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Platform 360, PS3, Win, Wii U, PS Vita, 3DS Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer Armature Studio Release Date Oct 25, 2013

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate review: Trust

By DanielleRiendeau on Oct 25, 2013 10.25.13

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a leaner, scrappier Arkham game. A stand-alone game that accompanies console big brother Batman: Arkham Origins, Blackgate is a successful...

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Arkham Origins Blackgate hits PS3, 360, Wii U, PC April 1

By Dave Tach on Feb 20, 2014 02.20.14

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Armature Studio's side-scrolling action game, is headed to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and Windows PC through Steam on April 1, publisher Warner Bros....

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition appears on Xbox Games Store

By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 11, 2014 02.11.14

A listing recently appeared on the Xbox Games Store for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition, the Armature Studios developed 2.5-D handheld side-story to Batman: Arkham Origins. The...

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate trailer explains 2D combat

By John Funk on Nov 22, 2013 11.22.13

A new video for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate gives a brief overview on how the developers transposed the standard Arkham gameplay into two dimensions of movement. Both Batman and the thugs...

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The games and systems on sale at Kmart for Black Friday 2013

By Dave Tach on Nov 12, 2013 11.12.13

An apparently leaked version of Kmart's Black Friday 2013 ad posted on bfads.com includes deals on video games and systems that begin the night of Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. Thanksgiving night from 7...

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Catch 10 minutes of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate gameplay

By John Funk on Oct 24, 2013 10.24.13

A 10-minute demo of Batman: Arkham Origins handheld companion game Arkham Origins Blackgate shows Batman trying to track down the Penguin in Blackgate prison. Guided by his...

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Lending a voice to young Batman is 'surreal,' says Arkham Origins actor

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Sep 17, 2013 09.17.13

Batman: Arkham Origins features younger versions of its titular crusader and his nemesis the Joker, a hero and criminal in the early years of what will become (literally) explosive careers. When...

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate allows players to choose boss order

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Sep 02, 2013 09.02.13

Players in Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate will be able to pick their path through the game in terms of boss fights, director Mark Pacini told Polygon. According to Pacini, the game's final half...

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The inmates take over in Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate trailer

By John Funk on Aug 30, 2013 08.30.13

A motion-comic trailer for Blackgate, the handheld side-story to Batman: Arkham Origins, shows some of Gotham City's worst criminals taking over Blackgate prison. After an explosion rocks...

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Nintendo bringing The Wonderful 101 panel, 25 games to PAX Prime

By Michael McWhertor on Aug 21, 2013 08.21.13

PAX Prime attendees will get the chance to play a long list of new and upcoming games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this month, including Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, which will be playable by the...

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Batman: Arkham Origins $119.99 collectors' edition revealed

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Aug 14, 2013 08.14.13

Batman: Arkham Origins players in North America, Australia and New Zealand will be able to get their hands on a special goodie-packed collectors' edition of the game when it launches on Oct. 25,...