We must have missed this one back in the annals of the pre-Christmas melange; word reminding us today that legend Mark Hamill has been lined up to voice The Joker in Eidos' upcoming Arkham Asylum game.

Hamill is of course most famous for playing Luke Skywalker in George Lucas' original Star Wars flicks. Apparently, the actor assumed the same Joker role in the animated Batman series, with the caped-crusador himself played by Kevin Conroy.

UK game makers are in charge of the Arkham Asylum game, having cut their teeth on Xbox/PS2 hit Urban Chaos.

Arkham Asylum will arrive on the 360, and in the summer of 2009.

By Luke Guttridge