Why There's Been No Batman: Arkham For Three Years

Warner Bros, wherefore art thou Warner Bros?

By Ewan Paterson /

Warner Bros.

In case you somehow hadn't already noticed, Batman: Arkham has been missing for a little over three years now. The series, launched by UK-based developers Rocksteady Studios in 2009, is rightly considered to be the greatest panel-to-polygon adaptation of a comic book license ever released, and though it certainly faltered along the way (more on that here), its presence has undoubtedly been missed.

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But while the world fixates its eyes on what Rocksteady are up to next (which may or may not be a Superman game), another studio is being overlooked. Warner Bros. Montreal, the one-time custodians of the Arkham license and the developers of 2013's divisive Batman: Arkham Origins, have been working on something for years now - so why don't we know what that something is?

It's been five whole years since the studio released their Bat-prequel, and with talk of failed spin-offs, sequels and prequels aplenty, it wouldn't be disingenuous to assume that Montreal's devs have had to deal with their fair share of challenges during that period.

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But why have things been so quiet? With rumours of cancellations and reshuffles aplenty, here's all you need to know regarding the current status - and future - of Batman: Arkham.