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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight debuts at No. 1 in the UK charts, followed by Forza Horizon 6 at No. 2 and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book at No. 3; Nintendo titles and Switch 2 presence shape a busy week, Tomodachi Life slips to seventh, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle tumbles from second to 17th as the rest of the top 40 plays out.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is an open-world, largely chill title. Start with story missions to unlock characters, tools, and gold bricks to upgrade your skills, then explore freely. Use Detective Mode often to highlight puzzles and interactables, unlock Batman’s grapple slam to deal with shielded foes, and improve Jim Gordon’s bouncing projectile for AR combat. Check the map for activities you can complete before you’ve unlocked all characters, use Batgirl to reveal map icons, and drive the Batmobile to rack up studs. Revisit the Batcave/Batcomputer to replay missions and claim rewards, and don’t miss purple studs (which multiply) for big boosts. You can also upgrade gadgets at Batmite shops and turn off stud loss on death in accessibility settings for a smoother ride.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is now available on PS5 via the PS Store. The Standard Edition costs $69.99, while the Deluxe Edition at $89.99 includes the Arkham Trilogy Pack, Batman Beyond Pack, Party Music Pack, and Mayhem Collection. OpenCritic shows an average score of 86 from 46 reviews.
This Week in Gaming (Week 21) spots Forza Horizon 6 as the standout AAA release set in Japan with 550 real-world cars and a customizable garage, followed by indie and mid-tier titles Thrifty Business, Project Mist (open-world survival with a Gravity Gun), Thick As Thieves, Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II, and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight; also launching this week are Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Phonopolis, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, and Luna Abyss, with links and descriptions for each title and ongoing weekly coverage.
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight briefly went live early for some Xbox players via Walmart pre-orders, while the PC version on Steam uses Denuvo DRM, which may affect performance; some users managed to access the full game for a few hours before access was restricted.
Digital Foundry critiques Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s PC specs sheet for listing a 1080p 30fps base with frame generation, which would imply a native ~15fps and heavy upscaling; argues this misleads players, calls for a clearer native target (ideally ~60fps) and more transparent hardware requirements even when frame-boosting tech is used, and notes the marketing misstep while planning to test real-world performance on PC and consoles.
Kotaku reports that Warner Bros. and TT Games’ Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will launch on May 22 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with a Switch 2 version planned but no date yet; a new launch trailer centers on Seal’s Kiss From a Rose, blending Batman history to hype the open‑world Arkham‑style adventure.
The article argues TT Games is using frame generation to advertise 60 FPS for Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, even though native rendering is as low as 1440p/30 FPS and 635p/30 FPS on minimum hardware, with frame generation often reducing actual render rates. While output looks smoother, latency increases, making the experience feel like 30 FPS (or 15 FPS at the minimum) rather than a true 60 FPS. Frame generation should be optional and not used to mask poor optimization; the move to Unreal Engine 5 has raised PC performance concerns, and developers should optimize for real native performance rather than rely on generated frames to inflate perceived performance.