Batman: Arkham Asylum News
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Batman: Arkham City Skin Available With Green Lantern Blu-Ray
The good news: There's a very cool Sinestro Corporation* Batman: Arkham City skin you can get that will look smashing. The bad news: You have to buy a limited edition of The Green Lantern on Blu-Ray until the skin is released as DLC. Click this link to take a look at the costume. Joystiq's super-secret sources say the skin will be available to...
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Batman: Arkham City Villain Wish List
Batman: Arkham City is bulging at the seams with villains aplenty: Mr. Freeze, The Mad Hatter, Two-Face, The Penguin, and even Calendar Man are all hitting the scene to make Batman's life a living hell. And we can't count out Harley Quinn and Mistah Jay, or any of the baddies we happily felled in Arkham Asylum. No doubt about it, this is going...
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Nugget From The Net: The Early Prototypes Of Your Favorite Games Were Insane
You may think you know your favorite games inside and out. Turns out, your favorite games could have been very, very different. Picture Mario gunning down Goombas with a rifle, playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in first person or even playing Arkham Asylum as a...rhythm game?! Yup - game designs go through a lot of different...
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The Best Video Game Swag: Fall 2011
Video game swag is one of our favorite things. It's not enough for you to purchase the biggest AAA titles and see them through to completion? Need a little more? Something tangible? You're not alone. You've gotta show your love somehow, preferably through throwing money at the manufacturers handling the distribution of the games' almighty swag....
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Comic-Con and Comic Book Video Games - Sessler's Soapbox
With Comic-Con 2011 quickly approaching, Adam had comics on the brain so he decided to spend this week's Soapbox talking about comic book video games. Sure we all remember the travesty that was Superman 64, but now we have great examples of wonderful pulp to polygon adaptations like Batman: Arkham Asylum and the sequel Batman: Arkham City. Do...
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Batarang Controllers: Power A Announces Batman Peripherals!
Power A has announced exclusive Batman "Batarang" controllers to be released in conjunction with Batman: Arkham City this fall. Looking to put some real power behind your excursions? You'll want to stick these in your utility belt. "Batman fans will revel in the authenticity of the design of the Batarang, while gamers will...
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Nugget From The Net: The Most Unsexy "Sexy" Video Game Characters Of All Time
I'm sure you've seen several million internet lists of the Sexiest Video Game Characters of All Time, but UGO has flipped the script and is offering up a look at the unsexiest "sexy" characters in video games. These are the gaming equivalent of a 50-year-old divorcee at a bar with too much makeup calling herself a cougar -- she...
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New DLC Planned For Batman: Arkham Asylum?
If recent job postings are any indication, it appears that Rocksteady is readying another round of downloadable content for its smash hit Batman: Arkham Asylum. British gaming site Computer and Videogames reports that it received a position inquiry that asked, “Want to work on DLC for Batman: Arkham Asylum in London? Drop [us] a...
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Batman Voice Actor Calls Arkham Asylum 2 "Really Dark," Mentions Two-Face
There's a sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum in development, but details on Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 are scarce. All we've had to work with was analyzing a vague teaser trailer -- until now. The floodgates on Arkham Asylum 2 haven't opened just yet (it's likely still the early days for the game), but Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy attended the...
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Warner Bros. Acquires Batman Developer Rocksteady Studios
Warner Bros. is now the proud majority shareholder of Batman: Arkham Aslum developer Rocksteady Studios. The mega publisher called the acquisition, "a great strategic fit," with Warner Bros. UK president and managing director Josh Berger adding, "Rocksteady clearly has the talent, expertise and technology to make great games and...
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British Ratings Board Reveals Batman: Arkham Asylum Game Of The Year Edition
The British Board of Film Classification has let the bat out of the cave, it would seem, concerning the heretofore-unannounced Game of the Year Edition of Rocksteady’s acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum. According to the board’s official site, the GOTY edition received the same 15 rating applied to the standard version. The ratings...
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Square Enix And Eidos Not Involved In Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel
Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version Warner Bros. is moving front and center with the sequel to this year's surprise hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum, with former publisher Eidos Interactive (now owned by Square Enix) being dropped to the wayside. Eidos was purchased by the Final Fantasy publisher earlier this year. Rocksteady Games,...
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Sequel To Batman: Arkham Asylum Announced
The sequel to top-selling video game Batman: Arkham Asylum was announced over the weekend. While not exactly a surprise (the first game was so awesome, you had to figure a sequel was in the works) we did learn a little more about the game. Specifically, it will feature The Joker and Harley Quinn as adversaries, and the official website's URL...
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Nickling and Diming: Limited Edition Games of 2009
If you ask me, it’s rare to find a collector’s edition that’s actually worth collecting and hanging onto. Most of the time, you’re better off getting pre-order swag than what you’re paying an extra ten to twenty bucks for. And again, if you ask me, exclusive pre-order DLC needs to go away, and fast. As the year...
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X-Play Holiday Buyer's Guide 2009: Comics And Comic Offshoot Games
It's a Blair sandwich as Herter and comic queen Blair Butler talk about comics and comic-offshoot games, including Y: The Last Man, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and the Batman: Arkham Asylum game. This video is the perfect gift guide for the comic-head on your Secret Santa list. Watch Larger Version of this Video
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The History of Comic Book Video Games
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Sessler's Soapbox: Comic Book Video Games
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BAFTA VGA 2010 Recap Webisode
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The 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards
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Best of 2009: Best Writing
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