First Look at Batman VR Game Arkham Shadow Gameplay, Voice Cast Revealed | gamescom 2024 [IGN]

The gameplay video, below, shows off combat that will be familiar to fans of the Arkhamverse games, retooled to work in virtual reality. We see punching, gliding, grappling, stealth takedowns, as well as Batman’s famous Detective Vision, all displayed in first-person for a VR headset.

Batman: Arkham Shadow is a new entry in the Arkham series made famous by developer Rocksteady, and is developed exclusively for Meta Quest 3 by Camouflaj and Oculus Studios. Arkham Shadow is a prequel to 2009’s groundbreaking Arkham Asylum, and takes place between the events of 2013’s Arkham Origins and Arkham Asylum.

Fittingly, Origins voice actor Roger Craig Smith reprises the Batman role here. This is a younger Batman than the one seen in the main Arkham trilogy, but more seasoned than the relative rookie hero we saw in Arkham Origins. This Batman takes on the Rat King, a “dangerous new criminal with a cultish following.”

We also have the full cast reveal: Troy Baker as Harvey Dent; Tara Strong as Dr. Harleen Quinzel; Mark Rolston as James Gordon; Khary Payton as Otis Flannagan; Earl Baylon as Lyle Bolton; Chelsea Kane as Barbara Gordon; and Martin Jarvis as Alfred Pennyworth.

“Experience the origins of these legendary characters — and discover which (if any) of them turn villain before the credits roll,” Meta teased. Batman: Arkham Shadow also has a slightly narrowed release window of October 2024.

For more, check out IGN’s extensive Batman: Arkham Shadow – 5 Details We Found In the New Trailer feature. And be sure to check out our Opening Night Live 2024 roundup to see what else was at the show.

Batman: Arkham Shadow is of course set to launch after Rocksteady’s own Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a controversial Arkhamverse live-service looter shooter that flopped to the tune of $200 million.

While publisher Warner Bros. has said Rocksteady will release Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first year of post-launch content, it has yet to announce the studio’s next game. According to Bloomberg, staff at the studio are currently working on a director’s cut of the phenomenally successful Hogwarts Legacy, while leadership pitches a return to single-player following this live service misstep.

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