WB Montreal has announced the release of the ARKHAM ASYLUM/ CITY prequel titled ARKHAM ORIGINS. According to the announcement, WB Games Montreal is taking over Rocksteady for the development of this game and from the looks of it, Paul Dini (who wrote the story for the previous games) is not attached to the project this time.
Sadly, rumors has it (from WB representative it seems) that Mark Hamill might not return to reprise his Joker role this time.
Along with the first trailer, news of the voice cast for the game has dropped courtesy of IGN. A Warner Bros. spokesperson stated Roger Craig Smith has been confirmed as the voice of Batman, while Troy Baker is confirmed as the Joker. However, Conroy seemingly confirmed at Dallas Comic Con this weekend that he’s been working on the game for the last 10 months.
The game is announced to be released in OCTOBER 25, 2013 and you can already reserve your copy at your local game shop. Here is the trailer released by WB Montreal at the moment of the announcement:
