The upcoming Batman: Arkham Shadow is a VR-only title, and customers who buy the Meta Quest 3 or the lately introduced Quest 3S headsets will get the sport without cost.
You’ll be able to nonetheless get Arkham Shadow by the Meta Quest retailer for $50, and wish-list it now earlier than it releases on October 22. In any other case, gamers who buy any Quest 3 or 3S headset at any time between September 25 (right now) and April 30, 2025 will get a duplicate of the sport.
The Quest 3S headset, which went up for preorder after its announcement throughout Meta Join 2024, will value $300 and begin delivery on October 15. Which means customers who need to hop into Arkham: Shadow should wait per week earlier than activating the sport. So long as your headset is activated, you’ll be able to obtain a duplicate when it launches on October 22. Patrons may also obtain three months of Meta Quest+.
Arkham Shadow was introduced in Could as a Quest 3-exclusive title from Camouflaj, the makers of Iron Man VRand Meta in-house writer Oculus Studios in collaboration with Warner Bros. Interactive Leisure, DC, and veterans from Rocksteady. It’s a prequel that takes place earlier than Arkham Asylum and encompasses a younger Batman going up in opposition to the Rat King.
Like different Arkham video games, which pioneered a hack-and-slash gameplay system that has left an enormous mark on the third-person motion style, Arkham Shadow will function knockout, in-your-face gameplay — however from Batman’s first-person perspective. The sport may also function Harvey Dent, Dr. Harleen Quinzel (assuming it’s earlier than she makes the leap to Harley Quinn), Jim Gordon, Barbara Gordon, and different characters.
It’s the primary DC recreation to launch following Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League from Rocksteady earlier this yr. The sport launched to damaging opinions and even worse gross sales, and it turned an enormous bomb for Warner Bros. Interactive Leisure.
Correction: A earlier model of this text mentioned Arkham: Shadow was made partly with builders from Rocksteady. It was made in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Leisure and DC, together with veterans from Rocksteady.
