Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate Announced

Warner Bros. Games have unveiled the next Batman game in the Arkham series. This time around Warner Bros. Games Montreal takes the reins with creative director Eric Holmes heading Batman: Arkham Origins.  

Batman: Arkham Origins takes place prior to the other Arkham games with a younger Batman being introduced to many supervillains for the first time; one being Deathstroke who makes his first appearance in the Arkham series.

Also announced was the addition of a handheld game, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. Blackgate releases the same day as Origins boasting a separate experience occurring after Arkham Origins. Blackgate is a 2.5-D Metroid-style action game developed by Armature Studio.

Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate are available on October 25, 2013. Origins will release on the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Blackgate will be available on Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. For more information visit batmanarkhamorigins.com.

Megan Bethke, NoobFeed (@XboxBetty).