Anticipation is supposedly sweet, but you know what? Instant gratification is a hell of a lot sweeter. Sure, we could sit patiently and wait for official announcements on our favorite franchises. We could avoid assumption, steer clear of speculation and only publish our opinion when it’s unequivocally backed by cold, hard press release fact. That wouldn’t be nearly as much fun, though. ...
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How do you follow a game like Batman: Arkham Asylum? You’ve just created arguably the greatest superhero title of all time. You’ve just raised the bar for every licensed adaptation to come. You’ve just won over the critics, the customers, the hardcore nitpickers and the casual fans. What can you possibly do next? Easy. Make another one.
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Are you finished with Batman: Arkham Asylum? No, you’re not.
You may have reached the ending. You may have solved all the riddles and collected all the items. You may have visited every room and unlocked every character bio. Until you’ve read this article, however, you won’t fully grasp what those things mean. ...
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Arkham’s insane-o inmates aren’t simple pushovers for Batman. Sure, Batman’s a badass, but he’s also vulnerably human, and if you’re having trouble taking down the worst of The Joker’s entourage, check out our succinct guide to get you through the rough spots.
Spoilers ahead! ...
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Defeating Joker is just the beginning. The clown may have escaped custody, unleashed hundreds of insane prisoners and threatened the entire population of Gotham, but his plans are mere child’s play compared to another super villain living on the island.
For the so-called World’s Greatest Detective, the real foe is Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler. ...
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The reviews are in and by all accounts Arkham Asylum is the definitive Batman videogame. It’s this year’s BioShock, according to our Batman: Arkham Asylum Super Review . So what’s all the fuss about? For those of you don’t care to savor the experience with fresh eyes, we’ve chopped together one of our famous quickfire plot digests so you can absorb the Dark Knight’s newest escapade in one concentrated dose. ...
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Top 7… sexy text adventures – Chestnut hair, tousled by the wind, frames the tanned oval of his face. ...
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It's tough being the biggest comic nerd in the office. For instance, when a new Green Lantern film is announced, everyone wants to know the very detailed reasons why Hal Jordan's one-time weakness to yellow is no more. Then I have to educate everyone about the original Green Lantern - Alan Scott - and his weakness to wooden objects. ...
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Summer’s right around the corner (starting tomorrow in fact) and despite the glorious weather that comes with it, this time of year is usually thought of as the unsufferable months until the real games come out this winter. Seriously, we’re getting tired of a hundred games flooding stores between October and December. Spread the love throughout the year, dummies! ...
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Every game looks great in screenshots and trailers. Do you really want to wait four months before finding out the game you’ve been lusting after actually sucks and just got its face rocked off by some other game? Of course not. That’s why we’re here. We’ve played everything at E3, and this is what we’re rating each game in its current state, right here and now. Let’s get it on ...
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