Warner Bros. Took a $200 Million Hit Because of Suicide Squad - IGN Daily Fix

In today's Daily Fix:
Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed it took a $200 million hit in its Q1 financials, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is likely to blame. WBD compared the results to last year's Hogwarts Legacy, and found that Suicide Squad "generated significantly lower revenues." Hogwarts Legacy was last year's best-selling game and a huge critical and commercial hit for WBD. In other news, Matt Booty, the head of Xbox Game Studios, reportedly told staff the company wanted "smaller games that give prestige and awards"...right after they shut down Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks. Hi-Fi Rush was a highly-praised game with a smaller budget compared to Bethesda's disastrous Redfall. Tango, Redfall developer Arkane Austin, and a few other studios were shuttered this week by Xbox. And finally, in some good news, Capcom is reportedly making more money than it ever has before, thanks to games like Street Fighter 6, Dragon's Dogma 2, and Resident Evil 4. The money is expected to keep rolling in, as Capcom is set to drop Monster Hunter Wilds next year.

[@salexa171]

Imagine the games we could have in 2024 if it weren’t for greed.

[@gbrassa]

Nah it ain’t even greed. It’s literally being a dumbass.

[@Raggra]

Sounds greedy.

[@lengwei4864]

😂​@@Raggra

[@neilranson4185]

Yes and no as greed also makes all the games we love

[@christianbernard1619]

Imagine the country… (America)

[@sabinkarki_com]

$200MM is more money than 99.99% of us will ever see, and they blew it on a release that a teenager could have told them was poorly thought-out, rushed, and devoid of artistic and creative merit. Crazy how much of a talent void there is at the top of so many corporations.

[@darrisgetzbucc]

The crazy part is they had plenty of time to develop the game. It was just lazy.

[@xavierbreff3101]

All these mooks had to do was make the AAA Superman game everybody’s been wanting. They designed everything- Metropolis, Brainiac, Superman… they did all of that, and instead of giving us the superman game we want they gave us this piece of garbage. One of the biggest bonehead business moves I’ve ever seen in my life

[@lowdownpapaya7292]

Or just another Arkham game, those things are literally just printing money and stead they just burn it with this

[@thaneros]

They want that evergreen money is why.

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

And just like that, Warner Bros is gonna take Rocksteady’s DC license lol

[@Dj-gr5ur]

Redhood ***

[@jansenart0]

Just play Megaton Rainfall and you don't have to deal with the baggage of 100 years of milking that property.

[@Corusame]

Warner Bros. took the name Suicide Squad a lil too literally.

[@art-yr7ty]

😂😂😂

[@N1NT3NDUD3]

Its like corporations are greedy and CEOs are out of touch or something.

[@troylawson1902]

Hehehehe hahaha hehehehe 😁🤣 pretty much.

[@CipherRage-tp5ql]

Let's not forget about Disney and they're worse than DC.

[@xmusicmanx1]

They definitely can’t read the room anymore 🤷‍♂️

[@Ephemeral996]

It's both

[@zainmushtaq4347]

No. It's the gamers who are wrong!

[@mistersir4180]

But they put Batgirl on the shelf and wouldn’t even ENTERTAIN Batman Beyond being animated by the SpiderVerse creators . WB is the picture definition of Self Sabotage

[@brandondapro]

Can we be honest and stop pretending like bat girl was going to be a master piece of something… the little we saw of it made it look like a corny CW quality series… what about the little bit we saw of it was appealing?

[@ck2399]

And they shelved the already finished coyote movie

[@PraiseChristAlmighty]

@@brandondaproThanks for saying what everyone really thinks. Why are people shilling for Batgirl? It looked mediocre at best.

[@SuperSaiyanBroku]

Remember they own the rights to Harry Potter and pokémon love action failed both of them Lmao

[@drulipabs]

And your surprised Your talking about the same people who renewed Velma for a second season one of the lowest IMDB score I’ve ever seen (1.3), and also decided to make scooby do the villian of said season

[@TheMarine316]

What did they expect? It had flop written all over it

[@2000Reflex]

Literally every Joe Shmo saw this coming as soon as it was announced. It's like the people with the business degrees don't understand business???

[@kdckicksbutt3461]

💯💯💯💯

[@rvy117]

Supply and Demand. WB supplied a game there was 0 demand for.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

This is what happens when you don't listen to the fans and delay the game

[@AdamGlory]

Definitely didn’t listen to fans, but unless the entire story was written during the delay, I’m not sure said delay is part of the cause of the problem…

[@Alltimefox]

The game has been delayed and it still flopped

[@Steveo0547]

Oh look someone crying 😂

[@Alltimefox]

@@Steveo0547 bully Maguire?

