Batman: Arkham Knight Release Date Pushed Back to 2015

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, June 03, 2014

The Batman: Arkham Knight release date has been pushed back until 2015.

IGN.com broke the news earlier today as the publication heard about the delay at an event it attended. The game was originally due out for the PS4, Xbox One and PC on Oct. 14 of this year.

There were no reasons given for the delay, but Rocksteady must be working to make sure there are no issues with the final installment in the Batman Arkham series when it finally hits stores. A similar push back occurred with Batman: Arkham City which was supposed to be released in the fall of 2010 and was pushed back to 2011.

A synopsis for Arkham Knight's story was released earlier this year:

"Scarecrow returns to Gotham City with a scheme to unite the Rogues Gallery and destroy the Batman once and for all. As the citizens of Gotham flee and criminal gangs take control of the city Batman evens the odds taking to the streets in the legendary Batmobile to ignite the fight that will decide the future of the city that he is sworn to protect," it reads.

The game will shine the spotlight on other villains in the heroes rogue gallery and keep the Joker's involvement to a minimum.

Rocksteady game director Sefton Hill was interviewed by Game Informer earlier this year and revealed that the Joker who dies at the end of Arkham City will not play a big role in the final installment of the series. The clown prince of crime's absence will allow the other villains in Gotham City to form an alliance to try to rid the city of Batman once and for all.

Batman: Arkham City will conclude the series based on the hero that began in 2009 with Arkham Asylum.