The Bat Signal dances on a grim night sky above Gotham's police department, as a grim winged figure descends to the rooftop, where Commissioner Gordon waits, smoking a big pipe. He puffs on it grimly.
"I came as quickly as I could, Commissioner. Who is it this time? The Joker? The Riddler? Butt-Pants? Is Butt-Pants on the loose?"
"It's more important than that, old friend," says the Commissioner, grabbing his big pipe with both hands and lowering its weight slowly, with effort, to his side. "I want you to look at these community submissions."
A grim silence hangs in the air.
"What?"
"I said I want you to look at "
"No, I heard you. It's just that I just raced over from a prison break where I singlehandedly incapacitated ninety-six armed guys flawlessly, and then on the way here I also stopped Two Face and his goons from robbing a bank. They were armed too, by the way. And they had tasers. And there was a Medic with them, so every time I took one of them out he'd just revive the idiot again."
"Hm. That sounds frustrating."
"Yeah, I know, I was there. Point is I'm a little busy tonight. So when I see a Bat Signal in the sky, I'm assuming you need to tell me Catwoman shot the moon out of orbit or Penguin blew up the President or something. Not that you want me to look at community submissions."
"I just thought you'd want to be a part of "
"I am five seconds from kicking your ass right now, Jim."
That's right, everybody! We've got the winners of the Arkham Knight Contest! And, assuming you're not a winged vigilante with more pressing time commitments, you might want to scroll down to see who they are!
Winners
Winners will get a list of games from WB. All Arkham Knight owners prior to Nov 16th will get the winning items in Genuine Quality.
Honorable Mentions
Honorable Mentions will have their submissions showcased in the Mann Co. Store along with the winning items.
Sixties Sidekick Set (Sidekick's Side Slick, The Bat Backup, The Crook Combatant)
Yogscast just opened their yearly charity fundraiser: the Jingle Jam 2015! Donate at least $5 to receive two unique, custom-made TF2 items. If you're feeling particularly greedy, you can donate $25 to receive a host of awesome games, like Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Medieval 2: Total War, Torchlight 2, and many others.
And remember, 100% of the proceeds go to amazing charities like Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and Mental Health Foundation. So head on over and join the festivities!
We say this every year, but we had an especially hard time this year choosing the winners of the Saxxy Awards. The Extended category in particular was overflowing with quality submissions - who knew that the Heavy could be so adorable or so creative, how dark Nick's backstory was, and how hilariously terrifying a plane full of Scouts could be!
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2015 Saxxy Awards, who will be receiving the coveted Saxxy Award, equipable in Team Fortress, and to the Overall Winner, whose team will be flown out to meet the folks that make movies and games here at Valve.
What can we tell you about this year's nominees for the Saxxy Awards that hasn't already been said a million times over in the international cinematic press? That these entries will make you laugh? Cry? Cry a lot? Will make you cry so much you'll have to go to a special hospital? Will move you to quit your job and give your life over to charity? Will actually literally make you a better person by watching them?
No, there's no point in telling you what you already know. The only thing left to do is check out the nominees!!