Rocksteady developing Batman prequel game featuring Justice League
Justice League, by Alex Ross
Rocksteady Studios, the British developer behind Batman: Arkham Asylum and its sequel Batman: Arkham City, is believed to be developing a new installment of the blockbuster video-game series that will feature Superman, Wonder Woman and DC Comics' other major heroes.
Variety reports the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment game will serve as a prequel to 2009's Arkham Asylum and revolve around Batman's first meeting with his arch-nemesis The Joker, which apparently occurs around the time of the Justice League's formation. Although the trade paper references DC comics of the 1950s, it seems more likely the team lineup will reflect the publisher's New 52.
DC's top-tier characters already appear together in DC Universe Online and the newly released LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, and will reteam next year in Injustice: Gods Among Us. But a Rocksteady-produced game would take the heroes' profile, and reach, to another level: Batman: Arkham Asylum sold 4.3 million copies, only to be surpassed last year by the sequel Arkham City, which sold a staggering 6 million copies in its first month of release.
The game would debut in 2014 at the earliest, ahead of the proposed 2015 release of Warner Bros.' long-developing Justice League movie.
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Yes, please!
While I don't doubt that the game will be very well made I don't know if I can listen to any more misogynist comments ad infinitium while I play through another Rockstedy Batman game. I know they are going for gritty realism but do I really need to sit through ten hours of street thugs calling Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and now Wonder Woman and Black Canary 'bitch' and 'whore?' I'm not sure I can take anymore of that.
But but, they are all bitches and whores. Aren't they?
@Jeff
Yes, these words are said by the BAD GUYS. I bet you cried about the ending of Mass Effect too.
Just take my money already!
Also, I think the misogynist complaint is a bit off target. Every one of those remarks is made by a villain or random thug. We're SUPPOSED to dislike them.
I think a more appropriate response is enjoying how much ass Catwoman kicks in Arkham City.
I don't even really care for DC at this point, but these games are so good. I just wish they'd put one out annually.
YESSSS! YESSSSSSSSSS!
So, it's a prequel because they want Joker and no other reason right?
Because this makes me question why he never asked for help in the other games if the justice league exsisted.
Because Batman does not ask for help'.
@Alex
It's because Batman doesn't need or want help. I think that was odvious with the way Robin was treated in the last game
Someone who wonders why Batman wouldn't just ask for help in the games already out, CLEARLY has NO understanding of the character of Batman. At ALL. Even the Lego Batman game got it right'. the second Superman showed up, Batman says 'Go AWAY, I DON'T want or need your help.'
Ugh: can't they just call it DC Universe or Justice League or something?
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