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Rocksteady Studios is developing Batman: Arkham Asylum for Eidos and Warner Bros. as a 1 player action game for that is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC sometime in 2009.

“Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham’s worst villains with Batman’s physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game. We look forward to working with Eidos on expanding DC Comics’ world-renowned character Batman in the game space with a noticeably different feature set in an incredibly dark interactive environment.”
Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

The game is built with the Unreal Engine 3 and most of the game uses the over-the-shoulder perspective with gameplay that is said to balance Batman’s role as a detective as well as his combat prowess. Eidos’ Batman license includes all 70 years of comic book fiction and has Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series, Detective Comics) in charge of the story.

“In Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos and Warner Bros. are building a true action adventure game experience worthy of gamers and fans. Players become Batman, like he has never been seen before in a video game, as he fights through intense circumstances in Arkham Asylum utilizing his intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks.”
Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos Interactive

Voice acting has been hinted that Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill will reprise their roles for the game. While not all has been revealed - some of the villians said to be in the game will include Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Zsasz, Penguin, Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and Mr. Freeze.

Here are some screenshots from Rocksteady:

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