Batman: Arkham Origins

{{Short description|2013 video game}} {{Distinguish|Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate{{!}}''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate''|Batman: Arkham Origins (mobile){{!}}''Batman: Arkham Origins'' (mobile)}} {{good article}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox video game | image = Batman-Arkham-Origins-Box-Art.jpg | developer = WB Games Montréal{{efn|Splash Damage developed the multiplayer mode, while the Windows port was outsourced to Iron Galaxy Studios.}} | publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | director = {{Unbulleted list|Eric Holmes|Benoit Richer}} | producer = Ben Mattes | designer = Pierre-Luc Foisy | programmer = Olivier Pomarez | artist = Jeremy Price | writer = {{Unbulleted list|Dooma Wendschuh|Ryan Galletta|Corey May}} | composer = {{Unbulleted list|Christopher Drake|Don Diablo}} | series = ''Batman: Arkham'' | engine = Unreal Engine 3 | platforms = {{Unbulleted list|PlayStation 3|Wii U|Windows|Xbox 360}} | released = October 25, 2013{{efn|In some European countries, the retail Wii U and Windows versions were released on November 8, 2013.<ref name="EUDelay" />}} | genre = Action-adventure | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }} '''''Batman: Arkham Origins''''' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by WB Games Montréal and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the follow-up to the 2011 video game ''Batman: Arkham City'' and is the third main installment in the ''Batman: Arkham'' series. Written by Dooma Wendschuh, Corey May, and Ryan Galletta, the game's main storyline is set eight years before 2009's ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' and follows a younger, less-refined Batman. When a bounty is placed on him by crime lord Black Mask, drawing eight of the world's greatest assassins to Gotham City on Christmas Eve, Batman must bring Black Mask to justice, while also being hunted by the police and having to face other villains, such as the Joker and Anarky, who take advantage of the chaos to launch their nefarious schemes.

The game is played from a third-person perspective, focusing on Batman's combat and stealth abilities, detective skills, and gadgets for combat and exploration. Batman can freely move around the open world of Gotham City, interacting with characters and undertaking missions. Aside from the main story, Batman can help the police deal with crimes and confront other supervillains terrorizing the city. ''Arkham Origins'' introduces the ability for Batman to virtually recreate crimes, allowing him to investigate the scene and identify the culprit. The game is also the first in the series with a multiplayer mode, in which players partake in a gang war between the Joker and Bane.

Development of ''Arkham Origins'' began in 2011. WB Games Montréal took over development duties from the series creator Rocksteady Studios, which was preoccupied with ''Batman: Arkham Knight'' and thus would not have been able to release a new game for a considerable time. The team chose to make the game a prequel to explore certain aspects of the Batman character, such as his vulnerability and lack of experience, that previous games could not; the story was inspired by the comics ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' and ''Batman: Year One'', and was developed with input from writer Geoff Johns. Development of the multiplayer mode was handled by the British studio Splash Damage, separately from the main game.

''Arkham Origins'' was released worldwide on October 25, 2013, for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, Windows, and Xbox 360. The game received mostly positive reviews. It was praised for its voice acting, boss fights, storyline, and musical score, but was criticized for its general lack of innovation in gameplay mechanics and technical issues, while the multiplayer aspect was considered an unnecessary addition to the series.

A companion game, ''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate'', was released alongside ''Arkham Origins'' for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, and a spin-off mobile game for iOS and Android platforms was released in October 2013. An animated sequel, ''Batman: Assault on Arkham'', was released in 2014, while a successor, ''Batman: Arkham Knight'', was released in June 2015. A direct sequel to ''Arkham Origins'', ''Batman: Arkham Shadow'', was released on the Meta Quest 3 on October 21, 2024, with Roger Craig Smith returning to voice Batman.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ3YX0pACjY |title=Batman Arkham Shadow Official Story Trailer {{!}} Summer Game Fest 2024 |date=2024-06-07 |last=GameSpot |access-date=2024-06-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04Edcqk6ZY |title=Batman Arkham Shadow - Developer Interview |date=2024-06-07 |last=Kinda Funny Highlights |access-date=2024-06-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2024-06-08 |title=Batman: Arkham Shadow - 5 Details We Found In the New Trailer |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-arkham-shadow-5-details-we-found-in-the-new-trailer |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

==Gameplay== {{see also|Batman: Arkham Asylum#Gameplay|Batman: Arkham City#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay in Batman: Arkham Asylum|l2=Batman: Arkham City}} ''Arkham Origins'' is an open world action-adventure game incorporating stealth game tactics. Batman can use his cape to glide around Gotham City and the grapnel gun's retracting rope to attach to hard-to-reach ledges and extend his flight.<ref name="RevEngadget"/> Some gadgets from previous ''Arkham'' games are present at the start of ''Arkham Origins'', while others become available during play. Returning gadgets include the Cryptographic Sequencer, used to hack security consoles; the Batclaw, used for hooking onto surfaces; the Batarang, a throwing weapon;<ref name="Disruptor"/> the Remote Batarang, its remote-controlled counterpart; Explosive Gel, used to destroy weak surfaces and knock down enemies;<ref name="RevSilicon"/> Smoke Pellets, used for stealthy exits and entrances;<ref name="GPlayEngadget"/> the Disruptor, which can remotely disable guns and explosive mines,<ref name="GPlayEngadget"/> and the Grapnel Accelerator, an earlier version of the Grapnel Boost.<ref name="GrapnelAccelerator" /> New equipment in Batman's arsenal include the Remote Claw; this allows Batman to target two objects and pull them together, allowing him to throw enemies into each other or hit them with objects<ref name="RevealCVG"/> (tethering two walled points creates a tightrope for Batman to cross);<ref name="CastAnarky"/> Shock Gloves, which allow Batman to block electric attacks, disable some enemies and stun shielded ones, and short-circuit objects,<ref name="ShockGloves"/> and the Concussion Detonator, capable of stunning large enemy groups.<ref name="2013OctCBR"/>

The game introduces a fast travel system, allowing Batman to remotely summon his plane (the Batwing) to transport him to other areas of the game world quicker than gliding or grappling could. Enemy tower installations prevent Batman from summoning the craft in some areas and must be disabled to make the Batwing (not player-controlled) available.<ref name="RevealIGN"/><ref name="InfoGenGI2"/> Some towers may be disabled only when the player has the necessary equipment.{{sfn|Vore|2013|p=51}}

Players can traverse enemy-controlled areas by stealth or combat.<ref name="GPlayEngadget"/> Using an enhanced version of the series' Freeflow combat system, combat introduces a tracking system assessing the players' efficiency and highlighting battle achievements (such as avoiding damage and using gadgets). Chaining attacks to maintain momentum, performance is rewarded with experience points. These points can be used in a branching upgrade system to enhance Batman's abilities and gadgets, allowing players to upgrade several paths or specialize in one.<ref name="RevealCVG"/><ref name="CastConroy3"/><ref name="Gameplay1"/> Enemy attacks are prompted with a warning icon, indicating that the attack can be countered.<ref name="Gplay100"/> Enemies are armed with weapons such as knives, lead pipes, and shields.<ref name="GPlayEngadget"/> The game introduces new enemy types: the Martial-Artist (capable of blocking, evading, and countering Batman's attacks), the Armored Enforcer (invulnerable until he is dazed and de-armored)<ref name="GPlayNewEnemies"/> and Venom-infused henchmen (who possess superhuman strength, allowing them to grapple Batman and launch attacks which cannot be countered).<ref name="RevOPM"/> Some enemies are armed with guns, which can damage Batman, and a player can use stealth predatory tactics to tilt the odds in their favor. Many areas feature stone gargoyles or high outcrops, helping Batman remain concealed while setting traps and knocking out enemies.<ref name="Gplay100"/>

thumb|right|alt=Game video|''Arkham Origins'' introduces crime scene investigations; Batman can rewind and fast-forward through discovered elements of the case to uncover new clues. (0:30)

The game emphasizes Batman's detective skills; for example, he can scan a crime scene with Detective Vision (displayed in first-person perspective) to highlight points of interest; holograms act out theoretical scenarios of the crime. The crimes can be reviewed via Batman's link to the Batcomputer in the Batcave; this allows a player to view virtual recreations of the scene from different angles (with the ability to move back and forth through the crime's timeline), view it in slow motion or pause while looking for clues to solve the crime. Small (and large) crime scenes are distributed throughout Gotham City.<ref name="RevealCVG"/><ref name="RevealIGN"/><ref name="SettingYearTwo"/> Reviewing the downing of a helicopter, Batman is presented with false and accurate clues; investigation of the scene can reveal that the helicopter was shot, allowing Batman to trace the bullet's trajectory to a murdered police officer and another crime scene.<ref name="GIPreviewMay"/> When a crime is solved, the player is shown a Batman-narrated rundown of the crime.{{sfn|Vore|2013|p=50}} The Batcave is also a hub where Batman can change costumes, upgrade his equipment and access challenge maps to practice combat (these maps were accessed separately in previous games).{{sfn|GamesTM|2013|p=29}}<ref name="2013OctCVG"/> After completing the story mode a New Game Plus mode is unlocked, enabling a player to replay the game with all their acquired gadgets, experience, and abilities; enemies are tougher, and the icon warning players of attack is disabled. Completing New Game Plus unlocks I Am the Night mode, where the game ends if Batman dies.<ref name="2013SepEuro"/><ref name="2013OctGamesOn"/>

''Arkham Origins'' offers side missions, including Crime in Progress (where Batman can assist the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) by rescuing police officers from a gang or keeping an informant from being thrown to his death). Most Wanted allows Batman to pursue villains outside of the main story (such as Anarky, who plants bombs around the city).<ref name="RevealCVG"/><ref name="GIPreviewMay"/> The Dark Knight system offers tasks of escalating difficulty which improve stealth and combat. Batman's radio scanner also allows him to locate side missions; completed missions are rewarded with experience points and upgrades to Batman's equipment.<ref name="RevealCVG"/><ref name="CastConroy3"/> The game features collectible objects and puzzles similar to the Riddler challenges of previous games (orchestrated by Enigma before assuming his Riddler identity).<ref name="RevGuardian"/> Collectible objects appear, similar to those in previous games.{{sfn|GamesTM|2013|p=29}} A "1 vs. 100" mode in the game's challenge maps challenges the player to survive in combat against 100 increasingly difficult enemies.<ref name="100vs"/>

On compatible systems, the Windows version uses Nvidia's PhysX software engine to produce more realistic, dynamic interactions with the game world. With PhysX enabled, some areas contain additional snow or fog (which reacts to Batman moving through it); with PhysX disabled, the effects are lessened or absent.<ref name="Physx"/><ref name="Physx2"/>

===Multiplayer=== ''Arkham Origins'' introduces a multiplayer component to the series. Invisible Predator Online revolves around a gang war between supervillains Joker and Bane, in one of four choosable maps voted by players before each match the maps include: Wayne Chemical Plant, Blackgate Prison, Joker's Funhouse, and Wonder City Robot Factory. Three Joker gang members fight three Bane gang members and in turn the team of Batman and Robin. Gangs win by killing all the opposing team's reinforcements, while Batman and Robin win by acquiring intimidation points (from eliminating gang members). A gang member can become a boss (Joker or Bane), gaining more powerful abilities. Gang members can access guns and explosives; Batman and Robin can access gadgets and abilities from the main game, including Detective Vision. Gang members have a limited Enhanced Vision, which requires recharging.<ref name="IPOBlackgate"/><ref name="Multiplayer1"/><ref name="Multiplayer2"/><ref name="Multiplayer4" /> Hunter, Hunted sets three Joker thugs and three Bane thugs against Batman in a last-team-standing match in which each character has one life.<ref name="HunterHunted" />

==Synopsis== ===Characters=== {{multiple image|caption_align=center|header_align=center | align = right | total_width = 300 | image1 = Roger Craig Smith Photo Op GalaxyCon Austin 2023.jpg | width1 = 380 | height1 = 480 | image2 = Troy Baker Q&A (cropped).jpg | width2 = 380 | height2 = 480 | footer = Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker voice the younger versions of Batman and Joker in this game, replacing Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill from the previous ''Arkham'' games. }}

''Arkham Origins'' features a large ensemble cast of characters from the history of ''Batman'' comics. The main character is Batman (Roger Craig Smith),<ref name="CastSmith1"/> a superhero trained to the peak of human physical perfection and an expert in martial arts<ref name="Batman1"/><ref name="Batman2"/> who is aided by his butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Martin Jarvis).<ref name="InfoShack"/><ref name="Jarvis"/> ''Arkham Origins'' brings Batman into conflict with sadistic, brutal crime lord Black Mask (Brian Bloom).<ref name="VAMaskHatter"/> The most powerful man in the city and ruler of Gotham's criminal underworld, Black Mask has vast wealth and resources, has eliminated his opposition and is consolidating his power. His ebony mask conceals his identity, allowing him to operate publicly as Roman Sionis (head of Janus Cosmetics).<ref name="GIInfoMask"/> Black Mask has a bounty on Batman, which attracts eight accomplished assassins: the physically imposing Bane (JB Blanc);<ref name="Setting5Years"/><ref name="Blanc"/> expert marksman Deadshot;<ref name="GIPreviewMay"/> veteran mercenary Deathstroke (Mark Rolston);<ref name="PreviewFP"/><ref name="VADStroke" /> poisonous contortionist Copperhead (Rosa Salazar);<ref name="ComicCon1"/><ref name="VACopperhead"/> the pyromaniac Firefly (Crispin Freeman);<ref name="FireFly"/><ref name="VAFirefly"/> the highly charged Electrocutioner (Steve Blum);<ref name="Electrocutioner" /> deformed criminal Killer Croc (Khary Payton),<ref name="VACroc" /> and master martial artist Shiva (Kelly Hu).<ref name="CastCrocShiva"/><ref name="VAShiva" />

