Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has called the release of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 'disappointing' during the company's Q1 financial results call. The game's release led to a decline in Warner Bros. Discovery's games revenue compared to last year, primarily due to the success of Hogwarts Legacy in the first quarter of last year. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, developed by Rocksteady Studios, received a 6 out of 10 rating from Game Informer. The disappointing release resulted in a $200 million impact to EBITDA during the first quarter. The financial decline raises concerns about the future of Rocksteady Studios and the possibility of job cuts in the games industry. Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels mentioned the tough competition faced by the company in games and the impact of the disappointing release on the decline in revenue [62a973f8].
Rocksteady Studios has announced that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will undergo server maintenance on April 11. The maintenance will begin at 6 am ET/3 am PT/10 am UTC/6 pm HKT and the duration is currently unknown. Past outages have typically lasted 2-4 hours. During the maintenance, Rocksteady Studios will release a patch for the game [d27d3a16].
In addition to the server maintenance, leaks from a datamine have revealed future content for the game. These leaks suggest the return of Batman and more. The first season of the game received criticism for failing to address initial problems [d27d3a16].
Players can expect the server maintenance to improve the overall gameplay experience and address bugs in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The leaked information about future content also provides players with something to look forward to. Rocksteady Studios continues to support and improve the game as they work on these updates [d27d3a16].
Episode 2 of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has failed to meet players' expectations. The update includes bug fixes and quality-of-life features but lacks extra story content or an easier way to unlock the Joker. The new content added to the game is underwhelming, including new gear themed after Two-Face, a new enemy type called Protominaut, and a new mission type called Out of Orbit. The game has not inspired confidence in its player base. The DC villain team has had mixed results in adaptations, and some fans appreciate any content they can get. Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is a third-person action shooter available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and Microsoft Windows. It was released on February 2, 2024, by Warner Bros. Games. The game has a mature rating and offers local and online multiplayer [8b4f90d9].
Rocksteady Studios, known for their Batman: Arkham games, is reportedly returning to its singleplayer roots after the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The studio is currently pitching a singleplayer idea to parent company WB Games. WB Games' focus on multiplayer makes it unclear whether they will approve the idea. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a disappointing launch, costing Warner Bros. $200 million and having barely a hundred players on Steam. Rocksteady's return to singleplayer games is eagerly anticipated, with fans speculating on which DC hero they will take on [18f65b36].
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League (SSKTJL) needs to win back the trust of the gaming community to be the next Cyberpunk 2077. The popular DC characters in the game have the star power to turn things around if done right [4570cd3c].
Suicide Squad Isekai, a new anime adaptation of the DC Comics’ supervillain team, will premiere on Max and Hulu on June 27. The anime, produced by Attack on Titan animation studio WIT, will have 10 episodes in total, airing every Thursday until the season finale on August 15. The show will also premiere on ADN in France, HBO GO in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and Aniplus and Laftel in Korea. The anime follows popular DC villains Harley Quinn, Joker, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King in a fantasy world connected to Gotham. The English cast has not been announced, but the Japanese cast includes Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn, Yuuichirou Umehara as Joker, Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker, Jun Fukuyama as Clayface, Subaru Kimura as King Shark, and Chika Anzai as Katana [a14081d8] [55eea5f5].
Del Walker, a character artist in the video game industry, confirms the industry bias against attractive female characters, particularly black women. He shares that it is challenging to pitch beautiful or vain black women in games without them being redesigned to look less attractive. Walker highlights the changes in pose, aura, style, softness, age, and flair that are made to these characters. He also mentions the issue of Western artists redesigning Asian women characters to look more stereotypical. Walker agrees with another character artist that Saga Anderson from Alan Wake 2 is an example of a successful translation of an attractive black female character. This confirms the trend of female video game characters in the West looking more rough. Warner Bros. Games has launched a 'Women And Non-Binary Leadership Program' to address the male-dominated characterization in the gaming industry [6c7f87c7].