[Official] Batman: Arkham Asylum

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Thanks bud. Yea whichever I end up grabbing first, I'll definitely own both these great titles down the road. Im sure I can find Uncharted 1 at a good price somewhere by then as well.

Once again, I appreciate your feedback. (Y)

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I definitely wouldn't play Uncharted 2 without playing Uncharted (N)

Therefore if you're only getting one game right now, go with Batman, then buy UC/UC2 together later down the line.

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Got some bad news for North American Xbox360 users.

Second DLC Pack for Batman: Arkham Asylum Revealed

Exclusive to PlayStation 3 in North America. Available for Xbox 360 in Europe.

by Jim Reilly

September 23, 2009 - Eidos revealed details this morning for the second downloadable map pack for Batman: Arkham Asylum, "Prey in the Darkness."

Players are given two new challenge maps, 'Heart of Darkness,' which focuses taking on wave after wave of Joke goons in hand-to-hand combat, and, 'Hothouse Prey,' a map that requires a more stealthy approach.

The content will be available free starting tomorrow, September 24, but there is one important point to mention. The content is exclusive to PlayStation 3 in North America. It's available for the Xbox 360, as well as PlayStation 3, in Europe.

Update: An Eidos rep re-confirmed the DLC region exclusivity. We're following up with Microsoft to see why the content is not coming to North America for Xbox 360.

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Grand Master

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Wow now that is some serious bull****. I'm sure someone will find out a way around that.

**** Sony.

Alright, let's all say **** you to Sony, but then when MICROSOFT does the EXACT same ****ing thing with other games everyone says "That's business for ya."

Example: GTA DLC. I see no one from the Microsoft camp crying NOR do I see anyone from the Sony camp saying "**** Microsoft". When the tables are turned for you then you start moaning.

Well let me say this then, when you get exclusive DLC don't act like its fair for everyone, but when you don't its not fair. :rolleyes:

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There will be a way around it.

Alright, let's all say **** you to Sony, but then when MICROSOFT does the EXACT same ****ing thing with other games everyone says "That's business for ya."

Example: GTA DLC. I see no one from the Microsoft camp crying NOR do I see anyone from the Sony camp saying "**** Microsoft". When the tables are turned for you then you start moaning.

Well let me say this then, when you get exclusive DLC don't act like its fair for everyone, but when you don't its not fair. :rolleyes:

Funny, I don't remember saying GTA IV's DLC was okay. I guess you mistook me for a fanboy because of my signature. Good job there. :no:

Don't you love double standards?

Its ok for GTA4's DLC to be exclusive, but its not for Batman's DLC.

Funny, I don't remember saying GTA IV's DLC was okay. I guess you mistook me for a fanboy because of my signature. Good job there. :no:

The difference between this DLC and others is that all gamers were told this would arrive on both consoles, whereas that exclusive content was from the beginning console exclusive. Weeks after announcing the content, it is now coming into light that Americans cannot have this content, while Europeans can. If they had said this before hand, I would have understood, just as I understood the Joker DLC.

Anyway, I'm tempted to make a UK gamer tag, but I hear Microsoft watches this kind of stuff and you can get banned from breaking their ToS. Too bad.

BTW, should I make a Kanye West GTA 4/Batman DLC?

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IMO there is no excuse for exclusive DLC, doesn't matter if it's announced 378 months before a game comes out, the moral behind a multiplatform game is your willingness to support multiple platforms with that game and that should carry over to anything related to that game. If your releasing your game on multiple platforms, ****ing support it on multiple platforms.

I'll always say some random ass exclusive skins/recolouring of textures is okay, or maybe stretching as far as Soul Calibur with Yoda 360/Darth Vader PS3 exclusive (at least both platforms get something). None of that inane "We have no plans" BS that turns into 360 days later "OH HAI GUYZ 1 YEAR IS UP DLC COMING TO YOUZ THIS WEEK".

Cockblocking game changing content is a pile of ****.

As long as the fanboys keep lapping it up and acting like it's good for the industry the devs will keep accepting those pay cheques.

Absolutely the worst thing about this generation IMO, probably even worse than hardware failures, yeah, I went there.

Yeah I own all the platforms, but what happens if the Joker DLC was 360 exclusive yet I was getting Batman PS3 for ?23 (like I did). Or if most of my friends played COD MW2 on the 360 but the PS3 gets the timed exclusive maps.

I mean, timed exclusive maps? WTF?

I get so angry about exclusive DLC, the games industry has fallen upon dark times as it's becoming ruled by people that seemingly have more of an interest in stock holders than the passion of gaming. Don't give me the "people need to make money" nonsense, create good games and support them and you'll make money.

Sad thing is it's a viscous circle, there isn't one source to blame, multiple people are doing it which then spurs on others to try and counteract losing out on content by going after other deals...

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Grand Master

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Funny, I don't remember saying GTA IV's DLC was okay. I guess you mistook me for a fanboy because of my signature. Good job there. :no:

I never said that you were a fanboy. I said YOU never say "**** Microsoft" because they have exclusive DLC, but when Sony does you say "**** Microsoft".

Exclusive DLC is ****. I hate it and its the most stupidest thing EVER. Exclusive games I understand, but DLC does not allow everyone to get the same love for it.

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IMO there is no excuse for exclusive DLC, doesn't matter if it's announced 378 months before a game comes out, the moral behind a multiplatform game is your willingness to support multiple platforms with that game and that should carry over to anything related to that game. If your releasing your game on multiple platforms, ****ing support it on multiple platforms.

Meh. Challenge maps & skins, shooter maps, etc. isn't game changing. The only DLC I've really gotten bent out of shape about was the Tomb Raider DLC (continued the story from the game, felt like the game I would have bought was incomplete) and Fallout 3 (Broken Steel changes the way the vanilla game can be played with the level cap being lifted) -- obviously I'm over the F3 now that it's out for PS3.

GTA4 - Not game changing, but would be fun. The game I bought was complete, since the DLC doesn't necessarily add to Niko's story.

Bioshock - PS3 challenge rooms aren't game changing, tho they are kinda fun.

Mirror's Edge - IIRC, it's only one map or something

etc. etc. etc.

There really is nothing to get worked up about here, I just found it odd that he commented **** Sony since, as has been pointed out, this is something MS has done all generation to get game/console sales (and XBLA royalty sales).

AB, don't get so erked that people don't want to take your money. lol.

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I explained the difference. We were told previously it was coming to us, then they took it away. I had no problem with the original DLC being PS3 exclusive because it was announced as exclusive. Do you not see the difference in this?

Honestly, I had no idea, but from the sounds of it, there's plenty of DLC coming down the pipe for both systems.

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yeah but haven't finished those yet, still doing them. do they count too? also how to use the joker ? i dld and installed the joker dlc on the ps3 but cant use it

Challenge maps count towards the 100%. When you load your file, at the bottom there should be a box with your progress telling you how far you've completed.

Note that only the challenges unlocked from within the game count towards the 100%. Downloaded challenge maps do not count towards the 100%.

Also, you can only use the Joker in the challenge maps. Can't use him in the game.

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Challenge maps count towards the 100%. When you load your file, at the bottom there should be a box with your progress telling you how far you've completed.

Note that only the challenges unlocked from within the game count towards the 100%. Downloaded challenge maps do not count towards the 100%.

Also, you can only use the Joker in the challenge maps. Can't use him in the game.

Well you can, just not for very long.

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