The Batman game that doesn’t star Batman will be out this October but will there also be a new trailer at Sony’s State of Play?
It was pretty obvious that Gotham Knights wouldn’t be releasing this April, but the rumours were right about there being news on it this week, as Warner Bros. has officially announced the release date.
The new non-Batman game will arrive on October 25, which is fitting considering that’s close to Halloween. However, beyond the release date, Warner Bros. hasn’t shared any other details or even a new trailer.
It’s a tad worrying since there has been very little gameplay shown since Gotham Knights was first announced in 2020. The most recent trailer from the DC Fandome event this past October was entirely story focused.
There is a possibility that Warner Bros. intends to share a new trailer tonight though, as part of the State of Play event. While Sony has said that it will mainly focus on games from Japanese developers, it did add ‘we’ll have a few updates from other developers located around the world.’
Although if this is the case, why would Warner Bros. not just wait to share the new release date along with the trailer? Publishers aren’t always very logical though and the one thing that is clear is that they want to get it out this year, after it was already delayed once.
Recently, a beta for the game was spotted on Steam, but it was swiftly taken off before anyone could really check it out. It’s possible it only exists for internal testing but it could be that Warner Bros. plans on releasing a public demo to drum up interest.
Unlike Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad game, which has a heavy multiplayer focus, Gotham Knights will primarily be a single-player game with an option for two-player co-op.
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