Rocksteady Studios' next game is the subject of a vast amount of speculation.Rocksteady’s most recent gameArkham Knightis nearing its fifth anniversary and no game has been announced since, despite rumors that Rocksteady was preparing an announcement for some time now. While there’s no news yet on that front, a new leak does hint at what Rocksteady may have wanted to work on followingArkham Knight’s launch – aSupermangame.
Leaker James Sigfield claims that they have multiple anonymous sources that have verified the news to them. “Rocksteady pitched aSupermangame to WB as a follow up to Arkham Knight, and WB passed on the project,” is what Sigfield claims. He doesn’t add any further context for the pitch orWarner Bros.' rejection.
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What Sigfield does add is a link to a rumored leaked piece of Rockstead concept art showing superman flying around a futuristic Metropolis. “Judging how similar this feels to the ‘New Gotham’ section ofArkham Knight, this could be for that,” Sigfield speculates. As in, the piece of concept art could have been a part of Rocksteady’s pitch to WB for aSupermangame.
As far as rumormongers go, Sigfield reliability is certainly worth questioning. It would be easy to say the rumor was built off of the leaked piece of concept art, considering it didn’t pop up any sooner. And there have been a lot ofRocksteady-related leaksand rumors over the years. Without further evidence to support this rumor, consider it highly questionable.
What might add some context to the rumor would be if Rocksteady officially announced its game. Recent rumors hint that Rocksteady is working on a DC Comics game that isn’t Batman focused, but rather covers a broad range ofDC superheroes. Superman could easily be one of those characters and this piece of concept art could easily be that. Rocksteady may never have made aSupermanpitch, but rather has always been focused on this new project.
If WB did reject aSupermangame from Rocksteady, it would be somewhat understandable. Superman as a hero isn’t anywhere near as popular as he used to be.Supermancomics don’t sell considerably well, but more importantly, there hasn’t been a pureSupermanmovie in a long time. Even Superman’s most recent movie wasn’t named Superman, but ratherMan of Steel. Where aBatmangame would get approved instantly just based on marketability,Supermanmay struggle. Superman as a member of theJustice League, however, may go over much better.
Rocksteady’s current game in development remains unannounced.
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