don't know what I want more, 4hours extra gaming, or Robin.

[Silver Nemesis]

IGN's posted the first song from the Arkham City soundtrack.

"Deranged" by Coheed and Cambria

http://uk.ign.com/videos/2011/09/14/arkham-city-exclusive-coheed-and-cambria-track

The full track list is:
1.   Panic! At The Disco - Mercenary
2. Coheed and Cambria - Deranged
3. The Duke Spirit - Creature
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Shadow On The Run
5. Blaqk Audio - Afterdark
6. The Raveonettes - Oh, Stranger
7. ††† (Crosses) - The Years
8. The Damned Things – Trophy Widow
9. Daughtry - Drown In You
10. The Boxer Rebellion - Losing You
11. Serj Tankian - Total Paranoia

Bonus Collector's Edition track:
12. A Place to Bury Strangers - In The Shadow