This chapter provides a historical background on the founding of Rocksteady Studios and their journey from being laid off to creating Batman Arkham Asylum. It discusses the influences behind the game, the initial lack of attention, and the merging of SCI and Ido's to gain the rights to Batman.
When Rocksteady published its entire Batman trilogy within seven years, it became one of the most promising (and prolific) video game studios in the world. But now, seven years since its last major release, Rocksteady has lost its two founders and, seemingly, its creative identity. With its new game Suicide Squad weeks from release, we explain how this developer went from creating the best superhero games of its generation to producing a living game looter shooter. In the back half, Russ shares his thoughts on Cobalt Core. And we have a special survey for listeners at Besties.fan!
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