Batman: Arkham HD Collection in the Works
According to a report by Eurogamer, gamers who want some next-gen upgrades of the older games in the Batman: Arkham franchise might be in luck. A GameStop employee reportedly sent a picture of the plans for the currently unannounced game anthology. You can check out the picture at the above link
The HD collection would feature Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, plus all the DLC that was released for both games. In addition, the games would have new optimized visuals for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The collection does not appear to include Arkham Origins, which was developed by Warner Bros. Games Montreal and not Rocksteady Studios, who also developed Arkham Knight, Arkham City and Arkham Asylum.
Per the leaked image, the Arkham HD Collection is set for a June 10 release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Pre-Orders are expected to start for the collection tomorrow. Warner Bros. Interactive and GameStop have not yet confirmed the news or the announcement, but more information will probably be released tomorrow if its accurate.
It’s welcome news that the Arkham franchise is getting an upgrade for the current console generation. Still, it would’ve been nice if Arkham Origins was also included in the anthology, despite its flaws. The bugs and glitches would’ve hopefully been worked out by now. Still, it seems like the collection is mainly focused on the games that were first developed by Rocksteady. In addition, it doesn’t appear that the collection will be available for Windows PC either. Hopefully, somewhere down the line, Warner Bros. Interactive will release another collection for the franchise that will include all the games, including Arkham Origins, which did have its strong points. Specifically, the boss fights in Origins were much better than Arkham Knight, which constantly spammed the Batmobile onto players.
Batman: Arkham Knight was released last year and marks Rocksteady’s last foray into the acclaimed Arkham franchise.