Press F and pour one out. ]]>The landscape of the video games industry has changed so much in recent years, but no shift in the wind has been as influential as the live-service model.
There are a decent number of games that have been truly successful as a game-as-a-service (GaaS), with titles like Destiny 2, Warframe, Fortnite, Overwatch, Apex Legends, yearly Call of Duty titles, and some more coming to mind. But the list is short compared to the opposite end of the money-making spectrum.
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This felt inevitable.]]>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League turned out to be a huge flop, and now, the developer behind the game, Rocksteady Studios, has reportedly been hit by layoffs.
According to Eurogamer on Sept. 2, Rocksteady staff said the studio is laying off staff following the underperformance of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The QA department has reportedly reportedly been cut by more than half, from 33 employees down to 15, with redundancies extending to other departments, too. Affected jobs include numerous junior roles and several team members who have been at the studio for more than five years.
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As promised. ]]>The developer behind Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has committed to fulfilling the first year of planned DLC despite the title being a huge flop.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League performed poorly among critics and players alike, with Warner Bros reportedly attributing a $200m revenue hit to the title after it fell well beneath expectations.
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The skins were released as part of Season One. ]]>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League might have been 2024’s biggest video game flop, but the downward spiral apparently hasn’t stopped with the dwindling player count. Now, devs have added new skins for the game’s roster, and all 50 people still playing the game are livid.
The skins in question are the same across the board, giving each of the playable characters a few wounds here or there and a few smudges of neon-colored paint. They were added as part of the Season One update, which recently rolled out its second portion, after previously adding Joker in an attempt to recapture some of its lost players. The quality of the skins is not the best, and some players in a May 22 Reddit thread have even called them “hideous” and all sorts of other adequate names.
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Lower your expectations, a little more.]]>In a surprising turn of events, Warner Bros. Entertainment has reported a staggering $200 million revenue hit, with the bulk of the loss attributed to the underwhelming performance of its much-anticipated game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
This financial setback has sparked discussions within the entertainment industry and among gaming enthusiasts, raising questions about the factors contributing to the game’s disappointing reception.
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The Killing Joke. ]]>The release date for the first season of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has finally been announced, though players are worried it will come too late to save the title.
Rocksteady was initially tight-lipped on the release date of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League season one, merely stating a March release window. The general expectation was that it would be early in the month—but that isn’t the case.
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The game's failure could have a lasting impact on Warner Bros. games. ]]>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was supposed to be Rocksteady’s fantastic revisiting of their established DC game universe. But it fell short of expectations—for both players and the publisher.
Warner Bros. Discovery, the publisher behind Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, shared recently that the game had failed to meet sales expectations. The financial call, first reported by IGN today, also explained Suicide Squad‘s failure had “set the company up for a tough year-on-year comparison,” indicating its heavy impact on the company’s gaming division. The publisher decided to leave out the official figures, so we cannot exactly determine how big of a failure Rocksteady’s looter-shooter actually was. Still, from Warner Bros. report, it appears fairly significant.
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The game has suffered from performance issues since launch. ]]>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been through a lot, but for some players, the latest patch seems to be the final straw. After a recent update, a wave of players came out claiming the game’s performance took a nosedive, and many among them are finally giving up.
The Suicide Squad: KtJL subreddit has been in an uproar over the past day or so due to a recent update allegedly lowering the game’s performance. The key issue appears to be an infinite loading screen bug which, according to the player base, wasn’t a prevalent problem prior to the update’s rollout. Several threads regarding the game-breaking bug are currently up, and one, promptly titled “I think that’s me done,” has garnered a lot of attention. One reply to the thread pointed out they “never had [the problem] before” the most recent patch.
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Will the Dark Knight return?]]>Among the many secrets scattered around Metropolis, one stands out as particularly cryptic and intriguing. A recently revealed Easter egg uncovered by YouTuber Batman Arkham Videos suggests the Caped Crusader might not be enjoying retirement in the afterlife just yet.
Before we begin, please note the following contains heavy spoilers for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
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Saving the world again, but with guns.]]>Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a third-person action shooter set in the DC universe that bites off more than it can chew. While it has its pros, they are outweighed by the cons, which is a shame as these characters and voice actors deserve better.
Rocksteady Studios’ newest production vastly differs from its previous takes on the superhero genre. While the Arkham series focused on leveled and satisfying melee combat mixed with a fleshed-out and rich story, Suicide Squad tries to introduce live-service mechanics to the universe—which ultimately fails.
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