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Arkham Shadow
''Batman: Arkham Shadow'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Camouflaj and published by Oculus Studios. It is the second virtual reality game in the ''Batman: Arkham'' series (following ''Batman: Arkham VR'') and a narrative sequel to ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' and ''Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate'' (2013). Set six months after ''Origins'' events, the game's story follows a younger and less experienced Batman, who attempts to stop a mysterious villain called the Rat King from destroying Gotham City on the Independence Day (United States), Fourth of July, and depicts his transition from a violent and vengeful Vigilantism, vigilante into a symbol of hope. ''Arkham Shadow'' was released for the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S on October 21, 2024, to largely positive reviews. Gameplay ''Batman: Arkham Shadow'' is an action-adventure video game played from a first-person perspective. In the game, the player assumes control of Batman, who must stop a new villain called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflaj
Camouflaj is a video game development company based in Bellevue, Washington. Founded in 2011 by Ryan Payton, the studio is most known for developing '' République'', ''Iron Man VR'', and '' Batman: Arkham Shadow''. The studio was acquired by Meta Platforms in 2022. History The studio was founded in September 2011 by Ryan Payton, who had previously worked at Kojima Productions and 343 Industries. He left 343 Industries to found his own studio due to his lack of motivation working on ''Halo 4'' and his desire of working on games that are of smaller scale. Seeing the success of mobile game such as ''Infinity Blade'', the studio began pitching their next project named '' République'' to various publishers such as Bungie. With no partner willing to publish the game, the studio decided to crowdfund it through Kickstarter. The project was funded on May 11, 2012 with a total of $555,662, and it was released episodically starting with "Episode 1: Exordium" in December 2013. The studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilantism
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition The term is borrowed from Italian , which means 'sentinel' or 'watcher', from Latin . According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." Les Johnston argues that vigilant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rolston
Mark Rolston (born December 7, 1956) is an American actor and voice actor. He made his film debut as PFC. Drake in '' Aliens'' (1986), and is known for his supporting roles in films like ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), ''Rush Hour'' (1998), ''The Departed'' (2006)'','' and the ''Saw'' film series (2008–09). On television, he played Gordie Liman on ''The Shield'' (2003), Edward Shippen IV on '' Turn: Washington's Spies'' (2015–16), the voice of Lex Luthor on ''Young Justice'' (2010–22), and Lt. Don Thorne on ''Bosch'' (2018–21) and '' Bosch: Legacy'' (2022-25). Early life and education Rolston was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1956, raised by a single father. He began studying acting and ballet as a child at the Washington Theatre Club in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, where he was classmates with actor Daniel Stern. He studied acting at the Richmond American University London and Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gordon (character)
James W. "Jim" Gordon Sr. is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted in the first panel of ''Detective Comics'' #27 (May 1939), Batman's first appearance, making him the first List of Batman supporting characters, Batman supporting character ever to be introduced. As the police commissioner of Gotham City, Gordon shares Batman's deep commitment to ridding the city of crime. The character is typically portrayed as having full trust in Batman and is even somewhat dependent on him. In many Modern Age of Comic Books, modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante methods, but nevertheless believes that Gotham needs him. The two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. Gordon is the father or adoptive father (depending on the continuity (fiction), continuity) of Barbara Gordon, the second Batgirl and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Baker
Troy Edward Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician. He is known for his numerous roles in video games, including Yuri Lowell in ''Tales of Vesperia'' (2008), Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' franchise, Booker DeWitt in '' BioShock Infinite'' (2013), Samuel "Sam" Drake in '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' (2016) and '' Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' (2017), Rhys Strongfork in ''Tales from the Borderlands'' (2014), Snow Villiers in '' Final Fantasy XIII'' (2010), Kanji Tatsumi in ''Persona 4'' (2008), Vincent Brooks in ''Catherine'' (2011), Agent Jones in '' Fortnite'' (2017), Talion in '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' (2014) and '' Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' (2017), Pagan Min in '' Far Cry 4'' (2014), Revolver Ocelot in '' Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'' (2015), Higgs Monaghan in '' Death Stranding'' (2019) and '' Death Stranding 2: On the Beach'' (2025), and Indiana Jones in '' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle'' (2024). Baker curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-Face
Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). He has become one of the superhero Batman's most enduring enemies belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his List of Batman family enemies#Classic rogues gallery, rogues gallery. In his comic book appearances, Two-Face is the alter ego of Harvey Dent, Gotham City's former district attorney who becomes a criminal mastermind obsessed with Mind–body dualism, duality and the number two. Half of his face is hideously scarred after mob boss Sal Maroni throws acid at him. The resulting disfigurement drives him insane and causes him to make decisions based on the Coin flipping, flip of a coin. The Modern Age of Comic Books portrays the character as having dissociative identity disorder, with Two-Face being an alternate personality that developed as a result of Child abuse, childhood abu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
