If Rocksteady Studios’ decision to follow-up Batman: Arkham Knight with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is something that causes you great anguish, you’re probably not going to like what I have to say next.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was a colossal flop, on that we all agree.
Rocksteady’s decision to shift from a single-player title to a live-service one did not pay off.
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The game was dead on arrival, which makes it all the more impressive that devs supported the title with new content for one entire year, with the last content update arriving in January 2025.
It’s now hoped by many that Rocksteady will next shift back to what it knows best, delivering another stellar single-player Batman title.
What makes matters worse is it looks as if that’s exactly what players were once originally going to receive instead of Suicide Squad, as a cancelled game has surfaced online.
As reported by ComicBook, concept art for a cancelled Batman Arkham game has come to light, offering us a painful look at what could have been.
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It appears as if the game would’ve featured an older Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, as well as Killer Croc and Huntress.
The art was spotted by X/Twitter account Batman Arkham Videos after character artist Rodrigue Pralier posted images from the cancelled title that was originally being worked on back in 2015.
Killer Croc’s character design is positively terrifying - and judging by that pretty intricate leg brace, it certainly seems as if this Bruce Wayne has fallen on hard times.
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It’s widely believed that this cancelled game would have taken inspiration from the animated Batman Beyond which, I must say, sounds peak.
As we’re all well aware though, the idea was canned and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League appeared in its stead.
Talk about a downgrade, huh?
There is a light at the end of the tunnel here though, folks.
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In Suicide Squad’s final content update, Rocksteady confirmed that Batman hadn’t been killed (along with the rest of the Justice League); instead, it was a mere clone.
This means that a new Arkham game could be produced, and the rumour mill is already suggesting that a Batman Beyond-inspired project might be in the works.
Could Rocksteady be quietly reviving the cancelled game? I’m keeping my fingers crossed that that’s the case.
Topics: Batman, Batman Arkham, Warner Bros, Rocksteady Studios