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!

NYCC '13: Batman: Arkham Origins mobile game announced

Coming out in less than two weeks, WB Games and DC Entertainment have prepared fans of the Batman Arkhamverse games steadily for the release of the much anticipated prequel entry - Batman: Arkham Origins! With several announcements and DLC content already revealed, it's only fitting that more stuff be revealed at this year's New York Comic Con, including the announcement of the sixth assassin for the game, Electrocutioner, and an announcement trailer for a brand new Arkham Origins mobile game for the iOS and Android devices!

Batman: Arkham Origins: New Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate trailer online

With PAX/ Penny Arcade Expo '13 underway and just a few months until the next Arkhamverse game gets released, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and Armature Studios have released the official trailer to the companion Batman title for the Playstation Vita and Nintendo 3DS - Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.

Set to be released on the same day as Batman: Arkham Origins for next gen systems, the other Batman game is set after the events of the former, and sees the Caped Crusader visiting Blackgate prison and reencountering familiar villains, not to mention meeting Catwoman and Bronze Tiger for the first time!

Batman: Arkham Origins: The Batcave revealed to be in the game

Looks like a familiar location in the Batman mythos will FINALLY be seen in the Batman Arkham games.

As people brace themselves for a new villain reveal and the inevitable release of the prequel Batman video game that is "Batman: Arkham Origins", Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and WB Games Montreal have released a couple of new screenshots for the game that reveal one major location that is home to Batman - The Batcave! Unlike the satellite Batcaves that appeared in the 2009 video game hit Batman: Arkham Asylum, this Batcave appears to be the real deal and the one and only located under stately Wayne Manor!

Also, the way it's shown above takes a cue and echoes a scene directly out of the Christopher Nolan's final Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises", in which Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne suits up and returns to the world, donning his familiar Cape and Cowl after a gantry containing the armor elevates up from a secret floor compartment.

The Dark Knight Rises - Bruce getting back to the world
Both scenes match up, and butler Alfred watches closely in both versions as his master suits up. For more screenshots, visit the source post at Superherohype.

Batman: Arkham Origins hits the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on October 25.

Batman: Arkham Origins: US Collector's Edition revealed

Arriving this fall and set to immerse fans in an earlier caper for the Caped Crusader, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, DC Entertainment, and WB Games Montreal are set to unleash a special bundle pack for gamers itching to get a ton of extra stuff for the latest Batman Arkham prequel game, "Batman: Arkham Origins".

Via the game's official Facebook page, the US Edition of the much anticipated Collector's Edition of the game has been revealed, and it contains the following goodies:

- An exclusive Joker statue with LED effects
- An 80-Page full colored hardcover art book 
- Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics DVD
- Exclusive In-Game Content and many more

With those kinds of extras and incentives, it's looking to be a promising purchase for fans of Batman and the Arkhamverse. Will you be pre-ordering the game this way at your local video game store? For more info, visit the official Batman Arkham Facebook page

Batman: Arkham Origins spills into PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U consoles on October 25th.

Batman: Arkham Origins: "Invisible Predator Online" mode trailer

With about three months to go before it hits current generation video game consoles worldwide, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have released a brand new trailer to tease and excite Batman fans looking forward to "Batman: Arkham Origins". For the first time ever, a new multiplayer mode has been developed for the game that will not let players use the Caped Crusader, but a certain Boy Wonder and a gang of villains as well, in a new mode called "Invisible Predator Online".

E3 2013: Batman Arkham Origins E3 gameplay trailer online

As part of the presentation on the show floor, E3 2013 just gave us a better look at in-game gameplay from the upcoming new Batman Arkham prequel game that'll be developed by WB Games Montreal, and that's Batman: Arkham Origins. After seeing the cinematic teaser that featured a younger Batman dueling with assassin Deathstroke and getting a price on his head courtesy of Black Mask, this new gameplay trailer will showcase stuff gamer's can expect from the game, as well as the first look at Bane and The Dark Knight's eternal archnemesis, The Joker.

Kevin Conroy to appear in "New Arkham Game", not Batman: Arkham Origins

Looks like confusion came through earlier for the big news that was "Batman: Arkham Origins", and now we have confirmation from "The Voice of Batman" himself, Kevin Conroy, that puts matters to rest.

After it was announced that Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker would be playing the roles of Batman and The Joker respectively in Arkham Origins, fans were wondering what role Conroy would be playing in the prequel. Turns out that he was referring to ANOTHER ARKHAM GAME during his presscon at this year's Dallas Comic Con, and it's something that hasn't been officially announced yet. He announced it in his official Twitter page, but that post has since been deleted.

