The Double-A Team is a newish feature series honouring the unpretentious, mid-budget, gimmicky commercial action games that no-one seems to make any more. Check out our archive of Double-A pieces here! The team at Warner Bros Montreal inherited quite a bit when they made Batman: Arkham Origins. Sure, there's the big stuff like the ingenious, game-unlocking realisation that Batman should be good in a melee fight but useless (or tactical) against guns. And there's the idea that a game about Batman...

Hello, We have just pushed a new patch that may address the crash that some users are experiencing at the opening of the game (when Batman first appears and begins to turn around). If you are able to try the new release, please let us know if it is working for you or not. There is a pinned forum thread titled "Help Track Down Game Crashing/Freezing" that you can add to. Thanks!

Hello, A handful of users have had issues running the game at full screen resolutions, most often on Windows 10. We have made a small update to the game to hopefully address some of these problems. Thanks for playing!

It appears that many of you are enjoying Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition, but are having trouble getting WBID verification emails on PS3 and PC. Logging in to WBID will get you the Zero Year batsuit. While a fix is being prepared, we have a workaround for one of the WBID failure cases. This workaround is only if you have successfully created a new WBID, are awaiting the verification email, and are told, when logging in, that you have logged in but need the verification to succeed...

Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is Now Available on Steam! Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, and batsuits, all with enhanced visuals. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.