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Paul Dini has explained his departure from the Batman: Arkham Asylum series.

The writer confirmed that he will not be working on Rocksteady Games' forthcoming Batman prequel on his blog.

"The last talk I had with Warner Interactive about future games was while I was doing promotion for Arkham City last September," he wrote.

"Naturally as there was such a rush of interest about Arkham City, everyone was asking me about a third game, and frankly, I had been wondering about that myself.

"When I asked about the possibility of working on a third game I was told that as Rocksteady had just finished wrapping the second one, it would be a while before everyone was ready to sit down and discuss future plans.

"That said, it was intimated that for future games, Warner and Rocksteady might not be looking as much to freelance writers, the message being, that if I had something else interesting coming my way, I might want to take it."

Dini has taken on other work, and said that following the announcements of the 'Harley Quinn's Revenge' game expansion and the rumoured prequel, he assumes that his services will not be required.

"It was fun working with Warners and Rocksteady on the first two Arkham games and I am grateful to them both for a tremendous experience," he added.

"Rocksteady has a great crew of artists and storytellers, and it was exciting and enlightening for me to be part of that team. If we wind up working together again at some point, that would be cool, too."

Dini is best known for his work on Batman: The Animated Series. He wrote both Arkham Asylum and its sequel Arkham City.

The writer tweeted last week that he would not be involved in the prequel.

That's a shame, I hate when new people come in and take over