Batman Arkham Origins

[MiTT3NZ]

^Thought that was gonna be a trailer then, dick ed.

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Coming worldwide October 25, 2013.

[Crimson Ryan]

I'm throwing it out there that I'd expect Kevin Conroy back voicing Batman, or I'd be disappointed. Not so much I'd boycott the game, but still..

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Would be surprised if its not Conroy.

[Crimson Ryan]

- http://www.superherohype.com/news/artic ... black-mask

Batman: Arkham Origins Creators Talk Use of Black Mask

We know only a few details about the upcoming video game Batman: Arkham Origins, but what we know about its plot is that Black Mask has hired eight assassins to take out Batman on Christmas Eve. Fans that are unfamiliar with the character might question why Black Mask is taking center stage in the upcoming prequel in favor of a more well known villain, and developer Warner Bros. Games Montreal is well aware that the character isn't A-list material.

“We realize that Black Mask is not necessarily as prominent in people’s minds as some other classic Batman villains, so we realize we also need to do work to explain why he’s really cool and make him felt in the game,” creative director Eric Holmes said in an interview with Game Informer. “It’s not something people bring a lot of baggage to when you see the Black Mask, so we have to do the work to make him scary.”

“Black Mask is new money. He’s rich. He’s very, very powerful. He’s made it. He’s known for being brutal and sadistic. And particularly at this point in the Arkham franchise he has enormous resources. He is the number one gang leader in Gotham. And has easily the most power in the city.”

Like many characters in Batman's rogures gallery, there has been more than one Black Mask over the years, but Holmes confirmed the original Black Mask Roman Sionis is who you will take on in the game. While Batman might be new to the crimefighting business in the game, Black Mask is a well known underworld player.

“Roman Sionis is suspected for a lot of things, but nothing’s pinned on him,” says Holmes. “The Janus Cosmetics company is his background. He inherited a family business related to cosmetic chemicals and ran it into the ground, and then turned it around into a huge criminal enterprise selling drugs. You see Sionis branding even in Arkham City. The steel mills are Sionis facilities. His money primarily comes from the drug trade.”

“His thing is torture. That is what gets his rocks off, and he’s really good at it.”

Sounds excellent. I've been a fan of Black Mask since watching the animation feature of Under the Red Hood. And then disappointed how he was teased in Arkham City only to be used as a minor cameo. This game seems to rectify that in a big way!

[MiTT3NZ]

Yeah, Sionis is a sadistic fucker. Although I doubt they'll take him down that route, he'll probably just be a mobster in a mask.

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Map.

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Joker, Bane, Killer Croc, Scarecrow and Deadshot look to be in it. Bane looks more like TDKR than Arkham

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/40 ... eting-pic/

[MiTT3NZ]

Above right of Joker looks like it could be Zsasz with his more traditional eyes.

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Who could that be top left of Scarecrow? And is that Quinn next to him? Surely she shouldn't be around yet? But going off their placement it appears they will have small roles if anything anyways?

[MiTT3NZ]

^Well, if you're going off the comics, and this is indeed set in the "Silver Age", then only the Joker, Deadshot and Scarecrow should be active out of the current line-up, the rest made their debuts in the Bronze & Modern age.

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The Penguin has been mentioned as a possible assassin in the game from the dev diary released through GameInformer.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/ ... igins.aspx

[MiTT3NZ]

The Penguin? An assassin? Surely he's hiring someone himself to get rid of Bats and pocket some of the reward for himself. If not, my level of concern's through roof and already halfway to Krypton.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xh1osVOGvQ[/youtube]

And if they don't get Hamill doesn't come back they can just get this guy

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgGCT6Ag4kk[/youtube]