Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer – Splash Damage throws down the gauntlet to the cynics
A huge chat with creative director Alastair Cornish about the online offerings.
When Warner announced a multiplayer mode for Batman: Arkham Origins – a game that’s already a source of fan anxiety, given that it hasn’t been developed by Rocksteady Studios – there was lamentation. Had publishers learned nothing from the failure of Tomb Raider’s online mode, cried Arkham veterans? Wouldn’t the introduction of multiplayer simply dilute the franchise’s strengths, diverting resources away from the creation of fantastic single player scenarios?