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At the Intersection of Police Brutality and Vigilante Tourism in Games

It’s hard to say what time it is, but it’s night. It’s always night in Gotham. Perched on the top of an abandoned factory I listen for the voices of two-bit thugs pulled up from the surrounding streets by a

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At the Intersection of Police Brutality and Vigilante Tourism in Games

It’s hard to say what time it is, but it’s night. It’s always night in Gotham. Perched on the top of an abandoned factory I listen for the voices of two-bit thugs pulled up from the surrounding streets by a

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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY and the douchebag in all of us

It’s late in Arkham Asylum. Dawn will break soon and it seems like the nightmare Joker would unleash onto Gotham was averted. The game is about to end, but, before it does, a call about Two-Face is overheard on the radio. It seems Batman: Arkham Asylum is all but over for Commissioner Gordon, you and me. But not Batman. He flies off to handle another crisis in Gotham City. He must endure. The game offers us a taste of what it is like being Bats, but just a taste. What that ending says is that never truly became him. His martyrdom must continue after the credits rolls.

Sometime after the first game, mayor Quincy Sharp, former warden of Arkham, together with the help of Dr. Hugo Strange, reallocated all criminals to a closed-off area in Gotham City and named that new prison Arkham City. The developer’s goal in doing this is pretty straight forward: to finally get the full experience of being Batman, as he scours the city for criminal activity.

In doing so, what they have managed to do was to corrupt all that understanding of what it means to be Batman that was so well-crafted in the first game. Batman is no longer a hero. He is a “video game hero”, with all game manias that entails.

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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY and the douchebag in all of us

It’s late in Arkham Asylum. Dawn will break soon and it seems like the nightmare Joker would unleash onto Gotham was averted. The game is about to end, but, before it does, a call about Two-Face is overheard on the radio. It seems Batman: Arkham Asylum is all but over for Commissioner Gordon, you and me. But not Batman. He flies off to handle another crisis in Gotham City. He must endure. The game offers us a taste of what it is like being Bats, but just a taste. What that ending says is that never truly became him. His martyrdom must continue after the credits rolls.

Sometime after the first game, mayor Quincy Sharp, former warden of Arkham, together with the help of Dr. Hugo Strange, reallocated all criminals to a closed-off area in Gotham City and named that new prison Arkham City. The developer’s goal in doing this is pretty straight forward: to finally get the full experience of being Batman, as he scours the city for criminal activity.

In doing so, what they have managed to do was to corrupt all that understanding of what it means to be Batman that was so well-crafted in the first game. Batman is no longer a hero. He is a “video game hero”, with all game manias that entails.

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Rumor: Batman: Arkham World title teased [UPDATE]

There are two things we can expect from the Spike Video Game Awards. Suprising game announcements and another, harsh reminder that the video games industry still has some growing up to do. Thankfully today we’re talking about the former since

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Rumor: Batman: Arkham World title teased [UPDATE]

There are two things we can expect from the Spike Video Game Awards. Suprising game announcements and another, harsh reminder that the video games industry still has some growing up to do. Thankfully today we’re talking about the former since

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Donning the Cowl – Arkham City Impressions

Before I played this game, I felt that Rocksteady had managed to perfectly convey the concept of being the Dark Knight in Arkham Asylum. From beatdown badass to super sleuth genius, the player was able to be the goddamn Batman.

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Donning the Cowl – Arkham City Impressions

Before I played this game, I felt that Rocksteady had managed to perfectly convey the concept of being the Dark Knight in Arkham Asylum. From beatdown badass to super sleuth genius, the player was able to be the goddamn Batman.

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Many Arkham City Copies Come With Faulty Codes

Many customers are reporting that their new copies of Arkham City are missing the Online Pass to unlock Catwoman. Many are reporting that their copies either are missing them completely, or contain code sheets without any codes on them, or

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Many Arkham City Copies Come With Faulty Codes

Many customers are reporting that their new copies of Arkham City are missing the Online Pass to unlock Catwoman. Many are reporting that their copies either are missing them completely, or contain code sheets without any codes on them, or

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Why The Tomb Raider Franchise Isn't Beyond Saving

After the disappointing sales of Tomb Raider Underworld, the Crystal Dynamics team realized that Lara Croft was in trouble. They took a hard look at the video game landscape and came to the conclusion that they needed to re-work and

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Why The Tomb Raider Franchise Isn't Beyond Saving

After the disappointing sales of Tomb Raider Underworld, the Crystal Dynamics team realized that Lara Croft was in trouble. They took a hard look at the video game landscape and came to the conclusion that they needed to re-work and

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Arkham City Wants You To Think Vertically

Batman: Arkham City has big things in store for fans of the Dark Knight. Rocksteady has taken a page from blockbusters like Spiderman and Infamous by creating an environment where Batman will be able to effortlessly move across the rooftops

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Arkham City Wants You To Think Vertically

Batman: Arkham City has big things in store for fans of the Dark Knight. Rocksteady has taken a page from blockbusters like Spiderman and Infamous by creating an environment where Batman will be able to effortlessly move across the rooftops

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Boy Wonder as Exclusive DLC in Arkham City?

It appears that fans who spotted the poster for the cancelled “Flying Graysons” circus act may not be completely disappointed after all. The official twitter account for the game recently posted an update: “For those of you with burning questions

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Boy Wonder as Exclusive DLC in Arkham City?

It appears that fans who spotted the poster for the cancelled “Flying Graysons” circus act may not be completely disappointed after all. The official twitter account for the game recently posted an update: “For those of you with burning questions

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