The game launches today on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and PC over Xbox Live, PSN Store, Nintendo eShop, and Steam. Warner Bros. is promising that this port enhances the core pillars of the previously released handheld version of the game with high-definition visuals, an all-new map system, new enemy encounters, difficulty levels, and batsuits.

I guess for series completionists, this is just making the job of playing every single Batman: Arkham game (especially ahead of the launch of Arkham Knight) easier.

Arkham Origins Blackgate, unlike its more prominent console brother, is more of a Metroidvania style side-scroller in which players discover new items and ways to bypass obstacles in Blackgate Prison. The game follows Batman as he battles Penguin, Black Mask and The Joker who’ve each taken over a portion of the prison and vie for supremacy.

The game is currently available for PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS and has received mixed reviews from critics. Let us know about your experience in the comments or check out our review for Arkham Origins here.

The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and PC may be getting Batman: Arkham Origins, the Warner Montreal developed prequel to Rocksteady’s seminal Batman: Arkham duology, but the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS aren’t being left out of the action either. Both the handhelds are getting Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, which is a Metroidvania style title starring everyone’s favorite Caped Crusader, built from the ground up for the two systems.

Above we have ten minutes of gameplay footage of the title, and it sure looks sweet (although it looks like the title was built for the Nintendo 3DS and then put on the PlayStation Vita rather than the other way around). Personally, maybe because I am so much of a comic book nerd, what stood out the most to me are its comic book style still life cutscenes, although the actual gameplay looks pretty good too.

Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more coverage of both of these game, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, including our extensive reviews for both the titles.

Now, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that Batman: Arkham Origins for the Wii U and PC will be delayed, releasing on November 8th in Europe. Interestingly, only the disc version for PC has been delayed according to confirmation sent to Eurogamer.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will still be launching on October 25th worldwide however, and it seems that the delay won’t affect Wii U and PC versions elsewhere in the world, particularly North America. However, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate will also be delayed for 3DS in Europe. At least the Vita version seems safe.

What are your thoughts on the delay and which game do you predict will be delayed next? Let us know in the comments below.

“The Dark Knight”
Unlock All Other Trophies

“The Collector”
Find every pickup and detective case

“Last Laugh”
Defeat Joker

“Cobblepot’s Plot Was All For Naught”
Defeat Penguin

“Face Off”
Defeat Black Mask

“Cage Match”
Defeat Bronze Tiger

“Born on a Monday”
Defeat Solomon Grundy

“The Man Who Sometimes Misses”
Defeat Deadshot

“Domestic Disturbance”
Catch Catwoman in Gotham City

“Cat Scratch Fever”
Defeat Catwoman

“Bad Case of the Mondays”
Defeat Grundy using the Shock Batarang and water

“CSI: Blackgate”
Complete your first detective case

“Party Pooper”
Defuse all Joker presents

“Flew the Coop”
Rescue all Penguin hostages

“Circuit Breaker”
Disarm all Black Mask junction boxes

“Now You’re Getting It”
Get a 12 hit combo

“In the Flow”
Get a 25 hit combo

“Unnecessary Roughness”
Get a 50 hit combo

“LEAGUE OF SHADOWS”
Get a 100 hit combo

“Fresh Beats”
Beatdown 10 thugs

“He’s Sleeping”
Perform 20 stealth takedowns

“Breathless”
Die from inhaling gas

“Grave Digger”
Unlock the Zombie Suit

“World’s Greatest Detective”
Complete all detective cases

“Oral Hygiene”
Find and destroy all Joker teeth

“Bird on a Wire”
Find and destroy all Penguin bird cages

“Unmasked”
Find and destroy all of Black Mask’s masks

“World’s Snazziest Dresser”
Obtain all Batsuits attainable through gameplay

“Armored Edition”
Find all armor upgrades

“2112”
Find all RUSH upgrades

“Talk to the Hand”
Find all gauntlet upgrades

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate releases on October 25th alongside the home console version.

Specifically, this video delves into the gameplay of the Deathstroke Challenge Pack, giving us a look at the all-new playable character, Deathstroke. The as yet released features of the Deathstroke Challenger pack are the 100-1 game play mode, two exclusive challenge maps, and three unique skins for the Deathstroke character model.

From the looks of things, Deathstroke will feature an all-new arsenal of kick ass moves to unleash upon the evil denizens of Arkham. This is coupled with the fact that this most recent installment looks to feature the smoothest and most fluid graphics and game play of the series to date.

Batman: Arkham Origins is slated to release on October 25th, 20013 across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U and Windows PC. Additionally, on October 25th, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate will release for the 3DS and Vita.

The director of the upcoming installment in the Batman Arkham series, Batman Arkham Origins Blackate, Mark Pacini in an interview with The Escapist has confirmed that Blackgate will include somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 hours of game play, and will allow players to influence the story progression, making for multiple endings.

“It’s about a ten hour game first time through. What’s interesting is, as we mentioned before that you can defeat the bosses in any order you want, the boss that you leave for last dictates the last half hour of the game,” said Pacini. “The player will get items he couldn’t get before based on who he leaves last. You can play the game three times through, get different things each time and the ending is different each time. Along with that we have suits that are only unlockable playing in a certain order. Each suit has a particular perk to it.”

Arkham Origins Blackgate is a handheld console companion game to the Batman Arkham series, and will release on PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS on October 25th. According to developers, Armature Studios, both versions will utilize a modified version of the Bluepoint Engine, which was featured in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

Source: The Escapist, Via: CVG

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, like its console counterpart, takes place before Arkham Asylum/City and sees Batman mixing it up with the foul criminals of Blackgate Prison. Unlike the console version however, Blackgate will be a Metroid-vania style platformer. Developed by Armature Studio, the game will be presented in 2.5D space but still allow for Free Flow combat as Batman fights enemies in the foreground and background. Old gadgets will also return but work a bit differently in the 2.5D plane.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is scheduled to release on October 25th, the same day as Arkham Origins, and will be available for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate looks Metroid Prime-ish, and the director of the game, Mark Pacini, has brushed aside these concerns and has called the so called Retro games sucky.

He thinks Metroid Prime games suck basically. Which is a shared sentiment really. He’s a good developer though and has worked with great studios before.

“I hope we don’t disappoint them. That’s always my fear, because I think everything we do sucks,” he told GameInformer. “But that’s just me because I thought all the Prime games suck. At the end of the day all I see are all the bad things.

“Prime 2 was a blur to me. It was so quick, it was so fast. That thing just went out the door and it was a very divisive game. People either liked it or thought it sucked, and I can completely agree because I couldn’t tell you what that game was because it happened so quickly.

“Prime 1 was the best designed game. Prime 3 I feel is the most fun one to play. Prime 2 is divisive. You either like it or you don’t. That’s kind of the way I look at it.”

The game will be releasing later this year for the 3DS and PS Vita. Tell us what you think in the comments section below.