New ‘Batman’ sport set in movie universe reportedly being made

A brand new Batman sport is reportedly within the works, set in the identical universe as Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

The DC Universe had a significant shake-up in 2022, with James Gunn and Peter Safran changing into the co-chairman of DC Studios. After rebooting virtually each property, the plan is for an interconnected world of TV, movie and video video games, whereas tasks outdoors of the primary DC Universe will probably be launched underneath the banner DC Elseworlds.

These embody Todd Phillips’ Joker and its upcoming sequel, alongside The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson because the Caped Crusader. A HBO spin-off specializing in The Penguin from that universe is due for launch subsequent month, however a brand new report suggests a online game can also be within the works.

In a brand new article by Puck speculating about which Warner Bros. Discovery properties may very well be offered off within the close to future, it’s talked about that the corporate is unlikely to dump the video games division as a result of it’s nonetheless too useful.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav “nonetheless sees the video games unit as strategic, particularly as the assorted WBD divisions are starting to collaborate extra carefully on properties just like the upcoming Penguin HBO present and sport, each seeded within the 2022 The Batman film,” the article states, seemingly confirming the existence of a Penguin sport.

A sport set in ‘THE BATMAN’ universe is reportedly within the works.

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Nevertheless, earlier this yr one other Batman TV present was cancelled. The sequence was initially set to give attention to the corrupt police drive of Gotham Metropolis after occasions of The Batman, earlier than it was retooled into being about Arkham Asylum in the primary DC universe. It was reported that HBO has determined to not transfer forward with the venture, however a special tackle the thought may very well be developed additional down the road.

Batman was final seen in Rocksteady Studios’ Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The sport was met with a flood of damaging opinions and Warner Bros. later admitted that the title had not met their expectations. Earlier this yr, it was confirmed that the following sport within the beloved Batman: Arkham sequence will probably be a Meta Quest 3 VR headset unique.

In different information, Xbox customers are nonetheless ready on launch particulars for Black Fantasy Wukong, regardless of the sport already launching for PlayStation and PC.