Batman: Arkham Knight – First Season Pass details

Alongside the recent announcement of the digital-only Premium edition of Batman: Arkham Knight, new details of the Season Pass have recently emerged. In a recent Facebook announcement made by Batman Arkham, some early details of the content Arkham fans can expect post launch have been revealed for the first time.

Whilst the information is quite conservative at this time there is a large focus on narrative-based stories which were unable to be placed in the original story line. Be warned there are some very minor spoilers which may ensue, whilst the information is sparse and the potential spoilers minimal, if you want a completely untainted experience of the Arkham Knight story line skip ahead past this section.

Batgirl: A Matter of Family

An all new prequel story expansion in an entirely new location where you play as Batgirl for the very first time in the Arkham series – check out the first render of Batgirl.

The Season of Infamy
Play as Batman in all new story missions featuring legendary super-villains invading Gotham City, with new story arcs, missions and gameplay features.

Gotham City Stories
Play as Batman’s key allies in narrative missions extending their storylines, from both before and after the events in Batman: Arkham Knight.

Legendary Batmobiles with Themed Tracks
Drive the most iconic Batmobiles from Batman’s 75-year history, on custom-built race tracks, each themed to that Batmobile’s specific era. Every Batmobile will be drivable across every race track.

Crimefighter Challenge Maps
Engage in a series of new challenge maps utilizing the unique play styles of Batman and his allies.

Character Skins
A variety of skins from across the eras for Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman.

The aforementioned digital-only Premium Edition includes both the main game and all the content from the Season Pass. The Premium Edition costs $159.90 and $139.90 on consoles and PC respectively. The Season Pass is separately available for purchase for $59.95.

Check out the latest trailer above, featuring the other cast of playable characters in Arkham Knight. Including Robin (Tim Drake version), Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and Catwoman. This also features the new gameplay mechanic Dual Play, a freeflow tag-team-esque combat move between Batman and any other of the playable characters. Nightwing and Robin appear to be making their first playable appearance in the main story line of an Arkham game with Catwoman having had a smaller role in Arkham City’s story.

Batman: Arkham Knight is slated for release in Australia on June 24th 2015 on the PS4, Xbox One and PC.