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It was revealed last night at the Spike Video Game Awards that the principle villain of the next Batman game, Batman: Arkham City, will probably be Dr. Hugo Strange.  If he is not the primary antagonist, then at the very least, the game trailer suggests he will play a prominent role in the story.  Do you think that his inclusion is a sign that Christopher Nolan's villain will also be Hugo Strange as rumors have suggested?  Is this a case of cross-media synergy or just a coincidence?   
     
 
The previous Batman game, Batman: Arkham Asylum was a substantial success both critically and financially.  Selling nearly 4 million copies worldwide according toVGChartz, and the sequel is expected to do equally as well.  Arkham City is slated to arrive in stores for the holiday season of 2011.  The Dark Knight Rises will be out the following year in 2012.  It seems that this could be a platform to get people informed and excited about Hugo Strange as a villain since he is not among the more infamous characters comprising Batman's rogue gallery.   
 
I have to wonder, did Nolan find out about Rocksteady's (the game's development studio) plans and adjust accordingly or was this a case of "great minds think alike"?  Of course, if all the rumors regarding Strange being the film's villain are false, then none of this means anything.    

I'm thinking it's probably coincidental, just based on the timing of everything. We knew AA2 was being developed a few months ago, but didn't know any details. It's only been in the last few weeks that the Hugo Strange rumours have been circulating. Now, unless Rocksteady changed the villain a few weeks ago when the rumours began, I'd imagine they already had Strange in mind. I doubt Nolan would have looked at the game yet, especially as it would have been pretty early in development. 
So, short answer: I don't think so.

yeah he could be i think i heard something about it

I could see the games devs asking hte studio who is hte villain for Batman 3 and just trying to create some similarities between them but They are not tied to each other

Batman the game will have many villains in just like the first one.  Got to say though that trailer was fantastic and I can so see Tom Hardy as Strange.

As StormtrooprDave says, the game will likely have many different villains, so the fact that Hugo Strange is in the game and possibly in the film is more than likely a coincidence. I can't see Nolan adjusting his script just so it fits in with the game.

The film and the game are being produced by entirely separate teams of people who are in no way connected. The game is not a 'licensed' film game. There's nothing here to confirm that CN's Batman will have Hugo Strange in it. 

i figured there was a thread here on this. i just made on on GB.  
 
its a little odd.  
 
the mark hamil joker was well known so there was no need to compare the Dark Knight version to it.  
 
But now this is different.  
This may be the first time a widespread audience is going to be made aware of this character at all.  
So the comparisons will be made much more. im curious to see where this goes.