Batman is considered an outlaw by the Gotham City police, and is pursued by Captain James Gordon (Michael Gough),<ref name="RevealIGN"/><ref name="VAGordon"/> Detective Harvey Bullock (Robert Costanzo)<ref name="VAEnigma/Sharp/Waller"/> and corrupt GCPD officials Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb<ref name="2013OctCBR"/><ref name="CastConroy3"/> and SWAT team leader Howard Branden.{{sfn|Vore|2013|p=51}} Other characters include the psychopathic Joker (Troy Baker);<ref name="CastConroy3"/><ref name="Joker2"/> black-market weapons dealer Penguin (Nolan North);<ref name="CastPenguin"/> the mind-controlling Mad Hatter (Peter MacNicol);<ref name="VAMaskHatter"/><ref name="MadHatter"/> anti-government, anti-corporate anarchist Anarky (Matthew Mercer);<ref name="GIPreviewMay"/><ref name="VAAnarky"/> rogue hacker Enigma (Wally Wingert);<ref name="VAEnigma/Sharp/Waller" /><ref name="RevKotaku"/> Alberto Falcone;<ref name="RevealCVG"/> Gordon's teenage daughter Barbara,<ref name="BarbaraGordon" /> and Blackgate warden Martin Joseph (Khary Payton).<ref name="WardenJoseph" /><ref name="VAWardenJoseph" /> The story takes place before Batman's partnership with Robin (Josh Keaton)<ref name="VARobin" />—although Robin is a playable character outside the main story—and before Barbara becomes Batman's ally, Oracle.<ref name="Multiplayer2"/><ref name="Music/Robin"/> Dr. Harleen Quinzel (Tara Strong),<ref name="Costanzo/Strong" /> Gotham News Network (GNN) reporter Vicki Vale, Amanda Waller (CCH Pounder),<ref name="VAEnigma/Sharp/Waller" /> Quincy Sharp (Tom Kane),<ref name="VAEnigma/Sharp/Waller" /> and Calendar Man make cameo appearances in the game.<ref name="Waller/SuicideSquad" /><ref name="CastHarlVick"/><ref name="PlotOpen"/><ref name="PlotEnd"/> Mr. Freeze (Maurice LaMarche) appears in the downloadable content, ''Cold, Cold Heart''.<ref name="LaMarcheAO" />

===Setting=== The events in ''Arkham Origins'' take place about eight years before ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'', in midwinter Gotham City.<ref name="Setting5Years"/><ref name="InfoGenGI"/> Batman, an experienced crime-fighter in the second year of his career, is not yet the veteran superhero of ''Arkham Asylum'' and ''Arkham City''.<ref name="SettingYearTwo"/><ref name="InfoGenGI"/> He is a mysterious force; even the police do not know whether he is a vigilante, a myth or a supernatural being.<ref name="ArtShack"/> Batman has fought ordinary criminals and gangsters and is accustomed to being stronger and faster than his opponents.<ref name="InfoShack"/> However, on a snowy Christmas Eve he is confronted with more dangerous foes: eight professional assassins hoping to collect a $50-million bounty placed on Batman's head by Black Mask.<ref name="InfoGenGI"/><ref name="InfoCSoon"/> Villains (including the Joker) take advantage of the assassins' arrival to launch their schemes, and Black Mask's henchmen instigate a rise in crime and gang activity in the city.<ref name="RevealCVG"/><ref name="Setting5Years"/>

The Gotham City Police Department is aware of "the Batman", and does not condone his approach to crime-fighting.<ref name="2013OctCBR"/><ref name="RevealIGN"/><ref name="CastConroy3"/><ref name="PrevKotaku"/> Led by Commissioner Loeb, the GCPD is thoroughly corrupt; Branden and his SWAT team are hunting for Batman to claim the bounty for themselves. The incorruptible Captain James Gordon is one of the most unpopular members of the force. Batman's relationship with Alfred is strained; the butler, an overbearing parental figure, reminds him of his parents' deaths and Alfred sees Batman as a spoiled child squandering his inheritance on a vigilante crusade.<ref name="InfoShack"/>

Old Gotham, the section of Gotham City which will become the Arkham City prison, is not yet walled off and has slums, low buildings, a shopping mall, and docks (where Penguin's ship the ''Final Offer'' is moored).<ref name="InfoGenGI2"/> On the ''Final Offer'', Penguin has added a casino, a fighting pit, and a sales floor with weapons and ammunition.{{sfn|Vore|2013|p=46}} Across the bridge from Old Gotham is New Gotham, a modern metropolitan area filled with towering skyscrapers.<ref name="InfoGenGI2"/><ref name="InfoGenSI1"/>

===Plot===  On Christmas Eve, Batman intervenes in a jailbreak at Blackgate Penitentiary led by Black Mask, who executes Police Commissioner Loeb before escaping. Left to battle the assassin Killer Croc, Batman prevails but learns Croc is only the first of eight killers drawn to Gotham by a $50 million bounty Black Mask has placed on him.<ref name="PlotOpen"/> Seeking Black Mask's whereabouts, Batman tracks the Penguin to his ship, where he defeats Deathstroke and Electrocutioner. Penguin reveals that Black Mask has allegedly been murdered at an apartment complex. Investigating, Batman discovers the victim was an impostor and that the crime involved a criminal known as the Joker.<ref name="PlotJokerCrime"/>

To learn more, Batman infiltrates the GCPD to access its criminal database. While escaping, he encounters Captain James Gordon—who is distrustful of Batman—and a corrupt SWAT team eager to collect the bounty. With advice from Gordon's daughter Barbara, Batman accesses the sewers beneath the precinct to establish permanent database access, where he finds Black Mask's men planting explosives. Using the database, he deduces that Black Mask has been kidnapped by Joker, who is targeting the Gotham Merchants Bank.<ref name="PlotJokerCrime"/> At the bank, Black Mask unmasks himself as the Joker, revealing he had assumed Sionis's identity days earlier to seize his empire and impose the bounty.<ref name="PlotJokerReveal"/> Batman pursues him to the Sionis Steel Mill, where he frees the real Black Mask and defeats Copperhead.<ref name="PlotBank2Copper"/>

Tracking the Joker to the Gotham Royal Hotel, Batman finds the building rigged with explosives, its staff murdered, and guests taken hostage. Joker mocks the assassins for failing to kill Batman, throwing Electrocutioner to his death. Batman claims his electric gloves and continues through the hotel. While most assassins depart, Bane remains, anticipating Batman will come to the Joker. On the rooftop, Batman battles Bane; worried for his safety, Alfred alerts the police so they will intervene. Bane flees by helicopter, firing a rocket that sends Joker plummeting from the roof. Batman rescues him, confounding Joker as to why Batman would save someone like him. Joker is arrested and placed in Blackgate under the care of Dr. Harleen Quinzel. There, Joker tells her that he and Batman were destined to meet.<ref name="PlotHotel2Arrest"/><ref name="PlotFate"/>

In the Batcave, Alfred urges Bruce to abandon his crusade, fearing it will kill him, but Batman refuses. He also learns Bane has uncovered his identity as Bruce Wayne. Firefly's attack on Pioneers Bridge forces Batman and Gordon to work together to stop him.<ref name="PlotFirefly"/> Meanwhile, Bane infiltrates the Batcave and nearly kills Alfred. Batman revives him with Electrocutioner's gloves, and Alfred admits Gotham needs Batman to face such threats. Elsewhere, Joker incites a riot and seizes control of Blackgate.<ref name="PlotAlfred2JokerFinal"/>

Realizing he needs allies, Batman joins Gordon and the police to retake the prison. Joker, strapped to an electric chair, presents Batman with a choice: kill Bane, or let Bane's heartbeat charge a device that will activate the chair and execute Joker.<ref name="PlotElectricchair"/> Batman stops Bane's heart with the electric gloves, satisfying Joker, who departs to detonate bombs across Gotham.<ref name="PlotBomb"/> Batman resuscitates Bane, who injects himself with TN-1, a steroid that transforms him into a hulking beast. After a brutal fight, Batman defeats him; the serum's side effects cause Bane to have amnesia, protecting Batman's identity.<ref name="PlotBaneMemory"/> With Gordon's support, Batman locates Joker in the prison chapel. Joker, dismayed that Bane lives, tries to provoke Batman into killing him but is subdued instead.<ref name="PlotAlfred2JokerFinal"/><ref name="PlotJokerFight"/> Batman leaves, and Gordon chooses not to pursue him, believing he is the hero Gotham needs.<ref name="PlotGordon"/>

In a radio interview during the credits, Quincy Sharp announces plans to lobby for Arkham Asylum's reopening.<ref name="PlotAsylum"/>{{efn|As depicted in the 2009 video game ''Batman: Arkham Asylum''.}} In the post-credits scene, Amanda Waller recruits Deathstroke into the Suicide Squad.<ref name="Waller/SuicideSquad"/><ref name="PlotEnd"/>

====''Cold, Cold Heart''==== On New Year's Eve at Wayne Manor, Ferris Boyle, owner of GothCorp, accepts a humanitarian award from the Wayne Foundation. The ceremony is interrupted by criminals working for the Penguin, led by a man in a mechanized suit armed with freezing weapons, who kidnaps Boyle. Wayne retreats to the Batcave, dons the Batsuit, and saves the guests, learning that the attacker is known as "Mr. Freeze" and is meeting weapons dealers in South Gotham. Investigating further, Batman discovers that the Penguin's men were receiving weapons manufactured by GothCorp.

At GothCorp, Batman finds Freeze and the Penguin in a standoff, with the latter holding Boyle hostage. Freeze encases the Penguin in ice and escapes with Boyle, leaving Batman unable to pursue because of an ice wall blocking his path. Interrogating the Penguin, Batman learns that Boyle possesses the access codes to a superweapon and that the only way through the ice wall is with a Cryodrill, which Penguin's men have stolen.

Equipping his XE suit, which allows him to survive extreme cold, Batman retrieves the Cryodrill and returns to GothCorp. There, he uncovers evidence of a past crime and learns Freeze's true identity: Victor Fries, a former GothCorp scientist who sought to cure his terminally ill wife Nora by placing her in cryogenic stasis. Boyle had financed Victor's research in exchange for weapons development but later reneged, stealing Nora's frozen body and causing the accident that forced Victor to live in sub-zero conditions inside a mechanized suit.

Armed with this knowledge, Batman confronts and subdues Freeze, but is then frozen by Boyle, who attempts to cover up his crimes by killing both Victor and Nora. Batman breaks free, defeats Boyle, and reactivates Nora's cryogenic chamber, preserving her life.

During the credits, the Gotham News Network reports the resignation of Mayor Hamilton Hill and speculates on Gordon's potential promotion to commissioner. Vicki Vale covers the arrests of Boyle, Freeze, and the Penguin, while Sharp cites Freeze as further justification for reopening Arkham Asylum.

