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'Batman’s no-kill philosophy is pretty non-negotiable.'

“So when the idea was on the table for us to develop our own character and introduce that into Batman’s world, there was so much energy and excitement around it at Rocksteady - but we really were conscious of the value of the collaboration creatively we have with DC to make sure the gameplay role the Arkham Knight has is really reflected in his appearance and his outlook and his perspective. “That’s why working with DC is so awesome for us, because those guys are so experienced, and it’s obviously something they do a lot of. “The opportunity is exciting, but the expectation is off the scale,” Ginn told me in a one-on-one after the session when I probed him about crafting this Arkham Knight. Rocksteady producer and marketing guru Dax Ginn called the opportunity to make an original character in the Batman universe “terrifying,” but the folks at the studio are relishing the chance to hopefully make a mark on the Batman property that lasts beyond the tail of the games themselves. The demo faded to black, and a gunshot rang out. He leaped at Batman from offscreen as our hero was walking out a door, knocking him down and point a gun at his head. I got to see this guy very briefly when he appeared at the end of the live demo press were shown behind closed doors at GDC.

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That name belongs to an original character Rocksteady has created in cooperation with DC specifically for the capper on its Arkham series of Batman games. 'When the idea was on the table for us to develop our own character we really were conscious of the value of the collaboration creatively we have with DC.'īatman may be a knight, but he’s not the Arkham Knight. For Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady has created a new character for the universe - a process it found “terrifying”.

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