Warner Brothers Montreal have today unveiled the first full trailer for their upcoming downloadable narrative expansion of their 2013 open-world action-adventure title Batman: Arkham Origins. Titled Cold, Cold Heart, the DLC expansion pits the Caped Crusader in a deadly battle with Victor Fries, aka his soon-to-be long-term adversary Mr Freeze, and gives players the opportunity to don the XC (Extreme Conditions) Bat-suit in due course.
For those who've rightly tried to erase the memory of Origins from their minds, just as a reminder, this was a prequel to Rocksteady's critically lauded Batman: Arkham Asylum and its 2011 successor Arkham City. Sadly, WB Montreal's sophomore outing was a major disappointment by comparison, its narrative lacking in the dramatic tension of the first two games and its open-world seeming curiously sparse when placed alongside the dense planes created by Rocksteady just a few short years before. Word has it that Rocksteady are hard at work on a fully-fledged sequel to City for release later this year, so hope yet resides for the franchise's redemption, but right now, we'll live in (ambitious) hope that this DLC can be met with anything other than a cold reception (sorry).
Batman: Arkham Origins- Cold, Cold Heart glides onto Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PC marketplaces on April 22nd.
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