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Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), Rocksteady's Arkham trilogy finale for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Drivable Batmobile, Scarecrow and the original Arkham Knight villain; Metacritic 87 PS4, 70 PC.
Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins (2013) is an action-adventure prequel to Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, developed by WB Games Montréal, not Rocksteady. Set on Christmas Eve, it pits a young Batman against Black Mask's $50 million bounty and eight assassins, adding crime-scene reconstruction and Splash Damage's 3v3v2 multiplayer.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2013 side-scrolling Metroidvania game by Armature Studio and Warner Bros., set in Blackgate Prison shortly after Batman: Arkham Origins, later ported as a Deluxe Edition.
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Batman: Arkham Shadow is a 2024 VR action-adventure in the Arkham series by Camouflaj and Oculus Studios, exclusive to Meta Quest 3/3S, set between Arkham Origins and Asylum, Metacritic 85, TGA 2024 Best VR/AR Game.
Batman: The Enemy Within
Batman: The Enemy Within (Telltale Series Season 2) is Telltale Games' 2017 five-episode adventure sequel in which player choices shape John Doe's transformation into either a vigilante or villain Joker.
Batman: The Telltale Series
Batman: The Telltale Series is Telltale Games' 2016 five-episode episodic adventure, made with Warner Bros. and DC, casting the player as both Bruce Wayne and Batman; Metacritic 64, Steam Very Positive.
Batsugun (バツグン)
Batsugun (バツグン) is Toaplan's December 1993 vertical arcade shooter, widely credited as the first bullet hell (danmaku) game; its Special Version, Saturn port, and modern re-releases under Tatsujin and City Connection distinguish it from other shmups.
Batting (cricket)
Batting (cricket): hitting the ball with the bat to score runs. Covers grip, stance, backlift, footwork, biomechanics (600 ms decision time), bat law, and Test versus T20 tactics.
Batting average (baseball)
Batting average (AVG), baseball's hits divided by at-bats stat; excludes walks, HBP, sacrifices; batting title needs 502 PA; Cobb .366/.367 career, Duffy .438/.440 in 1894, last .400 was Williams .406 in 1941.
Batting average (cricket)
Batting average (cricket): runs scored divided by times dismissed, with not-out innings excluded from the denominator. Don Bradman's Test average of 99.94 is the famous benchmark; 40 is good, 50 elite in Tests.
Batting order (baseball)
Batting order (baseball): the fixed nine-hitter sequence on the lineup card, its rulebook mechanics, traditional slot roles, sabermetric optimization worth 5-15 runs, protection theory, and MLB/NPB/youth differences.
Batting order (cricket)
Batting order (cricket): the numbered sequence, 1 to 11, in which a team's batters go in, from openers facing the new ball to tailenders; includes night watchman tactics, left-right pairing debates, and mathematical order optimisation.
Battle Arena Toshinden (video game)
Battle Arena Toshinden (Toshinden) is a 1995 weapons-based 3D fighting game by Tamsoft and Takara, the first 3D one-on-one fighter on PlayStation, with eight fighters, a sidestep dodge, and an Edia revival planned for 2027.
Battle Arena Toshinden (闘神伝)
Battle Arena Toshinden (闘神伝) is a 1995 3D weapons-based fighting game by Tamsoft, published by Takara and Sony as a PlayStation launch title; it introduced the sidestep mechanic and spawned three sequels, with an Edia revival planned for 2026-2027.
Battle Chess
Battle Chess: 1988 Interplay chess game (aka Battle Chess: Game of Kings remake) with animated 3D pieces and 35 combat capture sequences; 250,000 copies sold, weak engine, ported to 14+ platforms.
Battle for Hue (wargame)
Battle for Hue is a 1973 board wargame by Simulations Design Corporation recreating the fight for the Vietnamese city of Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Battle of Bramall Lane
Battle of Bramall Lane: First Division match, Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion, 16 March 2002, abandoned with eight minutes left after United dropped to six players; only such abandonment in English professional football.
Battle of Nuremberg (2006 FIFA World Cup)
Battle of Nuremberg: Portugal v Netherlands, 2006 World Cup Round of 16, 25 June 2006, Nuremberg. Portugal won 1-0 (Maniche); referee Valentin Ivanov issued a World Cup record 16 yellow and 4 red cards, both teams finishing with nine men.
Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup)
The Battle of Santiago (Battaglia di Santiago) was the notoriously violent 1962 World Cup match between host Chile and Italy, won 2-0 by Chile with two sendings-off and four police interventions.
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars: ABC specials (first aired November 13, 1976) in which TV actors from ABC, CBS, and NBC competed in tug-of-war, obstacle course, and swimming events, hosted by Howard Cosell; revived by ABC in 2017.
Battle of the Sexes (tennis)
Battle of the Sexes (tennis): 1973 exhibition at the Houston Astrodome where 29-year-old Billie Jean King beat 55-year-old Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 for $100,000, watched by about 90 million viewers worldwide.
Battle pass
Battle pass: seasonal tiered reward system in video games with free and paid tracks, priced around $10 (e.g., 1,100 BFC, 1650 RP); alternative to loot boxes, with FOMO and carryover variations.
Battle royale game
Battle royale game: multiplayer genre where dozens to hundreds of players scavenge, fight inside a shrinking safe area, and win as last one standing; grew from Brendan Greene's 2013 Arma 2 mod into PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Warzone.
Battle.net
Battle.net is Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service, launcher, and storefront, launched with Diablo on 30 November 1996 (officially January 1997), now owned by Microsoft after the October 2023 Activision Blizzard acquisition, with 27–45 million monthly active users and games also on Steam.
Battleborn (video game)
Battleborn: Gearbox Software's hero shooter, an FPS/MOBA hybrid with 25 launch heroes and a story campaign, released May 3, 2016, overshadowed by Overwatch and shut down in January 2021.
Battlefield (video game series)
Battlefield is EA and DICE's large-scale military first-person shooter series, begun with Battlefield 1942 (2002) and its 64-player land-sea-air combat, known for class-based team play, destruction via the Frostbite engine, and entries from Battlefield 2 (Metacritic 91) to Battlefield 6 (2025).
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1 (BF1) is EA DICE's 2016 World War I first-person shooter for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with 64-player multiplayer, War Stories campaign, Operations mode, and Behemoth vehicles; Metacritic 88.
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942 is a 2002 World War II first-person shooter by DICE and EA, the first in the Battlefield series with up to 64-player battles.
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 (BF2) is DICE and EA's 2005 modern-era PC multiplayer shooter with 64-player servers, squads, and Commander Mode; Metacritic 91, expansions Special Forces, Euro Force, Armored Fury, and Modern Combat console version.
Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 2042 (also BF2042) is EA DICE's multiplayer-only near-future shooter, released November 19, 2021, with 128-player maps, Specialists, and All-Out Warfare, Hazard Zone, and Portal modes, and a notoriously poor launch.