Batman Arkham Trilogy Comes To Nintendo Switch This Fall

One of the most critically acclaimed superhero video game trilogies is finally making its way to the Nintendo Switch, as Rocksteady Studios has announced through this week's Nintendo Direct that the "Batman Arkham Trilogy" is coming to Nintendo's hybrid console this fall!

Consisting of Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, and Batman Arkham Knight, the three blockbuster games are coming to Switch - and will certainly entice fans who want to bring these on the go with them!

Check out the trailer below!

Batman: Arkham Trilogy - Reveal Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Hot Toys reveals "Batman: Arkham Asylum: The Joker" figure

Once again proving that they are undoubtedly one of the most detailed action figure makers in the world, Hot Toys has officially announced their newest Batman related figure coming out soon - The Joker as seen in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Rocksteady Studios' "Batman: Arkham Asylum". The first of the critically acclaimed "Batman Arkham" games, this 1/6th Scale Collectible Figure perfectly recreates the Clown Prince of Crime as seen in the 2009 adventure, who is voiced by Mark Hamill who reprises his role from Batman: The Animated Series!

Check out more details and pics of Hot Toys' newest upcoming release at their official Facebook page!

Throwback Thursday: Batman: Arkham Asylum turns 5 Years

As the world acknowledges 75 years of Batman this year, 2014 also marks many micro celebrations that fall within the Caped Crusader's long decorated history throughout comics and all forms of media. In fact, this week honors the 5th anniversary of arguably the first video game to depict The Dark Knight and his world flawlessly, and open doors to an array of sequels and follow-ups that would expand the gameplay and storyline in more ways than one.

That game is Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Eidos Interactive, and Rocksteady Studios' "Batman: Arkham Asylum".

Released in August 25, 2009 for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and later for the Max OSX, Arkham Asylum is based on the Batman mythos as depicted in comic book continuity, but spiraling into its own universe beginning with this chapter. Written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini, the game sees The Caped Crusader successfully capturing his longtime nemesis and adversary The Joker, and then driving him all the way straight to Arkham Asylum to put him behind bars. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a well orchestrated plan by the Clown Prince of Crime, as he breaks free with the help of his trusty assistant and love Harley Quinn and decides to lockdown Arkham and trap The Dark Knight within. With the inmates unleashed and a twisted diabolical plan that threatens all of Gotham City, Batman must put a stop to The Joker's plans... Whatever it takes.

Batman Arkham Asylum Trailer
Not since the Sunsoft NES Batman game has a game faithfully depicted Batman as he was intended to be, but Arkham Asylum beautifully made that concept a reality, and literally made players "BATMAN" as they used his fighting prowess, excellent detective skills, and useful array of gadgets to thwart The Joker's schemes and defeat all the crazy baddies going in a rampage inside the institution. Rocksteady literally created a template with their first attempt, combining all iterations of Batman seen through the years and successfully installed a realistic world that saw The Dark Knight come to life, using the Unreal Engine 3 with satisfying visuals and results. Additionally, Batman: The Animated Series voice actors Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprised their famous roles as Batman, The Joker, and Harley Quinn for this game, giving it a much needed boost in familiarity for fans of the franchise and the DC Animated Universe.

Truly, Arkham Asylum is one for the Batbooks, and finds itself etched as one of the definitive experiences in Batman history. Gameplay was just as easily addictive, and as it opened doors for an inevitable sequel in Batman: Arkham City in 2011, a prequel in Batman: Arkham Origins in 2013 (which was developed by Warner Bros. Games Montreal), and the upcoming next-generation title with Batman: Arkham Knight - which will be the final installment in the Batman: Arkham Series coming in 2015.

If you haven't played Batman: Arkham Asylum, there's no better time than now to experience it.

Batman: Arkham Collection announced for November 22 release

Fans of Batman and the WB Games impressive Batman Arkham series get a little Christmas package early, as Warner Bros. has officially announced the release of the "Batman: Arkham Collection" for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC!

Collecting all three titles in the blockbuster action game franchise based on DC Comics' own Dark Knight hero, the set contains Batman: Arkham Asylum & Batman: Arkham City, the prized 2009 and 2011 games developed by Rocksteady Studios and redefined Batman and gaming for a console generation. The collection also contains the latest game in the series released just last month, Batman: Arkham Origins, which was developed by Warner Bros. Montreal and is a prequel set before the events of the first two games. Reported by VG247.com, the set will contain different vouchers for the different releases, with the PC version notably getting a Physical Disc copy of Arkham Origins, while Arkham Asylum and Arkham City are digital download copies that can be redeemed via voucher. The latter two titles will also be "Game of the Year" editions, with all the extras and contents of those rereleases available as well.

The Batman: Arkham Collection comes to video game stores and retailers on November 22.

Batman: Arkham Origins Revealed

Fans that have anxiously waited for a sequel to the stellar Batman videogames that are Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City are in for quite the surprise, as the May issue of Game Informer has revealed the brand new game coming this fall and starring The Dark Knight once again... Batman: Arkham Origins.

Thanks to a report by Kotaku, and as teased and hinted through reports of domain registration featuring the title of the game and rumors that it will be set before the two Rocksteady Studios games, Batman: Arkham Origins is indeed a prequel, and will be the first game to be developed by a different studio, namely Warner Bros. Montreal. The cover to the game is also telling, featuring not only Batman returning (or appearing the first time in the game series' canon), but also a well know DC Universe villain and assassin... Deathstroke The Terminator!

UPDATE: Here's the trailer uploaded by Game Informer


Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer - Game Informer Coverage
 The game will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC on October 25.

A spin-off game for the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita called Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate was also announced, and will be developed by Armature Studios, featuring 2.5D graphics and Metroid style gameplay.

For more on the story, visit the source post at Game Informer and Kotaku.