Bat-fans rejoice, a model new sport within the Arkham sequence has simply been revealed as Batman: Arkham Shadow, and it’s set to launch later this 12 months, solely for Meta Quest 3. We have already got a brief teaser trailer and information on who’s growing the sport, and it’s secure to say we’re very excited to see this challenge come collectively.
Positive to be a contender for our checklist of the perfect Meta Quest 3 video games upon launch, Batman: Arkham Shadow would be the first new sport within the Arkham sequence since the primary VR Arkham sport again in 2016. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is about in the identical universe, however doesn’t carry the Arkham title. Batman: Arkham VR was notably incompatible with Meta headsets, and is barely accessible through Steam and PSVR.
Batman: Arkham Shadow is being developed by Camoflaj, the studio behind Iron Man VR and Republique, which additionally has a VR port. Again in 2022, an announcement from studio head and founder Ryan Payton, who labored on video games like Steel Gear Strong 4 and Halo 4, revealed that the studio had been acquired by Meta to turn out to be a first-party developer.
Warner Bros is well-known for not permitting the Batman sport license to turn out to be a free-for-all, and whereas reception to the final Suicide Squad sport might have been lukewarm at greatest, the Arkham video games have all the time been thought-about among the many greatest superhero video games ever launched.
Becoming a member of Rocksteady Video games, WB Montreal, and Armature Studios, Camoflaj turns into solely the fourth studio to develop a full mainline Batman Arkham sport, quite than an offshoot (not together with mobile-only video games and ports).
No launch date is thought, however we’ll discover out extra in regards to the sport in the course of the Summer time Sport Fest on Friday, June 7, 2024. The choice to maintain this sport as a Meta Quest 3 unique will undoubtedly trigger a stir, on condition that the headset’s {hardware} skills are restricted in comparison with what might be achieved on PCVR, but it surely makes loads of sense for Meta, now it owns the studio – this may be the kind of sport that sells headsets to followers of the franchise.
We don’t count on Batman: Arkham Shadow to be made accessible free of charge just like the final main Meta first-party sport, Asgard’s Wrath 2, though that will be a really nice shock for homeowners of Meta Quest 3 headsets.
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