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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has not had the best launch, with fans of developer Rocksteady lamenting the move to a live-service model, alongside many creative downgrades compared to their previous work. Being a live service title however, the game is set to get a string of new content, …

While there was a little bit of unexpected hype for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League thanks to some successful playtests, the final game did end up disappointing many. While the campaign has good storytelling moments and fantastic visuals, it is ultimately bogged down by the ‘live service' elements, which …

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been out for a couple of weeks, with millions of players finally jumping in to Rocksteady's vision for a live-service DC game. The jury is still out on the ‘live service' element of the game, as Rocksteady has yet to fully unveil its …

It has taken a little longer for Suicide Squad reviews to go live, as review codes were only sent out a few days ahead of launch. At this point, many outlets have published their scored reviews and unfortunately, Suicide Squad has ended up as Rocksteady's lowest rated game ever.  Based …

Rocksteady ran into some unfortunate issues with the launch of Suicide Squad into Early Access this week. Due to a progression bug that skipped the campaign and other maintenance, the game ended up being offline for large chunks of time during the first two days of early access. To make …

Rocksteady's latest game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is finally coming out, over eight years on from the release of their last game, Batman: Arkham Knight. While there is some scepticism around this release due to its co-op focused, live service nature, Rocksteady still has plenty of fans looking …

In the lead-up to the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Rocksteady have been releasing a series of semi-regular video-docs called ‘Suicide Squad Insider’ – the latest of which goes into detail on what players can expect from the game’s post-launch future. Episode 3 of Suicide Squad Insider …

Back in late 2022, the co-founders of Rocksteady Studios – Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker – announced that they would be departing the studio at the end of the year. Since then, the duo have kept quiet, with no news on what they have been doing since. That said, it …

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the switch to a more live-service styled approach has led fans to worry that the game’s story will suffer as a result. According to …

In recent weeks, Rocksteady Studios has been holding a playtest for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Those with access were already talking and sharing details but nobody was leaking specific story spoilers. That changed this week with the game's entire plot leaking online.  If you are looking forward to …

While Rocksteady's previous superhero games have all been playable offline, the studio is taking a different approach with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which is set feature ‘live service' elements, which typically means an always-on connection is required. Fortunately after viewing some feedback, the team has now opted to …

We knew about Rocksteady's live service ambitions for Suicide Squad well before the game's initial gameplay reveal but the general sentiment towards the game only got worse after the gameplay deep dive. However, after a year-long delay, we are finally starting to hear some positive things about the game.  Miller, …

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the title’s gameplay reveal left a lot to be desired – ultimately leading to a massive delay. Now, the team are back to show …

Warner Bros. leadership made it clear recently that it wants to transform its games division into a live-service powerhouse, stepping away from the single-player action titles like the Batman: Arkham series or even the more recent Middle-Earth games. This will all kick off with Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game next year …

After creating the critically acclaimed Batman Arkham Trilogy, Rocksteady’s next title was announced to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While conceptually a cool idea, the title’s gameplay reveal left a lot to be desired – ultimately leading to a massive delay. Now, the team are back to show …

If you are one of the many Batman Arkham fans let down by the recent reveal of Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game, then you might be looking to go back to Rocksteady's earlier games to relive the glory days. Soon, you'll be able to take the Arkham trilogy on the go …

Shortly after the poorly received gameplay reveal for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, we heard rumours that the game was due to be delayed. Now, just six weeks ahead of the game's planned release date, Rocksteady has officially confirmed that the game has been pushed back.  While it was …

Last week it was widely reported that Rocksteady's Suicide Squad game has been internally delayed following criticism of the gameplay reveal. Now, it seems Rocksteady is having trouble landing on a new date, so the game could be delayed further...

It has only been a couple of weeks since Rocksteady's gameplay reveal for Suicide Squad. That reveal drew plenty of criticism and now, it looks like Rocksteady is going to delay the game to later in the year.  While Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was supposed to release on …

While Destiny managed to find success and usher in the age of 'live service' games, many other publishers have tried and failed to replicate that formula. While it seemed that Marvel's Avengers might have had a good shot, content exclusivity controversies, a lacking end-game and an empty post-launch roadmap meant that the game never found its feet. Now, I fear that Rocksteady is heading in the same direction with Suicide Squad.

As part of Sony’s recent State of Play, fans were given an in-depth look at the upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – a co-op action-adventure open-world game. While the title can be fully played solo – with the co-op nature merely being additive to the experience – it has …

Back in February, WarnerMedia’s CEO made some comments about the company’s 2022 slate of video games, mentioning titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights. We immediately noticed the lack of mention for Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad, leading us to believe that the game has been delayed. Now, Rocksteady has made …

A couple of weeks ago, WarnerMedia's CEO made some comments about the company's 2022 slate of video games, mentioning titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights. We immediately noticed the lack of mention for Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad, leading us to believe that the game has been delayed. Now this …

At this point, two of WB's most anticipated games, Hogwarts Legacy and Gotham Knights, have received delays and have yet to receive proper release dates. There is reason to believe that we'll see both titles release this year though, thanks to recent comments from WarnerMedia CEO, Jason Kilar.  During a …

With The Game Awards coming up later this evening, some studios are forgoing the element of surprise and announcing their plans for the show. Rocksteady is amongst those studios, revealing plans to show off a new Suicide Squad trailer.  Rocksteady first announced Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League with a …

WB Games chose to skip E3 and Gamescom this year, leaving us with no updates on Gotham Knights or Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad game. Fortunately, both titles will be shown off very soon, with plans to appear during this year's DC Fandome event.  In a new trailer for DC Fandome, …

Yesterday AT&T announced plans to spin off WarnerMedia, sparking some concern for what would happen to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and all of its major game studios. As it turns out, WB's studios are likely going to be split up, with some going to the new company and others remaining …

While Rocksteady is working on its co-op Suicide Squad game, WB Montreal has been working on a co-op title of its own – Gotham Knights. While this game was originally going to release in 2021, the studio has realised that it needs more time, pushing the game back to 2022.  …

Warner Bros. recently held its DC FanDome digital event which saw a number of new announcements and first looks across all different mediums. In the realm of video games, alongside an announcement for Gotham Knights – the next game from WB Montréal – the DC FanDome also unveiled the next game …

Ever since shipping Batman: Arkham Knight back in 2015, Rocksteady has been silent, leading to plenty of rumours about the studio's next game. At first, this was believed to be a Superman game but later on, Suicide Squad rumours began popping up. As it turns out, Rocksteady is indeed working …