Batman Arkham Origins is an action-adventure video game developed by WB Games Montréal and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released in 2013 as the third installment in the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham series and serves as a prequel to the previous games.Set on Christmas Eve, several years before the events of Batman Arkham Asylum, Arkham Origins follows a younger and less experienced Bruce Wayne, who is only in his second year as Batman. Gotham City is gripped by chaos as Black Mask, a notorious crime lord, places a $50 million bounty on Batman's head, attracting eight deadly assassins to hunt him down in one night.Throughout the game, players encounter familiar and reimagined versions of iconic characters such as The Joker, Penguin, Deathstroke, Bane, Firefly, and Copperhead. As Batman investigates the bounty and fights to survive, he begins to uncover a deeper conspiracy threatening the city and begins shaping the legend he will become.