How Batman Arkham Asylum Changed Gaming Forever
10 years ago, the state of licensed games was abysmal. The PS2 era ushered in endless movie and TV tie-in games, some of which were good, most were awful. And then the industry pivoted these efforts to mobile; as the iPhone blew up, licensed holders realized mobile games were quicker and easier to make and the free-to-play model could increase revenue quicker. Then along came Batman: Arkham Asylum. It was 2009, the MCU was just being set into motion and the Batman fans were riding the high of The Dark Knight when Arkham Asylum came seemingly out of nowhere to surpass the expectations of critics and fans alike....