Weekly Stealth Update for Aug 27, 2011

This week let's watch the Assassin's Creed: Revelations GamesCom demonstration, look at some screens and find out why Thief IV might be one of the best stealth games in years.

Weekly Stealth Update?

I'm thinking that a weekly podcast about the stealthy videogames news of the week is probably not the best way to expose this information. So instead I'm going to try a weekly update in which I lightly cover all the stealthy news of the week in one blog post.

We have some release date delays this week, along with an absurd amount of videos, and a videogame that's been turned into a board game.

StealthBit Podcast Episode 002

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Robin Will Be In Batman: Arkham City

Robin's appearance in Batman: Arkham City has been confirmed by Sarah Wellock, European community manager but what hasn't been confirmed is if he'll be in the single player story or if he's just an unlockable for the challenge maps.

Batman: Arkham City E3 Gameplay Video

Batman: Arkham City was one of the best games at this year's E3 and will probably go on to win multiple Game of the Year awards which is a good reason why you should watch this gameplay demonstration presented by Geoff Keighley and Arkham City director Sefton Hill. The demo seems to start at the beginning of the game in which Catwoman is captured by Two Face. There's some playable combat on her part and then we get to see Batman glide across the open city.

Batman Controllers Sell Out Despite Hideous Design

These Batman controllers were created to celebrate the future release of StealthBit darling, Batman: Arkham City. It's too bad that the controllers are some of the ugliest I've ever seen. Despite there obnoxious design Power A (the creators) have managed to sell out of the darn things.

Catwoman Becomes Playable In This Batman: Arkham City Trailer

In this unexpected video interview, Dax Ginn (marketing manager for Arkham City) reveals that Catwoman will be a playable character during Batman: Arkham City's main storyline. Rocksteady also released a trailer showing off her cool abilities.

The Penguin Confirmed For Batman: Arkham City

The Penguin or Oswald Cobblepot as hardcore Batman fans know him, has been confirmed to be a major villain in the upcoming sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City.

Batman: Arkham City Director On 40 Hour Game Length

Sefton Hill, director of Batman: Arkham City, spoke with The Guardian about the games' 40 hour length.

Harley Quinn Voice Actress Replaced By Tara Strong

Arleen Sorkin won't be returning to voice Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to 2009's game of the year; Batman: Arkham Asylum, instead she will be replaced by Tara Strong.She is a strong (no pun intended) voice actress whose worked on other Batman Properties such as Batman: The Brave and the Bold and as Batgirl.

Arguably News: Batman: Arkham City Map, Modern War Gear, Grey Fox

In the first segment of what is arguably news I point you to a high resolution map of the Akham City blueprints that were seen in Batman: Arkham Asylum, another chapter in the Modern War Gear series and something that was seen in Hideo Kojima's Twitter.

Arkham Asylum's Batman Materialized Into Black, White Plastic

The expertly crafted figure based on Batman from the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum stands tall and watchful in its monochromatic tones.

Batman: Arkham City Fully Explorable From The Start

Batman: Arkham City is going to be a big game. So big in fact that it's going to be five times larger than Arkham Asylum. But what good is a large world if you can't explore it? No good, that's why almost all of Arkham City is going to be accessible right from the start of the game.

Arkham City Multiplayer Was A Possibility

Batman: Arkham City is a game that won't have multiplayer and with good reason-it doesn't need it. Marketing game manager, Dax Ginn expressed that the idea of multiplayer was taken into consideration and may be possible in the series' future.

80% Of Arkham City's Story Is On The Streets

Batman: Arkham City is going to be a linear experience in a fairly open ended world. According to Rocksteady the majority of the game takes place out in the open.

Batman: Arkham City Is Longer Than 8 Hours

Batman: Arkham City is going to be longer than 8 hours according to Rocksteady's marketing game manager Dax Grinn. The reason why is because the game's testers can go through it at around 8 hours and they know exactly what they have to do.

Batman: Arkham City First Gameplay Trailer!

Watch the first ever gameplay trailer for Batman: Arkham City. Watch Batman glide, dive, glide and then grapple onto a nearby building. Watch him kick, punch and sneak behind thugs. Watch him grapple onto helicopters and get a free ride.

Batman: Arkham City Release Date Announced

Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to Arkham Asylum, finally has a release date for this fall. In North America you can expect to see in stores on October 18, in Europe on October 21 and Australia will get it's hands on it on October 19. To endure the wait, look at these six new and gorgeous screens for the game.

New Batman: Arkham City Images Surface

Over at batmanarkhamcity.com the community page has been updated with screenshots, propaganda and one piece of concept art.

A Glimpse At The Batman: Arham City Start Screen

Some of us can't get enough of Batman: Arkham City, if you're one of those people you're going to want to take a look at the elegant Batman: Arkham City press start screen.