DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios PUBLISHER: WB Games PREVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a beta code invite. Rocksteady Studios humbly debuted their first game, Urban Chaos: Riot Response, in 2006 and then quickly skyrocketed to the top of many players favorite developer of all time lists after 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum. Its 2 direct sequels, Batman: Arkham…
DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios (originals)/Turn me Up Games (porting duties) PUBLISHER: WB Games REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. The Arkham series of Batman video games developed by Rocksteady Studios needs little introduction. Marrying a blend of stealth, easy to pick up combat and exploration with some of the talent behind…
If you frequent a site like this and hear the words “Batman” and “vengeance”, chances are you’ll think of a 2001 Ubisoft title inspired by Batman: The Animated Series. For a modern audience though, their minds will more than likely snap to the Matt Reeves directed The Batman that opened in 2022. When it finally…
It looks as though Hellboy isn’t the only comic book character with a game set to release this October that’s now subject to a delay. In August, Batman: Arkham Trilogy, a compilation that brings all 3 of the Rocksteady Studios developed Arkham games to Nintendo’s hardware, was given a release date of October 13th. Today,…
Revealed in a late June Nintendo Direct, Batman: Arkham Trilogy is a collection of Batman: Arkham Asylum, City, and Knight as well as all their applicable DLC converted by Turn Me Up Games for the Nintendo Switch. Upon its unveiling, it was given a vague “Fall 2023” release window, but now we know when we…
It was rumored all the way back in early 2022 that the Rocksteady Studios developed Batman games could be coming to Nintendo Switch. This news started spreading when French retailer WTT posted a listing for the port with a place holder date of August 31st, 2022. Many a Nintendo Direct came and went since then,…
Unless any further delays are announced, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the next game from Rocksteady Studios whose last release was Batman: Arkham VR in 2016, arrives May 26th. Existing in the Arkham universe that kicked off with Batman: Arkham Asylum in 2009, Kill the Justice League sees a team consisting of Harley Quinn,…
After playing catch up with Sony for much of the last generation, Microsoft encouraged many to return to the Xbox ecosystem with their Game Pass subscription service that offers countless games – including big first-party offerings – to download at a low monthly cost and dedication to backwards compatibility. Right now, for example, if you…
Over the past week or so, Comic Book Video Games has broken down the big news stories and releases from what is now effectively the last generation of consoles. Now it’s time to crown the top ten titles that graced the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One thus far. Technically speaking, both consoles are still being…
Next-generation is here! Join us as we break down, year by year, the big comic book video game news and releases on what is now “last gen.” Previous posts: 2013, 2014 It wouldn’t take long for some big comic book video game news to arrive in 2015. In January came the announcement that developer TT…
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