==Development== By July 2012, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) was planning Rocksteady Studios' next Batman game as a prequel based on the Silver Age of Comic Books, featuring Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash. The game would explore Batman's first confrontation with the Joker, with a release date no earlier than 2014.<ref name="Sequel2"/> In August 2012, Paul Dini said he would not be involved in writing a sequel to ''Arkham City''. He did not write any of that game's downloadable content (including the story-based ''Harley Quinn's Revenge'' DLC) and said that Warner Bros. and Rocksteady suggested he accept other work if offered. Dini added that he had taken on other projects, preventing his involvement until 2013.<ref name="Sequel1"/> In February 2013, it was reported that a new game in the ''Batman: Arkham'' franchise would be released by a developer other than Rocksteady.<ref name="Sequel3"/>

The development of ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' began in late 2011 by Canadian development studio WB Games Montréal (WB Montréal), and the game was announced on April 9, 2013.<ref name="InfoGenSI1"/><ref name="InfoVG247"/> WB Montréal was chosen to develop the game given the amount of time Rocksteady, developer of the first two ''Arkham'' games, needed to create ''Arkham Origins''{{'}}s successor, ''Batman: Arkham Knight'', which would have resulted in "a long time without an ''Arkham'' game."<ref name="RocksteadyAKDevelopment" /> WB Montréal had worked on the Wii U adaptation of ''Batman: Arkham City'', familiarizing itself with the modified Unreal Engine 3 development engine used by Rocksteady. WB Montréal decided not to heavily modify the established combat system (believing it already worked well) but introduced new enemy types with opportunities for new tactics and combat moves to defeat opponents. The plot was partly inspired by the comic-book series ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' and the graphic novel ''Batman: Year One'', detailing the first year of Batman's career, with ''Arkham Origins'' described as a "Year Two" story.<ref name="InfoGenSI1"/> Parts of the plot (such as Batman's relationships with the Joker, Gordon, and the game's Christmas setting) was partly inspired by ''Batman: The Man Who Laughs'', ''Batman: Turning Points'', and ''Batman: The Long Halloween'', respectively.{{sfn|GamesTM|2013|p=30}} The story is written by Dooma Wendschuh, Ryan Galletta and Corey May, with input from DC Comics and comic-book writer Geoff Johns.<ref name="GIStory" /><ref name="2013AccoWGA" /> Eric Holmes acted as ''Arkham Origins''{{'}} creative director.<ref name="RevealCVG" /><ref name="RevealGI" /> Explaining the decision to develop a prequel, Holmes said while the Batman of ''Arkham Asylum'' and ''Arkham City'' is comparable to his comic counterpart—a fully formed, experienced character—'' Arkham Origins'' could explore other aspects of the character (such as his lack of experience and greater vulnerability).<ref name="InfoVG247"/> The game was considered 80 percent complete by January 2013, and WB Montréal used the remaining development time to tweak the final product.<ref name="PreviewFP"/>

By April 2013 the developers had decided not to use veteran Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy in the role, preferring a younger voice for Batman's early career.<ref name="CastConroy"/> In May, Roger Craig Smith was announced as the voice of Batman and Troy Baker as the Joker.<ref name="CastConroy3"/><ref name="CastConroy2"/> Conroy said at the 2013 Dallas Comic Con that he had been working on "the next Arkham", inspiring speculation that he would reprise his role as Batman in ''Arkham Origins'';<ref name="CastConroy4"/> however, in June it was confirmed that Conroy would not be in the game.<ref name="CastConroy5"/> In July, it was announced that ''Arkham Origins'' would be the first game in the ''Arkham'' series to feature multiplayer gameplay. The multiplayer game was produced by independent British developer Splash Damage under creative director Alastair Cornish, separately from WB Montréal's work on the main game. The Wii U version of the game is single-player, with Warner Bros. saying that the team was focused on platforms with the largest multiplayer audience.<ref name="Multiplayer3"/><ref name="Cornish"/>

===Design=== Holmes described the Christmas setting as a juxtaposition between the joyful time of the year and the grim world of Gotham City, including decorative Santas near Gothic gargoyles and Christmas lights in dark alleys. The city is dislodged from time and space, contrasting 1930s (and older) buildings with Batman's futuristic technology. The New Gotham area was designed for vertical movement, allowing the placement of enemies above and below Batman to create areas dense with activity.<ref name="InfoGenGI2"/> The game features high contrast between darks and lights, with exaggerated shadows and few balancing colors. The city was divided into residential, industrial, and commercial neighborhoods, which were decorated accordingly: the industrial setting is bleak, the commercial area has corporate decorations and the residential neighborhoods have lights in their windows.<ref name="ArtShack"/><ref name="ArtGI"/>

Designers aimed to make the younger Batman's outfit look "assembled versus manufactured", pieced together from several sources.<ref name="ArtShack"/><ref name="ArtGI"/> Holmes said, "[Batman's suit is] not something that was made in a factory. He's taken pieces of tech either he's invented, he's fabricated, or things from the Wayne facilities, and he has made this costume out of these pieces."{{sfn|Vore|2013|p=48}} To emphasize the mystery and fear instilled by Batman in this early stage of his career, art director Jeremy Price and the design team used silhouettes and film noir-style low-key lighting to make the character more imposing.<ref name="ArtShack"/><ref name="ArtGI"/> The name "Batman" is used sparingly in this game to emphasize his urban-legend status and the lack of understanding of the character.<ref name="InfoVG247"/> It was suggested that Batman occasionally make unavoidable mistakes during gameplay because of his inexperience (such as tripping or missing with batarangs), but this idea was discarded as inconsistent with the character. His inexperience was instead personality-based: learning how to be the city's protector and overcoming his obsession with vengeance.<ref name="2013OctCVG"/><ref name="PreviewPoly"/> In designing Batman's abilities and gadgets, the gameplay took precedence over narrative consistency with the previous games; the designers thought that removing features players had already experienced in those games would make playing ''Arkham Origins'' feel less empowering.<ref name="Setting5Years"/>

Holmes acknowledged that Black Mask is not as well known as some of Batman's other villains (such as the Joker and Penguin), and the character required expansion to make him interesting and scary.<ref name="GIInfoMask"/> Black Mask was considered an appropriate antagonist for Batman's early career because of his practicality; he transitions from the typical criminals Batman has been facing and the neurotic, quirky super-villains he will confront in the future.<ref name="OXMSep13"/> The team decided to make ''Arkham Origins''{{'}} Copperhead a female (in contrast to the comic's male character) with input from Johns. The contortionist character required three motion-capture actors to animate: a stunt woman, a Cirque du Soleil performer, and a martial artist. This version of Copperhead was later added to DC Comics' The New 52.<ref name="ComicCon1"/> Anarky, an anti-villain based on anarchist philosophy, was updated in appearance for the game to a street protester with a gang resembling a social movement. The character would appeal to Batman for a partnership (since he is not necessarily evil) but, as Holmes said, "is multidimensional in the Batman Universe."<ref name="StartReplayVideo"/> The popularity of anti-corporate and anti-government protest movements factored in the character's inclusion,<ref name="Gamespot"/> and Holmes thought that of all of the villains Anarky was the most timely.<ref name="Rev3Games"/> The developers drew upon "original Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle appearances" of Anarky for his character.<ref name="GamerHubVideos"/> Each main-story boss reinforces the player's mastery of a specific game mechanic (such as Deathstroke, whose fighting focuses on countering attacks). The assassins selected for the game were chosen for abilities that would challenge the game mechanics.<ref name="PreviewFP"/> The boss fights were inspired by ''Arkham City''{{'}}s battle against Mr. Freeze, which tasked players with exploring the full range of Batman's strategies and abilities to overcome the villain.<ref name="2013OctCVG"/>

The "Detective Vision" crime scenes were designed to be brief, visually rewarding, and fun segments, rather than demanding challenges. The designers worked on the length of time for each scene, seeing how many pieces of evidence players wanted to scan before they had a solution; they eventually settled on two to three minutes.<ref name="SettingYearTwo"/> Several predator areas (levels where Batman stalks enemies from the shadows) provide variety and challenge. For example, the theater aboard Penguin's ship was gradually shrunk in size to pack the enemies closer together, and a hovering drone was removed when test players easily overcame it.<ref name="PreviewFP"/> A dynamic weather system altering gameplay (such as wind and snow reducing visibility, making snipers more vulnerable to Batman's stealth) was implemented during development but discarded when it was not completed within the available development time.<ref name="Gameplay1"/>

===Music=== {{Listen|filename=Batman Arkham Origins Sleigh Bells.ogg|title=''Christopher Drake — The Night Before Christmas''|description=Drake was inspired by the 1988 action film ''Die Hard'', using sleigh bells for punctuation.|format=Ogg}} The score for ''Arkham Origins'' was composed by Christopher Drake,<ref name="Score"/> replacing Ron Fish and Nick Arundel (who composed the scores for ''Arkham Asylum'' and ''Arkham City''), with included an original song by Dutch DJ Don Diablo called <nowiki>''Origins''</nowiki>, published by the famous music label Spinnin' Records.<ref name="Arundel/Fish"/><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0KbumaUp8 |title=Don Diablo - Origins (Original Mix) |date=2013-11-25 |last=Spinnin' Records |access-date=2025-02-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> It was partially inspired by the 1988 action film ''Die Hard'' (also set during Christmas), which features sleigh bells in its soundtrack to punctuate specific moments.<ref name="Music/Robin"/> Drake said that since the game is a prequel, it allowed him more freedom in the score while adhering to "the DNA" of ''Batman'' music. He added that although the previous scores were elegant and orchestral, he chose more electronic elements. Drake approached the cinematic scenes like a traditional film score, with the design team describing scenes over the phone while he worked out of Burbank, California. The in-game music was created with layers that activate with action (such as Batman entering a location or beginning a fight) and can be added or subtracted depending on what is occurring. Drake hoped the in-game music would not be boring, since those sections work at differing lengths of time (dependent on how long a player takes to complete a task).<ref name="RSMusic" />

The ''Batman: Arkham Origins – Original Video Game Score'' was released by WaterTower Music on October 22, 2013, and features 32 tracks composed for the game.<ref name="Score"/>

==Release== ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' was released worldwide on October 25, 2013, for PlayStation 3, Wii U, Windows, and Xbox 360.<ref name="RevealGI"/> A week before its scheduled release in Europe, the retail Wii U and Windows versions were delayed until November 8.<ref name="EUDelay" /> A companion game, ''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate'', was released with ''Arkham Origins'' for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.<ref name="RevealGI"/> A spin-off beat 'em up game, also entitled ''Batman: Arkham Origins'', was developed by NetherRealm Studios for iOS and Android. The iOS version was released on October 16, 2013, and the Android version was scheduled for release in late 2013. NetherRealm Studios previously developed ''Batman: Arkham City Lockdown'', a spin-off of ''Arkham City''.<ref name="Mobile4"/><ref name="Mobile5"/> The brawler game has players using touchscreen controls to fight enemies one-on-one (including villains such as Bane and Deathstroke). Defeating enemies earns points which can upgrade Batman's statistics or unlock gadgets and costumes; costumes unlocked in the game can unlock costumes in the console version and vice versa.<ref name="Mobile"/><ref name="Mobile2"/><ref name="Mobile3"/> In August 2017, the Xbox 360 version was made playable on Xbox One consoles through backward compatibility.<ref name="XboxOneBC"/>

Coinciding with ''Arkham Origins''{{'}} United Kingdom launch, voice actors Roger Craig Smith and Troy Baker made a public appearance at Stratford's GAME retailer.<ref name="ReleaseUK1"/> A series of game-character action figures and a working, life-size grapnel-gun replica were released in October 2013 by DC Collectibles and NECA, respectively.<ref name="Figures1"/><ref name="Figures2"/> In December 2013, a digital comic book of the same name was released by digital studio Madefire with a prequel to the game. The comic is the first in DC Comics' ''DC{{sup|2}} Multiverse'' initiative, featuring dynamic artwork and sound and the ability to choose while reading how the story progresses (with several possible outcomes). Purchasing all eight chapters unlocks two costumes for the game.<ref name="Comic1"/><ref name="Comic2"/>

===Retail editions=== The PlayStation 3 version of the game features the ''Knightfall'' DLC pack, with alternate Batman outfits based on the character's design in the 1960s TV series and Azrael's Batsuit from the "Knightfall" story arc (1993). The pack also contains five challenge maps (based on "Knightfall") which task Batman with defeating Bane and the inmates of Blackgate prison: "Azrael Does Not Protect", "City On Fire", "No Rest For The Wicked", "Venom Connection" and "Turning Point".<ref name="Skins1"/><ref name="Skins2"/><ref name="KnightfallMaps"/> The UK, Australian and New Zealand ''Collector's Edition'' contains a SteelBook game case and a {{convert|30|cm|adj=on}} statue of Batman and Joker.<ref name="ReleaseCollectors"/><ref name="ReleaseDefinitive" /> The North American "Collector's Edition" and the Australian and New Zealand "Definitive Edition" contain a light-up statue of the Joker by Project Triforce, a Batman "Wanted Poster", Batwing prototype schematic, Anarky logo stencil, glow-in-the-dark map of Gotham City and a Wayne family photo. The North American version also contains the 2013 DC Comics super-villain documentary, ''Necessary Evil''. All regions also get an 80-page hardback art book, dossiers of the in-game assassins, the ''Deathstroke'' DLC and the "First Appearance" skin (based on Batman's first appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #27). The PlayStation 3 version also has the ''Knightfall'' content. Both editions were released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.<ref name="ReleaseCollectors"/><ref name="ReleaseDefinitive"/><ref name="ReleaseCollectors2"/>

===Downloadable content=== Deathstroke is available as a playable character for all the game's challenge maps, with weapons and abilities<ref name="DLCDeathstroke2"/> such as regenerating health and super strength, a rifle-staff with a built-in grapple, explosives, and his version of Detective Vision (Tactical Vision).<ref name="100vs"/><ref name="DeathstrokeAnalysis"/><ref name="DeathstrokeGadgets"/> The ''Deathstroke'' pack, available as a pre-order bonus, includes two alternate outfits based on costumes worn by the character in the 2013 video game ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' and the 1984 storyline "Teen Titans: The Judas Contract", as well as two challenge maps, "No Money Down" and "100 to 1". Deathstroke is not playable in the main campaign.<ref name="DeathstrokeAnalysis"/>

