Batman: Arkham Origins spoilers follow

If you sat through the credits after finishing the campaign in Batman: Arkham Origins, you know there was a tantalizing scene at the end that hinted at pretty big things in store for some of the villains.

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While it was originally hypothesized that this teaser was going to play into a new game, it seems that, for the time being, DC has other ideas. Batman: Assault on Arkham will be the first DC animated movie to delve into the universe of the popular Arkham video games. The straight-to-DVD animated movie sees Amanda Waller gathering a collection of criminals to stop Joker (Origins' Troy Baker returns with his spot-on Mark Hamill impression) from detonating a dirty bomb in Gotham, a situation that traps the villains between the Clown Prince of Crime and Batman himself (voiced by fan favorite Kevin Conroy).The motley crew includes the likes of Deadshot, Killer Frost, Black Spider, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn, who's not so sweet on her Puddin' at the moment.Of course, a Suicide Squad movie in the Arkhamverse doesn't preclude the existence of any future games based on the team, and it's interesting to note Deathstroke's absence from the trailer when he was the one featured in the Origins post-credits scene. In fact, DC and WB could use the film as a springboard for an Arkham spin-off game series if they so desired. Hopefully, we'll learn more soon.Batman: Assault on Arkham is reportedly due for release later this year.Via io9

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