Batman: Arkham Trilogy gets a release date for Nintendo Switch

The Batman trilogy is making its way to Switch this Fall

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Rocksteady has announced an October 13 release date forBatman: Arkham TrilogyonNintendo Switch.

TheBatman: Arkham Trilogywasannouncedfor the handheld back in June during a Nintendo Direct broadcast with a brand-new trailer showcasing gameplay of the definitive versions of the games.

The trilogy will featureArkham Asylum,Arkham City, andArkham Knight, as well as every piece of post-launch content. This means users will also have access toArkham Knight’s DLC, which will include other playable characters like Batgirl, Robin, and Nightwing.

Experience Gotham City in a whole new way when the #ArkhamTrilogy comes to Nintendo Switch on October 13th!Special thanks to @cjwardart for this amazing piece celebrating our Dark Knight 🦇 pic.twitter.com/S8mQ249CHlAugust 15, 2023

Rocksteady revealed the release date in a Twitter post with brand new artwork by artist Christian Ward, depicting the caped crusader Batman alongside other iconic comic book characters from DC, such as Joker, Harley Quinn, Robin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and more.

The first game in the trilogy isArkham Asylum, which was first released in 2009 for PS3 and Xbox 360. It later arrived on PS4 and PC, and two years later,Arkham Citylaunched, followed byArkham Knightin 2015.AsylumandCityin particular have been praised over the years as some of thebest superhero gamesyou can play to this day.

Arkham Origins, which launched in 2013 and was developed by WB Montreal, is absent from the collection but is still part of the same universe and overarching storyline.

Rocksteady is currently working onSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League-which will centre around the titular anti-heroes, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, KingShark, and Deadshot - is set to launch onPS5,Xbox Series X|S, and PC.The game was originally scheduled for a 2023 release but was delayed to February 2, 2024 after the early gameplay was received negatively by fans.

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