Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav mentioned Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s launch was “disappointing” for the corporate. He mentioned this throughout Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q1 monetary outcomes name, noting its video games income declined rather a lot in comparison with final yr, as reported by IGN.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was possible by no means going to carry out effectively for Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming division in comparison with the sector’s income final yr, which was anchored within the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, the best-selling sport of 2023 and the primary non-Name of Responsibility sport to take that spot in years. Nonetheless, as critics and gamers will inform you, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was a disappointing launch from Rocksteady Studios, the group behind the Batman: Arkham sequence – you may learn Recreation Informer’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League evaluate right here to seek out out why we gave it a 6 out of 10.
After Zaslav known as the sport disappointing, Warner Bros. Discovery chief monetary officer Gunnar Wiedenfels added, “Beginning with studios, the $400 million-plus year-over-year decline throughout Q1 was primarily as a result of very powerful [competition] we confronted in video games towards the success of Hogwarts Legacy final yr within the first quarter, at the side of the disappointing Suicide Squad launch this previous quarter, which we impaired, resulting in a $200 million affect to EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization] in the course of the first quarter.”
That is some huge cash misplaced, and given the state of the video games business this yr, it is laborious to not fear concerning the standing of Rocksteady post-Suicide Squad. With studios closing left and proper, and greater than 10,000 staff laid off this yr within the video games business, it would not be stunning (nonetheless heartbreaking) to see Rocksteady undergo job cuts. Here is hoping they do not.
For extra concerning the sport, hearken to Recreation Informer’s spoiler-filled breakdown of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, after which learn concerning the Joker’s debut as a playable character.
[Source: IGN]
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