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With rumors swirling about a Batman movie tie-in game getting a Gotham City womb knifing due to inadequate gameplay, Eidos and their Rocksteady Studios dev team have begun their own efforts to bring the caped crusader to a console near you. Batman Arkham Asylum has been in the works for some tme now and the group have released-then-unreleased a boatload of screenshots on their Web site. But because we all live on the Internet, we know that once something goes into the wild, it stays there forever, which is why we got our hands on them before they went mysteriously missing. More on the game from their site:
"Based on the core BATMAN license, experience a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that will take you to the depths of ARKHAM ASYLUM. Move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst your enemies and confront The Joker and GOTHAM CITY's most notorious villains who have taken over
the asylum. Use a wide range of Batman gadgets and abilities as you
become the invisible predator and attempt to foil the Joker's demented
scheme."
For more screenshots, click the Batman:
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Every four years, game developers flood the market with half-baked simulations of the Summer Games. Vault over those aborted turds with our guide to these passable permutations.
Pogo Stick Olympics (1988)
Platform: Commodore 64
We love this game because it brings us back to the hot summer days when we played "Pop the Balloons With a Hat" and "Jump Over Hurdles Without Breaking Your Leg."
Check out the whole list!
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The guys and gals over at Atom release a funny short every Thursday and this week they've thrown their lovable protagonist Neil into the world of Zelda with their new video, "Legend of Neil, Episode 2: First Blood." After finding himself lost in The Lost Woods, Neil comes across an Octorock and the Old Man and finds out the real meaning of life—or, at least, the world of Zelda is one mean and cruel place. Who knew Link was such a potty mouth?
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 Assistant designer Jonathan Crankshaw lets you in on all the searing Excel spreadsheet action.
Let's get right down to it—who puts the Madden ratings together?
It's me, I have the final say. Before a game comes out, I assemble a group of media experts, around 10 people or so, and a bunch of college athletes, and I show them where I think I'm going as far as ratings go.
How do you make the numerical transition from how athletes perform on the field to how they perform in the game?
I look at a couple of things. First is public perception—everyone knows a certain player can do one thing, so he has to be rated as such. Second is what he did last year and what I think he can do this year. We now do roster updates every two to three weeks, so at home I have several TVs along with my laptop documenting everything players do. Some guys are in better situations for stats than others, so you have to watch that. For example, the Patriots' Laurence Maroney got very few rushing attempts last year because Tom Brady passed all the time. But when Maroney did get attempts, he ran real hard. Same thing with a guy like Steve Smith compared to Terrell Owens. T.O. was in a prolific offense that put up 35 points a game while Smith's team was juggling quarterbacks all season, so it was hard for him to get going. You have to read between the lines sometimes.
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If real-time strategy games aren't your cup o' tea, EA Games is hoping this hot little number from the Queen's land can convince you otherwise. Former Hollyoaks star, I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! survivor, and Maxim Beach Watch target Gemma Atkinson will play Lieutenant Eva McKenna, a communications officer with a "sexy twinkle in her eye and a British stiff upper lip," in their upcoming RTS Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.
The game's plot centers around an alternate history based on a bunch of "What If"s, like what if Albert Einstein had a time machine and used it to go into the future? Answer: the best theory of relativity YouTube video ever.
Said Atkinson upon the announcement: "I'm a gamer and the chance to act in one of the best
loved game franchises was an opportunity I was really keen to explore."
You can explore more of her this October when the game hits stores for the PC and Xbox 360. For now, enjoy these other hot photos of the Brit bombshell, courtesy of EA.
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