Batman: Arkham Asylum committed to retail Aug. 25 in NA, Aug. 28 in Europe

by Alexander Sliwinski on May 29th 2009 10:43AM

The Dark Knight is finally ready examine the bats in Arkham Asylum's belfry on August 25 in North America and August 28 in Europa. The game had previously been delayed to "late summer" from its June 23 release date, so the wait doesn't appear to be much longer, but it's already felt like a Ra's al Ghul lifetime.

Remember that if you're not looking to play so seriously, that the Joker will be an "exclusive" character in the PS3 version of the game. Batman: Arkham Asylum will be playable at E3 next week and we'll be sure to give our updated hands-on impressions of the game that might actually do Batman justice.

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Tags: batman, batman-arkham-asylum, eidos, joker, Microsoft, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (44)

Nice. This looks to be the best superhero game of all time. Take BAT, inFamous!

I whole-heartedly apologize for that comment.

You dont play the game as joker, its in a special joker only mode.

I think you need spend more points are your reply accuracy......

*on*

You should listen to your own advice Storm Eagle. :)

Of course Joystiq is lying/talking out of their rear end yet again when it comes to the Joker stuff...

http://twitter.com/XboxWorld360/statuses/1602232312

Anyways regardless of whether it's true or not the game is not some GOTY contender so I highly doubt 360 owners give a damn whether the ps3 has this exclusive DLC or not....

Especially considering all the worthwhile games that we get exclusive DLC for. Such as Fallout 3 and GTAIV. And yes while Fallout 3's was a limited time bargain it still sealed the deal on which version was the best to get at launch. By the time that DLC comes out for the ps3 it will old news....

I sense someone's really butthurt. Besides, even if it is DLC you're gonna have to pay for it whereas the ps3 version will be free.

1. Or perhaps Joystiq never heard of that news, considering the fact that it's on fucking twitter of all place.

2. Jesus christ you are one butthurt fanboy.

f*ck off u troll!!!

Who's to say you have to pay for the DLC? Some companies do release FREE DLC.

More important is that 360 owners have the OPTION of playing the Joker DLC if they so choose....Joystiq neglected to mention that (which doesn't surprise me in the least).

So no i'm not trolling or butthurt. just pointing out the facts and the truth behind the bs in the article.

Sad that the game is delayed though. it's gotten more interesting since it first was announced.

Who takes Twitter serious for news anyways? All Twitter is, is a Facebook newsfeed on just statuses or quick sentences. I could have sworn Twitter had been out for years but had peaked in popularity because Oprah, in her infinite powers for attracting housewives to pointless crap, used it?

I dunno, I think a more "credible" source would have to be Gamestop which advertises that a pre-order bonus for Batman for all platforms is a villians challenge map, but I take that kinda news with a grain of salt knowing how their employee's tend to confuse crap up.

Directly from the press release:

"The Joker, a character that is playable exclusively in the PLAYSTATION(R)3 Challenge Maps that will be made available as a free download for owners of the game through PlayStation(R)Network."

Lol and we all know what corp bs is spewed out daily from these various companies when it comes to exclusives, new/hidden games in development, delays, etc., etc....

Bottom line is that this game isn't that big for the DLC to be "exclusive"

But if it truly does remain exclusive then oh well. it's a boon for the ps3 but not a significant one when stacked up against the likes of the games I mentioned earlier.

Lol I know it's a harsh truth sony fanboys but you'll deal with it. Now commence the downvoting which doesn't do anything at all except stoke your already overinflated egos.

maybe that the movie was the second highest grossing film of all time is what's making sony think it's big enough to be an exclusive. Just a thought

Vidya gaem sectarianism is pathetic.

You were doing so well in this site recently not making too many fanboy comments, and look you how long that user name you have has lasted but u screwed it up b/c Sony just makes your butt hurt real bad.

Well, I played the demo. It was really fun. A little sad that the combat is limited to just the square button, but its fun anyway. I like how Batman actually gets damaged, like his mask gets sliced if you get cut in the face. Pretty hardcore stuff, but as I said, really fun.

Yeah I was gonna get the 360 version, but since PS3 has the joker well they get the rare winning of my money for multiplatform games.

But tmac, think about the Achievements! Won't somebody *please* think of the Achievements!

I'm sure it'll have trophies.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to be a fan of this game.

I sincerely believe that it will be a contender for not only one of the best Batman games ever made ((not exactly something hard to accomplish)), but also an excellent example of how to do a superhero game.

But for whatever reason, I just can't see myself getting into Arkham Asylum. Between the gameplay and graphics, I see something that without a DOUBT looks fun, but oddly enough just doesn't strike me as my cup of tea.

-Sigh- And how I so love comics...

Oh well. Hope this game kicks ass, just the same.

[My excessive trolling has sent me to flavorful ban country]

what flavor is ban country?

annnnnnnnd that's ban number 4999 for Sprinkles.

so it was sprinkles? Good, i'd thought so

Wow, that was Sprinkles?
(I don't post here often, but I'm a frequent reader. You guys are like characters in a sitcom, seriously. Always entertaining.)

Was he banned for that particular comment? Because I read it earlier and it was actually help; he only recommended I try out the demo and had pleasant things to say about his expereince.

Ah well.

Is that an actual screen shot? It looks like it has some sort of nifty 'film-grain' post-processing filter. Or was this just touched up for the press?

Looks bad-ass tho..

As much as I LOVE the new Bat films and their dark and gritty look and feel, seeing as how they got the actors from the animated series, I can't help but think of how much sweeter it would have been to see this in the same animated style. That would blow my mind.

Either way, I'm dying for this game!

Meh. I played the demo. Not bad. Decent graphics, fluid movements, cool moves.. I'm not a huge fan of the character designs, But it still felt like a basic brawler to me and I imagine that I'd get pretty bored pretty quickly if the whole game is confined to Arkham. Felt like a really slick, dungeon crawling brawler.... I had more fun with what I've played of Wolverine.

Where did you play the demo?

some gamestops have it on PS3

this game still might have to wait although the joker footage i saw looked good. that could change come august though.

"August 25 in North America and August 28 in Europa" ~ Alexander Sliwinski

Europa? Never heard of that country before!!

Europa is one of the moons of jupiter, obviously the government has secretly established a colony there but is generous enough to send it's colonists video games

And apparently it only takes 3 days longer to ship them there. That's pretty impressive.

well you know they just use the stargate inside cheyenne mountain that they coverup by having a tv show about it

My respect of your opinions just went up +20 Batman for mentioning Stargate.

To directly clash with the re-release of the best game of all time?

Good luck.

what game is that?

Metroid Prime Trilogy

It was a joke, though. I know those games have nothing to do with each other, and Arkham Asylum will probably do better anyway

i wasnt trying to mock either i just wasnt aware of anthing else being released

Looks like I'll be getting a late birthday present this year, but not too late.

Anyone else think that batman's face looks weird?

NO!

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Batman: Arkham Asylum committed to retail Aug. 25 in NA, Aug. 28 in Europe

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