LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: A Batman costume from the 1995 Batman Forever film worn by Val Kilmer and designed by Rob Ringwood and Ingrid Ferrin is on display at the DC Comics Exhibition: Dawn Of Super Heroes at the O2 Arena on February 22, 2018 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens on February 23rd, features 45 original costumes, models and props used in DC Comics productions including the Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman films. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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On a day that featured State of Play and Inside Xbox, noticeably absent was the expected announcement of a new Batman game from WB Games Montreal.

The stage was perfectly set. On Tuesday, September 24 — a day that featured streams for both PlayStation (State of Play) and Xbox (Inside Xbox) — WB Games Montréal was to reveal a new Batman game. Or so we thought.

It all started over the weekend following Batman Day, a celebration of the Caped Crusader’s 80th anniversary. After years of inactivity, WB Games Montréal’s Twitter account woke up and posted the first tweet in four years.

The tweet, which you can see below, featured the bat signal lit up on the side of the building. But if you look closely, you’ll see that the video flickers every couple of seconds, revealing different symbols.

@WBGamesMTL is proud to celebrate Batman’s 80th anniversary with rest of the world during #BatmanDay #Batman80 pic.twitter.com/4VGz9kBWxj — WB Games Montréal (@WBGamesMTL) September 22, 2019

It didn’t take long for fans to investigate these symbols. The investigation led to theories that the symbols were in reference to Ra’s Al Ghul (The Demon’s Head) and the Court of Owls, a secret society who trains assassins. More importantly, it jump-started speculation that WB Games Montréal is working on a new Batman game, presumably related to the Arkham series.

The timing of this announcement also coincided with the Epic Games store making the Batman: Arkham Collection free. The trilogy includes Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight — all from developer Rocksteady. Sure, Batman: Arkham Origins, the only mainline game that was developed by WB Games Montréal, wasn’t included, but clearly something big was supposed to be announced.

Rumors of a WB Games Batman were further fueled on Monday when the developer tweeted a second teaser. This time it was a transforming symbol along with the caption: “Capture the Knight.”

Capture the Knight / Cape sur la nuit pic.twitter.com/yMFXMd4djU — WB Games Montréal (@WBGamesMTL) September 23, 2019

Well, Tuesday came and there was no announcement. What gives? The developer has yet to post another teaser as of this writing which has me questioning just what the heck is going on?

Is WB Games Montréal working on a new Batman: Arkham game? If so, why wasn’t it announced? Or was this the ultimate troll job?