Prepare to take an explosive look at the NVIDIA PhysX technology behind Eidos Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s critically acclaimed action-adventure video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. Journey deep within the walls of Arkham Asylum and enjoy the hyper-realistic physical and environmental real-time gaming effects in the new “PhysX Trailer” as Batman battles against some of Gotham’s most notorious enemies.

Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NVIDIA Corporation today announced that the Games for Windows LIVE release of Batman: Arkham Asylum will feature NVIDIA PhysX technology, which allows for the creation of incredibly realistic worlds full of interactive materials and objects.

As a result, PC gamers will get to experience intense realism and fully immerse themselves in Batman’s journey into Gotham City’s asylum for the criminally insane.

“Supporting NVIDIA PhysX technology has allowed us to add that little bit extra to the PC version of the game,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director at Rocksteady Studios. “As Batman interacts with the world, the aging asylum creates a more immersive, believable world which really draws the player in.”

Hardware accelerated by supported NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, PhysX technology provides an even deeper level of engagement for players of Batman: Arkham Asylum? by utilizing the processing power of the NVIDIA GPU to render stunning in-game physics objects in the environment that not only add to the overall look of the game, but create an immersive and believable world.

To take advantage of PhysX technology in Batman: Arkham Asylum, players must have a compatible NVIDIA GPU and a copy of the Games for Windows LIVE version of the game, which will be available beginning September 15th, 2009 in North America.

In case you were wondering if the rumors were true, it seems that the game has indeed been delayed and the Bat-signal wouldn’t be shining on your console anytime soon.

In a press alarm sent to us today, it was revealed that Batman: Arkham Asylum has, once again, been delayed and that it won’t be playable at your home until the end of the of summer ’09. In addition, it was said that, “this additional time will allow us to ensure Batman: Arkham Asylum is of the highest quality for gamers.”

“In Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos and Warner Bros. are building a true action adventure game experience worthy of gamers and fans,” said Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos Interactive when the game was announced. “Players become Batman, like he has never been seen before in a video game, as he fights through intense circumstances in Arkham Asylum utilizing his intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks.”