Highly anticipated 'Batman: Arkham City' now available for Xbox 360, PS3

By Hector Cortez Oct 19, 2011, 1:13 GMT

Batman: Arkham City is now available in North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced that Batman: Arkham City is now available at retailers in North America for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Games for Windows version will be available beginning Nov. 15, 2011. Folks in the UK will get their hands on the game beginning Friday, Oct. 21.

Batman: Arkham City builds upon the foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players through Arkham City--five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum--the new maximum security home for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and criminal masterminds including Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze and many others.

The game was written in collaboration with Paul Dini, Batman author and five-time Emmy Award winner whose credits include Lost and Batman: The Animated Series, and features the voice talent of Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy. Both reprise their roles as The Joker and Batman respectively. Stana Katic of the television series Castle joins the cast as the voice of Talia al Ghul.

Fans looking for something extra can purchase the Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition, which includes extensive bonus content, including a custom Batman statue produced by Kotobukiya, a collectible art book, early access to the Iceberg Lounge Challenge Map and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns skin, Batman: Arkham City – The Album featuring original music by top artists and a bonus DC Universe animated original movie, Batman: Gotham Knight.

Two official versions of a strategy guide for Batman: Arkham City will be offered by BradyGames--a Signature Series and a Limited Edition. In addition, an iOS Map App for locating collectibles and a series of official strategy videos will be available through Brady's iOS Strategy Feed app and through the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Players can also look forward to the Nightwing Bundle Pack on Nov. 1 and the Robin Bundle Pack scheduled for release on Nov. 22. The downloadable content will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 560 Microsoft Points and PlayStation Network for $6.99.