When Unknown Developers Outdid the Giants
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In the early 2000s, most superhero video games were critically panned and commercially disappointing. Around the same time, EA cancelled its ambitious Batman game based on The Dark Knight.
This video covers how Rocksteady, a small and relatively unknown studio, was given the chance to create an original Batman game. With only 40 developers and a modest track record, they delivered Batman Arkham Asylum in 2009.
Learn how Arkham Asylum was developed, the challenges it faced, the impact of the cancelled EA project, and how it helped set a new standard for superhero games.
This is fan-made project and is in no way associated with Warner Bros, Eidos interactive and Rocksteady Studio
AI Disclosure:
No generative AI was used in making this video. Meaning AI was not used to create scripts, images, video or assets.
AI was used to take notes and search for information
cast
Credits
Kai M. @CaptainPrincessKitty. As Harley Quinn
Elijah as The host, Joker, Batman, Morray
Sources:
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Credits
Music:
The Last Air Bender :
Produced by Sweetboikyle
Mastered by Dj CUTMAN
Knowing
Song by Piotr Hummel
Batman Gameplay footage by
@NRMwalkthroughHD
Models
Warner Bros by J.C Thornton
https://www.thejcthornton.com/
Star Lord
Pvrple Ser0tonin
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DUM-E by
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Star Lords weapon
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FAQ
Q: Why was Arkham Asylum so good?
Because of 60 dedicated Batman Fans working Hard to create a good game
Q; Do you play Arkham City or Asylum first?
Asylum first
Q: What is the plot of Arkham Asylum?
Batman gets trapped in the Asylum with his greatest foes and has one night to stop the jokers evil scheme
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When Unknown Developers Outdid the Giants
The Icon
327 views
In the early 2000s, most superhero video games were critically panned and commercially disappointing. Around the same time, EA cancelled its ambitious Batman game based on The Dark Knight.
This video covers how Rocksteady, a small and relatively unknown studio, was given the chance to create an original Batman game. With only 40 developers and a modest track record, they delivered Batman Arkham Asylum in 2009.
Learn how Arkham Asylum was developed, the challenges it faced, the impact of the cancelled EA project, and how it helped set a new standard for superhero games.
This is fan-made project and is in no way associated with Warner Bros, Eidos interactive and Rocksteady Studio
AI Disclosure:
No generative AI was used in making this video. Meaning AI was not used to create scripts, images, video or assets.
AI was used to take notes and search for information
cast
Credits
Kai M. @CaptainPrincessKitty. As Harley Quinn
Elijah as The host, Joker, Batman, Morray
Sources:
https://notebooklm.google.com/noteboo...
Credits
Music:
The Last Air Bender :
Produced by Sweetboikyle
Mastered by Dj CUTMAN
Knowing
Song by Piotr Hummel
Batman Gameplay footage by
@NRMwalkthroughHD
Models
Warner Bros by J.C Thornton
https://www.thejcthornton.com/
Star Lord
Pvrple Ser0tonin
Patreon: PvrpleSerot0nin
DUM-E by
https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/al...
Star Lords weapon
https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/Ch...
FAQ
Q: Why was Arkham Asylum so good?
Because of 60 dedicated Batman Fans working Hard to create a good game
Q; Do you play Arkham City or Asylum first?
Asylum first
Q: What is the plot of Arkham Asylum?
Batman gets trapped in the Asylum with his greatest foes and has one night to stop the jokers evil scheme
If you love gaming join our feed on Bluesky for curated feet of top gaming content.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:57lz...
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