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I hope I wasn’t the only one intrigued by Game Informer’s announcement of Batman: Arkham Asylum yesterday. A Batman game set in the comic book universe, supposedly dark and gritty and comparable to BioShock? I’m in love. I was planning to sit by the mailbox until the next Game Informer showed up with some more details, but luckily Eidos, the publishers of the game, have sent out a press release instead.

According to the release, Arkham Asylum will be coming to 360, PS3, and PC sometime next year. It will be written by Paul Dini, who has worked on many awesome TV shows, (including Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond, two of my favorites). The story will revolve around a trap set for Batman by the villains imprisoned in Arkham, and the events that unfold afterwards. I’m going to try not to get my hopes up, because there hasn’t really been a good Batman video game since the 16-bit era, but I have to say that this sounds promising. The full press release can be found below.

London, UK – August 13, 2008 -- Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Comics announce Batman: Arkham Asylum a dark, action packed videogame adventure for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows in 2009.

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, developed by Rocksteady Studios, the player assumes the role of Batman as he delivers The Joker to Arkham Asylum. There, the imprisoned super-villains have set a trap and an immersive combat gaming experience unfolds. With an original script penned by Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini, the game brings the universe of DC Comics’ detective to life with stunning graphics.

“In Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos and Warner Bros. are building a true action adventure game experience worthy of gamers and fans,” said Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos Interactive. “Players become Batman, like he has never been seen before in a video game, as he fights through intense circumstances in Arkham Asylum utilizing his intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks.”

“Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham’s worst villains with Batman’s physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We look forward to working with Eidos on expanding DC Comics’ world-renowned character Batman in the game space with a noticeably different feature set in an incredibly dark interactive environment.”

Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will co-publish Batman: Arkham Asylum in North America, Eidos Interactive will publish the game in all other territories.

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