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6 years before Batman: Arkham, Saints Row developer Volition kept working on a stealth Batman game even after its original idea got scrapped for being worse than GTA 3

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Grand Theft Auto III
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Grand Theft Auto III
Genres · adventure, fps, racing, simulation
Release · May 20, 2002
Developer · TransGaming Inc., DMA Design
PCXbox 360MobilePS4
36 articles 25 writers 2 reviews
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Volition
Role · Developer
Active · 1998–2022
Latest · Saints Row
Top genres · fps, adventure, simulation
202 articles 100 writers 25 games
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Active · 2009–2024
Latest · Batman: Arkham Shadow
Top genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, fps
438 articles 176 writers 28 games
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