For more insight on the matter, visit the source post at Batman-News. If you haven't seen the trailer or read the new details on Arkham Origins, click on the links to do so.

Batman: Arkham Origins will be released on October 25.

Batman: Arkham Origins: New screenshots, info, and The Joker returns (or appears for the first time)!

Following up on the impressive 5 minute long debut trailer, WB Games and WB Games Montreal have released a couple of new screenshots for their upcoming new prequel in the Batman Arkham video game series - Batman: Arkham Origins! Highlighting these of course is the very first look at The Joker, as he appears in the game!

Of course, the last time people saw The Clown Prince of Crime was at the 2011 video game smash hit Batman: Arkham City, where the character apparently met his demise after a final titanic battle with the Caped Crusader. His appearance in Arkham Origins isn't surprising given it's a prequel, but he'll be voiced by a different man - namely Troy Baker, since the "Voice of Joker" from Batman: The Animated Series and the previous two Arkham Games, legendary Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, has stated that he isn't returning for the role. It's also been confirmed that Kevin Conroy won't be voicing Batman... Rather it'll be Roger Craig Smith of Sonic The Hedgehog and Assassin's Creed Ezio Auditore fame. Instead, Conroy will be back for a mysterious role... Which we'll find out sooner what it is or later.

In the meantime, check out more worth screenshots via Batman-News, and that AWESOME trailer if you haven't yet!

Batman: Arkham Origins is slated for release in the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii U on October 25th!

Batman: Arkham Origins: Full Trailer #1 arrives online

After showing off a short but sweet teaser trailer of the game featuring Batman duking it off against Deathstroke, Warner Bros. Games and DC Comics have finally unveiled the full first trailer to their upcoming prequel to the Batman: Arkham games, Batman: Arkham Origins!

Storywise, the game takes place in Gotham City during Christmas Eve, where a young and more inexperienced Batman must contend with criminals like Black Mask and assassins like Deathstroke The Terminator who are out to kill him! It was also recently revealed that the "Voice of Batman" Kevin Conroy will return to his signature role, and DLC content for the game will feature Deathstroke as a playable character!

Batman: Arkham Origins: Kevin Conroy will return as Batman in Next Arkham Game!

Watch out, Batfans! Looks like a familiar voice and presence is going to be in the next Arkham game after all!

In a report by Batman fansite Arkhamverse and contradicting an earlier report by NAG Magazine, legendary Batman: The Animated Series voice actor Kevin Conroy has confirmed during his appearance in this year's Dallas Comic Con that he'll be returning to voice Batman in the "Next Arkham Game"! The actor has also stated during his Q&A Panel Discussion that he has been working on the new game for the past "nine to ten months", signing a non-disclosure agreement and not specifically saying what his new project it. Of course, many are already assuming it's "Batman: Arkham Origins" and/ or its handheld spin-off game Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, and that's a good thing if it is that. Otherwise, will it be another Batman game? Either way, it's all good as long as Kevin Conroy voices The Bat!

Batman: Arkham Origins Teaser released

Since its announcement last April, more details and information has been released for Warner Bros. Games' next installment in the Batman: Arkham franchise this year with "Batman: Arkham Origins". As a prequel to the Rocksteady Studios games Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City yet developed by new studio WB Games Montreal, the game is set during the early years of Batman's war against crime, having the younger and still inexperienced Caped Crusader duking it out against a wave of assassins bent on killing him on Christmas Eve.

Batman: Arkham Origins: Kevin Conroy won't be returning to voice Batman

It's certainly not the best news to hear as April 2013 ends, and it's literally a game changer in every sense of the word.

Via word from Batman-News and Arkhamverse, a story from this month's issue of South African gaming magazine NAG reports that legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy won't be returning to play the Caped Crusader in this year's upcoming Batman prequel game, Batman: Arkham Origins.



The new studio and developer of the game, WB Games Montreal, explains that they want to tap a younger voice actor for the role, since Arkham Origins focuses on a younger and more inexperienced Batman who has to evade and battle eight deadly assassins sent to kill him on Christmas Eve.

With Conroy last playing the role of Batman in this month's DC Universe brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us, it's truly sad news to hear. After all, he's the longest actor to play Batman, voicing the role for over 20 years since Batman: The Animated Series! It's certainly the biggest change after fellow DC Animated Universe alum Mark Hamill's retired from playing The Joker after Batman: Arkham City. With Rocksteady Studios not developing this game at all and Batman writer Paul Dini not writing the story, it all truly makes Arkham Origins a new game and experience in itself. For more information on the story, visit the source post at Batman-News, NAG, and Arkhamverse!

Batman: Arkham Origins hits PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on October 25th.

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.