Arkham Origins Dev Talks About Taking Over From Rocksteady

Members of the Warner Bros. Montreal team have spoken about the "challenge of following Rocksteady" saying "we're standing on the shoulders of giants." 

The studio's Creative Director, Eric Holmes, told GameInformer the Batman Arkham Origins developer is fully aware that  "the challenge for us, coming in after Rocksteady, is to do something which hasn't been done.

"This is the story of the first time Batman meets certain characters that are very important to him and defines his relationships, which ultimately starts to define him.

"Nobody's harsher critics about this game than we are and we definitely want it to stand up to the Arkham legacy," Holmes added.

Senior producer Ben Mattes commented "We are very aware of the fact we are standing on the shoulders of giants. We are playing in the space of some of the most critically acclaimed games of all time."

Batman Arkham Origins was announced earlier today and is GameInformer's cover titles for May. The game is set to be released on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U. It is not yet known if there are next-gen versions of the game in the works.

As well as Arkham Origins Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate is being developed for 3DS and PS Vita and both are due to launch on October 25th.