The ''Black Mask Challenge'' pack, released in November 2013, contains two additional challenge maps: "Lot Full" and "Hidden Facility".<ref name="InitiationPackRelease"/> Bruce Wayne is playable in the ''Initiation'' pack, released December 3, 2013. The pack contains five challenge maps, with narrative content to explain the setting. ''Initiation'' features Wayne before he becomes Batman, as he trains under his ninjutsu mentor Kirigi in a Korean monastery and comes into conflict with Lady Shiva. The DLC also contains two alternate skins for the character: Initiation Bruce Wayne (based on his monastery clothing) and Vigilante Bruce Wayne (a masked-ninja outfit).<ref name="InitiationPackRelease"/><ref name="InitiationReview"/> Also available in December was the "Hunter, Hunted" multiplayer mode.<ref name="HunterHunted" /> The story-based campaign expansion, ''Cold, Cold Heart'' was released on April 22, 2014. Set a week after the events of ''Arkham Origins'', on New Year's Eve, ''Cold, Cold Heart'''s narrative focuses on the origin of the supervillain Mr. Freeze and features similarities to the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode, "Heart of Ice". The content introduces new equipment for Batman, including the XE suit which generates heat, allowing him to melt ice or throw thermal-charged batarangs.<ref name="DLCFreeze"/><ref name="DLCFreeze2"/> In January 2014, the Wii U version of the expansion was canceled by Warner Bros., who cited a lack of demand as the reason.<ref name="DLCWiiU"/>

A number of alternate outfits for Batman and Robin were made available by completing in-game tasks and as downloadable content. Batman's skins include designs worn in the 1960s TV series,<ref name="Skins2"/> ''Batman: Noël'',<ref name="AOSkins2" /> "DC One Million", "First Appearance”,<ref name="AOSkins"/> ''Brightest Day'', ''Gotham by Gaslight'',<ref name="DLCSeason"/> "Knightfall",<ref name="Skins2"/> ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'', ''Blackest Night'', The New 52 (and a metallic variant),<ref name="Comic2" /><ref name="AOSkins2"/> ''Red Son'',<ref name="DLCSkins2"/> ''Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table'', ''The Long Halloween'', ''Earth-Two'' design (and its New 52 variant),<ref name="DLCSkins2" /><ref name="DLCSkins10" /> and ''Thrillkiller''.<ref name="DLCSkins10" /> Additional skins include his appearances from ''Arkham City'', ''Batman: The Animated Series'', ''Batman: Earth One'', ''Batman Incorporated'', ''Batman: Year One'', ''Batman: Year One'', ''The Dark Knight Returns'', Sinestro Corps suit, and Neal Adams' 1970s depiction of the character are available via multiplayer mode. Additionally, a suit, titled "Worst Nightmare" outfit, an original design based on how criminals perceive Batman, was going to be added into the game, but due to technical glitches, it was removed last minute.<ref name="ComicCon1" /> Robin's skins include Tim Drake's first and second Robin costumes, his Red Robin costume, the designs from ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''Arkham City'' and a slightly altered version of the default ''Arkham Origins'' costume.<ref name="AOSkins2"/><ref name="AOSkins"/>

==Reception== ===Pre-release=== ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' was displayed at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and received two Game Critics Awards nominations: Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game.<ref name="AccoE32013"/> It was also recognized at the expo for "Best Videogame" by ''Forbes'';<ref name="AccoE3Forbes"/> "Best Action Game" by ''Game Informer'';<ref name="AccoE3GI"/> "Best Comic Book-Related Game" by ''Newsarama''<ref name="AccoE3NRama"/> and "Best Xbox 360 Game" by ''IGN''.<ref name="AccoE3IGN"/>

===Critical reception=== {{Video game reviews

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''Batman: Arkham Origins'' received "mixed or average" reviews from critics on all platforms except on PlayStation 3, which received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.<ref name=MCPS3 /><ref name=MCX360 /><ref name=MCWIIU /><ref name=MCPC />

''Arkham Origins'' was considered an incremental installment for the series, rather than a transformative one.<ref name="RevKotaku"/><ref name="RevVideoGamer"/> ''GameSpot'' said that ''Arkham City'' expanded on ''Arkham Asylum'' by applying the game mechanics to a larger open-world setting, but criticized ''Arkham Origins'' for replicating ''Arkham City'' without moving the series forward.<ref name="RevGameSpot"/> Other critics agreed, saying that the game's well-received elements from the previous game were not significantly developed or augmented and it was routine rather than inspired.<ref name="RevKotaku"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/><ref name="RevPolygon"/><ref name="RevGFront"/> However, other reviewers rated it on a par with ''Arkham City''.<ref name="RevGFront"/>

Critics cited ''Arkham Origins''{{'}} handling of the genesis of Batman's relationships with his adversaries and allies and its question of whether Batman's presence enhances crime in Gotham City as the game's greatest assets.<ref name="RevGameSpot"/><ref name="RevVideoGamer"/> Scenes with the Joker received the most praise, with ''Polygon'' saying that although he was also a central antagonist in previous ''Arkham'' games, the story shone new light on the character; ''GameSpot'' called the story surprising in its exploration of the bond and similarities between Batman and the Joker.<ref name="RevOPM"/><ref name="RevGI"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/><ref name="RevPolygon"/> The story was criticized for lacking a cohesive narrative (particularly the opening plotline of assassins hunting Batman, largely forgotten by the game's end),<ref name="RevGI"/> but ''EGM'' said that when it works, the story was worthy of any Batman film, TV show or comic book.<ref name="RevEGM"/>

The game world was well received for its number and variety of side missions and distractions but its scale was criticized as unnecessarily large, with ''GameSpot'' describing it as "bigger just for the sake of being bigger";<ref name="RevEuroGamer"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/><ref name="RevPolygon"/> ''Joystiq'' described the city as unattractive, with the expanded play area increasing the commute but not the enjoyment.<ref name="RevEngadget"/> Others criticized changes in navigating the city; some areas prevented grappling, slowing (or stopping) travel. ''Polygon'' called the world more linear, with fewer chances to revisit areas with new gadgets to open new paths and deviation from the most obvious path necessary only to find collectibles.<ref name="RevEuroGamer"/><ref name="RevPolygon"/> However, some reviewers considered the city's vastness and activities engrossing.<ref name="RevOPM"/> ''Kotaku'' criticized the side quests as "busy work" for not advancing the narrative or providing appropriate rewards.<ref name="RevKotaku"/> Others found the use of previous elements tedious, with replacements, simply mimicking the old (such as the glue grenade, with an identical purpose to ''Arkham City''{{'}}s ice grenades).<ref name="RevGI"/>

Detective Mode, allowing the investigation of crimes, was not considered an improvement by ''Kotaku'' and ''GameSpot''; while they considered it a good idea, its execution was minimal since a player simply looks for the next highlighted piece of evidence rather than solving a puzzle.<ref name="RevKotaku"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/> ''Game Informer'' liked it, saying that they were complicated and showed how Batman analyzes a crime scene.<ref name="RevGI"/> The combat system received mixed reviews. The shock gloves were criticized as overpowered and making fights too easy, allowing Batman unblockable attacks (instantly disabling most opponents) and removing the need for tactics.<ref name="RevEngadget"/><ref name="RevIGN"/> Reviewers said that changes to combat punished more than challenged; greater enemy numbers and variety made sustaining an attack difficult, and (combined with an array of gadgets that hindered—rather than damaged—enemies) made encounters long and repetitive.<ref name="RevGI"/><ref name="RevOXM"/> ''Joystiq'' noted that the game emphasized combat over stealth.<ref name="RevEngadget"/> ''Kotaku'' called the combat rating system distracting screen clutter which broke the player's concentration, but ''GameFront'' said that the system was positive reinforcement for successful fights.<ref name="RevKotaku"/><ref name="RevGFront"/> The stealth sections were considered of similar quality to previous installments; their unchanged function left the methods of obtaining victory the same, making for a rote experience.<ref name="RevGameSpot"/> The Remote Claw was criticized for making stealth sections too easy, allowing multiple enemies to be disabled without moving from the player's starting position.<ref name="RevIGN"/><ref name="RevEGM"/>

Critics agreed that ''Arkham Origins''{{'}} boss battles were one area of improvement over its predecessors; they offered dynamic, multiphase conflicts with their own stories.<ref name="RevKotaku"/><ref name="RevGFront"/> While not considering all equally fun or impressive, reviewers said that their variety and unpredictability provided excitement. Less-notable characters from the comics were considered less compelling than more-popular characters.<ref name="RevOXM"/><ref name="RevEGM"/>

The multiplayer component was criticized, with Polygon calling it one of the least necessary multiplayer additions to a typically single-player experience. The gameplay was described as a mediocre shooter, incapable of supporting the necessary use of guns by its villains and with poor control of movement.<ref name="RevDestruct"/><ref name="RevIGN"/><ref name="RevPolygon"/> ''GameSpot'' noted that poor weapon accuracy and movement controls made the thugs seem weak and inept while playing as the heroes lacked empowerment because of more restrictive combat ability and less resistance to damage.<ref name="RevGameSpot"/> Other reviewers called the experience fun and hectic, but lacked sufficient depth to retain long-term interest.<ref name="RevGuardian"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/><ref name="RevVB"/>

The main voice cast was well received.<ref name="RevOXM"/> Troy Baker was praised as the Joker, for his performance and as a worthy replacement for longtime previous voice actor Mark Hamill,<ref name="RevGI"/><ref name="RevGameSpot"/> but at the same time was criticized for his interpretation's replicating Hamill's.<ref name="RevKotaku"/> Dooma Wendschuh, Ryan Galletta, and Corey May were nominated for the ''Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing'' award by the Writers Guild of America.<ref name="2013AccoWGA"/> The game's cinematic content, under the direction of supervising sound editor Alain Larose, received a Golden Reel Award nomination for ''Best Sound Editing in Interactive Entertainment''.<ref name="2014GoldenReel"/> The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers nominated the game in three categories: ''Game, Franchise Action'', ''Costume Design'' and ''Control Design, 3D''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://navgtr.org/2014/02/17/2013-awards/|title=2013 NAVGTR Winners|website=NAVGTR|date=February 17, 2014 |access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=September 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928183738/https://navgtr.org/2014/02/17/2013-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2013 BTVA Voice Acting Awards awarded the game in the category ''Best Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game In a Supporting Role'' (JB Blanc as Bane).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/video-games/|title=2013 BTVA Voice Acting Awards|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2019-12-26|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413112634/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/video-games/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game also won in two categories (Best Visual Arts and Best Animation) at the 2013 ''Canadian Videogame Awards.''<ref name="straight">{{Cite web|title=Ubisoft wins big at Canadian Videogame Awards|url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/776356/ubisoft-wins-big-canadian-videogame-awards|date=2014-11-24|website=The Georgia Straight|access-date=2020-05-07|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825231811/https://www.straight.com/blogra/776356/ubisoft-wins-big-canadian-videogame-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was also nominated in the category "Use of a Licence or IP" at the Develop Awards.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite magazine|date=2014-04-29|title=Develop Awards 2014: The finalists revealed|url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-revealed/|access-date=2020-12-17|magazine=MCV/DEVELOP|language=en-GB|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202101242/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/develop-awards-2014-the-finalists-revealed/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the Xbox 360 Game Awards the game won in the category ''Favorite Villain'' (Black Mask).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Xbox Wire |date=2014-06-05 |title=Announcing the Winners of the Xbox 360 Game Awards |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2014/06/05/games-2014-xbox-360-games-awards-winners/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Xbox Wire |language=en-US}}</ref> At the ''Kerrang!'' Awards 2014 the game was nominated as ''Best Video Game''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://planetradio.co.uk/kerrang/entertainment/music/relentless-kerrang-awards-2014-nominations-revealed-2/|title=Relentless Kerrang! Awards 2014 Nominations Revealed! | Music - Kerrang! Radio|work=Kerrang! Radio }}</ref>

