The new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game comes out on October 18th but you might wanna save-up & get the Special Collector's Edition! It will retail for around $99 & comes with a Custom BATMAN Statue, Cool Display Box, Collectible Art Book, The Official BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Music Soundtrack CD, the DC Universe Animated Original Movie BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHT, 4 Collectible Trading Cards, and Digital Download Extras. ( Click on the image up above for a larger, more detailed, photo ).
Here's a nice 12 minute long video made up of various clips from the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Game. We get to see some great action & game play featuring Catwoman & Two-Face, the characters look great! Oh man, this game just keeps looking better & better!
One of the things I love about collecting Batman stuff is that over the last 40+ years they have made a TON of merchandise that you can hunt down. So, you can never "have it all" or, in other words, you can collect it forever! It's sort of the main inspiration for me creating the Bat-Blog. Then, speaking of this site one thing I really love is connecting with other Bat-Collectors. I always like seeing other people's stuff, what they have & how it's displayed.
Shown here are a few photos of "Ryan's Batcave". as you can see he has some extremely awesome Batman Toys, Action Figures, Collector Plates, Statues, Framed Art Prints, Posters, etc... even a 1989 BATMAN MOVIE Video Game Vending Machine ( my favorite piece! ). Well, I really like the "Animated Series" Collector Plates too. Ryan seems to have focused a lot on the items from the WB Store. We used to have one here where I live & I really miss it. They had a lot of high-quality items. Well, anyway, please check out all the cool pics and I wanna thank Ryan for sharing his personal Bat-Collection, it's very very cool!
A lot of people are going to be buying the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game. I mean, it looks incredible & has already been getting great reviews. But some of you might want a little extra edge on the game. Well, you need to look for this new "Batarang Controller". They're making 2 versions for both the XBox 360 & Playstation 3. If you look at the top-center of the controller you can see a special bat-shape with a few buttons to add very delicate control functions to your game play... cool!
IGN sits down to play the new video game BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY in this demo straight from the E3 2011 Live Stage. Oh Man, the graphics look AWESOME!!
Here's a fresh video from GameTrailers.Com showing their coverage from E3 2011. We get to see some "Catwoman Gameplay" from the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game!
GAMESPOT, an Awesome Gamer News Site, has just reported that you will be able to play as CATWOMAN in the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game!! To celebrate I created the "CATWOMAN ARKHAM CITY WALLPAPER" up above that you can use to brighten your desktop. Then, be sure to check out the amazing video featuring the Feline of Crime! Oh yeah, look for BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY to be released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC Games on October 18th, 2011!
This July, please be sure to keep an eye out in the Book Stores for the new XBOX MAGAZINE with the BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Cover. Of course the main story will be the release of the new video game, the graphics look awesome!
More information for the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game is finally coming out. The PENGUIN has been officially announced as a Villain for the series. This is no surprise really when you consider that in one of the earliest teaser trailers they showed the ICEBERG LOUNGE building. But hey, I love this character, so that's cool! Here's a graphic of him on the cover of the recent UK Edition of PSM3 Magazine. Batman: Arkham City will launch in North America on October 18th, in Europe on October 21st and in Australia on October 19th.
We got this amazing BLUEPRINT MAP OF ARKHAM CITY from the "Batman: Arkham City" Video Game PR Department. It's really large ( click on it ). It shows how the game's playing environment is going to be laid out. Of course, in the actual game, it will be way more detailed. But it's enough to give you an idea of how HUGE the areas will be. It looks like you'll start out in Arkham Asylum & then take the bridge to Gotham City.... AWESOME!
Here's some news to keep Gambling-Addicts happy! According to the CASINO ADVISOR website it looks like BATMAN is now going to be a popular ONLINE gambling game. So, I guess don't go to your favorite real-life casino looking for it, ha! It's going to be a "Slot Machine" type of online video game with the Joker as the main villain. The graphics look kinda cool & you can see Batman, Commissioner Jim Gordon, Batmobile, Batcycle, Batsignal, Bang Flag, Acid Flower, Batwing, Harpoon Gun, Joker Playing Card, and of course, The Joker!
Well, it looks like the BATMAN ARKHAM CITY Video Game is showing up, like crazy, on covers of some UK Gaming Magazines in England. Here are 2 examples: Playgamer and 360. Of course each magazine covers different consoles, the Playstation 3 ( PS3 ) and XBox 360. If anyone, anywhere in the world ( ha ), sees some other covers soon then please let us know.
OK, Here's a silly mix-up video using audio from the new BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY Video Game Trailer & scenes from various Batman Movies. The editing isn't too bad for a fan-made film. Check it out, it's kinda funny!
OK, today I'm on sort of a "foreign kick"! That means I'm focusing on some of the extremely cool Batman Merchandise & Toys made in other countries. But trust me, this stuff is pretty cool to see so you'll like it, ha!
The 1st example is an extremely RARE item. This is a packaged Bat-Ball Toy made in Italy in 1966. This Italian Toy is almost non-existent in the US. It's probably even hard to find over there! I love the vintage-style graphics. Plus, this is one of those toys where the packaging is "everything". I mean, once you open it & there's just that generic rubber ball, then it's no longer a "character item".
The next item is fun because it's Japanese & we all know that some of the coolest Bat-items come from Japan! It's a Video Game Disc for the Sega-Saturn by Aklaim. It's also tied-into the BATMAN FOREVER Movie.
Third, is this BATMOBILE Diecast Toy Car from the UK. It's a Hot Wheels Colour Shifters Car made by Mattel.
Now, the last photos, these are really great! I really love these! This is a complete set of 6 BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Jelly Glasses from France. I think these might have been for the UK market too. If anybody remembers those Welch's Grape Jelly Glasses we have here in the US then I think these are a little smaller. Now, you might be looking at the photo & saying, "Hey, There's 12 Glasses?!" Yes, this photo shows both the front & back of each glass. The 6 on the left are the "front". The "fronts" have Batman & the "backs" have villains. Well, one of them has the Batmobile, ha, but you get the idea.
OK, I'm hoping somebody who reads this either learned something or at least enjoyed it! What do you think? Do YOU have any wacky Batman "foreign items" you would like to share? If so, then please shoot us a pic, or pics! Remember, the main focus of the Bat-Blog is to share the love & joy of collecting.
