The game was officially announced during the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards and was released worldwide for consoles, beginning in North America on October 18, 2011, and the PC version in November. Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to the 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure video games developed by Rocksteady Studios.