Batman: Arkham City Coming Fall 2011

Early Thursday morning, DC's The Source Blog posted a story detailing information about the follow up to 2009's Arkham Asylum for the PS3, X Box 360, and PC. Batman: Arkham City is set to take place in section of Gotham City where villains are running wild.


Joystiq also posted details about the September issue of Game Informer that, judging by the cover which you can see below, will give us even more details about Arkham City.

The Source goes on to give a teaser of the gameplay experience:

Players are introduced to a brand new story that bring together an ensemble cast of characters and villains from the Batman universe, as well as enhanced gameplay features that build upon the ultra-realistic Dark Knight experience that fans enjoyed with BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM.

The official website is up as well where you can watch the teaser trailer, register for updates, sign up for a contest, and pre-order. Or you could watch the teaser below, and pre-order from us!

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Warner Bros. acquires Batman dev Rocksteady Studios

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has announced its purchase of a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the developer responsible for one of the best games of last year (and without a doubt the best Batman game of all time) Batman: Arkham Asylum which gained critical praise and sales success (shipped over three million copies).

Jamie Walker, studio director of Rocksteady Games, expressed pride in the deal -- the cost of which has not been disclosed. "We are proud to strengthen our association with WBIE, a world class publisher that we have enjoyed working with since we began developing Batman: Arkham Asylum," he said. In addition, games director Sefton Hill noted, "The Rocksteady team is very much looking forward to creating more great games based on widely recognized Warner Bros. brands like Batman.”

Square Enix Europe (Eidos) has confirmed that it still retains a 25.1 percent stake in Rocksteady.

I just hope this doesn’t affect the untitled Arkham Asylum sequel in the works. What are your thoughts on the deal?