NEWS: Batman: Arkham Knight Spotted Online

Pre-orders for the next Batman game have appeared on the GAME website.

UK gaming retailer GAME is currently listing Batman: Arkham Knight on their website as well as showing off bonuses included for those who pre-order the game. 

The description states Arkham Knight is to be "the explosive finale to the Arkham series", going on to say "Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of supper villains, including Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight."

Also revealed is the Batmobile, which is to be the first time players are able to drive the vehicle in the Arkham series, and is described as a "legendary vehicle", offering "gamers the ultimate and complete Batman experience as they tear through the streets and soar across the skyline of the entirety of Gotham City."

Pre-order bonuses seemingly include 4 additional challenge maps and the ability to play as Harley Quinn. Whilst the game hasn't yet been officially announced, it wouldn't be surprising to hear something soon from developer Rocksteady.

NEWS: Batman Arkham Origins Story DLC Trailer Released

The game's first story-based DLC is to feature the iconic Mr. Freeze.

The latest episode of DC All Access has revealed the trailer for the upcoming story DLC titled 'Cold, Cold Heart'. The video starts at around the 1:00 mark, showcasing Mr. Freeze reeking wreaking havoc on innocent civilians through his freeze-based abilities.

VP of Production Ames Kirshen (as seen in the video below) says "we're super excited to give fans the origins of this great Batman character", going on to say the content has a "brand new story wrapped around Mr. Freeze."

The DLC will be available April 22 but no pricing has yet been confirmed - it will be available on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. It was recently revealed no DLC is in development for the Wii U release of the game - read more HERE.

NEWS: DLC Cancelled For Wii U Verson of Arkham Origins

Players expecting more content will be disappointed as Nintendo has pulled the DLC from development.

The news originally came from a message sent to those who purchased season passes for the Wii U release of Arkham Origins, which stated the reasoning behind the decision to stop development of DLC content.

GoNintendo posted the entire message, which can be seen below.

"Thanks so much for your support of Batman: Arkham Origins on Wii U.

We are contacting you today because you purchased the Batman: Arkham Origins Season Pass for Wii U. We hope you've been enjoying the content that has been delivered thus far. Based on demand for Downloadable Content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming new story campaign for Wii U.

As a result, we will be crediting the entire $19.99+tax cost of the Season Pass back to your Nintendo eShop account. You will still be able to enjoy the content already released thus far.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your support of the game.

Sincerely, Nintendo of America Inc."

There is no indication of the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions to be affected and since only Wii U players received the news, it can be safe to assume any DLC plans for other versions will still be developed.

PREVIEW: Batman Arkham Origins - TV Ad Trailer

A 53 second long video has been released, showing the Bruce Wayne to Batman transformation.

We all know Batman is really Bruce Wayne, and vice versa - if you don't, where have you been all this time? Warner Bros have released a short TV ad portraying Bruce as a child, in which he eventually grows into The Dark Knight persona.

A young Bruce Wayne looks happy for a few seconds, until the shooting of his father becomes apparent - now throughout the rest of the ad the expression on Wayne is that of anger and sadness, craving the vengeance he rightfully deserves.

Watch the ad below, it's definitely moving and really makes you feel for Batman.

NEWS: Batman Arkham Origins - Season Pass Details Surface

Details regarding the Batman Arkham Origins season pass have surfaced, and could save you a considerable amount of you cash if you're planning on playing all of the DLC content.

Warner Bros. announced that those with a season pass will have access to "an all-new story campaign", amongst other goodies. 

The season pass will be available on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC, and will retail at a one off payment of £15.99 - if the DLC packs are bought individually, it will cost you £27.99. If you're serious about getting the 5 upcoming packs, I'd go with the season pass. I'm not a sales person, I swear.

Straight from Warner Bros. themselves, the pass will grant you access to the following:

• Arkham Origins Initiation: Play as Bruce Wayne before he became Batman, and face his final test to prove himself worthy to his greatest teacher, Kirigi.
• An all-new story campaign
• Gotham by Gaslight Batman Skin and Brightest Day Batman Skin
• New Millennium Skins Pack
• Infinite Earths Skin Pack

The game is slated for a October 25 release.