Batman Arkham City

It looks like the leaked trophies, t-shirts and images didn't lie. Nightwing is officially a playable character in Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City. Dick Grayson's superhero identity will come with his own gadgets and weapons (see his trademark truncheons above) and, like Robin, be playable in all Arkham City challenge maps...

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We saw possible trophies, we saw potential screen shots, now Xbox's official Batman: Arkham City avatar marketplace offerings seem to suggest that Nightwing will at least be a part of -- if not a full-on playable character -- in Rocksteady Studios' upcoming release...

New images of what could be Nightwing from Batman: Arkham City have popped up at the Portuguese language site Zwame.pt, adding digital fuel to the rumor fire that Dick Grayson could be the game's fourth playable character. Nightwing-specific trophies similar to that of the playable Tim Drake Robin's popped up at PS3Trophies yesterday...

There's been no official confirmation, but if the "Nightwing Revenge" and "Campaign Nightwing" trophies that have popped up on PS3Trophies are any indication, Nightwing could very well be heading to Batman: Arkham City. Rocksteady Studios teased that a fourth playable character would join Batman, Catwoman and a Tim Drake version of Robin last month, and with just two weeks left

No matter how much Rocksteady shows off new Batman: Arkham City images and footage, seeing an unencumbered Caped Crusader swoop around an urban environment sandbox-style never really gets old. Players got to spread their gliding capes a bit in Arkham Asylum, but as demonstrated by new images and video from the game, the scale and speed of Arkham City really opens up Batman's gameplay possibilities

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