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Look, Batman: Arkham Origins‘ developers would like very much to stamp out a few of the remaining bugs but they’ve been too busy working on the DLC story campaign and the important things it adds. Like a roasty-toasty new Batsuit for Bats and special heated Batgloves to keep his Batpaws warm on chilly evenings. They’re worried about young Master Bruce. Aren’t you too? You don’t want an orphan to freeze to death just so you can play a video game, do you? You monster.

See, the ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ DLC adds a new mini-campaign starring Mr. Freeze and his icy tricks, which means Batchap gets a few warming gadgets to fight back. Come have a gander what Warner Bros. is sacrificing support for in a new video developer diary doodad with a fine display of Batbiffing.

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Batman: Arkham Origins‘ superheroic antics were supremely so-so (not to mention glitchy as all get-out), but it wasn’t the only game in its lineage. Comparing Arkham Origins to Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is like comparing apples to (Arkham) oranges. Blackgate is a sidescroller that originally debuted on handhelds, but it does manage to contain trace elements of previous Arkham standouts. There’s similar combat, light stealth, and detective vision, but it’s all wrapped up in a traditional Metroidvania-style package. It’s also – depending on whom you talk to – kinda alright? Sort of? I haven’t played it, but perhaps I will soon. Trailer of the PC-bound “Deluxe Edition” below.

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No, that headline isn’t backward. Maybe the reverse is happening in one of DC’s other million-billion (though no longer billion-finity) universes, but not this one. Batman: Arkham Origins swung into action bogged down by a slew of diabolical bugs and glitches – some of them game-breaking – and our own boy man wonder Adam grappled with a decent many. On the upside, there have been some patches, but even a cursory glance at various forums shows that progress-halting issues have yet to be eradicated. So then, why is developer Warner Bros Montreal already moving on? Infuriatingly, because it’s too busy making new things it would like you to spend money on.

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Check out the Initiation Bruce Wayne Skin from the Initiation Add-On! More HD Skins images: http://t.co/afCU9NZtoU pic.twitter.com/zMiRhJyRq9

— Batman Arkham (@BatmanArkham) December 29, 2013

Batman: Arkham Origins wasn’t about the origins of Batman, nor was it particularly good. It did have Batman though, and that counts for a lot.

The Inititaion DLC adds challenge maps which tell the sort-of Origins of Batman, and thus don’t really star Batman, but a bearded Bruce Wayne. There’s a trailer and an explanation below.(more…)

Batman: Arkham Origins Infinite Earths Skins Pack

The Batman: Arkham Origins Infinite Earths Skins Pack is now available on the PlayStation Network, the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft and Steam for $4.99, and on Nintendo eShop for $3.99. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content that can be used in challenges maps, as well as the single-player campaign upon completion of the main story and in multiplayer for players that reach Level 2.

The pack contains six bonus skins based on a variety of classic comic books and modern storylines pulled from the comics:

· Earth 2 Dark Knight

· Long Halloween Batman

· Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table

· Thrillkiller Batman

· Earth 2 Batman

· Classic Tim Drake Robin (available in multiplayer mode only on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC)


** Please note that Season Pass owners do not need to purchase this DLC pack, as all new content is already included in the Pass.

Batman: Arkham Origins Black Mask Challenge Pack

Available on the PlayStation Network, the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft, Nintendo eShop and Steam for $1.99, the Black Mask Challenge pack allows players to take on Gotham's most dangerous crime lord in two all new challenge maps: Lot Full and Hidden Facility. All players can defend the city as Batman, and those who own the Deathstroke Challenge Pack can also choose to play as Deathstroke in this new challenge map pack.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the New Millennium Skins Pack for Batman™: Arkham Origins, which is available now on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network from Microsoft and Steam for $4.99, and Nintendo eShop for $3.99. The pack will be available on the PlayStation®Network later today in the Americas for $4.99. Players who have purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass and are connected to the Internet will have instant access to the content that can be used in challenges maps, as well as the single-player campaign upon completion of the main story and in multiplayer for players that reach Level 2.

The pack contains six bonus skins based on a variety of classic and modern storylines pulled from the comics:

· Red Son Batman™
· Blackest Night Batman™
· 1st Appearance Batman™
· New 52 Graphic Batman™
· Batman™: Noel
· One Year Later Robin™ (available in multiplayer mode only on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC)