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Here are some domain names for the Arkham Asylum sequel photo

Arkham Asylum 2 is coming, but considering we know that it won't be taking place in Arkham Asylum itself that name would be pretty darn stupid. It would be like naming a game Alcatraz and then having it take place in San Francisco. Unneeded metaphor is unneeded, but we may now have some hints at what the game's name will be and what will be going on it. WB has registered a series of domains clearly related to the upcoming game.

You can read them all below and while most of them seem to be attempts to not give away the real name of the game others like "closearkhamcity.com" and "waringotham.com" really hint at the direction the game will be taken plot wise. What are you thinking they all mean, and which of these do you think may be the actual name of the game?

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http://whois.domaintools.com/arkhamcity.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanarkhamcity.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanashesofgotham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanbrokenground.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmannewarkham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmangranddelusion.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanriseofarkham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmansiegeofgotham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/batmanstateofvillainy.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/cityofarkham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/closearkhamcity.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/peopleforgotham.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/stopmayorsharp.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/waringothamcity.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/wheresbrucewayne.com








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Alex Katz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:13
Alex Katz
Looks like we'll have a viral campaign to go along with it.
Erik Sexysar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:15
Erik Sexysar
stop may or sharp

wut
StriderS's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:20
StriderS
Mayor Sharp, ey?
http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Quincy_Sharp
Blahblahblahblah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:24
Blahblahblahblah
Where's Bruce Wayne.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:27
Xzyliac
Rise of Arkham sounds most likely to me.

Also, the "Where is Bruce Wayne" one really really has my interest piqued.
X3Ent3nte's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:28
X3Ent3nte
Batman: Escape from Gotham City
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:31
covah
Comic con announcement, dammnit.
girdz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:38
girdz
What's wrong with Batman 2: Gotham City?
the Company's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:40
the Company
Not being the biggest fan of the first game (which is not to say I didn't like it, but that it obviously struck some people stronger than it got to me), I wasn't really following the sequel that closely.

But something about these titles, and the element of a viral campaign (Where is Bruce Wayne and Stop Mayor Sharp stand out to me a lot) has me drawn in now, more so than I anticipated the first game.
the Company's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:40
the Company
Not being the biggest fan of the first game (which is not to say I didn't like it, but that it obviously struck some people stronger than it got to me), I wasn't really following the sequel that closely.

But something about these titles, and the element of a viral campaign (Where is Bruce Wayne and Stop Mayor Sharp stand out to me a lot) has me drawn in now, more so than I anticipated the first game.
the Company's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:41
the Company
ffffffffffffffffffff
Mecha Six VII's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:47
Mecha Six VII
I'm going to say it's People Forgot Ham
Inferi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:49
Inferi
I like ashes of Gotham the best
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 15:58
Mr Andy Dixon
@Inferi

Agreed, Ashes of Gotham sounds cool (and plausible).
LittleBigD's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 16:02
LittleBigD
Whenever I watch the trailer I think of the "No Mans Land" story arc. I'd love to see the game set up in that environment. I can't wait for this one. Arkham Asylum is one of my favorite games of all time.
RichardBlaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 16:09
RichardBlaine
I'd prefer for Arkham to not be in the title. I can understand marketing the game under the success of the first, but if it's not going to take place at Arkham, call it something else. Also, the mention of Bruce Wayne has me thinking that there might be at least one section where we can control the man sans cape and cowl, which I think would be cool if they kept it short.
Artemus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 16:31
Artemus
Any news on this sequel has me super excited! Can't wait! The first game was incredible.
Also, I highly doubt it's going to have "Arkham Asylum" in the title. Come on, people. Watch it ends up just being called Arkham Asylum II: Gotham City. Ha ha!
drzero3's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 17:10
drzero3
@Matthew
Isn't the website now Arkhamhasmoved.com?

Unfortunately I'm on a mobile platform so I can't check out the site.
tinpoo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 17:23
tinpoo
Sounds much like Baldur`s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. What seems to be pretty stupid title for a game with setting not included the city of Baldur`s Gate, comes in good sense in terms of marketing. It`s like "everyone knows the original which was so good, so here is the direct sequel, it even has number "two" in it`s name".
Matan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 17:34
Matan
I really like Arkham City and Ashes of Gotham.
And the "Where is Bruce Wayne" is really interesting.
Explosion2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 17:55
Explosion2
full gotham city playable in the game?
Lucrious's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:07
Lucrious
really digging the ashes of gotham,siege of gotham, state of villiany, stop mayor sharp is awesome but what i love is "where is bruce wayne" really looking forward to this one
JLanphear's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:13
JLanphear
Batman: City of Arkham sounds FUCKING AMAZING.
Shane Saiyan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:25
Shane Saiyan
Batman: Ashes of Gotham sounds best to me
16-bit Jeff's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:27
16-bit Jeff
with the "Where is Bruce Wayne" domain name? Are they gonna follow the current comic arc, and let us play as Dick Grayson (Batman)?
Ocelot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:33
Ocelot
I hope it follows the plotline of No Man's Land. That would be beast.
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 18:38
RiotMonster
Cool, I agree too that Ashes of Gotham sounds the best.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 19:03
Los255
"Ashes of Gotham" sounds the best and "Where is Bruce Wayne" sounds like a piece of viral marketing.

SO EXCITE!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 19:11
Sharpless
Seems more likely that they haven't decided on a name and they're covering all their bases.
SKSith's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 19:15
SKSith
Looks to me to be a quite brilliant attempt to fight the trend of information leaks about upcoming games from ppl discovering the domain names. Make a bunch and noone knows which one is real.
ace of knaves's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 19:48
ace of knaves
I'm calling it: "The Arkham Chronicles 2: Where's Bruce Wayne?"
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 19:55
Bob Muir
Ashes of Gotham sounds most likely to me.
Stephen De Carlo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2010 21:09
Stephen De Carlo
Batman: Ashes of Gotham sounds like a great title to me.
RichardBlaine's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2010 05:15
RichardBlaine
@theincrediblejeff

Pulled all this from the Wiki on the No Man's Land story arc:
Gotham City had suffered the results of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the earlier Cataclysm storyline. In response, the U.S government declared Gotham a "no man's land," destroyed all bridges leading to Gotham and forbade people from entering or exiting.
The city was swiftly carved up by gangs and various supervillains Batman had battled over the years. Jim Gordon and several members of the Gotham police department stayed behind to protect civilians. Bruce Wayne (Batman) left the city to lobby the government to not cut Gotham off, but failed. Gordon and his men waited for his return, but by the time he returned more than three months later, they believed he had abandoned Gotham.

Also Territory Tagging sounds like a very possible substitute for Riddler Challenges (unless they just do the same thing again):
Batman and James Gordon's officers work separately to reclaim Gotham, piece by piece, by beating and subduing the gang leaders and then marking the reclaimed territory with graffiti.
Space Moose's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2010 09:56
Space Moose
Was I the only person on this earth that got nearly 3 quarters through this game then just stopped playing/caring alltogether because the gameplay was so fuckin repetitive?
Shadowcast's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2010 12:18
Shadowcast
Personally I'm hoping for Batman: Ashes of Gotham; that's pretty badass... and I'm quite surprised a Batman thing hasn't already been called that.
HEL105's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/12/2010 13:29
HEL105
@Space Moose
It did get a little redundant after a while, but not enough to keep me from playing through it twice.
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