In SPOnG's quest to find out just where the hell the inevitable 'proper' game tie-in to The Dark Knight, the latest Batman film, is, we've been hit by a textbook non-denial denial from Warner Bros, the owner of DC Comics and the Batman license. Reading between the lines - the game is out there, but Warner Bros isn't confirming when.

To be precise, SPOnG was told by a Warner Bros representative with a representative of DC Comics included in the exchange, "There has not been a game for The Dark Knight announced." This, of course, is what is known in the trade as 'plausible deniability'. It can be read as: "Even though the game exists, there has been not announcement regarding it" or "The fact that there is no announcement means that there is no game."

Frankly, we call it 'a Snow Job'.

Gary Oldman, who plays Lieutenant (soon to be 'Commissioner') Gordon, has said that he's seen such game^†. EA, which published Batman Begins, holds a contract for a Batman game^¥, making it look very much like it will be putting out a tie-in. Pandemic, one of EA's recently-bought studios, is reportedly working on the game. Furthermore, Pandemic was bought from Elevation Partners, which formerly held the rights to a game tie-in of the film. But still no-one will admit to the game's existence!

SPOnG should point out that, while even Warner Bros is saying no Dark Knight game has been announced, Glu Mobile has already released a mobile game of the film, even if it hasn't been enough to stop it recording losses in the millions. So it's not like there's nothing out there for the millions of fans of the film...

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