Batman delayed on PC

Will now arrive on September 18 complete with PhysX support.

Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. have announced that the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum will now be released on September 18 on Games for Windows. The release date for Xbox 360 and PS3 remains unchanged.

While PC gamers will have to wait a little longer to enter the Asylum, it has been confirmed that the game will take advantage of Nvidia PhysX technology. This promises to enable PC gamers with the supported hardware to experience a more immersive and believable world.

With PhysX technology enabled, players can explore darkened corridors packed with volumetric fog which reacts to Batman’s movement and cobwebs which tear with his passing. Throughout the game, the decaying gothic architecture promises to be realised to an incredible detail with wall tiles chipping and breaking, stone pillars crumbling upon impact, and particles from breaking glass and debris shattering and falling down around Batman’s feet.

“Supporting Nvidia PhysX technology has allowed us to add that little bit extra to the PC version of the game,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director at Rocksteady Studios. “As Batman interacts with the world, the aging asylum creates a more immersive, believable world which really draws the player in.”

Batman: Arkham Asylum will be released on September 18 on Games for Windows, and on August 28 for Xbox 360 and PS3. A demo for all three formats is available now.