Gotham Knights is the first, wholly original Batman title from WB Games Montreal following on from the studio’s Arkham series spinoff, Batman: Arkham Origins. Inspired by the Batman: Gotham Knights comic series, the game follows Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood in the wake of Batman’s apparent death as they take on the mantle of Gotham City’s primary protectors. The Bat family’s efforts to protect Gotham put them in the sights of some of the city’s most notorious villains, including Penguin and Mr. Freeze, while also investigating the activities of the mysterious Court of Owls as it looks to consolidate its power.
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WB Games Montreal shared that the latest console patch was live on the game’s official Twitter account, with the focus being on issues surrounding the recently added Heroic Assault activity. Among the issues the patch addresses is the activity causing the game to crash, which has been plaguing Heroic Assault since the activity was added. Additional fixes included scaling reward drops in the open world, asset issues in Heroic Assault, and a fix for an issue with the mode’s map.
The latest update marks the ninth update for console, PC, or both, since Gotham Knights was released on October 21, 2022, though it is one of the smaller patches, given it is only for console versions of the game. The last update was the biggest to date, bringing with it a large swath of fixes along with the aforementioned Heroic Assault activity and boss-driven Showdown. It would not be surprising to see another PC patch in the near future, given that PC and console updates have either been on the same day or only a few days apart.
Given the ongoing support, players could argue the ongoing support reflects WB Games Montreal’s commitment to the game despite Gotham Knights’ mixed reviews at launch. It can often be the make or break for most live service games, with Destiny 2 serving as an example of the success a game can have in the space versus the failure of a game such as Anthem, which was plagued with a rocky development cycle and poorly planned post-launch roadmap. Time will tell where Gotham Knights falls in this spectrum, but players shouldn’t be surprised if WB Games Montreal does everything it can to keep the game alive and improve it however the studio can.
Gotham Knights Console Patch Notes 12/13/2022
General
Balancing Pass on rewards/drops to scale accordingly in the Open World(Beyond level 40) Heroic Assault “Ultra Cosmic” Colorway fix to unlock properly Fixes to environment assets Getting stuck or invisible collisions Fixes to AI alertness levels and behaviours Fix for map icons not appearing accordingly
Stability
Crash fixes for Heroic Assault Crash fix for certain player abilities Fixes to input functionality issues during Heroic Assault
Gotham Knights is currently available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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