Red Hood: A New Beginning

Red Hood: A New Beginning is a upcoming antihero action-adventure video game based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The game was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The game is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Red Hood's combat and stealth abilities. The game is schedueled to release on January 25, 2022. Upon release, it received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its narrative, gameplay, visuals, voice acting, musical score, characterization, and combat. The game was also a commercial success selling over 2.45 million units within the first week of its release. The game had sold over 16 million copies by April 2023. The story is set within the the Arkhamverse. Troy Baker, Kevin Conroy, and Mark Hamil all reprise their roles as Jason Todd, Batman, and the Joker respectively. During flashbacks during the events of Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, the game's graphics will shift to Return to Arkham's graphics. The game's narrative depicts Jason Todd's childhood before becomming the second Robin, his first encounter with Batman, his adoption by Bruce Wayne, becomming the second Robin, and kidnapped by Joker. The game reveals that Jason was present on Arkham Island during the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and where he was held captive, then it shows how he escaped his torture. Then story goes on between Asylum and Arkham City, during Arkham City, between City and Knight, and then it leads into Batman: Arkham Knight. After the events of Arkham Knight, Jason becomes Red Hood.

Paul Dini, a veteran Batman writer returns to write the game and Sefton Hill reprises his role as director for the game.

Synopis
The story is about the origins and later current life of Jason Todd, now known as Red Hood.

Cast
Troy Baker as Jason Todd/Robin/Arkham Knight/Red Hood and Harvey Dent/Two-Face

Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Thomas Elliot/Hush

Mark Hamil as The Joker

Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone

Jeffrey Pierce as Willis Todd

Annie Wersching as Cathy Todd

April Stewart as Sofia Falcone

Laura Bailey as Kitrina Falcone

Mona Marshall as Luisa Falcone

Quinton Flynn as Alberto Falcone

Arleen Sorkin & Tara Strong as Harley Quinn

Tom Kane as Quincy Sharp

Kimberly Brooks & Ashley Greene as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle

Jonathan Banks as Commissioner Gordon

Steve Blum as Killer Croc

Danny Jacobs as Victor Zsasz & Frank Boles

Dino Andrade & John Noble as Johnathan Crane/Scarecrow

Tasia Valenza as Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy

Fred Tatasciore as Bane

Wally Wingert as Edward Nygma/The Riddler

Nolan North as The Penguin

Grey DeLisle as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Vicki Vale

Martin Jarvis as Alfred Pennyworth

Scott Porter as Dick Grayson/Nightwing

Matthew Mercer as Tim Drake/Robin

Corey Burton as Hugo Strange

Peter MacNicol as Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter

Dee Bradley Baker as Ra's al Ghul

Stana Katic as Talia al Ghul

Cree Summer as Penelope Young

Rob Paulsen as Sal Maroni

Brian Bloom as Roman Sionis/Black Mask

James Horan as Jack Ryder/Creeper

Roger Craig Smith as Prometheus

Marc Worden as Killer Moth

Bill Fagerbakke as Humpty Dumpty

Rick D. Wasserman as Basil Karlo/Clayface

Maurice LaMarche as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man

Duane R. Shepard Sr. as Aaron Cash

Trey Parker as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and The Great White Shark

Matt Stone as The Ventriloquist

Mark Rolston as Deathstroke

Crispin Freeman as Firefly

Chris Cox as Deadshot

Will Sasso as Maxie Zeus

JB Blanc Additional Voices

Ashley Johnson as Holly Robinson

Trivia

 * The game's character bios will also switch in style while the narrative is set in the particular game. For example, when Jason is on Arkham Island during Arkham Asylum, all the character bios are reused from the atcual game, albeit with some added characters. The artwork would be done by Carlos D'Anda.


 * Some of the music is recycled from previous Arkham games.