Batman: Arkham Knight delayed again

Batman: Arkham Knight has been delayed again, Warner Bros have revealed, pushing it back by three weeks.

Originally scheduled for release in October 2014 when it was first unveiled, the game was delayed in June 2014. A release date of June 2nd was then set.

However, Warner Bros revealed that the highly anticipated final instalment of the Batman: Arkham series will now launch three weeks later on 23rd June.

“We’re a developer that hates to make any compromises, so we are sorry to say this means it’s going to be just a little bit longer until you can play the epic conclusion to the Arkham trilogy,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director.

But as a reward for fan’s patience, the studio also released a brand new gameplay video, featuring footage of gameplay directly from a PlayStation 4 (shown above).

Batman: Arkham Knight will takes place one year following the events of Arkham City, as Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect when The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains to destroy The Dark Knight forever.

Classic Batman series characters such as Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and many more will be featured including the all-new character, The Arkham Knight.

For the first time in the series, the Batmobile will be a core element of the game with an entire new area of Gotham City to explore.

It will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.