Reviewers described the ''Cold, Cold Heart'' DLC as better-paced and focused than the main game, owing to its shorter playtime that allowed for a more interesting experience. It was also criticized, however, for losing focus near the end, and padding the running time with unnecessary deviations.<ref name="CCHGamespot"/><ref name="CCHMetro"/> ''GameSpot'' said that the DLC featured a satisfying combination of the series' combat, stealth, and detective mechanics, and introduced interesting new enemy types that wield ice guns capable of freezing both Batman and other enemies.<ref name="CCHGamespot"/><ref name="CCHIGN"/> Reviewers described the story as entertaining, following the interesting character of Mr. Freeze, but considered it lacking in surprise because it replicates that of the 1992 ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Heart of Ice".<ref name="CCHIGN"/> The final battle against Mr. Freeze was criticized for replicating several elements of the fight against the character in ''Arkham City''. Similarly, ''IGN'' and ''Destructoid'' noted that the content lacked originality and innovation, providing generic environments and removing, rather than adding new abilities and weapons.<ref name="CCHGamespot"/><ref name="CCHIGN"/><ref name="CCHDescructoid"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable MW-collapsible MW-collapsed" |+List of awards and nominations !Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !{{Refh}} |- |rowspan="11" |2013 |rowspan="2" |Game Critics Awards |Best Action/Adventure Game |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gamecriticsawards.com/nominees.html|title=Game Critics Awards|website=Game Critics Awards|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=June 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626150515/http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/nominees.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Best Console Game |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |rowspan="9" |Canadian Videogame Awards |Best Animation |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Won}} |rowspan="9" |<ref name="straight"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian Videogame Awards: 2013 Nominations Announced|url=https://gamerant.com/canadian-videogame-awards-2013-nominations-finalists/|date=2014-04-01|website=Game Rant|access-date=2020-05-10|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826083132/https://gamerant.com/canadian-videogame-awards-2013-nominations-finalists/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Best Visual Arts |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Won}} |- |Game of the Year |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Console Game |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Audio |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Game Design |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Original Music |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Writing |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Fans' Choice Award |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |rowspan="11" |2014 |Golden Trailer Awards |Best Videogame |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000907/2014/1/|title=Golden Trailer Awards (2014)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818032341/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000907/2014/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Golden Reel Award |Best Sound Editing - Computer Interactive Entertainment |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="2014GoldenReel"/> |- |rowspan="3" |BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award |Best Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game in a Supporting Role |JB Blanc as Bane |{{Won}} |rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/video-games/|title=2013 BTVA Voice Acting Awards|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413112634/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/video-games/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Video Game |Troy Baker as Joker |{{Nom}} |- |Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |rowspan="3" |NAVGTR Awards |Game, Franchise Action |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003381/2014/1/|title=NAVGTR Awards (2014)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=February 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227070244/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0003381/2014/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Costume Design |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Control Design, 3D |'' Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |- |Writers Guild of America Awards |Outstanding Achievement in Writing Videogame Writing |M. Dooma Wendschuh, Ryan Galletta, Corey May |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2014/1/|title=Writers Guild of America, USA (2014)|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429064311/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2014/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Develop Awards |Use of a Licence or IP |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="auto1"/> |- |Kerrang! Awards 2014 |Best Video Game |''Batman: Arkham Origins'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="auto"/> |}

===Technical issues=== After the game's launch, many issues on all platforms were noted by the media and players, including lagging; unending "falling" in the game world, preventing the completion of missions; no "continue" button on the startup screen, preventing a previous game from continuing, and some progression gameplay failing to unlock. On Windows, a bug prevented players from accessing one of Enigma's towers; on the Xbox 360, the save files were corrupted and unplayable, with crashing and freezing problems. On October 31, 2013, these issues were addressed by WB Montréal; in a community post, it said that the development team fixed many of the multi-platform problems and an update would be available by November 7. The company added that the Windows-specific issues were addressed in an update that went live on October 31, and the Xbox 360 issues were still under investigation.<ref name="Issues1" /><ref name="Issues2"/> In February 2014, WB Montréal announced that they would not release any additional patches to fix any issues, due to the development team focusing on the upcoming single-player DLC. Any future patches would only address issues preventing progression in the game.<ref name="Issues3" />

===Sales=== During its first week of sales in the United Kingdom ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' was the number-one-selling game in all available formats, topping the all-format chart. Its sales were half those of ''Arkham City'' during the same time, and approximately even with those of ''Arkham Asylum''.<ref name="SalesUK1"/> It was the eleventh-best-selling boxed game of 2013 in the country.<ref name="SalesUK2"/> It was also the top-selling game on the digital-distribution platform Steam between October 20 and 26, 2013.<ref name="SalesSteam"/>

==Series continuation== {{main|Batman: Arkham Knight|Batman: Assault on Arkham}} ''Batman: Arkham Knight'', the successor to ''Arkham Origins'', was announced in March 2014. The game, which is a sequel to ''Arkham City'', was once again developed by Rocksteady Studios for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and is set nine months after the events of ''Arkham City''.<ref name="GIKnightReveal" /> An animated sequel, ''Batman: Assault on Arkham'', was released on August 12, 2014. The film features the Suicide Squad, hinted at during the credits of ''Arkham Origins'', attacking Arkham Asylum to recover information from the Riddler, but their plans go awry when the Joker escapes, and Batman is drawn to the facility.<ref name="GIAssaultonArkham"/>

On May 1, 2024, ''Batman: Arkham Shadow'' was announced to be releasing for the Meta Quest 3 in October 2024. The game serves as a direct sequel to ''Arkham Origins'', taking place six months after its events, and according to director Ryan Payton, explores the aftermath of the Joker's Christmas Eve rampage while showcasing Batman's transition from a violent and vengeful vigilante into a symbol of hope.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04Edcqk6ZY |title=Batman Arkham Shadow - Developer Interview |date=2024-06-07 |last=Kinda Funny Highlights |access-date=2024-06-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

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<ref name="CastConroy3">{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/batman-arkham-origins-is-a-blast-from-the-past |title=Batman: Arkham Origins is a Blast From the Past |website=IGN|date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520164339/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/batman-arkham-origins-is-a-blast-from-the-past |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="CastConroy4">{{cite web |last=Karmali |first=Luke |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/veteran-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-returning-for-arkham-origins |title=Kevin Conroy May Be In Arkham Origins After All |website=IGN|date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607193453/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/veteran-voice-actor-kevin-conroy-returning-for-arkham-origins |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="CastConroy5">{{cite web |first=Sinan |last=Kubba |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-06-11-batman-arkham-origins-doesnt-feature-kevin-conroy-at-all.html|title=Batman: Arkham Origins doesn't feature Kevin Conroy after all |website=Engadget|date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614062556/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/batman-arkham-origins-doesnt-feature-kevin-conroy-at-all/ |archive-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="CastCrocShiva">{{cite web|last=Haas|first=Pete |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Screenshots-Confirm-Lady-Shiva-Killer-Croc-60024.html |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Screenshots Confirm Lady Shiva, Killer Croc |website=CinemaBlend |date=October 21, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029030612/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Screenshots-Confirm-Lady-Shiva-Killer-Croc-60024.html | archive-date = October 29, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CastHarlVick">{{cite web |last=Sapieha |first=Chad |url=https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/batman-arkham-origins-plays-it-safe-but-still-satisfies-embargo |title=Batman: Arkham Origins plays it safe, but still satisfies |work=Financial Post |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131027023952/http://business.financialpost.com/2013/10/25/batman-arkham-origins-plays-it-safe-but-still-satisfies-embargo/?__lsa=9b2f-d4c9|archive-date=October 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="CastPenguin">{{cite web | first =Clint | last =Mize | url =http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/09/18/batman-arkham-origins-preview/ | title =''Batman: Arkham Origins'' Bosses Are Like Final Exams... But With Way More Punching | website=MTV | date =September 18, 2013 | access-date =September 22, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130926012523/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/09/18/batman-arkham-origins-preview/ | archive-date =September 26, 2013 | url-status=dead | df =mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="CastSmith1">{{cite web |first=Sinan |last=Kubba |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-05-20-batman-arkham-origins-stars-roger-craig-smith-as-batman-troy-b.html|title=Batman: Arkham Origins stars Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Troy Baker as Joker |website=Engadget|date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607141139/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/batman-arkham-origins-stars-roger-craig-smith-as-batman-troy-b |archive-date=June 7, 2013|df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="CCHDescructoid">{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-273454.phtml|title=Batman: Arkham Origins: Cold, Cold Heart|publisher=Destructoid |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429011844/http://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-273454.phtml|archive-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="CCHIGN">{{cite web|last=Stapleton|first=Dan|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/04/25/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-review|title=Batman: Arkham Origins — Cold, Cold Heart Dlc Review|publisher=IGN / J2 Global | date=April 25, 2014|access-date=May 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511161134/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/25/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-review|archive-date=May 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CCHMetro">{{cite news | first =David| last =Jenkins| url =http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/23/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-review-the-iceman-cometh-4706510/| title =Batman: Arkham Origins – Cold, Cold Heart review – the iceman cometh|publisher =Associated Newspapers |work= Metro | date =April 23, 2014 | access-date =May 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503020233/http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/23/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-review-the-iceman-cometh-4706510/|archive-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Comic1">{{cite web |first=Jenna |last=Pitcher |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/4/4396850/dc-entertainment-to-unleash-batman-arkham-origins-interactive-comic |title=DC Entertainment to unleash Batman: Arkham Origins interactive comic adaption |publisher=Polygon.com / Vox Media |date=June 4, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625021722/http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/4/4396850/dc-entertainment-to-unleash-batman-arkham-origins-interactive-comic |archive-date=June 25, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Comic2">{{cite web|first=Samit |last=Sarkar |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/19/5228736/batman-arkham-origins-interactive-graphic-novel-ios |title=Batman: Arkham Origins interactive graphic novel hits iOS |publisher =Polygon.com / Vox Media |date=December 19, 2013|access-date=December 22, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140412061359/http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/19/5228736/batman-arkham-origins-interactive-graphic-novel-ios | archive-date = April 12, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ComicCon1">{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Lucas |url=http://www.newsarama.com/18399-sdcc-13-batman-arkham-origins-panel-live.html |title=SDCC '13: Batman: Arkham Origins Panel Reveals Copperhead, Batgirl Teased, More |publisher=Newsarama.com / TechMediaNetwork, Inc. |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721095347/http://www.newsarama.com/18399-sdcc-13-batman-arkham-origins-panel-live.html |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Cornish">{{cite web|last=Haas|first=Pete|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Multiplayer-Isn-t-Tacked-Developer-Says-59198.html|title=Splash Damage Creative Director Alastair Cornish, Says Arkham Origins Multiplayer Isn't Tacked On|publisher=CinemaBlend.com |date=September 18, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131221035240/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Multiplayer-Isn-t-Tacked-Developer-Says-59198.html | archive-date = December 21, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Costanzo/Strong">{{cite web|url=http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/10/batman-arkham-origins-review/|title=Batman: Arkham Origins Review|last=Day|first=Andrew|publisher=Capsule Computers|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131205063328/http://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2013/10/batman-arkham-origins-review/ | archive-date = December 5, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DeathstrokeAnalysis">{{cite web|last=Kendrick|first=Ben|url=http://gamerant.com/batman-arkham-origins-deathstroke-gameplay-trailer/|title=New Arkham Origins Deathstroke DLC Trailer Analyzed|publisher=GameRant.com | date=September 25, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930235154/http://gamerant.com/batman-arkham-origins-deathstroke-gameplay-trailer/ | archive-date = September 30, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DeathstrokeGadgets">{{cite web|last=Robison|first=Seth|url=http://www.newsarama.com/18875-new-batman-arkham-origins-hands-on-debuts-firefly-shock-glove-gadget.html|title=New Batman: Arkham Origins Deathstroke Features|website=Newsarama|date=September 9, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130912001115/http://www.newsarama.com/18875-new-batman-arkham-origins-hands-on-debuts-firefly-shock-glove-gadget.html | archive-date = September 12, 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Disruptor">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/10/01/batman-arkham-origins-inside-the-batcave-and-infiltrating-gcpd |title=Batman: Arkham Origins — Inside the Batcave and Infiltrating GCPD |website=IGN|date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005092837/http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/10/01/batman-arkham-origins-inside-the-batcave-and-infiltrating-gcpd |archive-date=October 5, 2013|time=16:53 }}</ref>

<ref name="DLCDeathstroke2">{{cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-20-turns-out-kevin-conroy-is-working-on-batman-arkham-origins-after-all |title=Turns out Kevin Conroy is working on Batman: Arkham Origins after all |publisher=Eurogamer |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607162506/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-20-turns-out-kevin-conroy-is-working-on-batman-arkham-origins-after-all |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="DLCFreeze">{{cite web | first =Mike | last =Jackson | url =http://www.computerandvideogames.com/451066/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-story-dlc-out-april-reveal-trailer/ | title =Batman: Arkham Origins 'Cold, Cold Heart' story DLC out April — reveal trailer | date =February 25, 2014 | access-date =February 25, 2014 | work=Computer and Video Games | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225211322/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/451066/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-story-dlc-out-april-reveal-trailer/ |archive-date=February 25, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="DLCFreeze2">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-10-this-is-what-the-batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-looks-like|title=This is what the Batman: Arkham Origins Cold, Cold Heart DLC looks like|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|publisher=Eurogamer|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419150205/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-10-this-is-what-the-batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-looks-like |archive-date=April 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DLCSeason">{{cite web| first =Samit | last=Sarkar | url =http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/26/4772998/batman-arkham-origins-season-pass | title=Batman: Arkham Origins season pass available for $19.99 | publisher =Polygon.com / Vox Media | date=September 26, 2013 | access-date=September 26, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930175231/http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/26/4772998/batman-arkham-origins-season-pass | archive-date = September 30, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DLCSkins10">{{cite web |first=Alexa Ray |last=Corriea |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4597178/batman-arkham-origins-skin-pack-adds-alternate-timeline-costumes |title=Batman: Arkham Origins skin pack adds alternate timeline costumes |publisher=Polygon.com / Vox Media |date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811103539/http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4597178/batman-arkham-origins-skin-pack-adds-alternate-timeline-costumes |archive-date=August 11, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="DLCSkins2">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/19037-batman-arkham-origins-season-pass-promises-nearly-infinite-batmen.html |title='Batman: Arkham Origins' Season Pass Promises (Nearly) Infinite Batmen |last=Robinson |first=Seth |publisher=Newsarama |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=September 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929051429/http://www.newsarama.com/19037-batman-arkham-origins-season-pass-promises-nearly-infinite-batmen.html |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="DLCWiiU">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wb-pulls-the-plug-on-batman-arkham-origins-story-dlc-for-wii-u/1100-6417441/ |title=WB pulls the plug on Batman: Arkham Origins story DLC for Wii U |last=Gaston |first=Martin |date=January 31, 2014 |work=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131151728/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wb-pulls-the-plug-on-batman-arkham-origins-story-dlc-for-wii-u/1100-6417441/ |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

