I don't think that's Harley Quinn. If you pause on 1:40, you can see Harley's normal harlequin outfit in the background near the right side. I think that black haired girl with the gun is just a henchman.
When the Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year edition comes out on May 29th, it will include a lot of shit: The Catwoman DLC, the Nightwing DLC, the Robin DLC, all the various Batman skins, and a code to download the animated Batman: Year One movie (which I actually can't remember if I've seen yet, now that I think about it). It will also include "Harley Quinn's Revenge," which you can see about five seconds of in the above trailer (note: I think Harley did something to her hair. She looks kind of messed up, which, for a girl that dates a psychotic mass murderer, is saying something). This may be actual missions, or challenge maps like the other DLC, or god knows what else -- all that matters is that you can finally play as Harley Quinn, assuming you buy the GotY edition. Hopefully, "Harley Quinn's Revenge" will be available as DLC later for us poor bastards who made the mistake of buying the game when it originally came out, but who knows. All I want to do is be Harley Quinn and hit Batman in the face with a giant mallet and not pay $60 for the experience. Is that really too much to ask? (Via Kotaku)
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You don't play as Harley Quinn in this new DLC, dumbass.
You play as Batman, sometimes switching to Robin, working together to try and uncover Harley's plans of revenge against the duo for killing the Joker at the end of the game.
Why the fuck don't you ever do any fucking research before you write an article? This shit is really embarrassing, at this point.
Also.. fuck buying DLC piecemeal, especially day of release. This isn't some indie game or even a small studio that needs the money. This is a blockbuster from Warner Bros. I'm glad I've waited for the later collected editions. I'd say I should do that with actual DC books if I wasn't maybe finally ready to quit cold turkey on the DCnU anyway.
As good of a game and story as Arkham City is... the character design is fucking awful. Then again, i say the same of Nolan's films.
The other day I was remembering those old Batman vs. Predator comics, And I thought how cool would be to have the Predator as a DLC character for Arkham City. A completely different game play (new weapons, lethal forces, cloaking), more challenge maps...
Anyway, as far I'm concerned, they can keep releasing DLC for Arkham City forever, and I'll keep buying them. I certainly wouldn't mind some extra missions on the city map that we could play as NIghtwing and/or Robin...
Also, co-op?
Also, play as Batman hunting/being hunted by the Predator. And all the Predator skins...
People who own the regular edition will be able to buy the DLC by itself, but it will be priced at $59.99.
I was really on the fence about this game when it came out, because it looked so different from Arkham Asylum and seemed to eliminate what I liked about that game, so I never bought it. Now I'll get to buy this edition with all the extras, so yay me.
You know I think she may have dyed her hair as a sign of mourning. You know how it's traditional for people to attend funerals in black? That's what she's doing here.
60 bucks? Remember when GOTY editions were cheaper than the initial release? Just seems like a convenient excuse to bump the price back up again a year after the game has come out.
That is sort of why they give away all the DLCs with them these days. They know late buyers(such as myself) are less inclined to buy the DLCs, so they release these versions that include the game and the DLCs for a higher price than buying the original box's current price, since it is a more appealing option to some(again, myself included).
"Hey fans, thanks for making us game of the year. As a reward we are going to make a better version for those people who didn't support us." We made you game of the year. I'm okay with them coming out with it but they better make all that available to we first buyers at a reasonable price at least.
The only way I'd be interested in this is if it follows up on that Easter Egg from Harley and Joker's apartment after you beat the game.
That isn't the only way I'd be interested, but I'll be very annoyed if they don't follow up (since clearly Harley knows even if the Joker didn't.)
Given the quality of the game and its writing overall, though, I can't imagine they won't follow up on it.
Edit: Spoilers? I guess? Kinda, but only in the vaguest sense? It's hard to tell these days. Spoiler-phobes have gotten so out of control.
Actually, something someone brought up on another site is that it's a bit problematic for Harley to be involved in physical combat if this takes place after that Easter Egg. This is especially true if you don't play her, but play a character like Robin confronting her.
Well...it is early days. Harley probably has a couple of months before she needs to put down the mallet......
IGN quotes the Warner Bros. description, saying that you switch between Batman and Robin during Harley Quinn's Revenge- not play as Harley.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/12...
Edit: and so does the Kotaku article!
I'm sick of these Game+DLC packages, Mortal Kombat + All new fighters, or in this case, Batman + DLCs ..... what about the dudes who have shown dedication by buying the games when they come out ? Greedy ass modafuka.
Just be happy they didn't do the worst of all things by having "release data DLC". Or, just a little worse, having "DLC" that's actually just locked content on the disc. The former is distressingly common and the latter seems to be the domain of EA.
It's not greed - it's marketing. Existing Customers are far worse than People Who Hate Your Product as far as marketing is concerned. Potential Customers on the other hand are marketing's golden ring right up until they become Existing Customers.
You got to buy them early and play with them early. Everyone else is coming to the party late. Sure, at reduced price, but that's no different than buying the game at a really low used price (and for a game like this, it'd have to be a really long wait), then buying all the DLC. And at least we can actually download the new DLC, unlike certain other game companies that require you to buy a new game to enjoy the DLC.
Never mind that we all saw a GOTY edition coming; let's face it.
But I have nothing wrong with them making a version that incorporates all the content that wasn't ready at release. Makes it easier for latecomers to get the whole package.
The only thing worse looking than Arkham City Harley is DCnU Harley.
Retarded Juggalo with random bottles of dye is not a good look for her.
The stand alone DLC is out next Tuesday 4/30
Also the Achievements for the Harley DLC makes it seem like you'll be playing as Robin, or Harley has very similar moves and gadgets.
Sadly the tweet of that has already been corrected. The DLC is available on 5/29 for PS3, 5/30 for 360.
