Raz Review: "Mark Hamill voices the Joker in this game, and does an amazing job. Even without that little extra, this is still the best Batman game ever made, in my humble opinion. Just like Heath Ledger raised the bar on Nicholson's performance, this could easily become a new standard. I'm hoping the inevitable sequel will let you fly the Batwing or drive the Batmobile around Gotham. The Batbike and Batsub would be the frosting on the cake.
It isn't as open-world as I like a game to be, though you can explore a fair bit and Arkham is a big island. There are three basic modes of play as you progress - stalking, fighting and detective work. That last one will keep you fairly busy trying to solve all the Riddler's puzzles. Fighting is simple enough, but difficult to master. The challenge modes are a good way to practice.
Stalking is the most fun. You have to assess the area, move silently and invisibly, and take out every enemy without sounding an alarm. Ghosting guards from above, popping out of grates, setting traps...whee! Heady stuff - watch your victims panic in terror as their friends disappear one by one.
Batman's gadgets are tons of fun. Line launchers, batarangs, claws, special armor, explosives...all upgradable. You'll need to acquire some of these from special locations to access all of the nooks and crannies of Arkham.
The storyline is well-crafted, the graphics are amazing. This is not a kids' game either, despite the comic book appeal - the themes are decidedly adult, from Ivy and Harley's tight little outfits to some very disturbing imagery and ultra-violent scenes; this is something for teens and up.
My only beef is that I'm still doing the same 3 things over and over again. Meh - there's always room for improvement, right?"
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Rated: 8/10
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
