<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
WB	O
Games	O
Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
comic	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
his	O
supporting	O
cast	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
Nightwing	O
,	O
Batgirl	O
,	O
Robin	O
,	O
and	O
Red	O
Hood	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
restore	O
justice	O
to	O
Gotham	O
City	O
during	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
decline	O
in	O
the	O
immediate	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
at	O
DC	O
FanDome	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
Gotham	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Gotham	O
City	O
after	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
Bruce	B-General_Concept
Wayne	I-General_Concept
/	I-General_Concept
Batman	I-General_Concept
(	O
Michael	O
Antonakos	O
)	O
and	O
Police	O
Commissioner	O
James	O
Gordon	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
rise	O
of	O
crime	O
and	O
police	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
four	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
former	O
protégés	O
—	O
Dick	O
Grayson	O
/	O
Nightwing	O
(	O
Christopher	O
Sean	O
)	O
,	O
Barbara	O
Gordon	O
/	O
Batgirl	O
(	O
America	O
Young	O
)	O
,	O
Tim	O
Drake	O
/	O
Robin	O
(	O
Sloane	O
Morgan	O
Siegel	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
Todd	O
/	O
Red	O
Hood	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Oyoung	O
)	O
—	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
legacy	O
by	O
protecting	O
Gotham	O
upon	O
receiving	O
a	O
pre-recorded	O
message	O
from	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
characters	O
include	O
Bruce	O
's	O
former	O
butler	B-Operating_System
Alfred	O
Pennyworth	O
(	O
Gildart	O
Jackson	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
technical	O
assistance	O
and	O
moral	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
Knights	O
;	O
police	O
captain	O
Renee	O
Montoya	O
(	O
Krizia	O
Bajos	O
)	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
honest	O
cops	O
left	O
in	O
Gotham	O
;	O
Bruce	O
's	O
uncle	O
and	O
wealthy	O
industrialist	O
Jacob	O
Kane	O
(	O
Tommie	O
Earl	O
Jenkins	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Commissioner	O
Catherine	O
Kane	O
(	O
Liz	O
Burnette	O
)	O
;	O
former	O
WayneTech	O
employee-turned-CEO	O
of	O
Foxteca	O
Lucius	O
Fox	O
(	O
Peter	O
Jay	O
Fernandez	O
)	O
;	O
Gotham	O
City	O
News	O
anchorwoman	O
Noor	O
Rashid	O
(	O
Zehra	O
Fazal	O
)	O
;	O
journalist	O
Arturo	O
Rodriguez	O
(	O
Mateo	O
d'Amato	O
)	O
,	O
Brandon	O
Tsai	O
(	O
David	O
Shih	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Doctor	O
Jada	O
Thompkins	O
(	O
Keisha	O
Castle-Hughes	O
)	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
Leslie	O
Thompkins	O
who	O
takes	O
up	O
her	O
mother	O
's	O
profession	O
as	O
a	O
doctor	O
after	O
she	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
ambushed	O
in	O
the	O
Batcave	O
by	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
and	O
is	O
mortally	O
wounded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
seals	O
himself	O
and	O
Ra	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
Batcave	O
and	O
initiates	O
the	O
self-destruct	O
protocol	O
,	O
killing	O
them	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
death	O
triggers	O
a	O
"	O
Code	O
Black	O
"	O
contingency	O
,	O
which	O
summons	O
Nightwing	O
,	O
Batgirl	O
,	O
Red	O
Hood	O
,	O
and	O
Robin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
final	O
act	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
bequeaths	O
a	O
backup	O
base	O
called	O
the	O
Belfry	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Union	O
Station	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
files	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
investigations	O
,	O
telling	O
his	O
students	O
that	O
Gotham	O
will	O
need	O
them	O
more	O
than	O
ever	O
once	O
the	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
notices	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
carry	O
on	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
will	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
heroes	O
band	O
together	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
Alfred	O
Pennyworth	O
following	O
the	O
funeral	O
attended	O
by	O
Bruce	O
's	O
uncle	O
Jacob	O
Kane	O
,	O
the	O
Knights	O
get	O
the	O
Belfry	O
operational	O
and	O
pursue	O
one	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
leads	O
,	O
a	O
scientist	O
named	O
Kirk	O
Langstrom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Knights	O
then	O
receive	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
investigating	O
another	O
lead	O
for	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
while	O
locked	O
up	O
in	O
Blackgate	O
Penitentiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
that	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
had	O
been	O
secretly	O
investigating	O
the	O
Court	O
,	O
the	O
Knights	O
search	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
information	O
they	O
can	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
manage	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Court	O
is	O
allegedly	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
Fountain	O
of	O
Youth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kane	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
knew	O
Bruce	O
was	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
Knights	O
 '	O
secret	O
identities	O
,	O
and	O
warns	O
them	O
not	O
to	O
interfere	O
with	O
his	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Knights	O
follow	O
Talia	O
's	O
trail	O
to	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
League	O
has	O
appropriated	O
Langstrom	O
's	O
research	O
and	O
Lazarus	O
Pit	O
water	O
to	O
create	O
mutant	O
Man-Bats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
WB	O
Games	O
Montréal	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
developing	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
to	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
(	O
in	O
which	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
)	O
,	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
features	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
wholly	O
separate	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
wanting	O
to	O
"	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
gameplay	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
a	O
virtual	O
event	O
called	O
DC	O
FanDome	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
DC	O
Comics	O
announced	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
limited	O
series	O
—	O
written	O
by	O
Evan	O
Narcisse	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
ABEL	O
—	O
titled	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
–	O
Gilded	O
City	O
,	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
book	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
exploring	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
final	O
case	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
publishing	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
issues	O
releasing	O
monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
series	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
item	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
seventh	O
item	O
given	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
purchase	O
all	O
six	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
costume	O
upgrade	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
too	O
underwhelming	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Gotham	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
sold	O
3,125	O
physical	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
