Warner Bros. has announced a release date for Gotham Knights. The game will come out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC on 25th October 2022.
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Gotham Knights is a new and original story set in the Batman universe after the death of everyone’s favourite billionaire that dresses up like a bat. His youthful protégés have to step up to fill the voice, with players able to choose to play as Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl and Red Hood. With four heroes to choose from, the game will also bring co-op play to the table, though this will be limited to two player multiplayer.
Whether playing solo or in co-op, the story will revolve around the Court of Owls, a criminal society that has existed since Gotham’s founding, they’ve existed in the background, pulling the strings of the city as a secretive cabal. These were created relatively recently for the ‘New 52’ era of DC comics, but while Batman uncovered and defeated a number of Court of Owls plots in the comics, the game’s announcement revealed that Bruce Wayne was dead at their hands, with the Gotham Knights now having to step up to fill his bat-boots.
While there was plenty of speculation immediately around its announcement last year, Gotham Knights is not a part of the Arkhamverse by Rocksteady Studios, but will put its own spin on the DC universe as these four younger heroes seek to save Gotham.
Gotham Knights was revealed during August 2020’s DC FanDome event. Right alongside the game’s announcement, WB Games Montreal also showed off plenty of gameplay, featuring a Batgirl and Robin team up to fight Mr. Freeze and his goons in a fortress of ice created by a large weather machine. With four heroes to choose from, the game will also bring some co-op play to the table, though this will be limited to two player multiplayer.
While originally planned for a 2021 release date, Warner Bros. decided that their team needed more time to fully realise their vision for Gotham Knights, pushing the release back to 2022. While it’s not officially been confirmed, reported delays to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would mean that Gotham Knights now has plenty of room to breathe as WB’s main superhero focus toward the end of this year.
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