Batman: Arkham Asylum Wins 2 BAFTA Awards, Including Coveted Best Game Award

By Evrim Ersoy Mar 25, 2010, 14:01 GMT

¨It's fantastic for Batman: Arkham Asylum to win such prestigious awards,¨ said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios. ¨To receive recognition from the British Academy is a huge honour and reflects the passion and dedication of everyone involved in the game.¨

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, BATMAN finds himself trapped inside the confines of Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, ARKHAM ASYLUM. The Joker has set a trap for the DARK KNIGHT and has conspired with the deranged inmates to eliminate Batman once and for all. Adding to the authenticity of the game are veteran animated Batman voice talents Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy, who reprise their roles as The Joker and Batman respectively.

Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story by Paul Dini, Batman writer and five-time Emmy Award winner whose credits include Lost and Batman: The Animated Series. Gamers will move in the shadows, instil fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains, including HARLEY QUINN, BANE, KILLER CROC, POISON IVY and SCARECROW, who have taken over the asylum.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games For Windows® LIVE. A Game of the Year Edition will be released in PAL territories from March 26th, 2010.