Arkham City

[The Dark Knight]

New screens/artwork:

http://www.ripten.com/2011/02/01/new-batman-arkham-city-screensartwork-displays-a-patriotic-two-face-sexy-harley-quinn/

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^ I like the sound of that. I have a keen interest in the universe of this series, and the artwork is always top notch.

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Interview with new screenshots (they look amazing!)

Oh, and no multiplayer. Fine by me, because they put more effort into the solo.

http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1149377p1.html

[Azrael]

No multiplayer? This is for the better.

The city looks gorgeous. The cityscape (seen from afar) in the first game looked more in line with the "realistic" Gotham of the new movies, I love that in AC it looks to have several buildings with a more stylized look.

[Paul (ral)]

IGN review the first trailer

Plus a limited review of the game

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1152006p1.html

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Batman: Arkham City will be released on the following dates: October 18th in US, October 19th in AUS and October 21st in Europe

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Good to finally have a date. The wait will be long but worth it.

I loved this comment by Rocksteady. Their reply to the possibility of a Dark Knight Rises tie-in:

"What we find with the comic book license is that we get creative freedom to push the characters in pretty much any direction we like; we're not bound to a single narrative. I'm not saying we'll never make a game based on a movie, but as of right now and from a creative perspective, it's not something we want to be doing."

Nice mock to restricting realism blended in there while remaining on topic.

[Paul (ral)]

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my....god

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Poor Jokey. He's at rock bottom. Resigned to an imminent death. Vulnerable to the point others could seemingly easily kill him at any point.  But I fully expect him to rise from this. Maybe not health wise, but in terms of mental spirit. Batman's involvement will cheer him up, knowing he has a chance of a final bow his way.