Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said the release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was “disappointing” for the company. He said this during Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q1 financial results call, which saw its games revenue fall sharply compared to last year, as reported. IGN.
Suicide Squad: Tomorrow’s Justice League was probably never going to do well for Warner Bros. Discovery’s gaming division compared to last year’s revenue, with 2023’s top-selling game being Hogwarts Legacy. The release of the Call of Duty game was featured in the years to achieve this spot. Still, as critics and gamers will tell you, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a disappointing release from Rocksteady Studios, the team behind the Batman: Arkham series. Informant in the game Check out our Suicide Squad: Killing Justice League review here to find out why we gave it a 6 out of 10.
After Zaslav called the game disappointing, Warner Bros. Discovery chief financial officer Gunner Weidenfels added, “Starting with the studio, the year-over-year decline of more than $400 million during Q1 was primarily due to very difficult was [competition] We suffered in games against the success of Hogwarts Legacy in the first quarter last year, combined with the disappointing Suicide Squad release this past quarter, which caused us a loss, impacting EBITDA by $200 million. fell [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization] During the first quarter.”
It’s wasted a lot of money, and given the state of the games industry this year, it’s hard not to worry about Rocksteady’s status post-Suicide Squad. With studios closing left and right, and over 10,000 layoffs across the games industry this year, it wouldn’t be surprising (however heartbreaking) to see Rocksteady go through job cuts. Here’s hoping they don’t.
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[Source: IGN]
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