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The Joker’s last laugh at the expense of agitated fanboys

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This week seems to be delivering a steady stream of small annoyances to Xbox 360 owners. First the Lode Runner XBLA pricing fiasco (that will warrant its own post shortly) and now the leaked news that the PS3 version of the very promising upcoming game Batman: Arkham Asylum will have exclusive challenge levels – aside from the main story – with Joker as a playable character, available through a free download.

I’ll be the first to admit that yes, I am jealous, since I don’t own a PS3. However, what really caused my knee-jerk reaction was the lack of any announcement about the possibility of exclusive content for the Xbox 360 version of the game. Especially when Sony might not be the only one getting some exclusive goodies.

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