Batman: Arkham City

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It appears Warner Bros. went on a little domain-shopping spree for its Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel. Domain digger Superannuation has unearthed over a dozen new registrations by the publisher that reference the Dark Knight or events in the first Arkham Asylum game.

Several of the domain names suggest a range of possible "Arkham" titles for the sequel, including: Arkham City, New Arkham, Rise of Arkham and City of Arkham. There's also one domain that references Warden Sharp and his run for mayor. We've listed all the new domain names after the break.

Warner Bros. domains:
•ArkhamCity.com
•BatmanArkhamCity.com
•BatmanAshesOfGotham.com
•BatmanBrokenGround.com
•BatmanNewArkham.com
•BatmanGrandDelusion.com
•BatmanRiseOfArkham.com
•BatmanSiegeOfGotham.com
•BatmanStateOfVillainy.com
•CityOfArkham.com
•CloseArkhamCity.com
•PeopleForGotham.com
•StopMayorSharp.com
•WarInGothamCity.com
•WheresBruceWayne.com
 
Gueroloco

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It appears Warner Bros. went on a little domain-shopping spree for its Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel. Domain digger Superannuation has unearthed over a dozen new registrations by the publisher that reference the Dark Knight or events in the first Arkham Asylum game.

Several of the domain names suggest a range of possible "Arkham" titles for the sequel, including: Arkham City, New Arkham, Rise of Arkham and City of Arkham. There's also one domain that references Warden Sharp and his run for mayor. We've listed all the new domain names after the break.

Warner Bros. domains:
•ArkhamCity.com
•BatmanArkhamCity.com
•BatmanAshesOfGotham.com
•BatmanBrokenGround.com
•BatmanNewArkham.com
•BatmanGrandDelusion.com
•BatmanRiseOfArkham.com
•BatmanSiegeOfGotham.com
•BatmanStateOfVillainy.com
•CityOfArkham.com
•CloseArkhamCity.com
•PeopleForGotham.com
•StopMayorSharp.com
•WarInGothamCity.com
•WheresBruceWayne.com
 
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It appears Warner Bros. went on a little domain-shopping spree for its Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel. Domain digger Superannuation has unearthed over a dozen new registrations by the publisher that reference the Dark Knight or events in the first Arkham Asylum game.

Several of the domain names suggest a range of possible "Arkham" titles for the sequel, including: Arkham City, New Arkham, Rise of Arkham and City of Arkham. There's also one domain that references Warden Sharp and his run for mayor. We've listed all the new domain names after the break.

Warner Bros. domains:
•ArkhamCity.com
•BatmanArkhamCity.com
•BatmanAshesOfGotham.com
•BatmanBrokenGround.com
•BatmanNewArkham.com
•BatmanGrandDelusion.com
•BatmanRiseOfArkham.com
•BatmanSiegeOfGotham.com
•BatmanStateOfVillainy.com
•CityOfArkham.com
•CloseArkhamCity.com
•PeopleForGotham.com
•StopMayorSharp.com
•WarInGothamCity.com
•WheresBruceWayne.com
 
fillyacup

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Forgive us for all of the the Batman: Arkham City news today, but it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. First were the early, sketchy reports on GameInformer's World Exclusive, then the naughty scans.

And now, finally, a much more comprehensive picture of Rocksteady's second outing has emerged.

Thanks to some helpful internet types (Cheers, NeoGAF), we now know that the malevolent Quincy Sharp took credit for getting Arkham Asylum under control in the first game - explaining his rapid rise from humble warden to Gotham mayor.

After taking power, he declares Blackgate and Arkham unfit, and buys off a portion of the slums of Gotham. Walling off the area and calling it "Arkham City".

Sharp then contracts a mercenary group called Tyger into defending the walls. The prisoners are only given one rule: "Don't try to escape", with the penalty for doing so being death. Beyond that, they can do whatever they want within.

- Hugo Strange heads the new Arkham, though it seems like this fact is cloaked in mystery to the outside world. Those who look into him disappear.

- A year passes. Two-Face is admitted into Arkham City and he realizes he has to make a move to assert himself in the new prison lest he be eaten alive (not literally, of course). He captures Catwoman, figuring a public execution should do the trick.

- The Rocksteady team is aiming for a highly detailed city, on the level of what they did in the first game with Arkham itself.

- Gadgets can now be used during fights - the GameInformer article mentions Batman putting explosive gel on the back of one of his opponents during a brawl.

- You can now pull off multiple counterattacks at the same time.

- Many of the super villains have formed gangs, and taken control of different portions of the city.

- The team wants to push the "forensics" angle of the first game more, incorporating puzzles in them that will become more complex as the game goes on.

- Most of the key gadgets that were unlocked late in the first game are available by default (Beyond the explosive gel, the article also mentions the line launcher).

- Interrogations replace the Riddler maps of the first game.

- Batman can now taunt his enemies via a button press.

- Certain characters have optional sidestories within Arkham city (the article mentions Zsasz), that you can dig into.

- Harley has a new costume. From the article: "Instead of a nurse outfit, Harley now wears red and black pants, and a matching midriff-baring top. Her face paint has been scaled back to a much more subtle degree, and she now has a Joker tatoo on one of her hips peeking out over her waistband."

-Batman's been given a new gadget called the "broadcast analyzer". The article mentions several broadcasts Bats can listen in on, like the GCPD dispatch and Gotham FM. The main usage here has Batman tuning in to listen to a message left for him by the Joker.

-Oracle is missing, so Alfred is the one in Bruce's ear (at least at the beginning of the game)

-Rocksteady wouldn't detail their multiplayer plans.

Batman: Arkham City is due for release on PC, 360 and PS3 in autumn next year.

We can't believe they're making us wait that long either.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=259460
 
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