In case you didn’t know, today is officially known as Batman Day. To celebrate this, Rocksteady Studios co-founder Jamie Walker has posted Batman Arkham concept art, and even some comments on behind-the-scenes happenings within the franchise.
#Batmanday is here!
Batman made @RocksteadyGames what it is today. To help celebrate I am posting art here from us every hour today.
This was one of the first concepts we ever did for #ArkhamAsylum pic.twitter.com/KaxHe1nwKV
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
This was one of the first PR pieces we worked on @RocksteadyGames for #ArkhamKnight you see the the Batmobile used to have much bigger wheel covers, then we cut them off during the design iterations. pic.twitter.com/UVDoTHl1KO
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
In our first #arkhamcity public playtest session @RocksteadyGames one of the players just crouched on a gargoyle for ages scanning the city. We thought they were stuck and asked if they were ok. They turned and said 'Yup. I'm Batman'. pic.twitter.com/e9wcGmYP0b
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
When we first showed #Arkhamknight to the world I remember a fan immediately got a tattoo of this artwork knowing nothing about who Arkham Knight was! Reminded us all @RocksteadyGames what an honour it is to work on a Batman game and how dedicated fans are. pic.twitter.com/M3k1AYqImD
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
I found this very old concept @RocksteadyGames from the early days of #ArkhamAsylum Batman in one of his darker, more terrifying, moments… pic.twitter.com/qc9ADO2tkf
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
What would Batman be with Joker? This artwork was made by one of our incredible artists for the @RocksteadyGames office walls based on #Arkhamcity. We did a few, each 3m high! You can see the lines to help position his enormous piece of vinyl. pic.twitter.com/FUK5oHIe5v
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
In #ArkhamVR, that moment when you first…
We have a recording @RocksteadyGames of people first testing Arkham VR being brave enough to look over the ledge down into Gotham, but no one would ever dare step off the elevator on the way down to the Batcave! pic.twitter.com/o4GKXD4j8g
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
One of my favorite #ArkhamAsylum images which we printed 4m high and it just fit in our boardroom @RocksteadyGames. It used to catch me off guard when working late. Very unnerving really… pic.twitter.com/aXDidJmgxv
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
For me this early concept from #ArkhamCity captured everything we were aiming for. In Asylum you got to glide, in City you got to fly.
High above the city, the conversations you would hear below are still some of my favorite moments of the series. pic.twitter.com/y0wqUnC7XR
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
This @RocksteadyGames artwork helped inspire my favorite #ArkhamKnight trailer!https://t.co/1S1BAs1DCT pic.twitter.com/YFtLDyRrKC
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
One of the #ArkhamKnight marketing campaign ideas we never used @RocksteadyGames was this from an incredible agency we worked with. Sum’s up that fact that the true heroes are regular people, facing their fears, making the hard choices, just to help others. pic.twitter.com/JbfhPrIumf
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
One of my personal fav’s is this #ArkhamCity image by the agency @TrailerParkGrp The idea to show Batman the moment after an attack, was inspired. The team @RocksteadyGames all signed a poster of this which proudly hangs in the office (which we all miss!) pic.twitter.com/ZMQmedWp9z
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
An early #ArkhamCity concept which beautifully captures what it feels like to be the Bat. The concept team did thousands of these pieces over the years just to inspire us all @RocksteadyGames It did the trick! pic.twitter.com/aqXRwXlzRJ
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
In 2015 we got a call from @MakeAWish. A young man, suffering with a terrible illness, wished to spend the day with us. I will never forget the day Chris came in. That’s my proudest moment@RockSteady, and we get work here every day, thanks to the Bat. pic.twitter.com/hF71iXXRn0
— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
#Batmanday is here!
One of the last concepts ever done for #ArkhamCity @RocksteadyGames. Bold story strokes like this were only possible with the incredible support of @JimLee and everyone at #dccomics
We then did a version with Robin n’ Harley which hangs in the studio. pic.twitter.com/EX7rr0CTRY— Jamie Walker (@jamiewalk3r) September 19, 2020
While Rocksteady’s next game isn’t focused on Batman and instead puts the spotlight on the Suicide Squad, it will involve the Bat somehow given the Justice League is involved.
For a more Batman-centric affair (or somewhat), WB Games Montreal’s project titled Gotham Knights sees the Bat Family (comprised of Batgirl, Nightwing, the Red Hood, and Robin) protect Gotham given that Bruce Wayne has apparently passed away, and is due sometime in 2021.
Rocksteady Studios’ upcoming game is titled Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a four-player co-op title due in 2022.
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