Despite $200M+ Suicide Squad loss, WB is working on a new DC live service game

2024 was a disastrous year for WB Games. All of the money made by Hogwarts Legacy, the top-selling game of 2023, went straight back out the door due to the dire launches of titles like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Multiversus and Harry Potter Quidditch Champions. Has this stopped WB from continuing to push towards live service games? No, of course not. 

A new job listing for WB Games Montreal has revealed that Warner Bros is continuing with another attempt at a live service game. The company posted losses of over $300 million in 2024 after launching and quickly shutting down Suicide Squad, Multiversus and Quidditch Champions. The biggest flop of the three was Suicide Squad, which accounted for more than $200M in losses for WB just a year ago.

The job listing confirms exactly what DC fans don't want to hear. We aren't getting a new single-player game, instead WB Montreal is working on another live service game based on “one of the iconic IPs from the vast Warner Bros. and DC Comics catalogue”. Considering that WB Montreal has typically worked on DC games, it stands to reason that their next project will be the same.

WB Montreal had previously worked on a live-service version of Gotham Knights, before development pivoted. The game ultimately offered a very average gameplay experience, with neither single-player or multiplayer gameplay standing out much.

KitGuru Says: After the shock of Suicide Squad, I feel that most fans just want to go back to the good old days of Batman Arkham. 

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