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Batman: Arkham Knight is set to be one of the biggest video game releases of 2015. At this stage, there isn't much out there that we know for certain, but this video will take you through 10 of the most awesome things that we know about the game that we can't wait to see!    Check out http://whatculture.com/gaming for more awesome content!    Music: Glass Boy - 'Black Shoes' - Licensed Under FMA

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00:00Today we're going to be taking a look at one of the most anticipated titles of all time,

00:09the once cancelled but never forgotten Batman Arkham Knight.

00:12This is 10 things we just can't wait to see.

00:17First up, the new Batmobile.

00:18The new version of the Batmobile is taking a page out of a Nolan-style tumbler, albeit

00:21with a wider overall frame and far more gadgets.

00:24It's not just an aesthetic change though.

00:26As the Batmobile trailer shows, we're getting a whole host of weapons to try out.

00:29Apparently the whole thing plays a bit like Burnout Paradise in terms of speed and feel,

00:33which we don't know about you, but they sound pretty sweet.

00:36Next up is in addition to Batman's stealthy arsenal, the new fear takedown, something that

00:40the creators have said you can execute if you get the heart rates of three nearby guards

00:44simultaneously racing.

00:46Beforehand there wasn't a whole lot of point to scaring the crap out of people, but now

00:49Rocksteady have added this lightning-fast animation that sees you dart from one to the next, leaving

00:53them all in one pile of broken bones and groans.

00:57First up is the idea of prowling through Gotham at night, in a hugely expansive open world.

01:01Will there be anything better than dispatching a few teams of thugs only to call your Batmobile

01:05as you walk away and burn up into the night towards the next situation?

01:07Although in Arkham Knight it seems the pedestrians have been evacuated, it's easy to see evidence

01:11that the whole place was thoroughly lived in, not hours before your time on the streets.

01:15From neon lights to steam grates, shop fronts and a dominating skyline, glitching on the

01:19edge of any high point before diving off down into the depths and letting your cape flare and

01:22catch you at the last minute will surely be one of the defining aspects of Arkham Knight.

01:28Next we want more memorable fights with all of Batman's iconic villains.

01:31We got a taste for how the line-up's going to go, but as was the case with Arkham City,

01:35there were far more people involved in proceedings than what we initially thought.

01:38Nobody knew the reveals of people like Clayface or Ra's al Ghul until the exact moment Rocksteady

01:42wanted them to.

01:43Therefore, we can only hope that although there's been a confirmed list of familiar faces, Two-Face,

01:47Harley Quinn, The Penguin, The Riddler and The Arkham Knight himself, there's still plenty

01:51more waiting in the wings to get stuck into.

01:54One of the most important things though, is how Rocksteady are going to handle the Joker's

01:58absence.

01:59Last seen being carried out of the Arkham City prison by the Dark Knight himself after

02:01accidentally smashing the antidote to his own poison, we're all but sure we've seen

02:04the last of the Mark Hamill-voiced maniac.

02:06Rocksteady remained pretty tight-lipped on the whole thing too, occasionally breaking silence

02:10to confirm that he's not in the game.

02:12Although Arden fans simply refuse to believe them, as after the whole Joker was Clayface thing

02:16in City, anything's possible.

02:19It's about time we got a true, next generation experience that only feels like it's possible

02:23on the new generation of hardware.

02:24For the most part, this isn't a knock against the quality of the titles that are out so far,

02:28although Watch Dogs seems to have become the industry's whipping boy.

02:30But the real brass tacks of the matter is that many of us had our hopes pinned on Arkham's

02:33original October release date, and we're looking forward to it being the first big title

02:37we could get stuck into.

02:38Since that date is no longer in motion, we can only assume it's due to Rocksteady upping

02:42the ante on the project overall.

02:43To fully deliver an experience that's definitely worth the wait.

02:47One of the main reasons long-time fans of watching Batman on screens of all sizes are hyped beyond

02:52belief is the return of Kevin Conroy.

02:54Now 54, the ageing actor's potentially croakier pipes will suit the character perfectly, hopefully

02:58playing him as the older, wiser badass we now know he is.

03:02Then there's the suit.

03:03We've seen the Batmobile, and we've seen the potential for a whole horde of villains

03:06to take on.

03:07But what good is that if the Batman himself isn't encapsulating the total unbridled bringer

03:10of justice we've all come to love?

03:12In the Nolan trilogy, many thought that the change from having a cowl to that of a movable neckpiece

03:16made the costume look a little bit strange.

03:18Here, however, the Bat silhouette is in perfect form, thanks to a perfect balance between the

03:21two.

03:22It's great to see Rocksteady creating a costume that's less made of flexible material

03:26and moulded with many smaller, interlocking parts.

03:29One of the biggest questions going in still revolves around the identity of the titular

03:32character, with everyone from Bruce's father Thomas to the Joker and even Harley Quinn

03:36being tossed around as potential candidates.

03:38Our bet is that this is just one ace in the hole that Rocksteady are keeping tighter to

03:41their chest than Tony Stark's chest magnet.

03:43This is their biggest selling point for fans new and old.

03:48Some people say that Nolan scuffed it up.

03:50Well, we want to see how Rocksteady handle the end of their own trilogy, as this is the

03:54real test of how much creative control they can exert over Warner Bros.

03:57We already know that they let them kill Joker in part 2, not as long as he stays dead that

04:01is.

04:02But as was the general notion in regards to Batman potentially meeting his maker as we went

04:04into The Dark Knight Rises, there's an encroaching feeling that this could be the final

04:07entry in the Arkham series too, because Rocksteady have confirmed that this is the last one they're

04:12ever going to make.

04:13We're living in a world where the backlash from Dark Knight Rises is very much known,

04:16and going by how well Rocksteady know the mythos along with the decisions they've made

04:19so far, we can't wait to see what their final scene is going to be.

04:24So what are you looking forward to doing as soon as Arkham Knight finally lands next year?

04:27Let us know in the comments below, feel free to check out whatculture.com for more coverage

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