The Batman Suit Added to Batman: Arkham Knight

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Batman: Arkham Knight just added Robert Pattinson's Batsuit in a free update, but it was quickly removed soon after.

Yesterday was a great day for fans of the most emo Batman in the Caped Crusader's cinematic history because Robert Pattinson's suit from The Batman was seemingly added to Batman: Arkham Knight. But the fun was fleeting because just a few hours later, the suit was removed.

So you thought developer Rocksteady was done with Batman: Arkham Knight, did you? Well, it seems that might not be quite the case. Eight years after its initial release, Rocksteady's third entry in the Arkham series has been updated to add an unexpected bit of new content — but it appears the celebrations might have been a bit premature.