Sales Figures Escape for Batman: Arkham Asylum
Eidos Interactive Ltd, creator of some of the world’s leading videogame properties, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, today announced that the number-one selling Batman: Arkham Asylum™, firmly established as the ‘must-have’ game of Summer 2009 has shipped in excess of 2.5 million units to retail since launch.
With numerous ‘Game of the Month’ and ‘Editor’s Choice’ awards throughout the world and a MetaCritic score in the 90s, the game has met with critical acclaim in the media, earning a Guinness World Record for ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’. The Games for Windows® LIVE version launched last week in the US and Europe and the first downloadable content (DLC) went live last week, with additional DLC still to come.
“Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of the stand-out games this year,” said Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos. “I’ve been following the great reviews and consumer blogs and I’m delighted that gamers everywhere love playing this game as much as we do.”
“The tremendous critical and commercial success of Batman: Arkham Asylum sets a new benchmark for superhero games,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Rocksteady Studios created an excellent game and the sales numbers demonstrate how a powerful franchise fused with high-quality production resonates with consumers.”
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, developed by London-based Rocksteady Studios, BATMAN finds himself trapped inside the confines of Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, ARKHAM ASYLUM. THE JOKER has set a trap for the DARK KNIGHT and has conspired with the deranged inmates to eliminate Batman once and for all. Adding to the authenticity of the game are veteran animated Batman voice talents Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy, who reprise their roles as The Joker and Batman respectively.
Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story by Paul Dini, Batman writer and five-time Emmy Award-winner whose credits include Lost and Batman: The Animated Series. Gamers will move in the shadows, instill fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains, including HARLEY QUINN, BANE, KILLER CROC, POISON IVY and SCARECROW, who have taken over the asylum.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 AM
Good game deserves the hype and reviews
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 AM
I still have to pickup this game.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:34 AM
hello …
i’m still waiting for delivery
great game indeed!
cheers!
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:39 AM
@kirobz
I am going to let you off with a warning for now, but if you don’t pick up the game soon, I am afraid I might have to suspend your gamer license. Not having this game is a very serious offense.
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Batman would be my GOTY if it wasn’t for MW2…
Peace,
VG
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Great game
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 AM
@VanilaGorila-x-
it’s ok becuz Uncharted 2 will take GOTY
You see how following the comic book story line makes anything good
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Poison Ivy had the best female figure ever in a game.
top 5 game this year for sure.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Just bought the game on Friday. The demo was good, but didn’t come close to the experience of playing this game. I love every minute of it. I hear the sounds of Batman hitting the thugs in my sleep. I love just fighting in the Challenges. Poison Ivy is super hot, as SolidCake says. A superb game all around. The best superhero game I have ever played. Enough with the superlatives.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:10 PM
can’t wait for the sequel, probably will be one.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:18 AM
The female villians were ridiculous, no man in his right mind could think of anything other than want 2 bang them. My batsuit would need a new crouch piece after every encounter.
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Funniest thing happened to me. I finished the game yesterday, and (possible spoiler) I think right before the third encounter with Scarecrow, the picture starts getting pixelated and the audio gets garbled. Well, I have had YLOD several times and I thought to myself “Well, that’s it! Video chip is going out for good!” LOL I was so relieved when the game continued from there, and I was able to finish it.