News

Batman: Arkham City Has Broken Street Date [Update]

Kotaku AU

We’ve just gotten word that JB Hi-fi is now selling Batman: Arkham City ahead of its release date this Wednesday. We’re not sure exactly who was first to break street date at this moment, but we’ve had confirmation from JB Hi-fi in Pitt Street Mall that they are now selling the game. We expect all other specialist retailers to follow.


October 14, 2011
PC

Hey Moron, Just Because You Like Arkham City Doesn’t Mean You Can Be Batman

Stick with this Batman: Arkham City trailer past its awkward first moments. It builds momentum, very slowly, until it there’s so much awkwardness you can’t help but crack a smile.


October 11, 2011
News

Batman: Arkham Asylum Action Figures May Be Late, But They’re Still Great

We’re on the cusp of enjoying the next great Batman game, but if you’re a big, big fan of the last one, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix has some might fine action figures you might be interested in.


October 7, 2011
News

Arkham City Arrives Early At The Times Square Toys ‘R’ Us

Batman descends upon streets of Gotham on October 17, when Warner Bros brings Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, comic artist Jim Lee and game director Sefton Hill to the Toys ‘R’ Us Times Square launch event, with 500 advance copies of the game in tow.


September 30, 2011
News

Mortal Kombat Is Coming Back To The Big Screen

Looks like director Kevin Tancharoen’s actually going to get to make that Mortal Kombat movie he pitched to Warner Bros. The director of Mortal Kombat Rebirth and the web series it spawned, Mortal Kombat Legacy, is getting his very own stab at a feature film.


September 26, 2011
PC

Middle Earth Is No Place For Americans

I like where Warner Bros is going with Lord of the Rings: War In the North. It’s got the polish of the movie games with a new story that should give it some breathing room. But that narration…


September 21, 2011
News

See Arkham City’s Batman Without His Mask On

Maybe this is a spoiler for the game, I don’t know, but DC is releasing three more Batman: Arkham City action figures later this year, and one of them features the game’s hero looking a lot more Bruce Wayne than Dark Knight.


September 2, 2011
PC

Riddles And Penguins And Cats And Bats: Just Another Night In Arkham City

Of all the things that Batman: Arkham Asylum had going for it — and there were a lot of them — my favourite thing was the Riddler challenges. Placed throughout the game, these optional side-challenges ran the gamut from extremely easy to borderline impossible, and provided a welcome incentive to go off the path and explore.


August 30, 2011
PC

Batman: Arkham City Is Using Games For Windows Live (Boo!)

Modern Warfare 3 is using Steamworks. That’s good news, because Steam is reliable, and Steam is popular. Batman: Arkham City is instead using Microsoft’s Games For Windows Live platform. Which is neither of those things. Making this bad (if not unexpected) news.


August 27, 2011
Xbox

This Custom Arkham City Xbox Could Be Yours

I love custom 360s. The best custom jobs take into account all the details of the console, transforming the 360 instead of simply applying a new skin.