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Yes, it’s true – as I’m sure you’ve already watched the insane trailer above prior to even reading this! “Batman: Arkham Asylum 2″ is indeed in the works and from what’s shown in the trailer, it looks like it could actually be taking place in Gotham City! Holy sh*t, Batman! Read on…

Rocksteady Studios is currently developing what’s expected to be the highly anticipated video game sequel to “Batman: Arkham Asylum”. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that it will be the worldwide publisher of the game. Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had the following to say:

“We are thrilled to build a global game franchise from ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum,’ which is receiving an incredible response from gamers and Batman fans around the world. Rocksteady has taken Batman to a new level in the video game space and we are committed to delivering a sequel the fans will love.”

Sefton Hill, Game Director for Rocksteady Studios added:

“Getting the opportunity to create ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’ and seeing its success has been a dream come true for the team. We are honored to create the next chapter in this compelling story and promise to deliver another game worthy of the Dark Knight.”

You can find the official teaser site at ArkhamHasMoved.com.

Believe it. Steam is currently selling “Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition” (PC) for only $5! Get it while it’s hot because we can’t say know how long this deal will really last.

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Well, I guess it’s official now. “Batman: Arkham Asylum” has made it in the Guinness World Record books for “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever”. Check out the press release:

Today the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum game has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’.

Batman: Arkham Asylum has been given top scores across the board from National newspapers and specialist game reviewers. The game has broken the Guinness World Record in this category by achieving the highest average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world.*

Developed by Rocksteady Studios and based on DC Comics’ Batman license, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players diverse gameplay that pushes the envelope for action, adventure and superhero games and exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure taking them to the depths of Arkham Asylum.

Gaz Deaves from Guinness World Records states, “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. It is a fantastic new game and due to the reaction of gaming experts we believe it has a well deserved place in the Guinness World Records book.”

A well-deserved award without question.  If you still have not played this game yet, please stop reading this and get it!  Best.  Batman.  Game.  Ever.

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” is currently available on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Here is an explosion of assets from the upcoming “Final Fantasy XIV”, the second online “Final Fantasy” game in the series. Included is every media asset that was made available and now you can check it out for yourself. These pictures include shots of scenery, races, weapons and even armor. Enjoy kupo!

Tuesday, August 25th is almost here and you know what that means, gamers.  ”Batman: Arkham Asylum” will officially launch at midnight tonight!  Chances are, many of you have already preordered it and are planning to pick it up asap.  If you preordered it at Gamestop, you might even be lining up at your local store in a few hours!

We know that Spike TV will be covering the midnight launch beginning at 12:00 AM tonight, so supposedly this should be a fairly popular event.

So, come Tuesday, having finally gotten your hands on what’s already been considered the greatest Batman video game of all time, tell us your thoughts and impressions.  If you went to the midnight launch, how was it?

With Gore Verbinski (”Pirates of the Caribbean”) no longer on board to direct the video game-to-film adaptation of “Bioshock”, Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has reportedly taken over the project. Fresnadillo’s credits include “28 Weeks Later” and “Intacto”.

Verbinski and Enrique Lopez Lavigne are set to produce the film, which will be penned by John Logan (”The Aviator”).

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” is currently available for preorder off Amazon.com for a discounted price of $52.99, which also includes the 16-page prequel comic book, “The Road to Arkham”.  How about we knock $5 off of that for you?

Input the following discount code at checkout and you can get “Arkham Asylum” for $47.99 with free shipping:

5OFFARKM

They also have an exclusive Amazon.com Collector’s Edition which comes with the following extras:

• Waynetech Batarang Storage Box.
• 14″ In-Game Design Batarang (stand attached).
• Dr. Young’s Journal (50 page full color character encyclopedia).
• 2 Sleeve DIGI-Pack Including:
  • Game
  • Behind the scenes 5 chapter series DVD, including: interviews with Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy.
• Collector’s Edition Challenge Map DLC.
• PlayStation 3 exclusive Joker Challenge Map DLC.
• Joker voice over performed by Mark Hamill to accompany the bonus Joker content.
• Manual.

The Collector’s Edition is priced at $93.99 which, with the discount code, is knocked down to $88.99.  Tempting, no?

Standard Edition

Collector’s Edition

“Batman: Arkham Asylum” will be released on the PC, Xbox360, and Playstation 3 on August 25th, 2009.