The weekend is here and Super Bowl is tomorrow! Who do you have to win?
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How was everyone’s New Year celebration and hangover fueled New Year day? Here’s some news to keep you busy!
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On December. 3, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be releasing the Initiation Challenge Map Add-On for Batman: Arkham Origins on the PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft, Steam and Nintendo eShop for $6.99. The Initiation Add-On focuses on Bruce Wayne before he donned his cowl, and introduces a new challenge campaign with four unique challenge maps and two original skins — Initiation Bruce Wayne and Vigilante Bruce Wayne. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content.
Set high in the Paektu-San Mountains of North Korea, the Initiation Add-On follows a young Bruce Wayne as he faces his ultimate test. Players will embark upon a series of challenge maps that test their martial arts training across exotic locales, including a bamboo forest and a mountain top monastery. Fans will face fresh enemies along with an epic final test to prove their worthiness to Bruce’s greatest and most pitiless teacher, Kirigi.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the New Millennium Skins Pack for Batman: Arkham Origins, which is available now on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft and Steam for $4.99, and Nintendo eShop for $3.99. The pack will be available on the PlayStation Network later today in the Americas for $4.99. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content that can be used in challenges maps, as well as the single-player campaign upon completion of the main story and in multiplayer for players that reach Level 2.
The pack contains six bonus skins based on a variety of classic and modern storylines pulled from the comics:
Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins is a prequel set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game features an expanded Gotham City and showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight.
The weekend is here! I’m spending it in Cleveland and hopefully going to get a chance to check out some local shops. Any suggestions?
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With just two days left before the much-anticipated release of the Batman’s intense new adventure, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released the Batman: Arkham Origins – “Personal Mission” Launch Trailer. The launch trailer sets the tone for visceral combat, an expansive Gotham City and action-packed story players can expect to see as they suit up as the young hero known as Batman to take on Black Mask and eight deadly assassins. Batman: Arkham Origins will be available on PlayStation 3 system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii U system and Windows PC will be available beginning Friday, Oct. 25.
Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins is based on DC Comics’ core Batman license and features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise and will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3, the Wii U system, and Windows PC. The game will be available beginning Oct. 25 along with Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate for PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system and Nintendo 3DS handheld system.
Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins is based on DC Comics’ Batman and features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the next installment in the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise and will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360®, the Wii U system, and Windows PC. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, the handheld version developed by Armature Studio, will be available for PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system and the Nintendo 3DS handheld system. The games will release on all platforms worldwide beginning Oct. 25, 2013. Batman: Arkham Origins free-to-play mobile game is available now in the Apple App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod.
Coming soon to iOS and Android (Holiday 2013), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment are proud to announce the mobile edition of Batman: Arkham Origins.
Play as Batman as he fights his way through Gotham City’s most dangerous locales and encounters a number of DC Comics’ most deadly assassins. As you progress, you’ll be able to upgrade your character’s skills and fighting tactics, but you’ll also be able to unlock a number of unique Batsuits by earning in-game currency and rewards.
For fans who also own a console version of the game and are registered for a Warner Bros. ID (WBID) account, they will be able to access exclusive bonus content that is not available elsewhere.
Catch the full panel for Batman: Arkham Origins from New York Comic-Con 2013, featuring Eric Holmes (Creative Director for WB Games Montreal), Erin Piepergerdes (Producer for NetherRealm Studios), Troy Baker (voice actor of The Joker), and Roger Craig Smith (voice actor of Batman).
It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting?
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The Mary Sue – Marvel and Natalie Portman Announce Mentoring Program for Girls Interested in STEM Fields – This is awesome.
CBR – Mark Millar’s Kid-Friendly “Kindergarten Heroes” in Development at Fox – Pretty cool.
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