All Articles: Batman: Arkham City

Cutting an imposing silhouette that bears a bit of a resemblance to BioShock‘s Big Daddy, Mr. Freeze says “ice to see you” in the latest Batman: Arkham City trailer. You should definitely give it a watch, it’s so cool.

OK, that’s enough icy puns for one article, I wouldn’t want you to give me the cold shoulder. Batman: Arkham City will be available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 18.

Rocksteady and WB games have decided to throw us a new morsel of intrigue with this new Batman: Arkham City trailer featuring none other than The Penguin himself.

I wonder who inspired the character design: Dick Cheney or Danny Devito?

On this week’s podcast, we briefly touch upon limited and collector’s editions, which, of course, brought us to Batman: Arkham Asylum‘s legendary bundle that came with a life size batarang (which you can’t throw at your cat). Unfortunately, there won’t be a drivable Batmobile with the upcoming Arkham City, but it’s an appealing collector’s edition nonetheless. For $99, you’ll get the game (wow!), a custom Batman statue from Kotobukiya, an art book, early access to the Iceberg Lounge challenge map, a skin from the iconic The Dark Knight Returns, a digital copy of the soundtrack, the original animated movie Batman: Gotham Knight, and four collectible cards.

That’s actually a great deal of content for your money, and certainly won’t take up as much space as some other WB Games collector’s editions.

We heard a few months back that the Riddler would be making an appearance in the upcoming Batman: Arkham City, but we had no clue how dark his portrayal was going to be. The video above captures a more disturbed vision of Edward Nigma, as well as some really brutal traps and machines. Batman: Arkham City releases for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 18.

This 4th of July weekend, it’s important to remember that if there’s one comic book character who stands for truth, justice and the American way… it’s Batman!

Wait… I don’t think that’s right…

Anyway, WB Games and developer Rocksteady have released over 12 minutes of Batman: Arkham City gameplay footage including Catwoman taking down a bunch of thugs, getting captured by Two-Face and Batman’s rescue mission. And trust me, there’s no shortage of fireworks when those three get together.

Two weeks ago, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed the final cover design for Batman: Arkham City. Apparently, someone at the company was less than pleased with the final selection as the publisher has unveiled a new cover design for the game today.

As you can see, Batman is standing in a similar pose in both box shots, but the new design showcases his profile instead of the head-on view of the previous design.

Whichever image makes it onto store shelves, Batman: Arkham City will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 18. The game will also be available for the Wii U next year.