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<ref name="EUDelay">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-18-batman-arkham-origins-pc-wii-u-versions-will-launch-two-weeks-late-in-europe|title=Batman: Arkham Origins' Wii U and physical PC versions will launch later in Europe|last=Phillips|first=Tom|publisher=Eurogamer|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021035350/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-18-batman-arkham-origins-pc-wii-u-versions-will-launch-two-weeks-late-in-europe | archive-date = October 21, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Figures1">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/196638/NECA_ANNOUNCES_BATMAN_ARKHAM_ORIGINS_GAMESTOP_USAEXCLUSIVE.php |title=NECA Announces Batman: Arkham Origins Gamestop USA Exclusive |publisher=UBM plc |work=Gamasutra |date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002229/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/196638/NECA_ANNOUNCES_BATMAN_ARKHAM_ORIGINS_GAMESTOP_USAEXCLUSIVE.php |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Figures2">{{cite web|first=Caleb |last=Goellner |url=http://comicsalliance.com/dc-collectibles-debuts-more-batman-arkham-origins-action-figures-sdcc-2013/ |title=DC Collectibles Debuts More 'Batman: Arkham Origins; Action Figure SDCC 2013 |publisher=Townsquare Media |work=Comics Alliance |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420192820/http://comicsalliance.com/dc-collectibles-debuts-more-batman-arkham-origins-action-figures-sdcc-2013/ |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="FireFly">{{cite web| first =Pete | last=Haas | url =https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Firefly-Trailer-Full-Villains-58451.html | title=Batman: Arkham Origins Firefly Trailer Is Full Of Villains | publisher =CinemaBlend.com | date=August 20, 2013 | access-date=August 20, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131221033319/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Firefly-Trailer-Full-Villains-58451.html | archive-date = December 21, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Gameplay1">{{cite web |last1=George |first1=Richard |last2=Dyer |first2=Mitch |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/exploring-combat-upgrades-and-gotham-in-batman-arkham-origins |title=Exploring Combat, Upgrades, and Gotham in Batman: Arkham Origins |publisher=IGN / J2 Global |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607203837/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/20/exploring-combat-upgrades-and-gotham-in-batman-arkham-origins |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite AV media |year=2013 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins – E3 2013 Stage Demo |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9-1oe671o |author=Gamespot |publisher=Youtube |url-status=live |access-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415072438/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9-1oe671o |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |time=8:59}}</ref>

<ref name="GIAssaultonArkham">{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Reiner|title=Batman: Arkham Assault Movie Releasing On Blu-Ray, DVD This Summer|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/16/batman-arkham-assault.aspx|publisher=GameStop|magazine=Game Informer|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516170115/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/16/batman-arkham-assault.aspx|archive-date=May 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="GIPreviewMay">{{cite magazine |first=Tim |last=Turi |title=Batman: Arkham Origins – The Joker Appears In Hands-on Preview |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/xbox360/archive/2013/05/20/the-joker-appears-in-hands-on-preview.aspx |publisher=GameStop |magazine=Game Informer |date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607183518/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/xbox360/archive/2013/05/20/the-joker-appears-in-hands-on-preview.aspx |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 20, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="GIStory">{{cite magazine |first=Ben |last=Hanson |title=The Storyline Of Batman: Arkham Origins |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/17/the-storyline-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |publisher=GameStop |magazine=Game Informer |date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419122236/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/17/the-storyline-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=April 17, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

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<ref name="Gplay100">{{cite web|first=Will |last=Greenwald |title=Hands On With Batman: Arkham Origins, More |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/hands-on-with-batman-arkham-origins-more|work=PC Magazine |date=September 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101114549/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C2817%2C2424658%2C00.asp |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=May 1, 2022|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

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<ref name="GPlayNewEnemies">{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Cowen |title=Batman: Arkham Origins – E3 preview |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/jun/26/batman-arkham-origins-video-game-preview |work=The Guardian |date=June 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627080659/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/jun/26/batman-arkham-origins-video-game-preview |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=June 26, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

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<ref name="HunterHunted">{{cite web |first=Alexa Ray |last=Corriea |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/16/5216008/batman-arkham-origins-gets-new-last-man-standing-multiplayer-mode |title=Batman: Arkham Origins gets new 'last man standing' multiplayer mode today |publisher=Polygon.com / Vox Media |date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219052327/http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/16/5216008/batman-arkham-origins-gets-new-last-man-standing-multiplayer-mode |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="InfoCSoon">{{cite web |first=Spencer |last=Perry |title=E3: Batman: Arkham Origins First Impressions |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/gamenews.php?id=105442 |publisher=CraveOnline |work=ComingSoon.net |date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618082742/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/gamenews.php?id=105442 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="InfoGenGI">{{cite magazine |first=Mike |last=Miller |title=The World Of Batman: Arkham Origins |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/10/the-world-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |publisher=GameStop |magazine=Game Informer |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412200205/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/10/the-world-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="InfoGenGI2">{{cite magazine |first=Mike |last=Miller |title=The World Of Batman: Arkham Origins (Page 2) |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/10/the-world-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |publisher=GameStop |magazine=Game Informer |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413102224/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/04/10/the-world-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |archive-date=April 13, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="InfoGenSI1">{{cite web |title=Batman: Arkham Origins To Be A "Year Two" Story |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/12/batman-arkham-origins-to-be-a-year-two-story/ |publisher=CraveOnline |work=Siliconera |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414105246/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/12/batman-arkham-origins-to-be-a-year-two-story/ |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="InfoShack">{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Watts |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/78800/batman-arkham-origins-devs-detail-relationships-setting |title=Batman: Arkham Origins devs detail relationships, setting |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2013 |publisher=GameFly |work=Shacknews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419201905/http://www.shacknews.com/article/78800/batman-arkham-origins-devs-detail-relationships-setting |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

