September Game Informer Cover Revealed: Batman: Arkham City

Game Informer writes: "Almost exactly a year ago, Batman: Arkham Asylum launched to wide acclaim and millions in sales. Now, developer Rocksteady Studios returns to the the franchise that put the company's name on the map to blow away gamers all over again. Check out issue 209 to find out how Arkham moves out of the asylum and into Gotham City itself.

Also look forward to features including a behind-the-scenes look at multiplayer betas, several compelling reasons to return to World of Warcraft, a chat with the top ModNation Racers creator, a six-page rundown on Halo: Reach, an in-depth, hands-on with Sony's Move lineup, our review of Madden NFL 11, and much more."

[Cloudberry]

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Grand Theft Batmobile 2: Episodes From Gotham City.

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CATWOMAN!!!!!!!!! :D

THE COVER ART IS S I I I I I I I I I C C C K K K ! ! !

[DeforMAKulizer]

I concur....
**Applause**
Add the Riddler (As in in the game and not just giving you awesome riddles to solve), and ill die...

[Poseidon]

man the first "arkham asylum" was really good, im sure this one will be just as good too ;) so much good games and so much little time.

[kratos123]

That cover is crazy just woooow

[NecrumSlavery]

I'm making a prediction. I think the city will not be a sandbox game, but broken into many large segments that can be gotten to from the batmobile via gps selection and then a small cutscene similiar to metroid prime, which the game simulates a little too. I am am sure there will be sone vehicle moments, I expect large scale fighting in a city.

[toaster]

Daaaaammmnnnn that's sexy, and I'm not talking about the Catwoman bondage thing either. Very nice art style with the cover. It's like Schindler's List with the red highlighting what the artist wants the viewer to look at. It also has a flair of Sin City. The colors contrast to what Batman stands for ,which is dark and mysterious, though so that might be an interesting twist to the game.

[Cloudberry]

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Behind Batman, is that Two Face with Uncle Sam costume???

[Merivigian]

I think so.

[TheBatman_Fanatic]

you can actually see the burned side of his face if you look closely.

[NYC_Gamer]

rocksteady has came along way from bein unknown to bringing us the hit batman last yr

[SonyNGP]

I hope the PS3 version has exclusive content like the last game.

[Merivigian]

I think it's xbox's turn.

[TheBatman_Fanatic]

Im looking forward to more PS3 exclusive content also. Doesn't Sony have a deal with WB? Isn't that how the PS3 go the Joker in the first?

[RockmanII7]

I'm hoping that all gamers will be able to use it

[Colonel-Killzone]

I hope this game goes open world. Gotham city would look so amazing if it was open world.

[DeforMAKulizer]

Noting as to how the first game had quasi-open world gameplay, i think with the time on their hands (Rocksteady) and the support from Warner, and the acclaim they got, they can definitely up it a notch to go full open world! =D
Man am i excited...
Off to finish AA for the second time!

[T9X69]

Well Arkham Asylum was, I guess you could say somewhat open world, but I agree a full blown open world game would be intense.

[criticalkare]

OMG finally some info! can't wait to get my issue of this in the mail :)

[gillri]

hope it isnt open world a la GTA, by having a smaller area like with Arkham asylum it allowed them to add alot of character to the environments

I was hoping for Bruce Wayne's mansion and Axis chemicals area,

[BeaArthur]

Hopefully I will get this one soon.

[Cold 2000]

Am I the only one who didnt enjoy Batman AA that much ? I'm of more on a single player kind of gamer so I thought I was going to be in for a treat after hearing so much about the game.

I failed to see where all the awesomeness was.. :/

[DeforMAKulizer]

Same here until i passed the 2 hour mark... And then everything became awesome! =D
The characters, the story, the gameplay, the stealth, the detective games etc... All ACE!

[Xfanboy]

If its open world I will slap my balls..

[psman012]

I spy some Jizz-tastic cover art!

[Bloodyghost]

Rocksteady can and will do it again.

But question why did they pick a strange name for the game? Batman Arkaham City? I liked Batman: Ashes of Gotham better. But who cares Kingdoms of Amular Reckoning is a stupid name but some of the top names are working on that.

[Merivigian]

I guess it's to keep the idea that it's a sequel to Arkham Asylum.

[Kluv]

Might be my favorite since the first epic mickey cover since the restyling.

[zerolinkgannon]

And lol at the two face/uncle sam billboard in the background

[Akagi]

Don't know nothing about it and yet, day 1 buy.

[Convas]

Wow, WOW! W-O-W! Damn. I'm ... I'm going to have to make some space on the list for this one. It looks like it'll be awesome!

So Batman and Catwoman ehh? This is going to be good!

[Sabre_G]

Why is it called Arkham city and not Gotham City?? I guess maybe since the city has been taken over by Arkham prisoners, then that would make sense.

Looking forward to it.

[jay2]

Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.

[jay2]

Oh what, another 18 months :(.

[viking805fan]

long wait but they can take their sweet time to release another masterpiece

[likedamaster]

Batman:AA was my 2009 GOTY. I heard they're bringing back the same writer and cast too. Can't wait.

[Heisenberg]

The Dark Knight, shrouded in light, how poetic...

[gatormatt80]

Definitely one of the best covers i've seen from Game Informer, imho

[Rook101]

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