Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Rumor: Dark Knight to prowl GTA-style cityhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/rumor-dark-knight-to-prowl-gta-style-city/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/rumor-dark-knight-to-prowl-gta-style-city/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/rumor-dark-knight-to-prowl-gta-style-city/#commentsFiled under:


In the category of things that are not surprising, you're certain to find the existence of a video game based on a stunningly successful superhero film. You'll also find Kotaku's report on the alleged first details of said game, which see the titular Dark Knight roaming the GTA-style streets of Gotham City, racing about in the Batmobile and swinging through the urban jungle on the hunt for society's less reputable elements.

But it's the game's unusual failure to release -- or even be officially acknowledged by anyone other than Commissioner Gordon -- that you might file in the less crowded category of surprising things. The report attributes Batman's no-show to the developer's continued struggle against a dodgy camera system and repetitive combat, the latter of which is no doubt a challenging side effect of film director Christoper Nolan slamming our hero's cape in the door of reality.

There's hope for a successful outcome (Vigilante's Creed, anyone?) within such a vaporous release schedule, but we're already concerned by the game's supposed adoption of the now-standard "Superhero + GTA = Video Game" formula. EA, we know you ignored us when we pleaded with you to put the Tumbler into Burnout Paradise as an unlockable, but listen to us this one time: People want to be Batman -- all of him. We want to be a billionaire playboy, the world's greatest detective and Gotham's Dark Knight. Don't make us beat up petty thugs in generic alleys all game long, okay?

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]]>BatmanDark-KnightEAPandemicRumorThe-Dark-KnightLudwig Kietzmann2008-08-12T18:00:00+00:00Watch as Oldman spills The Dark Knight game detailshttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/24/watch-as-oldman-spills-the-dark-knight-game-details/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/24/watch-as-oldman-spills-the-dark-knight-game-details/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/24/watch-as-oldman-spills-the-dark-knight-game-details/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Like a Batarang, this story didn't come back - it stuck. We're talking about our original report on G4's interview with actor Gary Oldman, in which he specifically speaks about an upcoming game based on the smash hit movie The Dark Knight. G4 had pulled the video, but, like a boomerang, it's back.

Oldman, who plays the role of Gotham City police lieutenant Jim Gordon in the film, reveals during the interview that he's "seen a tiny little piece of [the game]" and that its developer (rumored to be the now EA-owned Pandemic) is focusing a lot of effort on realistic, seamless gliding sequences. Meanwhile, his interviewer looks more uncomfortable and confused than enthused about the fact that she's sitting across from a film legend. Why so serious?

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]]>batmaneaelectronic-artspandemicthe-dark-knightRandy Nelson2008-07-24T18:45:00+00:00Oldman confirms Dark Knight game, G4 pulls videohttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/rumor-oldman-confirms-dark-knight-game-g4-pulls-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/rumor-oldman-confirms-dark-knight-game-g4-pulls-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/rumor-oldman-confirms-dark-knight-game-g4-pulls-video/#commentsFiled under: ,


[Update: Now with video (thanks, VVP)! Watch Gary Oldman spill the beans after the break. And hey, G4 - you guys totally got that story fair and square, so why pull the video?]

Far be it from us to tell Electronic Arts how to run its business, but one would think that announcing a long-since-leaked game based on a hugely anticipated movie which just so happened to premier the very same week of the industry's largest press event would be - what we in the video game blogging business call - "a no-brainer." But, then again, we're not Electronic Arts so, despite being first rumored and then leaked by IGN over a year ago, Pandemic's totally secret adaptation of The Dark Knight did not make its debut during the serendipitous collision of E3 and Batman-mania last week.

As if EA's counter-intuitive marketing plan wasn't funny enough, an interview on G4 with Commissioner Gordon himself, Gary Oldman, revealed - surprise! - that a game was indeed in development. Oldman stopped short of naming developer Pandemic or EA, but we all know the score; in response, G4 had the video removed from YouTube as well as their own site. Our favorite part from the interview teaser reel? When Oldman says, "It's hard to make a movie like this under the radar." You know what, we were just thinking the same thing about games ...

Source - IGN forums
Source - YouTube video (since pulled by g4 Media, Inc.)

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]]>BatmanEAG4PandemicThe-Dark-KnightChristopher Grant2008-07-22T20:59:00+00:00IGN says Pandemic making Batman 'for sure,' then pulls storyhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/ign-says-pandemic-making-batman-for-sure-then-pulls-story/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/ign-says-pandemic-making-batman-for-sure-then-pulls-story/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/03/ign-says-pandemic-making-batman-for-sure-then-pulls-story/#commentsFiled under:


Last night, eagle-eyed members of NeoGAF spotted a story on IGN about developer Pandemic working on a new Batman game, moments before the story was then pulled. We're betting it was an exclusive let slip a bit too early, but that's just a guess. If you'll remember, this partnership of Bat and studio was rumored all the way back in May.

IGN didn't have details on the game but we're inclined to agree with the assumption that it's a Dark Knight tie-in meant to drop alongside the movie in July. As for the choice of Pandemic, best known for Destroy All Humans and Mercenaries, we're amiable enough. They're at least qualified to hurdle over the bar set by previous devs, so low as to be in danger of being melted by the Earth's molten core.

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]]>batmanpandemicthe-dark-knightJustin McElroy2008-04-03T11:45:00+00:00