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<ref name="InitiationPackRelease">{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-28-batman-arkham-origins-story-dlc-focuses-on-key-relationship-in-comics-canon |title=Batman: Arkham Origins story DLC focuses on "key relationship" in comics canon |publisher=Eurogamer | date = November 28, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131210133707/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-28-batman-arkham-origins-story-dlc-focuses-on-key-relationship-in-comics-canon | archive-date = December 10, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="InitiationReview">{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-origins-initiation-268214.phtml |title=Batman: Arkham Origins: Initiation |publisher=Destructoid |date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=January 1, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102084450/http://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-origins-initiation-268214.phtml | archive-date = January 2, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="IPOBlackgate">{{cite web|url=http://gamerant.com/batman-arkham-origins-multiplayer-gameplay/|title=''Batman: Arkham Origins Multiplayer Gameplay''|last=Shaw-Williams|first=Hannah|publisher=GameRankings.com / CBS Interactive |date=September 19, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130924060001/http://gamerant.com/batman-arkham-origins-multiplayer-gameplay/ | archive-date = September 24, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Issues2">{{cite web |url=http://community.wbgames.com/t5/Official-Announcements/Updates-on-Major-Fixes/m-p/25139#U25139 |title=Updates on Major Fixes |author=Mercury |publisher=WB Games |date=October 31, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092924/http://community.wbgames.com/t5/Official-Announcements/Updates-on-Major-Fixes/m-p/25139#U25139 |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Issues3">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/02/09/batman-arkham-origins-developer-shifts-focus-away-from-bug-fixes-and-onto-dlc.aspx |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Developer Shifts Focus Away From Bug-Fixes And Onto DLC |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |date=February 9, 2014 |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302180106/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/02/09/batman-arkham-origins-developer-shifts-focus-away-from-bug-fixes-and-onto-dlc.aspx |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Jarvis">{{cite web|last=Watson|first=Tom|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/11/long-dark-night|title=Batman: Arkham Origins and why video games are good for the brain|publisher=New Statesman|date=November 14, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140723235741/http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/11/long-dark-night| archive-date =July 23, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Joker2">{{cite web |first=AJ |last=Glasser |url=https://kotaku.com/twenty-minutes-with-batman-arkham-asylum-5143358 |title=Twenty Minutes With Batman: Arkham Asylum |publisher=Kotaku |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203073501/http://kotaku.com/5143358/twenty-minutes-with-batman-arkham-asylum |archive-date=February 3, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="KnightfallMaps">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/24/new-maps-coming-to-arkham-origins-ps3-knightfall-pack|title=New Batman: Arkham Origins Knightfall Maps Revealed |last=Mahardy |first=Mike |website=IGN |date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130924203831/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/09/24/new-maps-coming-to-arkham-origins-ps3-knightfall-pack |archive-date=September 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="LaMarcheAO">{{cite web |last=Carsillo |first=Ray |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-launch-trailer-released/ |title=Batman: Arkham Origins: Cold, Cold Heart DLC launch trailer defrosts online |publisher=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809221928/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/batman-arkham-origins-cold-cold-heart-dlc-launch-trailer-released/ |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="MadHatter">{{cite web |first=Pete |last=Haas |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Brings-Back-Mad-Hatter-57719.html |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Brings Back Mad Hatter |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=July 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005110004/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Batman-Arkham-Origins-Brings-Back-Mad-Hatter-57719.html |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="MCPC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/batman-arkham-origins/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Batman: Arkham Origins for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic / CBS Interactive |access-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028023940/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/batman-arkham-origins |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="MCPS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/batman-arkham-origins/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic / CBS Interactive |access-date=October 25, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140328021558/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/batman-arkham-origins | archive-date = March 28, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="MCWIIU">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/batman-arkham-origins/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |title=Batman: Arkham Origins for Wii U Reviews |publisher=Metacritic / CBS Interactive |access-date=January 24, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140510112719/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/batman-arkham-origins | archive-date = May 10, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="MCX360">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/batman-arkham-origins/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic / CBS Interactive |access-date=October 25, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140511201546/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/batman-arkham-origins | archive-date = May 11, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Mobile">{{cite web|last=Yoon |first=Andrew |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/81554/batman-arkham-origins-goes-free-to-play-in-ios-and |title=Batman: Arkham Origins goes free-to-play in iOS and Android game |publisher=GameFly | work=Shacknews | date=October 12, 2013|access-date=October 12, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131016001511/http://www.shacknews.com/article/81554/batman-arkham-origins-goes-free-to-play-in-ios-and | archive-date = October 16, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Mobile2">{{cite web |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Batman%3A+Arkham+Origins/news.asp?c=54455 |title=Batman Arkham Origins announced for iOS and Android, lets you unlock suits with console version |last=Diener |first=Matt |publisher=Pocket Gamer |date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016133423/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Batman%3A%2BArkham%2BOrigins/news.asp?c=54455 |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Mobile3">{{cite web|last=Farokhmanesh |first=Megan |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/12/4831952/free-to-play-brawler-batman-arkham-origins-launching-for-mobile |title=Free-to-play brawler Batman: Arkham Origins launching for mobile devices |publisher =Polygon.com / Vox Media | date=October 12, 2013|access-date=October 12, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131016151856/http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/12/4831952/free-to-play-brawler-batman-arkham-origins-launching-for-mobile | archive-date = October 16, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Mobile4">{{cite web|last=Fahey |first=Mike |url=https://kotaku.com/the-arkham-origins-mobile-game-from-the-makers-of-mort-1444463141 |title=The Arkham Origins Mobile Game, From The Makers Of Mortal Kombat |publisher=Kotaku | date=October 12, 2013|access-date=October 12, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131016151009/http://kotaku.com/the-arkham-origins-mobile-game-from-the-makers-of-mort-1444463141 | archive-date = October 16, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Mobile5">{{cite web|url=http://toucharcade.com/2013/10/16/free-to-play-batman-arkham-origins-just-hit-the-app-store-worldwide/|title=Free to Play ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' Just Hit the App Store Worldwide|last=Hodapp|first=Eli|work=TouchArcade|date=October 16, 2013|access-date=October 17, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020021721/http://toucharcade.com/2013/10/16/free-to-play-batman-arkham-origins-just-hit-the-app-store-worldwide/ | archive-date = October 20, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Multiplayer1">{{cite web |first=Ludwig |last=Kietzmann |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-07-31-be-or-beat-batman-in-arkham-origins-multiplayer-mode.html|title=Be or beat Batman in Arkham Origins multiplayer mode |publisher=Engadget |date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801222248/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/31/be-or-beat-batman-in-arkham-origins-multiplayer-mode/ |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Multiplayer2">{{cite web |first=Kirk |last=Hamilton |url=https://kotaku.com/its-thugs-vs-thugs-vs-batman-in-arkham-origins-3-te-968667871 |title=It's Thugs vs. Thugs vs. Batman In Arkham Origins' 3-Team Multiplayer |publisher=Kotaku |date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802105429/http://kotaku.com/its-thugs-vs-thugs-vs-batman-in-arkham-origins-3-te-968667871 |archive-date=August 2, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Multiplayer3">{{cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-31-batman-arkham-origins-multiplayer-skips-wii-u |title=Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer skips Wii U |publisher=Eurogamer |date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803082852/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-31-batman-arkham-origins-multiplayer-skips-wii-u |archive-date=August 3, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Multiplayer4">{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/31/multiplayer-comes-to-batman-arkham-origins|title=Multiplayer Comes to Batman: Arkham Origins|last=Osborn|first=Chuck|publisher=IGN / J2 Global |date=July 31, 2013|access-date=July 31, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130820123938/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/31/multiplayer-comes-to-batman-arkham-origins | archive-date = August 20, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Music/Robin">{{cite magazine|last=Hanson|first=Ben|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/29/die-hard-robin-and-the-music-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx|title=Die Hard, Robin, And The Music Of Batman: Arkham Origins|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430122834/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/29/die-hard-robin-and-the-music-of-batman-arkham-origins.aspx|archive-date=April 30, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="OXMSep13">{{cite magazine |last=Reparaz |first=Mikel |url=http://www.oxm.co.uk/61931/previews/batman-arkham-origins-hands-on-stalking-deadshot-and-escaping-wonderland/?page=1 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins hands-on — stalking Deadshot and escaping Wonderland |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=September 8, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911084833/http://www.oxm.co.uk/61931/previews/batman-arkham-origins-hands-on-stalking-deadshot-and-escaping-wonderland/ |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Physx">{{cite web|last=Martin|first=John Llewellyn|url=https://screencrush.com/batman-arkham-origins-video-the-dark-knights-physics/ |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Video: The Dark Knight's Physics |website=ScreenCrush |date=September 13, 2013|access-date=September 14, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201170206/http://screencrush.com/batman-arkham-origins-video-the-dark-knights-physics/ | archive-date = February 1, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Physx2">{{cite web |last=Bhat |first=Aditya |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/batman-arkham-origins-has-bigger-map-details-of-boss-fights-revealed-video-506708 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Has Bigger Map, Details of Boss Fights Revealed [VIDEO] |work=International Business Times |date=September 14, 2013 |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917004253/http://www.idigitaltimes.co.uk/articles/496752/20130914/batman-arkham-origins-release-date-map-details-video.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotAlfred2JokerFinal">{{cite web |url=http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-how-defeat-joker |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Walkthrough- How to Defeat The Joker |publisher=Prima Games |date=October 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105002423/http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-how-defeat-joker |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotAsylum">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Credits (approx 3:45 minutes in) | quote = '''Quincy Sharp''': If tonight's events have taught us anything, it's that Blackgate is not the place to be housing our city's most dangerous offenders. Not one — but two prison breaks in the same night! All of tonight's tragedies would have been avoided if Gotham had a proper treatment facility for its top echelon offenders. A place with impenetrable security — where the most dangerous could be isolated, rehabilitated, and treated for their illness. A place like Arkham Asylum. And after what happened tonight, I promise the good people of Gotham that I will work tirelessly — I will lobby the city council — go to the governor if I have to — do everything in my power to get Arkham Asylum reopened.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotBaneMemory">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison (Bane battle) | quote = '''Batman''': He's secure. And it appears the TN-1 Bane took damaged his memory — permanently. / '''Alfred''': Does that mean he won't be revealing your identity? / '''Batman''': Looks that way.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotBank2Copper">{{cite web |url=http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-search-joker |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Walkthrough- Find Black Mask |publisher=Prima Games |date=October 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102062947/http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-search-joker |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotBomb">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison (Bane battle) | quote = '''Joker''': Well, I'd love to stay and celebrate your victory, but I've got stockings to stuff, mistletoe to hang — and about fifteen skyscrapers to blow up before sunrise. }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotElectricchair">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison (Bane battle) | quote = '''Joker''': So. What our friend Bane holds in his hand is — a heart monitor. Once he clamps it on, every beat of his vacant little heart will charge the battery — on this electric chair. And when it's fully charged - [Joker mimics being electrocuted] So either you kill Bane - / '''Batman''': No. I won't kill him. / '''Bane''': But you will. You will fight me with all your resolve. Or you will die. Someone is going to die: You, me, or the clown. The question of which one of us it is... is in your hands.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotEnd">{{cite web|last=Cooper |first=Hollander |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/batman-arkham-sequelspin-teased-after-credits-scene-arkham-origins/ |title=Batman: Arkham sequel/spin-off teased in after-credits scene of Arkham Origins |publisher=Future plc |work=GamesRadar |date=October 25, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131109233034/http://www.gamesradar.com/batman-arkham-sequelspin-teased-after-credits-scene-arkham-origins/ | archive-date = November 9, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotFate">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison | quote = '''Joker''': You want to know something funny? I used to think of fate as evil — predetermined not by some higher power but by the rules of human nature. But tonight, that's all changed. / '''Harleen Quinzel''': What's changed? / '''Joker''': Have you ever had the feeling that your entire life has been building toward this one moment? / ''' Harleen Quinzel''': Is that how you feel? / '''Joker''': Well, now, yes. Now I realize that all the battles, the bad days, the brutalities — it was all the hand of fate at work / '''Harleen Quinzel''': So now you see fate differently? / '''Joker''': Absolutely. Now I understand. There are no chance encounters. It was all meant to be. Everything leading up to who I've met tonight!}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotFirefly">{{cite web |first=Brandon |last=Guerrie |url=http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-how-apprehend-firefly-pioneers-bridge |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Walkthrough- How to Apprehend Firefly at Pioneer's Bridge |publisher=Prima Games |date=October 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106122126/http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-how-apprehend-firefly-pioneers-bridge |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotGordon">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison | quote = '''Gordon''': I keep asking myself why I didn't bring him in. And I now know, the truth is I let him go because of you. Because you believe in him [...] Maybe I can give them something to believe in. Maybe ''he'' can give them something to believe in.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotHotel2Arrest">{{cite web |first=Brandon |last=Guerrie |url=http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-apprehend-joker |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Walkthrough- Apprehend The Joker |publisher=Prima Games |date=October 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102025020/http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/walkthrough/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-apprehend-joker |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="PlotJokerCrime">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Gotham City Police Department Sewers | quote = '''Batman''': Roman's always been paranoid [...] He'd sent in a decoy [...] The killer didn't hesitate to shoot the decoy, but he wanted Roman alive — to access the cash stored at the Gotham Merchants Bank [...] What kind of monster forces a man to kill the ones he loves..? The Joker.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotJokerFight">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Blackgate Prison Chapel | quote = '''Joker''': Fresh off a kill and back for more, eh? / '''Batman''': Bane's still alive. '''Joker''': ''[confused, pulls out the remote heart monitor and sees both heartbeats still going]'' Now that's not funny. [...] '''Joker''': Come on, baby! Beat me 'til your knuckles bleed... And why quit there? You know there's only one way to stop me.}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotJokerReveal">{{cite video game | title = Batman: Arkham Origins | developer = WB Games Montréal| publisher = Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | date = October 25, 2013 | scene = Gotham Merchants Bank | quote = [Joker takes off Black Mask mask and then chuckles dementedly] / '''Batman''': It's been you this whole time — you hired the assassins. You've been running Sionis' operation. / '''Joker''': Well, technically, it's 'my' operation now. Isn't that right, boys?}}</ref>

<ref name="PlotOpen">{{cite web|last=Fenner |first=James |url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/batman-arkham-origins-easter-eggs-and-lore-guide/ |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Easter Eggs and Lore Guide |publisher=GuardianLV.com |date=October 28, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131030125304/http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/batman-arkham-origins-easter-eggs-and-lore-guide/ | archive-date = October 30, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PreviewFP">{{cite web |last=Sapieha |first=Chad |url=https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/batman-arkham-origins-puts-gamers-to-the-test-with-master-class-boss-fights?r |title=Batman: Arkham Origins puts gamers to the test with 'master class' boss fights|work=Financial Post |date=September 19, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130920235657/http://business.financialpost.com/2013/09/19/batman-arkham-origins-puts-gamers-to-the-test-with-master-class-boss-fights/?__lsa=f9de-02df |archive-date=September 20, 2013|df=mdy}}</ref>

<ref name="PrevKotaku">{{cite web |first=Evan |last=Narcisse |url=https://kotaku.com/whats-going-to-be-good-and-bad-about-the-next-batman-1347354168 |title=What's Going to Be Good (and Bad) About the Next Batman Video Game |publisher=Kotaku|date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=September 21, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101182441/http://kotaku.com/whats-going-to-be-good-and-bad-about-the-next-batman-1347354168 | archive-date = November 1, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PreviewPoly">{{cite web| first =Samit| last=Sarkar| url =http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/18/4743094/batman-arkham-origins-combat-boss-battles-deathstroke-hands-on-preview| title=Batman: Arkham Origins gives you 'black belts at being Batman' | website=Polygon| date=September 18, 2013 | access-date=September 21, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921040954/http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/18/4743094/batman-arkham-origins-combat-boss-battles-deathstroke-hands-on-preview | archive-date = September 21, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ReleaseCollectors">{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-07-batman-arkham-origins-79-99-collectors-editions-detailed |title=Batman: Arkham Origins' £79.99 Collector's Editions detailed |publisher=Eurogamer |date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810180207/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-07-batman-arkham-origins-79-99-collectors-editions-detailed |archive-date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="ReleaseCollectors2">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/14/batman-arkham-origins-collectors-edition-revealed |title=Batman: Arkham Origins' Collectors' Edition Revealed |last=Karmali |first=Luke |website=IGN|date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817063152/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/14/batman-arkham-origins-collectors-edition-revealed |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="ReleaseDefinitive">{{cite web |last=Bantick |first=Mike |url=http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/entertainment/61156-batman-arkham-origins-collector%E2%80%99s-ed-in-australia-and-nz-only |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Collector's Ed in Australia and NZ only |publisher=ItWire |date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026125434/http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/entertainment/61156-batman-arkham-origins-collector%E2%80%99s-ed-in-australia-and-nz-only |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="ReleaseUK1">{{cite web|last=Sayed|first=Rashid|url=http://gamingbolt.com/batman-arkham-origins-meet-the-voice-behind-batman-and-joker |title=Batman Arkham Origins: Meet The Voice Behind Batman And Joker |publisher=Gaming Bolt |date=October 9, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164510/http://gamingbolt.com/batman-arkham-origins-meet-the-voice-behind-batman-and-joker | archive-date = October 14, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Rev3Games">{{cite AV media |year=2013 |title=Batman Arkham Origins Gameplay Dev Walkthrough with Adam Sessler! E3 2013 |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2YRtcHkes |author=Rev3Games |publisher=Youtube |url-status=live |access-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505075532/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2YRtcHkes |archive-date=May 5, 2014|time=6:26 }}</ref>

