ARKHAM KNIGHT - 1989 DLC Pack Drops Today, Challenge Maps To Come

The time has come for some new Batman: Arkham Knight DLC to drop, and it includes the 1989 Batman skin along with the accompanying Batmobile skin. I'm curious to see if the longer design of that Batmobile affects how the vehicle handles, and it does bring a smile to my face to see a giant duck on wheels in the screens for the two 1989-themed racetracks. The pack also includes some of the costumes that were part of previous pre-order exclusives.

While that is all well and good, I'm a bit more excited for next month's DLC haul, only because it addresses one of my biggest issues with the core game. The fact that you had all of these Bat family characters fully usable during the campaign, yet there was no way to use them outside of those small scenarios left me a bit bummed. In next month's pack, there will be six challenge rooms added for use by Catwoman, Nightwing, Robin, and of course Batman. These will be available on September 6th.

At some point in September, there will also be another piece of story content featuring Nightwing defending the GCPD against Penguin. If that weren't enough, the Tumblr from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy will also be available, as well as the original Arkham Asylum suit, and two additional tracks. I really missed the challenge rooms from the previous games, so that is a huge get for me, but having some additional story content is great as well. Granted, some of the additional story DLC from Rocksteady has been a little hit and miss, but hopefully that isn't the case here.