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Justice League to Appear in Next Batman: Arkham Video Game

We'll be seeing a lot more of the Justice League pretty much everywhere.

We all know there has to be a sequel to Batman: Arkham City. Today some news has come out about the next game but it's not going to be a sequel. Instead, it will be a prequel and feature the Justice League.

There has been plans in trying to get people more familiar with the Justice League. We've heard the rumblings of plans for a live action movie. This sounds like another way to make consumers and non-comic book readers aware of the team. We've already seen members show up in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and of course they will be featured in next year's Injustice video game.

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Variety has reported that the next Arkham game will center around Batman's first encounter with the Joker. It was also mentioned that there would be a Silver Age feel to the game and have Batman teaming up with members of the Justice League.

The questions remain whether or not it will still have the same gritty feel Rocksteady Studios have crafted and will Mark Hamill reprise his role. He's already stated he would not return in the next game.

It all sounds like a good idea but doesn't feel like it'd fit in with the other two games. It makes sense they'd want to capitalize on the success of the first two Arkham games but we'll have to wait and see how it progresses.

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I'm in. Justice League. Silver Age. Rocksteady. Words I always like to hear, well maybe not the third one all the time but that's not the point. I have faith that they can make it work - I'd like to see how they'll pull it off.

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I'm kind of afraid for this. I'll buy likely, but a true Arkham City sequel has to be made, undoubtably.

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This doesn't sound anything like it belongs in the Arkham series. I don't even want another Arkham game the story ended fine with the last one. I pray this won't be a direct prequel

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@Jonny_Rogers: o__o Really the Avenger's are rubbish to you?

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Edited By Jazon

Silver age? Justice League? Sounds like... Batman: The Brave and the Bold!!!

Oh yeah! That got me excited!

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Meh

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Edited By the3rdborn

It shouldnt be a prequel it should take place after Arkham city remember all that crazy stuff Azeral or whatever was saying they should build upon that and have it invole the justice league too

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Edited By FanofUltraman

There's really no need for a sequel, is there?

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I think it is sad that the rest of DC's heroes need to be showcased through Batman.

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If anything I think it's too early to include the league in the next game. I would have introduced Superman as a boss/unlockable character in the 3rd game before thinking about other league members.

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Edited By jcbart

@Jonny_Rogers: Not really. More like DC have smelled Avenger's $1.5 billion and want a slice of the action. No heart in this, strictly business.

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@SandMan_ said:

....Cool...Still want my Superman game though.
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@CaioTrubat said:

@SandMan_ said:

....Cool...Still want my Superman game though.

This is how DC works. You are irrelevant unless you show up on a Batman medium.

Hurt my feeling why don't ya? :'((
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Meh! I'd rather have another Arkham sequel.

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@Jimmie said:

What if they do a normal Arkham 3, with flashbacks to the first time Batman met Joker (side missions, perhaps?), and have the Justice League as DLC for special challenge maps and stuff?

not even that. a justice league DLC/game wont work, the leagues powers cannot be transferred into the fighting mechanics and stealth.

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I think the you should be able to collect batman comics book covers in the next batman game.If you have them all collected, you get the 4th wall scene where the justice league are reading comics and batman walks in and they make fun of him for all the stupid things he did.

"ZERBA BATMAN LOLOLOLOL"

and they make also fun of him by mimicking his voice and saying "i'm batman."

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The only downside is that it does not look like it will feature the villains that were hinted at like Hush. That is too bad because with Joker being absent it could give other villains a chance to step up, and people were looking forward to the return of scarecrow.

I will probably get over it when I get play as superman.

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Sold

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What if they do a normal Arkham 3, with flashbacks to the first time Batman met Joker (side missions, perhaps?), and have the Justice League as DLC for special challenge maps and stuff?

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Sounds like they just need to take a stab at a JLA game. Not sure how it will evolve into the Arkham games we know and love. Why would a prequel have JLA members and then Arkham Asylum and Arkham City have non? I'm all about expanding the DC Universe, but I don't think they need go to these lengths. I like Rocksteady, so why not just create a JLA game in that style and format and not make it a silver age Arkham City prequel?

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Edited By Funrush

Sounds great, if done right.

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I'll be interested in seeing what capacity the JLA operate within the Batman game universe. It's a darker place and I wonder how Superman and the Flash fit into that (not that I doubt Rocksteady's ability).

Either way, the games have gotten better with each incarnation and I look forward to another.

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@Mr_Wayne69: batman is a drug??? that would explaine the craziness around him

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@KainScion said:

why not just make jla game instead of revolving around batman games? oh well

Because Batman is the most profitable and recognizable hero of this generation (that's not on a team) and DC/WB is using that as a 'gateway drug' so to speak.

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I have a feeling this game will feel almost completely disconnected from the other Arkham games. Which would be my preference, actually. As long as they don't stop here, and continue forward with Arkham City sequels too (they left too many loose ends not to) then I'll be happy.

