Home gets Batcave

More PS3 exclusives surrounding the 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' game.

Published 12/08/2009 at 11:00.
By Robert W [Bioeye].

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Some clever chaps on the Official EU PlayStation Forum noticed a short addition in a post elsewhere on the internet. That post originates from Eidos’ official forum, titled ‘The Official Batman: Arkham Asylum FAQ’. The stickied post contains amalgamated information from loads of sources to define as much about the upcoming game as possible, ranging from the pre-order details to the different exclusives for each platform.

Under the PlayStation 3 exclusives, there’s a few points that we already know, including the Joker DLC. Under this, however, we learn that the ‘Batcave Outpost’ will be coming as an apartment for PlayStation Home for free. We’ve seen free costumes and other items given away for free before in Home as promotional stunts for released movies such as Star Trek and Transformers 2. It’s very likely that the same is now being done for the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Whether or not this content will remain available for a limited time or not is still up for debate.

There’s more, however. Along with the free Batman apartment, free items will be released to decorate it with. The Batmobile and Batwing are two mentioned, along with other bat gadgets. We’ll also see even more avatars running around in black capes with the release of the Bat costume in the Shopping Centre.

It’s a little unclear which piece of information came from what source however. Nevertheless, with the word ‘official’ in the title, and Eidos having stickied it to the top of the board, we can be pretty safe that this information is true. We’ll keep an eye out, and let you know if anything changes. There’s no word on which territory this will be released for, so it’s just hope that we’ll see the apartment over here in the EU. If the previous movie promos are anything to go by, we’ll definitely be seeing this in the EU Home soon.

Source: Official Eidos Forum via Official EU PlayStation Forum

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haz360 | 12/08/2009 11:05
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Should be pretty cool if it’s true :)
- BlingOnMyWrist | 13/08/2009 04:09
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  Great Merlin’s Ghost Batman!
Bilbo_bobbins | 12/08/2009 11:07
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Sounds interesting for those who like Home. Personally I still don’t get it and can’t be bothered wasting my time with it. I like to play games, instead of waving my hands around and dancing to people I don’t know.
- bunimomike | 12/08/2009 12:03
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  Agreed. Save that sort of behaviour for when you’re drunk.
teflon | 12/08/2009 11:13
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I think that everyone involved in this game deserves quite a lot of praise for how all the DLC at and around launch is going to be free, and also completely permanently forever exclusive. We’ve got the Joker based challenge maps, Home spaces and even the ability to download the comic book prelude to the game for PSP.
I’m generally quite impressed with how comprehensive the extras are that Sony has managed to wrangle.
- Paranoimia | 12/08/2009 12:54
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  As long as they don’t do what Criterion did with Burnout Paradise, and try to rake it all back in with overpriced DLC further down the line.
Dafro1989 | 12/08/2009 11:20
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I don’t use Home either… Still, it’s nice to know its getting support – maybe it’ll be fun to check out in a year. I want my 3D trophy display.
Snebjnr | 12/08/2009 11:40
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Lol Im not on Home much, but this sounds fun :P
Stuff for my “Home” apartment would be welcome :D

…..
…Na na na na na na na na ana Batman!!!!
double-o-dave | 12/08/2009 11:50
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I don’t really use home but the BatMobile may have just changed that!
retro_ | 12/08/2009 12:10
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I’m starting to enjoy HOME more as content increases. It’s still a little sterile and I hate the restrictedness of some of the areas but all the same, It’s getting better.

Saw someone walking around as batman the other day.
Boidoidoidoi | 12/08/2009 12:16
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“Some Clever Chaps”, It was me who found it. I would never have known that what I found would recieve this press! I am so happy!
I cannot wait to put my feet up in the batcave with alfred catering to my every need.
Batman Arkham Asylum is Epic!

Boid,
- BioEye | 12/08/2009 12:47
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  Have some TSA Points for your post. ;)
Milereb | 12/08/2009 13:21
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From the official product chart I gather that this will unlock for free if you own the game. Kinda like the Chris Redfield Statue you get for only having a Resident Evil 5 save file.
Raen | 12/08/2009 13:23
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Damn it Sony. Stop making me want your console, I can’t afford it! I feel like their marketing is entirely targeted at me right now.
- Watchful | 12/08/2009 13:39
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  And the leaked pics of the Slim make it look like it’s being made in a matt ‘Batman’ black. Would your resistance finally crumble if they embossed a Batman logo on it too? :)
  - nofi | 12/08/2009 13:48
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    Would match the Spiderman font we got 3 years ago.
  - SonOfAPeeg | 12/08/2009 20:08
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    Haven’t we still got the Spiderman font? I kind of feel like now it’s the PS3 font and the Spiderman-ness has been superceded.
  - Raen | 12/08/2009 20:17
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    …Dammit. Don’t let them know.