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[Trailer] The Court of Owls Are in ‘Gotham Knights’, New Behind-The-Scenes Video Released
Warner Bros are really is giving up the goods today. Not only has the new Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League received a new trailer, along with Michael Keaton‘s Batman being teased in The Flash, the upcoming Gotham Knights video game also has a new trailer and behind-the-scenes video.
Gotham Knights takes place after the apparent death of Batman, and the four members of the Bat Family are taking up his cause to clean up Gotham’s underworld, which just so happens to include the much-rumoured Court of Owls, a secret society made up of Gotham City’s wealthiest families.
A familiar face also turns up in the trailer with Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. Cobblepot seems to know important details regarding The Court of Owls, and the threat it poses to Gotham.
As for the behind-the-scenes featurette, artist and DC CCO Jim Lee is joined by Scott Snyder (Writer & Co-Creator of “The Court of Owls”), Greg Capullo (Artist & Co-Creator of “The Court of Owls”), Patrick Redding (Gotham Knights Creative Director, WB Games Montreal) and Ann Lemay (Gotham Knights Narrative Director, WB Games Montreal), who all expand on the Courts of Owls origins, lore and inspiration for bringing the foe to Gotham Knights.
Gotham Knights is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One and PC via Steam in 2022.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.