Batman: Arkham City comes out October 18 in US, October 21 in UK
Plus new screens of the Dark Knight in action
Mark your calendars now, because the release date for one of the year’s most anticipated games has finally been set. Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to GR’s 2009 Game of the Year, hits US store shelves October 18, 2011, and UK stores October 21.
Above: Batman vs a one armed guy hardly seems fair
The timing seems pretty good, as this keeps Bats out of the November clusterf**k of releases that include Uncharted 3 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Plus it feels fitting that a Batman game would come out in the same month as Halloween. To celebrate this news, developer Rocksteady put out a few more screenshots that shed just a sliver of additional light on the still mysterious game.
Above: Sionis Industries points to involvement from Black Mask, as the first Black Mask was Roman Sionis
Stay tuned here for any new Arkham City info, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel! (Does anyone even get that reference these days?)
Mar 11, 2011
After only half an hour of gameplay, the sequel’s attention to detail is obvious
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