The Arkham series took the gaming world by storm. They were rich in story, the gameplay was satisfying, and the graphics were stunning. For the first time, gamers had the chance to immerse themselves in Gotham and feel as if they were Batman. With a mixture of combat and stealth, gamers were transported to heaven.
Then in 2015 came the last installment of the series, Batman: Arkham Knight (and stuttered to PC). Reviews were once again positive and although there was some grievances about the batmobile, most gamers were content with the end product. But what would happen to comic book games now? Many other comic properties have tried and failed at emulating Arkham’s success however it now seems that there may be hope!
Rumours have been circulating around the net for a while now that a new game featuring Bruce Wayne’s son, Damien would be coming to consoles in the not so distant future. Well now it seems that the rumours have grown some legs as more information has supposedly leaked out which provides us with some juicy bits of information as to what we can expect to see. Developers WB Montreal, the studio responsible for Batman: Arkham Origins, are rumoured to be working on two new games for DC, one focusing on Damian and the other being Suicide Squad.
A member from NeoGAF has posted the following information in regards to the two proposed games:
“Indeed, WB Montreal is working on two games right now.
– is a brawler
– you create your own avatar, grow it out, with tiers of rewards
– many characters to choose
– coop-action
– Borderlands esque
Targeted for 2017 release.
Next game is the Damian Wayne game.
– has been greenlit last summer
– 10 years in the future (I think our future from 10 years now, not quite Batman Beyond)
– Bruce is old and has a beard
– harness on his leg
– uses a walking stick
– is mentoring Damian Wayne to be the new Batman
– Damian has a Batbike
– lots of great characters and also new ones, lot’s or redesigns, like Black Mask being a female
– Dick’s in it, has a shaved head
– some other villains are Flamingo, Poison Ivy and White Rabbit(old, looks like a granny)
Game is starting to roll in production, so we might no see it for a while, but I am very excited.”
Obviously, this is all just rumour for now however WB Montreal have been pretty open about expanding the DC Universe. WCCF Tech has been able to capture a screenshot from one of the videos that WB Montreal had published, which has since been taken down, that shows the caped crusader in what looks to be yet another open world game. Pretty cool right?
Are you excited for more games centred on the DC Universe? What was your favourite Arkham game? What other comic book characters would you like to see get their own title? Sound off down below!