Variety: Next Batman game by Rocksteady starring Golden Age Batman

But still having Conroy and Hamill doing voices.

Hamill's voice would go well with the harmlessly loony Joker.

PLEASE let them have an episode about boners!

The article says it's Silver Age Bats, actually.

I like the idea, if only because I was a sucker for Batman The Brave And The Bold.

edited 11th Jul '12 8:21:33 AM by Enlong

Oops. Silver Age. Still stars Boner Joker.

I was hoping they would continue where City left off. So many cliffhangers..

Who knows? They may come back to that version someday. I hope the writing retains the same kind of quality, though. I've only played Arkham Asylum, and I thought it hit pretty much all the right notes.

I hope this will turn out like Batman The Brave And The Bold: The Game.

As I asked in the Arkham City thread, is Variety a credible source for video game scoops?

I hope not.

They put so many cliffhangers in City.

Extremely. They have a relationship with Warner Bros, for one.

Very disappointing if true. I want a continuation of the current storyline.

I mean, the idea isn't bad by itself, but haven't we kind of been Joker-oversaturated lately? And this is me as Joker's Number One Fan*

We haven't seen THIS Joker in a while.

edited 11th Jul '12 10:30:02 AM by JAF1970

What about Brave and the Bold?

I must admit, the idea of Mark Hammill voicing a Silver Age Joker makes me smile.

Still, it's probably not going to be entirely Silver Age-like - it's apparently going to be a prequel, yes? If most of the characters are anything like they are in Asylum or City but just a few years prior, they're still going to be fairly dark even if the tone is lighter.

I kind of expect Joker to be how he was in, say "Happy Birthday, Joker!"

Also, is it Golden or Silver age? The link says Silver Age, the threat says Golden Age. Golden age would be very, very awesome.

edited 11th Jul '12 10:39:05 AM by KnownUnknown

Silver Age. The thread title was a boner.

I thought Mark Hamil was supposed to stop voicing The Joker after Arkham City?

With that said, A Silver Age prequel is the best idea for a followup! I wonder if it would have the biggest boner of Joker's career in the Arkham-verse.

Just an aside for your signature - it's Joel Hodgson, not Hodgeson.

Mark Hamill will stop voicing Joker when people stop giving him really amazing scripts.

Or when he does an adaptation of The Killing Joke.

Why is it that I'm often chewed out for just posting on here? There, signature fixed.

On topic, I'm not 100% convinced that this is real, but if it is I'm all for it. Don't know how the fans of the previous game would act to this considering how bizarre the Silver Age stuff could get.

Didn't really get chewed out. Just someone pointing out a fallacy in your signature. Closer to someone letting you know your fly is open then being chewed out.

So how would a Silver Age Bats game play? Silver Age Bats didn't really do any stealth just sort of...burst in and beat people up.

I'm guessing gameplay wise there'd be a bit more emphasis on the combat challenges than the predator challenges, and you'd probably be able to use the vehicles like the Batmobline or the Batwing more often.

However, I'm not expecting much in the way of the Silver Age stuff effecting gameplay, per se. More that it will effect atmosphere. Gimmick villains being more obvious with their gimmicks. More audacious crimes rather than the more brutal and realistic natures of the crimes of the Modern day. A brighter, less overtly depressing Gotham than the one we've seen (it'll probably end up being subtly depressing, though).

Dick as Robin. Barbara as Batgirl. Alfred... hopefully as Alfred and not the Outsider or something. It'd be funny if a young Jason or an ever younger Tim make appearances.

If this leads to gameplay in Gotham itself rather than cooped up inside a prison, and side missions without Gotham where you stop super-crime waves and such, count me in.

edited 11th Jul '12 12:10:30 PM by KnownUnknown

It could be an Xbox Live Arcade sidescroller.

Except for the fact that Rocksteady has no experience with sidescrollers.