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4:00 AM on 11.01.2009, Brad Nicholson

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Rocksteady: 'excited' about future Batman possibilities photo

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Rocksteady Studios doesn’t seem opposed to the idea of crafting a follow-up to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Go figure, right?

Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, studio co-owner and co-founder Sefton Hill expanded the company response to the question we’ve been asking since finishing the latest Batman videogame: will there be a sequel?

“I’m not really allowed to comment on that,” he said in the latest issue of the magazine (spotted by Goonline), “but there are definitely lots of exciting stories to tell in Batman’s world, and I can say that we’re really privileged to work on it, and excited about future possibilities.”

Last month, Batman: AA lead narrative designer Paul Crocker barely addressed this same question in an interview, stating the studio just wanted to see if people who purchased the critically-lauded title enjoyed it.

For the record, we’re all for another Batman game. If a sequel does happen, though, we’d like to see Crazy Quilt enter the fold. Nothing says "foe" better than a guy who can only see in psychedelic colors.

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Markusdragon

"I'm not allowed to comment on that" means yes. If they weren't either making a deal with WB or under an NDA for a deal they've already made, they'd be perfectly able to tell us that they weren't doing another game.

Czech Monster

Batman is better the Uncharted 2. Sorry, played it through several times and it is still fun, U2 played through once and it is sitting at my local EB as a pre-owned game. Go pick it up LOL.

XGC TheDude

The last batman game was amazing can't wait for a sequel! Uncharted mp is what makes me comeback 4 more that and doughnut drake they both have a spot on my shelf

munkee

What a batman sequel REALLY needs is to get outta the buildings and hit the filthy, crime-ridden gotham streets. It doesnt have to be sandbox. Keep it tight. Just let us get out and about the city :D

PokeyStaples

I'm going to have to go back and finish this game. I got into a beta then other games. I enjoyed what I played though and would love to play the first quarter of another.

Xzyliac

Two-Face.

Now get to work Rocksteady.

MCChampaignMillionaire

Hopefully...

Hcapt

Maybe I only ask because I haven't had the opportunity to play Arkham yet; but aren't any of you worried that Batman might be killed by sequelitus like guitar hero was if sequel discussions have begun only two months after the first title in the series was released?

Trevor McGee

Considering that they're the only company to ever do Batman justice I think it is us who are privileged.

More people should also go back and play their previous title "Urban Chaos Riot Response". It's an awesome and incredibly overlooked and underrated gem.

Rankcanine

bring on a sequel Arkham Asylum is awesome i would love to see more awesome batman games from Rocksteady .

Scion of Mogo

Holy shit. Did I just see a Crazy Quilt reference? I think I might love you now for that....but I shall also add to the epicness with the might of Kite-Man. What does he do? Shit man, that ass hole has a kite!

Xzyliac

@Hcapt
Something are made to be franchises and as long as the franchis stays fresh it's okay.

Guitar Hero is one of those examples. When GH suffers it's from failure to stay fresh and fun. Hardware being shoveled onto the shelves, spin-offs adding nothing to the game, etc. However when you actually tighten up your existing base and try to do interesting things (a la GH2 and GH5) a franchise isn't a bad thing.

I mean if you had a huge expansive and already set universe like Batman surely you'd be excited to take another crack at it too. Especially had you played Arkham Asylum. They literally put this entire universe of heroes and villains that you don't see in the game right in front of your face.

manasteel88

For the love of god make Dark Knight Returns. They can combine the epic first novel with the less than epic second and make something truly unique.

Hcapt

@ Xyliac -

Fair enough.

Reminds me a bit of my desire to play a No More Heroes sequel. Except there is no set universe for that franchise to pull from, just the depths of the internet.

To be honest, I only criticise Batman because it is right in front of me. I would criticise any article that suggests franchising a "new" IP only two months after the original was released. Too many 'original' successful games are suffering from developers and publishers wanting to turn them into franchises immediately, leading me to skepticism of any such attempt at making a series. The whole situation reminds me of the 2006 elections, where immediately after they were completed we began seeing two year campaigns for the 2008 elections in a never ending parade of hype, politics, and advertising. I am seeing the 2008 campaing play out before me in the game industry, which just doesn't sit right with me.

CRAZYAPE69

i want some Killer Croc. Penguin themed challenge maps

Im OK

If it's as good as the first game, then hells yeah. Bring on the Bat.

Xzyliac

@Hcapt
Dude campaigning only stops for 6 months max. You know how much money you need in order to campaign for any political office?

Shit the Republican nominees are campaigning for president right now and Fox News has a timer. Of course no Democrat is gonna run against Obama though.

But if you wanna use that example (which is a little overblown but whatever) then I'd say this: that's how you plan. When you know for sure what you've got can be expanded, and you truly love what you do and the product you put out, you don't stop. Same thing with politics. You know what you want to run for office then you get started ASAP and you don't stop.

Timstuff

I WANNA DRIVE THE BATMOBILE! Also, we need moar Two-Face and Catwoman.

I wonder if Rocksteady would consider developing the movie tie in for Christopher Nolan's third Batman movie? The one qualm I had with Arkham Asylum was the art direction, but being tied in with one of Nolan's movies would correct that.

Timstuff

Also, to those of you worried about sequelitis: Sequelitis usually only really kicks in when a franchise has annual or semi-annual releases. The franchises that release every 2.5-3 years or so usually manage to stay fresh, especially if the developer's attitude is "we'll make a sequel when we have the ideas and technology to make it worthwhile," rather than "we're going to put one out every 2 years, whether we have a full game's worth of ideas or not."

Hcapt

@ Xyliac -

Maybe the republican nominees are campaigning for president right now, but quite frankly, they are not a significant factor compared to the post-2006 campaigns for 2008.

And I believe you missed part of the point - the 2008 campaign trail was a political nightmare that I sincerely hope the United States never has to suffer through again. I was simply sick of politics by the time it was over from having it stuffed in my face on a daily basis for over a year. If that's what happens to gaming, then I will be sick of the games I love before they even come out. It does not seem like a viable marketting stategy.

Kahoona

@Hcapt Starcraft 2 and Bayonetta anyone?

LazyAza

Its pretty obvious they plan on doing a sequel, Arkham Asylum was hinting at one almost the entire time you played :P I cant really think of what else they could do in a sequel that wouldn't just be more of the same, I mean sweet lordy was that game polished, was like they kidnapped valve/blizzard staff and demanded they make a game for them yet they did it in what less than two years?

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