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We all know Grand Theft Auto V was bigger than anything ever. Made more money than any entertainment property, and sold 2m units in the UK alone in just a week. But sometimes we must acknowledge that numbers and statements like that are hard to truly understand. What does ‘biggest …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins debuts at No.1
Warner Bros third game in the Arkham series has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in first place. Batman: Arkham Origins only managed to sell around half the units achieved by its predecessor, Arkham City, in its first week although it matches the performance of the first …
Read More »Warner Bros Montreal admits it worried it had ‘bitten off more that it could chew’ with Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins was released today, and one of its key developers has admitted that it was at one stage concerned with the project. Although the wider public remains completely oblivious, there has been plenty of noise on forums about the fact that it’s the first Arkham game not be …
Read More »Batman: Arkham games freed from Games for Windows Live, but game saves lost
The PC versions of both Batman: Arkham City and Arkham Asylum have been patched to remove the ill-fated Games for Windows Live. The Steam versions of the games will have been automatically updated and will now operate from Steam’s servers. Those who bought the games from a rival provider or …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins delayed on Wii U, 3DS and PC
Warner Bros has revealed that three versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will not be released on October 25th as planned in Europe. Eurogamer reports that both the Wii U version and the physical release on PC will now arrive on November 8th. The delay is only applicable in Europe and …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s your Batman: Arkham Origins TV spot
Warner Bros has released its 50-second TV clip for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. The stylish short shows a young Bruce Wayne falling victims of school bullies throughout his childhood before one day, metaphorically liberated by the Dark Knight himself, he chooses to fight back. Youth is a theme seen …
Read More »Warner Bros spends big on Batman: Arkham Origins
Forget PS4 and Xbox One, one of the biggest marketing campaigns of Christmas will be for a current-gen game. Warner Bros has revealed a huge advertising push behind its new Batman title – Arkham Origins. It includes a blockbuster TV campaign, events, drinks promotions with Kick, plus heavyweight online, digital …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Origins gets discount on Wii U
Warner Bros has confirmed that the Wii U versions of Batman: Arkham Origins will retail for less than it does on other consoles. The game has a US RRP of $60 on Xbox 360 and PS3 but will cost just $50 on Wii U. Kotaku reports that the difference stems …
Read More »Vita SKU of Injustice: Gods Among Us outed
A new ratings classification suggests Warner Bros’ superhero brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us could be heading to Vita. The listing on Germany’s USK rating board was spotted by Siliconera, although there’s no indication of a release date. Injustice was released earlier this year for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U, …
Read More »Now Nvidia teams up with Warner for Batman: Arkham Origins
Nvidia has announced a second graphics card partnership with an upcoming triple-A title. The GeForce GPU manufacturer is offering free copies of Warner’s Batman: Arkham Origins to anyone who buys a GTX 600 or GTX 700 series graphics card by January 31st 2014. The game will also implement Nvidia-exclusive PC …
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