<ref name="RevealCVG">{{cite web |first=Tamoor |last=Hussain |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/400085/batman-arkham-origins-full-details-batwing-dark-knight-challenge-system-remote-claw/ |title=Batman Arkham Origins full details: Batwing, Dark Knight challenge system, Remote Claw |date=April 9, 2013 |work=Computer and Video Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412053628/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/400085/batman-arkham-origins-full-details-batwing-dark-knight-challenge-system-remote-claw/ |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=April 10, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RevGuardian">{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Cowen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/08/batman-arkham-origins-review |title=Batman: Arkham Origins review — standing on the shoulders of giants |work=The Guardian |date=November 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112023958/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/08/batman-arkham-origins-review |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="RevealGI">{{cite magazine |last=Vore |first=Brian |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/09/may-cover-revealed-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |title=May Cover Revealed: Batman: Arkham Origins |publisher=GameStop |magazine=Game Informer |date=April 9, 2013b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411140242/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/09/may-cover-revealed-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=April 14, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RevealIGN">{{cite web |last=George |first=Richard |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/09/assassinating-batman-in-arkham-origins |title=Assassinating Batman in Arkham Origins |website=IGN |date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411050556/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/09/assassinating-batman-in-arkham-origins |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=April 14, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RevDestruct">{{cite web |last=Sterling|first=Jim|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-batman-arkham-origins/|title=Review: Batman: Arkham Origins |publisher=Destructoid |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101074149/http://www.destructoid.com/review-batman-arkham-origins-264357.phtml | archive-date = November 1, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevEGM">{{cite web |last=Carsillo |first=Ray |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-batman-arkham-origins/ |title=EGM Review: Batman: Arkham Origins |publisher=Electronic Gaming Monthly |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030052150/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-batman-arkham-origins/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="RevEuroGamer">{{cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-25-batman-arkham-origins-review |title=Batman: Arkham Origins review|publisher=Eurogamer|date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413223743/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-25-batman-arkham-origins-review | archive-date = April 13, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevGameSpot">{{cite web|last=Petit |first=Carolyn |url=http://www.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-origins/|title=Holy predictability, Batman! |publisher=CBS Interactive| work=GameSpot | date=October 25, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028013540/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/batman-arkham-origins-review/1900-6415506|archive-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="RevGFront">{{cite web |last=Saltzmann |first=Mitchell |url=http://www.gamefront.com/batman-arkham-origins-review/3/ |title=Batman Arkham Origins Review – The Dark Knight Coasts |publisher=GameFront |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030030402/http://www.gamefront.com/batman-arkham-origins-review/3/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="RevGI">{{cite magazine|last=Reiner|first=Andrew|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/ps3/archive/2013/10/25/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review.aspx|title=Batman: Arkham Origins|magazine=Game Informer|date=October 25, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427120047/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/xbox360/archive/2013/10/25/the-younger-less-experienced-bat.aspx|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevIGN">{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Dan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/25/batman-arkham-origins-review |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Review |website=IGN|date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131028154024/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/25/batman-arkham-origins-review |archive-date=October 28, 2013|df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RevEngadget">{{cite web | first=Ludwig | last=Kietzmann | url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-11-01-batman-arkham-origins-review-same-bat-channeling.html| title=Batman: Arkham Origins review: Same bat-channeling | publisher=Engadget | date=November 1, 2013 | access-date=April 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413213450/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/01/batman-arkham-origins-review-same-bat-channeling/ | archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="RevKotaku">{{cite web|first=Evan |last=Narcisse | url=https://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-origins-the-kotaku-review-1451970358|title=Batman: Arkham Origins: The Kotaku Review |publisher=Kotaku | date=October 25, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140505224607/http://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-origins-the-kotaku-review-1451970358 | archive-date = May 5, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevOPM"> * {{cite web |first=Leon |last=Hurley |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 review – step in studio fleshes out Wayne's world admirably |url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/ |publisher=Future plc |work=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000355/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/3/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} * {{cite web |first=Leon |last=Hurley |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 review – step in studio fleshes out Wayne's world admirably |url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/2/ |publisher=Future plc |work=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000355/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/3/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} * {{cite web |first=Leon |last=Hurley |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 review – step in studio fleshes out Wayne's world admirably |url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/3/ |publisher=Future plc |work=Official UK PlayStation Magazine |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000355/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-review-official-playstation-magazine-score/3/ |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} </ref>

<ref name="RevOXM"> * {{cite magazine|first=Scott |last=Butterworth |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 review – step in studio fleshes out Wayne's world admirably |url=http://www.oxmonline.com/batman-arkham-origins-review |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028022946/http://www.oxmonline.com/batman-arkham-origins-review |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all }} * {{cite magazine|first=Scott |last=Butterworth |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 review – step in studio fleshes out Wayne's world admirably |url=http://www.oxmonline.com/batman-arkham-origins-review?page=0,1 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028022946/http://www.oxmonline.com/batman-arkham-origins-review |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="RevPolygon">{{cite web| first =Phillip | last=Kollar| url =http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/25/5026574/batman-arkham-origins-review-knightfall| title='Batman: Arkham Origins' Review: Knightfall | website=Polygon| date=October 25, 2013 | access-date=October 27, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140428001910/http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/25/5026574/batman-arkham-origins-review-knightfall | archive-date = April 28, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevSilicon">{{cite web |title=Batman: Arkham Origins – Time For A Reboot|url=https://www.siliconera.com/batman-arkham-origins-time-reboot/ |publisher=Silicon Era | date=November 16, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131206125312/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/16/batman-arkham-origins-time-reboot/ | archive-date = December 6, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevVB">{{cite web|first=Jay|last=Henningsen |title=Batman: Arkham Origins' flaws overshadow its improvements (review) |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/11/02/batman-arkham-origins-review/|publisher=VentureBeat |date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140308071531/http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/02/batman-arkham-origins-review/ | archive-date = March 8, 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RevVideoGamer">{{cite web |first=Simon |last=Miller |url=http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/batman_arkham_origins_review.html |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Review |publisher=Pro-G Media Ltd. |work=VideoGamer.com |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025035008/http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/batman_arkham_origins_review.html |archive-date=October 25, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RocksteadyAKDevelopment">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/03/26/rocksteady-studios-comments-on-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |title=Rocksteady Studios Comments On Batman: Arkham Origins |last=Vore |first=Brian |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=September 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329045201/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/03/26/rocksteady-studios-comments-on-batman-arkham-origins.aspx |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="RSMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/inside-the-batman-arkham-origins-soundtrack-20131018|title=Inside the 'Batman: Arkham Origins' Soundtrack|last=Brukman|first=Jesse|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022181941/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/inside-the-batman-arkham-origins-soundtrack-20131018 | archive-date = October 22, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="SalesSteam">{{cite web |first=Erik |last=Johnson |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/steam-top-ten-sellers-chart-october-20-26/ |title=Steam top ten sellers chart: October 20–26 |work=MCV |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131104222909/http://www.mcvuk.com/index.php/news/read/steam-top-ten-sellers-chart-october-20-26/0123268 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="SalesUK1">{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Liam|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/weekly-charts/a526846/batman-arkham-origins-tops-charts-sales-half-those-of-arkham-city/ |title=Batman: Arkham Origins tops charts, sales half those of Arkham City |work=Digital Spy| date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131031190933/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a526846/batman-arkham-origins-tops-charts-sales-half-those-of-arkham-city.html | archive-date = October 31, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Score">{{cite web|url=http://www.watertower-music.com/animated/release.php?title=batman-arkhamorigins-originalvideogamescore|title=Batman Arkham Origins: Original Video Game Score|publisher=WaterTower Music|access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208041659/http://www.watertower-music.com/releases_spotlight.php?search=WTM39484|archive-date=February 8, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="Setting5Years">{{cite news |last=Martens |first=Todd |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/games/batman-arkham-origins-explores-one-formative-night/#/0 |title='Batman: Arkham Origins' aims for darker spirit of Nolan trilogy |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607120630/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/games/batman-arkham-origins-explores-one-formative-night/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="SettingYearTwo">{{cite news |last=Kuchera |first=Ben |url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/batman-solves-crimes-by-moving-through-time-and-space-in-arhkam-origins |title=Batman solves crimes by moving through time and space in Arkham Origins |publisher=Penny Arcade |work=The PA Report |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607063545/http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/batman-solves-crimes-by-moving-through-time-and-space-in-arhkam-origins |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Sequel1">{{cite web |first=Ben |last=Gilbert |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-06-paul-dini-explains-absence-from-next-batman-game.html|title=Paul Dini explains absence from next Batman game |publisher=Engadget |date=August 6, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808200526/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/06/paul-dini-explains-absence-from-next-batman-game |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Sequel2">{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/warner-bros-super-vision-for-justice-league-1118056432/ |title=Warner Bros.' Super Vision for 'Justice League' |work=Variety |date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713085838/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056432 |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="Sequel3">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Cook |url=https://www.vg247.com/new-batman-arkham-due-in-2013-warner-financials-suggest-rumour |title=New Batman Arkham game due in 2013, Warner financials confirm |work=VG247 |date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214012934/http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/12/new-batman-arkham-due-in-2013-warner-financials-suggest-rumour/ |archive-date=February 14, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="ShockGloves">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/xbox360/archive/2013/08/21/batman%3A-arkham-origins-shocking-new-gameplay.aspx|title=Batman: Arkham Origins The Caped Crusader's Shocking New Gameplay|last=Reeves|first=Ben|magazine=Game Informer|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028111733/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_origins/b/xbox360/archive/2013/08/21/batman_3a00_-arkham-origins-shocking-new-gameplay.aspx|archive-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Skins1">{{cite web|last=Stephany |first=Nunneley| url=https://www.vg247.com/batman-arkham-origins-playstation-exclusive-knightfall-pack-detailed-trailered |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PlayStation-exclusive Knightfall Pack detailed, trailered |publisher=Videogaming 247 Ltd |work=VG247 | date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130928230552/http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/24/batman-arkham-origins-playstation-exclusive-knightfall-pack-detailed-trailered/ | archive-date = September 28, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Skins2">{{cite web |first=Sinan |last=Kubba |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-06-11-batman-arkham-origins-ps3-knightfall-content-detailed.html |title=Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 'Knightfall' content detailed |website=Engadget |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613051946/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-knightfall-content-detailed/ |archive-date=June 13, 2013|df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="StartReplayVideo">{{cite AV media |year=2013 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Gamescom Interview |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULBa9M7LBwY |author=StartReplayVideo |publisher=YouTube |url-status=live |access-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301082926/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULBa9M7LBwY |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |time=3:08}}</ref>

<ref name="Waller/SuicideSquad">{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/todays-new-batman-games-tease-a-very-cool-possible-seq-1452114405 |title=Today's New Batman Games Tease A Very Cool Possible Sequel |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |publisher=Kotaku |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027234511/http://kotaku.com/todays-new-batman-games-tease-a-very-cool-possible-seq-1452114405 |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="WardenJoseph">{{cite web |url=http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/strategy/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-find-black-mask |title=Batman: Arkham Origins Walkthrough- Find Black Mask |last=Guerrie |first=Brandon |publisher=Prima Games |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131029004429/http://www.primagames.com/games/batman-arkham-origins/strategy/batman-arkham-origins-walkthrough-find-black-mask |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VAAnarky">{{cite tweet|user=matthewmercer|number=393794546905018368 |title=Check out the release of ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' today! I'm extremely honored to be voicing Anarky, so keep an ear out |last=Mercer |first=Matthew |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203165748/https://twitter.com/matthewmercer/status/393794546905018368 |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VACopperhead">{{cite tweet|user=ericholmeslive|number=358242081279442946 |title=Copperhead is played by the very talented Rosa Salazar! |last=Holmes |first=Eric |date=July 19, 2013 |access-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305053830/https://twitter.com/ericholmeslive/statuses/358242081279442946 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VACroc">{{cite tweet|user=kharypayton|number=395287970569138176 |title=And the correct answer is the baddest sewer dweller since C.H.U.D.: KILLER CROC! Congrats, @splinter48708! You got a signed pic coming! |last=Payton |first=Khary|date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033154/https://twitter.com/kharypayton/status/395287970569138176 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VADStroke">{{cite web |last=Eddie |first=Makuch |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-rolston-the-voice-of-deathstroke-in-batman-arkham-origins/1100-6415630/ |title=Mark Rolston the voice of Deathstroke in Batman: Arkham Origins|work=GameSpot |date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019032535/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-rolston-the-voice-of-deathstroke-in-batman-arkham-origins/1100-6415630/ |archive-date=October 19, 2013|df=mdy }}</ref>

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<ref name="VAFirefly">{{cite tweet|user=CrispinFreeman|number=399039906066231296 |title=Yes, that is me as Firefly. |last=Freeman |first=Crispin|date=November 9, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111071809/https://twitter.com/CrispinFreeman/status/399039906066231296 |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="VARobin">{{cite tweet|last=Keaton |first=Josh |user=joshkeaton|number=396766308101918722 |title="@PainHybrid: @joshkeaton Do you voice Robin in the Batman Arkham Origins multiplayer?" guilty as charged|date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204418/https://twitter.com/joshkeaton/status/396766308101918722 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VAShiva">{{cite tweet|user=KellyHu|number=394837236656906240 |title="@JackieFiest: @KellyHu great job in @BatmanArkham! Recognized your voice in Shiva as soon as I heard it." Cool! Thanks! How's the game? |last=Hu |first=Kelly|date=October 28, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091809/https://twitter.com/KellyHu/status/394837236656906240 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="VAWardenJoseph">{{cite tweet|user=kharypayton|number=394275853632143361 |title=Yep. Warden Joseph. But u missed my other guy! |last=Payton |first=Khary|date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110140/https://twitter.com/kharypayton/status/394275853632143361 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

<ref name="XboxOneBC">{{cite web|first=Tom |last=Phillips |title=Batman: Arkham Origins is now backwards compatible on Xbox One |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-09-batman-arkham-origins-is-now-backwards-compatible-on-xbox-one |publisher=Eurogamer |date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170813202358/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-09-batman-arkham-origins-is-now-backwards-compatible-on-xbox-one |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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==Further reading== * {{cite magazine |last=Vore|first=Bryan|date=May 2013 |title=Hunting The Bat |magazine=Game Informer|issue=241 |pages=40–51|publisher= GameStop }} * {{cite journal |author=GamesTM|year=2013|title=Before the Dawn|journal=GamesTM|issue=138|pages=26–33|publisher=Imagine Publishing}}

==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * {{Official website|http://batmanarkhamorigins.com}} * {{IMDb title|id=2842418}} * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/batman-arkham-origins Batman: Arkham Origins] at MobyGames

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