The calendar may still read “August,” but I think this is the week that the summertime gaming lull is officially dead and buried. And it’s pretty clear what the biggest game is this week: Batman: Arkham Asylum. The game isn’t just racking up some really rave reviews, it also comes packing some compelling exclusives for PlayStation 3 owners, like the downloadable Joker Challenge Levels (available – for free, no less – on the PlayStation Store right NOW), and a special Batcave Outpost Personal Space for PlayStation Home which unlocks with the game disc.
For those who can’t wait until tomorrow, you can learn more about these exclusives tonight on Gametrailers TV, as well as more on the combat system, musical score, and Invisible Predator mode. Also, they interview the man who played Cocknocker in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Apparently he has something to do with the game :-)
You can catch this special on Spike TV tonight at midnight (Eastern and Pacific), because host Geoff Keighley – like Batman – is a night owl. (Not Nite Owl, that’s something entirely different. Mostly.)
In the meantime, try out the demo on the PlayStation Store – it definitely got my attention!
Buying first thing tomorrow. Can’t Wait!
I love Batman so much, read the comics every month. This looks like it is going to be the best Batman game ever, though it doesn’t have much competion. I’m going to make love to this game.
Hopefully my copy of the CE will be here tomorrow. I can’t wait!
P.S. Mark Hamil was Cocknocker? Ha! I didn’t even realize that!
The demo was amazing. The look of the character models reminded me of heavenly sword, which I’m very disappointed they canceled. But was gorgeous non-the-less.
Preordered the special edition? CHECK!
Downloaded the Joker Levels Already? CHECK!
Demo was awesome can’t wait to play the full game!
Is it me or is every video posted on the blog messed up? Like when you move your mouse over it, it flips out and stops the video and starts it from the beginning? Happens in Firefox and IE…
Try again. It\’s because of a pop-up blocker that you have installed. I threw in a bit of code that should help.