New Batman Game Possibly Teased By Arkham Origins Dev

It appears Batman: Arkham Origins developer WB Games Montreal is teasing its new game. The studio tweeted on September 22 for the first time in more than four years, with what looks to be a cryptic teaser for a new project. Then, on September 23, the studio posted another teaser with a tagline that says "Capture the Knight." That teaser is accompanied by a series of quickly changing symbols that could imply the latest threat Batman will have to face. You can check out the latest teaser below, followed by the earlier one. We'll continue to update this story if any further teasers are shared or if any news comes during today's PlayStation State of Play stream.

The tweet celebrates the 80th anniversary of Batman's first comic book appearance back in 1939 with a video that shows the Bat-Signal projected onto a building. But there is more to it. The video also contains flashes, at :03 and :21, of mysterious symbols that you can see below.

People are speculating that at least one of the symbols is in reference to the secret society, the Court of Owls, that exists in the Batman universe. Intriguingly, a WB Games Montreal developer tweeted in November 2018 a picture of a developer wearing a t-shirt with owl imagery on it. The tweet appears to be in reference to an upcoming, unannounced project.

More evidence for the Court of Owls connection came from Batman comics writer Scott Snyder. He tweeted, and then deleted, a post that specifically mentioned the Court of Owls. He used the hashtag #bewarethecourtofowls in his since-deleted post. You can see a screen-cap of his tweet below.

WB Games Montreal has numerous open positions posted on its jobs website, one of which mentions the studio is working on a "AAA unannounced game." The studio is massive, as it currently employs more than 300 people and continues to staff up.

In 2016, Kotaku reported that WB Games Montreal canceled a Suicide Squad game and shifted focus to a new Batman game starring Damian Wayne. This could be the new title that WB Games Montreal is teasing, as Damian Wayne was featured in the 2012 comic "Night of Owls" that focuses on Batman's fight against the Court of Owls. Nothing is confirmed, however.

In 2018, WB Games Montreal senior designer Osama Dorias said on the Humans of Gaming podcast that the studio was working on a "couple projects" connected to the DC universe. One of these games is a "major console game, open world, DC universe," Dorias said.

Meanwhile, Batman: Arkham Knight studio Rocksteady is also working on a new project, though it has not been announced.

People are speculating that a forthcoming Batman game reveal could happen at the PlayStation State of Play event this week, though nothing at all has lent any credence to this.