A mobile fighting game, Batman: Arkham City Lockdown was part of the Arkham series. The campaign consisted of one-on-one fights against henchmen and ultimately a boss, and players could expand Batman's arsenal with upgrades. The game is no longer available to purchase.
Batman: Arkham Knight has turned a decade old and, despite its proposed finality, the Arkhamverse looks much different today than it did then.
Batman: Arkham City introduced Catwoman to the Arkhamverse and the bones of her DLC should be repurposed as a vehicle for her own game.
A Batman Beyond-inspired title may be precisely what the Arkhamverse needs to revitalize its lore potential and put distance between it and nostalgia.
If the rumor of a Rocksteady Batman Beyond Arkhamverse game is true, moment-to-moment gameplay must irreparably evolve with the times.
A Rocksteady Batman Beyond game that follows Arkhamverse lore would have a neat hurdle to cross when it comes to Batman: Arkham Knight's story.
If Rocksteady truly is pursuing a Batman Beyond storyline for its Arkhamverse it could have an easy layup with one pivotal character's development.
Batman's future is reportedly bright in video games; nonetheless, Rocksteady will have a tall order ahead of it in donning the cape and cowl again.
Batman: Arkham Shadow dives deeply into Harvey Dent's psyche with a profound backstory that one other antagonist has sadly been denied in the series.
While a new Rocksteady Batman game could be extraordinary, it can't eclipse the fact that DC games' predicament appears grim.
