It’s been a long time coming, but after many rumors and teases, the nextBatmanvideo game, titledGotham Knights, wasofficially revealed today at DC’s FanDome event. New details have been gradually coming out since the announcement, touching upon how the game will play and how it might connect to the popular Arkham games. This now includes the first detail about the game’s voice cast.
Contrary to most of the rumors that have preceded the game’s reveal,Gotham Knightswon’t be focused on Batman himself. Instead, the game will have players play as members of the extended Bat-family as they fight to protect Gotham City in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s death. These members, according to the reveal trailer, include Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood.
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One thing DC didn’t reveal at FanDome was who will be voicing these characters, but now that the game is official, one of the actors has come forward instead. That actor is Stephen Oyoung, and he confirmed on Twitter that he will be doing the voice ofRed Hood, AKA Jason Todd, inGotham Knights.
This marks the latest high-profile role Oyoung has done in a superhero game. Fans will likely know him best for a role he played for DC’s biggest competitor, as he also did the voice ofMr. Negative, one of the major villains inMarvel’s Spider-Manfor the PS4. Now he will lend his skills to bring the gun-toting ex-Robin to life.
WB Games and its Montreal studio, which is developingGotham Knights, have been fairly forthcoming with the broader details today. The trailers that were released at FanDome confirmed themany rumors that the nextBatmangame will feature the Court of Owls, while at the same time highlighting gameplay that will feature things likeArkham-style melee combat and two-player co-op.
That last one has actually been a point of contention among fans so far, along with other aspects of the gameplay shown off today. From the looks of it,Gotham Knightsmay be going in a direction similar to Marvel’s Avengers, with the incorporation of loot and RPG mechanics that suggest a possible live-service game, one that seems to not actually let players play as Batman. Judging from thenegative reaction toGotham Knights’ gameplay trailer, that’s not what a lot of fans were hoping for from the next game set in the Caped Crusader’s world.
Gotham Knightswill be released in 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
