Summary
Fans hoping for anotherBatman: Arkhamsequel afterSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguemay wish to temper their expectations, as Rocksteady is seemingly committed to the later game’s provocative subtitle. WhenBatman: Arkham Knightwas released in 2015, players thought they would be seeing the end ofRocksteady’s beloved Arkhamverse franchise, and the only new entries to come since were the short-livedBatman: Arkham Underworldfor mobile devices andBatman: Arkham VR.
Players were thus taken by surprise when Rocksteady announcedSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueat the inaugural DC Fandome event. As its name suggests,Suicide Squadwill pit the members of Task Force X against a brainwashed Justice League - includingBatman as voiced by the late Kevin Conroy. Despite seemingly faking his death and going into hiding at the end ofBatman: Arkham Knight, it appears that the Arkhamverse version of the Dark Knight has returned for one last battle inSuicide Squad- except this time fans will be on the receiving end of his brutal, crime-busting methods.
Some players have speculated that Batman’s surprise comeback inSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguecould pave the way foranother mainlineBatman: Arkhamentry, but associate design director Johnny Armstrong is advising them not to get their hopes up just yet. In a recent interview withGamesRadar, Armstrong addresses the possibility of another Batman-centric game in Rocksteady’s universe. “I mean, we’re really enjoying working on a Suicide Squad now,” he said during the interview. “But I can assure you that, as the title says, we do really kill the Justice League. So…”
This isn’t a solid confirmation that the Arkhamverse is ending afterSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguelaunches in February, and there have been rumors of Rocksteady continuing or even rebooting the series in some capacity over the past few years. However, Rocksteady appears to be entirely focused on its current gamefor the time being, and Armstrong went on to describe howSuicide Squadmixes frantic gameplay and a gripping narrative to hopefully keep players coming back for more. Rocksteady studio product director Darius Sadeghian recently backed this notion by assuring fans thatSuicide Squadwill still have the same “DNA” that made theBatman: Arkhamseries a success.
Only time will tell ifSuicide Squadcan continue this success, as the game has been met with various controversies since its 2020 announcement. One of the resulting debates is where the Arkhamverse franchise can go afterSuicide Squad, especially if Batman and the rest of the Justice League are indeed going to die as the game’s subtitle implies. There are many ways for Rocksteady to continue theBatman: Arkhamseries in the future, but for now the studio is understandably focused onSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
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Play as the Suicide Squad to take down the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is a genre-defying, action-adventure third-person shooter from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series.
