Suicide Squad failure leads to $200 million loss for Warner Bros. Games

The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League last year had serious consequences for Warner Bros. Games. The game that was supposed to be the successor to the popular Batman: Arkham series did not meet expectations, and the studio suffered a loss of as much as 200 million dollars. That loss led to dramatic changes, including the suspension of Wonder Woman game development and the shutdown of several major development teams, including Monolith Productions, known for the games in the Middle-earth franchise.

Suicide Squad was supposed to be a key project for WB, but poor reception from players and critics led to serious financial problems. According to reports from journalist Jason Schreier, the studio "put all its eggs in one basket", and the failure of this game only exacerbated the existing difficulties. At the same time, studio Monolith, which was working on the Wonder Woman game, faced losses when key team members left the project due to disagreements with director David Haddad.

WB Games strategy

Suicide Squad's cancellation and studio closure mark the beginning of a new strategy from WB Games, which is now focusing on safe franchises like Batman, Harry Potter, and Mortal Kombat, leaving lesser-known characters in the shadows.

"But by then, it was kind of too late, especially because last year was so bad for the Warner Brothers Games organization. Last year Suicide Squad was a humungous flop - they wrote off $200 million because of that. MultiVersus and Quidditch Champions, also both flops, [they] wrote off another $100 million because of that"-Schreier said.

It will be interesting to see how this situation will be resolved and what they will do, but it is clear that no one expected such developments in the past year. Suicide Squad was supposed to be a video game that would make a revolution in the world of gaming and attract the attention of gamers, but unfortunately, now it is probably too late for anything. 

Warner Bros. leaders are looking for a solution to this crisis in which they have found themselves.