Batman’s Batkids will swing by for open-world antics in Gotham Knights on the 25th of October this yr, Warner Bros. introduced right this moment. That is the game which seems to be kinda Batman: Arkham-y however would not have Batman, as a substitute letting us play as his varied protégés. And it is obtained on-line co-op, which sounds Batnice.

WB’s announcement right this moment did not carry any new data or shifting photos to observe, only a date and an image.

Gotham Knights is ready after the dying of Bruce Wayne, which I assume concerned a slow-motion scene of pearls bouncing on tarmac, at which level I assume Batman left city to mourn? Stepping in to fill the Batvoid and struggle crime with Batviolence are his Batsprogs: Batgirl, Nightwing, Pink Hood, and Robin. Every have their very own strikes and skills. It does assist two-player on-line co-op along with singleplayer so you may workforce up with a Batpal.

Together with the same old lineup of wacky weirdos with foolish plans, Gotham Knights will pit in opposition to in opposition to the Courtroom of Owls, a secret society of wealthy individuals who’ve been pulling Gotham’s strings for hundreds of years. I do not know the way they revenue from the town being a murderous scumhole, but in addition I do not know folks revenue from promoting ugly Twittter avatars as NFTs, so what do I do know.

The game’s made by Warner Bros. Video games Montréal, the studio behind 2013 prequel Batman: Arkham Origins. The creators of the Arkham sequence, Rocksteady, are at present biffing away on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which is rumoured to be delayed into 2023. Gotham Knights itself is delayed a contact, having beforehand been due in 2021.