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@SandMan_ said:

....Cool...Still want my Superman game though.

This is how DC works. You are irrelevant unless you show up on a Batman medium.

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Mark hamill will return, because he's the one and only joker. Also the games have been a massive success and it would be wrong not to voice as the joker for another amazing game.

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Edited By Ganthetsward20

I'd rather have a justice league game that didnt stand on Batman's shoulders! Why cant they make something similar to the past justice league heroes game and make it feel more like the recent Batman games? The big threat could be fighting the Sinestro Corps or The Spectre?

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Actually Superman: Phantom Zone could be a very cool game

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Edited By danhimself

another game with Joker as the villain? the Joker's a great villain but it'd be nice to see someone else be the big bad for one of these games

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@SandMan_ said:

....Cool...Still want my Superman game though.

quoted for the truth, bring on "Superman: Phantom Zone" :D

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I guess Gotham really is gonna burn.

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this leaves it open for an actual trilogy with adding a forth game. why even make it a batman game. why not just make it a JLA game.

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Are you serious? I wondered how they'd use Arkham AGAIN, and throwing in a prequel is a trend people come up with these days. Arkham City was great, but couldn't they just make a Batman game now that aspect of their feature is done with.... Useless. I'd prefer more modern as well, much prefer his newer costumes.

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i m excited about this...nd i have learnt to give the benefit of the doubt to rocksteady

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@Jonny_Anonymous said:

You lost me at Silver Age

And first appearance of the Joker. Why would he even need help? S*** almost completely hit the fan in both B:AA and B:AC, and he never felt the need to call on the Justice League. Either he is really inexperienced in this new game, there's more than just the Joker in it, or there's something stupid going down in the writing.

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Avengers Assemble!!!

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As I have said before and will say again....

NERDGASM

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They mentioned that it would be similar to the silver age story line in how Batman and Superman rallied superheroes to start the Justice League. I think this could be a very good thing and in keeping with continuity, I'm sure they can find a way to make the characters as gritty as they can be without killing the heart. I posted this link before but I am going to post it again since there is actually an article about it now online. Whoever reads this should go check out my speculation on what a Justice League game by Rocksteady could be like.

http://aaronhubb89.hubpages.com/hub/Rocksteady-Does-The-Justice-League

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Not that I have a problem with another Arkham game but it seems that doing prequels for anything is becoming a fad now. Watchmen has a prequel, a lot of movies are or getting a prequel. I don't know, it seems like it may just be a scheme to me. I'm excited either way to see how this turns out. I'll probably be blown away like the first two games. But if it's a prequel, than the last two games :p

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As long as Bruce is still old enough to be played by Kevin Conroy, then I am all for it.

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Soooo...basically they took their inspiration from Lego Batman 2... ^^

I LOVE IT!

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Wait Silver Age feel? Batman's first encounter with the Joker and teaming up with the Justice League? Suddenly this doesn't seem right. Batman's first encounter with the Joker shouldn't need the Justice League's involvement. Otherwise why didn't they show up in Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City? I don't mind if this is set in the Arkhamverse but I hope this game steers away from involving the Joker in it. Let Rocksteady focus on bringing DC's wide variety of villains to the game screen.

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This sounds awesome! I love the idea of a gritty Silver Age, although I wish there were mentions of the other heroes in the first two games, this feels a little out of nowhere

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@sethysquare said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: Yeah agreed. I really like WW's look. They should've used skirts in the comics as well.

Agreed

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I'm ok with this existing in the Arkham Universe, but I hope this has nothing to do with those games.

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I don't think this was a good idea, i like the idea of the Justice League, but it just wouldnt feel right in the Arkham series...

They should've expanded more within the Bat Family for the next game. Nightwing and Robin fit right in, so keep them and throw in Black Canary, Huntress, etc

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Mmmmm, can we have this be more of a Justice League game or something? Everything about this doesn't quite sound like it fits in with the Arkham games. Not to mention they teased the hell out of a sequel already, so there's got to be a sequel; they left too many loose ends for there NOT to be one.

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@Jonny_Anonymous: Yeah agreed. I really like WW's look. They should've used skirts in the comics as well.

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@Gambit1024 said:

@sethysquare said:

@Gambit1024: I believe they would use Arkham City's format. I totally dig the outfits though, seeing that most of them are sketches with muscles and skeletons drawn. They probably wont end up as the final costume. I was hoping they could get together because of an Alien Invasion. That has always been a DC thing.

As long as I get to fly as Superman, run as Flash, and be badass as Aquaman, the format they use will be just fine with me, lol. I wonder who the main villain will be. Darkseid perhaps?

Could possibly be Darkseid. Since he has always been whored out as the big bad. Like in MK vs DC. In DCUO, they went with Brainiac. I suspect the last villain from Young Justice would also be Darkseid, If not YJ season 2's big bad would be Darkseid again considering Desaad, apokolips and G Gordan already made appearance. If Darkseid appears in this I hope its his last appearance until the live action.