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Montr�al Into Gotham:
Photographic evidence of WB Games Montr�al using real-life local graffiti tags in the backgrounds of Batman: Arkham Origins.
By Chris Laviolette
Update March 3, 2014:
Check out these new comparison/collage images showing over a dozen works by graffiti artists "Sake", "Omen" (www.omen514.com), and "Sino" (shop/gallery: www.lesino.com) on the digital walls of Gotham City. Sources have confirmed that the artists gave permission and received compensation for WB Games Montr�al to use their work. Several pieces of unknown, possibly original graffiti have also been found; photos to be added soon.
I've tried to include a man dressed like a bat in each photo, simply as proof of being in-game. Since I had only a phone camera on-hand for these photos, the lighting and sharpness are not optimal; the various trails of white dots in some are just snow falling. Details on the real-life graffiti and credits for the original photographs are included where possible.
Click the thumbnails for larger images.
(Arkham Origins players: Did you notice that hardly any of the graffiti is actually affixed to a surface? It's true! Walk Batman up close to some, then swing the camera around to see the textures floating in mid-air! I thought that was pretty neat.)
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