After 15 "Arkham" domain names were registered a few months ago [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121487-Warner-Bros-Goes-Batty-For-Arkham-Domains], it has been revealed by the cover of the May issue of Game Informer [http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/09/may-cover-revealed-batman-arkham-origins.aspx] that they have chosen Batman: Arkham Origins for the next title in the Batman series
According to the Game Informer article, it seems that WB Games Montreal will be taking over from Rocksteady as the developers of the game, perhaps lending credence to the rumours that flew about a while back that Rocksteady may be moving onto making a Superman game.
The creative director behind the newest game in the franchise is Eric Holmes, a man known for his work on The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype, both Radical Entertainment games, although his position previous to working at WB was with Epic Games.
And obviously as the name "Origins" entails, this game will be a prequel, set before both previous Arkham games, with a younger Batman, perhaps taking on some of the supervillians for the very first time. Now this next thought is just idle speculation from myself but will a younger Batman perhaps mean a change in voice actor, as seems to be the trend these days?
And finally, as well as a release date of October 25, 2013 announced for all of the current gen consoles and PC, a handheld game has also been revealed for 3DS and PS Vita to be released on the same day, named Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, a separate experience taking place after Origins.
Personally, I will admit that I'm a little worried that it isn't Rocksteady that is working on this, but I hope that WB Games Montreal will be able to step up and continue, if not better, the great work that Rocksteady had done.
According to the Game Informer article, it seems that WB Games Montreal will be taking over from Rocksteady as the developers of the game, perhaps lending credence to the rumours that flew about a while back that Rocksteady may be moving onto making a Superman game.
The creative director behind the newest game in the franchise is Eric Holmes, a man known for his work on The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype, both Radical Entertainment games, although his position previous to working at WB was with Epic Games.
And obviously as the name "Origins" entails, this game will be a prequel, set before both previous Arkham games, with a younger Batman, perhaps taking on some of the supervillians for the very first time. Now this next thought is just idle speculation from myself but will a younger Batman perhaps mean a change in voice actor, as seems to be the trend these days?
And finally, as well as a release date of October 25, 2013 announced for all of the current gen consoles and PC, a handheld game has also been revealed for 3DS and PS Vita to be released on the same day, named Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, a separate experience taking place after Origins.
Personally, I will admit that I'm a little worried that it isn't Rocksteady that is working on this, but I hope that WB Games Montreal will be able to step up and continue, if not better, the great work that Rocksteady had done.
