Warner Bros. Discovery is Suicide Squad: Kill the Righteous allianceThe troubled looter-shooter game , released in February, and now it's clear what went wrong. Bloomberg It details the studio's behind-the-scenes struggles, including a lack of experience in the multiplayer genre and an “ever-changing vision.”
Rocksteady, a British studio under Warner Bros. Discovery, Suicide Squad The game was released in 2016. At the time, new employees at Rocksteady were reportedly unaware that the studio was developing a multiplayer game, as Rocksteady is known for its single-player action-adventure games. Batman: Arkham KnightThis resulted in many employees quitting Bloomberg I will report.
The game's development did not go smoothly, as Rocksteady's leaders kept changing the game's idea, shifting the focus from close-quarters combat to intense gunfights. Bloomberg The studio reportedly struggled to reduce the repetitive feeling of battles, levels, and bosses — one of the biggest problems for a live-service title that requires players to replay large parts of the game — and the studio was also unfamiliar with the level of complexity required to develop such a huge map and four playable characters. Bloomberg.
Rocksteady co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker left the studio in 2022 to begin new endeavors, but continued setbacks led to the game's release date being pushed back until this year. Warner Bros. Discovery revealed a $200 million loss on the game during the company's earnings call in May, with CEO David Zaslav calling its release “disappointing.”
Financial pressures in the games industry are mounting as studios deal with layoffs affecting thousands of employees, with several major studios turning to live service games. Suicide Squad: Defeat the Justice LeagueThe move was a bid to ensure a steady revenue stream, but in the case of Warner Bros. Discovery, it backfired. BloombergRocksteady is currently turning its attention to a director's cut version. Hogwarts Legacy There is also the possibility of starting development on yet another single player game.
