In a nutshell: Iron Man VR developer Camouflaj has announced that its subsequent recreation will play out in the Batman Arkham universe, and be a Meta Quest 3 exclusive. Camouflaj stated it has been engaged on the undertaking in secrecy for years, and appears ahead to launching Batman: Arkham Shadow later this yr. A gritty teaser trailer accompanied the announcement though with no precise gameplay and at lower than 50 seconds in size, there’s not a lot to be gleaned from it.
The dev goals to ship an “genuine, new” entry in the collection, and stated it’s dedicated to constructing on the muse laid by Rocksteady. That studio was liable for a number of titles in the Arkham franchise together with Batman: Arkham Knight in 2015 and Batman: Arkham VR the next yr.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a spin-off of the Arkham collection, launched in February 2024 courtesy of Rocksteady and writer Warner Bros. Games.
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Camouflaj stated it began crafting the brand new Batman title to be the final word VR recreation, and to take full benefit of the Meta Quest 3. It would be the studio’s largest undertaking so far, and its second launch as a first celebration member of Oculus Studios.
Facebook mother or father firm Meta announced the Quest 3 on June 1, 2023, however waited greater than 4 months to really launch it. According to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, his firm’s VR headset is a higher product than Apple Vision Pro. One factor’s for certain: it is rather more reasonably priced. Meta Quest 3 begins at $499 whereas Apple’s visor will price consumers seven instances as a lot at $3,499. And based mostly on current rumors, Zuckerberg is perhaps proper.
Meta stated the brand new Batman recreation is due out in late 2024, and inspired events to tune into Summer Game Fest on June 7 for the world premiere. It is unclear if Arkham Shadow will ultimately discover its method to different VR platforms or stay a Quest 3 exclusive indefinitely, however here is to hoping for the previous.
