10 Video Games Studios Were IDIOTS To Cancel

10. Batman: Project Sabbath

It's hard to believe that the last time we got a really good dose of Batman in gaming was over six years ago in 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight.

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In the years that followed, speculation has been rife about what was going to happen to the Batman gaming IP. Would Rocksteady keep going and make something new, or would Batman: Arkham Origins developer Warner Bros. Montreal continue on Rocksteady's legacy?

As we now know, Rocksteady is developing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, while Montreal is working on co-op Batman universe adventure Gotham Knights. However, it's recently came to light that that wasn't the original plan.

Codenamed Batman: Project Sabbath, Montreal's original vision for a new Batman game would have an older, more grizzled Bruce Wayne (complete with Kratos-like big bushy beard) and also include a playable Damian Wayne as he takes up the mantle of Batman.

Several pieces of concept art from the cancelled title have trickled out over the last few years, including looks at Gorilla Grodd, Two-Face, what appears to be a female version of Black Mask, renders of Bruce and Damian in the Batsuit (including a Batman Beyond-esque red and black number for Damian) and two versions of Bat Cycles.

Here's hoping that Gotham Knights will be as good as this could have been, as it sounds like a real shame that this one was cancelled.

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