I thought that there would have been a new evil boss. Maybe the riddler, with lots more riddle-type stuff. Or the penguin, since be was barely in the last game.

The Bafta Award winning Batman: Arkham Asylum encouraged most players to stay in Detective Mode for long periods - something the title's developer Rocksteady has labelled a "mistake".

In a talk at Brighton-based conference Develop yesterday, the studio's art director David Hego joked that he wanted "to cry a little bit" when hearing of people playing the majority of the game in the mode - as it meant they missed out on much of the title's fantastic art style.

"It was a gameplay decision to make detective vision so strong...we're going to try not to do that mistake again" said Hego.

He also revealed some small details about how they plan to approach 'detective vision' in Arkham Asylum 2.

Hego suggested Batman's all-powerful bad-guy stalking ability will be a little more subtle the second time around as they plan to "make it more like augmented reality next time".

Hego delved into more detail on the tricks used to direct the player and explained how the team used stylised realism to overcome the 'uncanny valley' barrier.

"One of the big advantages of the stylised realism was we were jumping across the uncanny valley... By making [the characters] so stylised, you can forget about uncanny valley because you accept that it's not real."

Warner recently snapped up a number of Arkham Asylum related domains that have ignited speculation on what the next title may be.

The UK's Official Xbox Magazine will reveal the first details of Warner's hotly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 (proper name TBC, of course) in its October issue - which will hit shelves on Thursday, September 2nd.

And PlayStation fans won't miss out either - with Official PlayStation Magazine revealing PS3-related deets on the very same day.

The Next Month page in OXM's current issue promises: 'No joke: The first details and screens of Rocksteady's stunning sequel.'

We like the sound of stunning. The first game blew us away - we'd be very surprised if this doesn't manage the same.

Little is known about Arkham Asylum 2's content - although bad guys Two-Face, Mr. Freeze and Talia al Ghul have been outed.

Some cool shots there.

Harley looks a lot skinnier now. I did like the plump Harley. Batman looks like he's been dosing on 'roids in some of the shots. Didn't he have scalloped bits on his gloves or am I imagining things? Love how all of the henchmen are completely tanked.