[@Destinychanged]

“Well……I guess nobody wants a Suicide Squad game…..” - Warner Bros CEO

[@V3ntilator]

Suicide Squad currently have 100 active players on the most popular system in the world. Steam.

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

38 million users and only 100 play SSKTJL lol

[@PhiLLyPhiLLz]

😮

[@V3ntilator]

@@ruvanefriebus-cv6td A few weeks ago it had 160 players. It's going downhill.

[@bigdongkong1854]

Arkham asylum (a 15 YEAR OLD game) has 300 players right now. That’s embarrassing

[@V3ntilator]

@@bigdongkong1854 Batman is still a timeless game that haven't aged. It may have more players as it works offline.

[@trublu2644]

We need a Superman open world game !!!!!!

[@JD-cg8it]

No! Release suicide squad 2. Multiple battle passes and without any heros

[@troylawson1902]

​@@JD-cg8itlmao 🤣🤣😂 oh this guy got me on the floor rolling

[@bluddas315]

​@@troylawson1902nah word bro wat is he talkin about lol

[@Rock7MAN]

@@JD-cg8it This guy gets it!!!! WB Games Division just might hire you lol

[@jessmelgar219]

Meh. Honestly they should have continued Arkham instead

[@vandibox]

BREAKING: Game that is not fun loses money

[@EsuChiefCraig]

Big Game Companies: We need all of the things we don't intend to care about.

[@Baytuh]

I'm scared for Rocksteady.

[@thaneros]

WB is too hurting for cash to just close them down. They will try to sell them first imo.

[@thaneros]

@@12xenn45 WB as a whole is in debt.

[@CRAZYMUGMAN]

why? the rocksteady that made the arkham games does not exist anymore. everybody that made arkham has left the company years ago. hunderedstar games is the new rocksteady

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Don't be. People who have made the original Arkham games have left a long time ago. So it really doesn't matter if it's shut down or not, it will never be the old Rocksteady we knew.

[@Steveo0547]

Who tf cares at this point 😂 when the next Arkham comes out y’all kids will be worshipping it

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

Maybe Capcom can use some of those profit gains on a Dino Crisis remake?

[@videogamesruinedmylife3769]

Mega Man Legends 3, Onimusha, Marvel vs. Capcom, Viewtiful Joe, powerstone

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

@@videogamesruinedmylife3769 Yeah those would be nice too. Especially Legends 3.

[@Rock7MAN]

@@videogamesruinedmylife3769 Yo I've trying to send emails to Capcom to make a new powerstone game, it could easily be smash bros ultimate level. They have their base roster of new and returning characters, and then just flood the game with other existing Capcom characters. How dope would it be to see Ryu, Megaman, Viewtiful Joe, Jin Saotome, Akuma, Dante and Jon Talbane fight in a powerstone game!?!? Fuckin legendary idea smh Probably will get a new street fighter before that happens

[@videogamesruinedmylife3769]

@@Rock7MAN Not to mention online play! Capcom sitting on their thumbs

[@houstong7103]

as well as every classic capcom IP's

[@Lakitu_89]

Bye bye, Rocksteady.

[@Steveo0547]

Oh look someone crying 😭 get over it little bud change that diaper

[@Cantbetocoarse]

Would have loved a Batman v Superman type game for the next Arkham game … oh well

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

Watch them close the studio while not a single executive gets fired for such a bonehead move

[@dustinfencher7446]

We should have gotten batman kills the Justice League. An arkham type single player game where Bruce is forced to kill his friends in order to save the world, after they killed night wing and plenty more people and he had to team up with red hood and wonder woman. Something like that would have been dope. Or just made a superman game

[@ElectricPudding05]

Fans: We want a Superman or Batman game Rock steady: Did someone say Suicide Squad?

[@Nfrealmusictothedaywedie]

And they think that making a Arkham vr game will fix it

[@grimlockbat3954]

They aren't the one making it.

[@mnsega]

Wait, WHAT?!?! The greatest game of all time, that everybody asked for, bombed?!?!

[@coodoo17]

Yes but let's focus on this model for upcoming games instead of an honest single player game like Hogwarts Legacy which was the best selling game of 2023, a year stacked with huge games.

[@carl8001]

Its so crazy that people who work for these companies could just look at the comment sections of these videos and know what gamers want, but they dont. We all mostly want the same thing.

[@hacklaurent9412]

Untill they start listen to the fan theyll keep losing, they could've made a nice game but nope

[@tazzy13962]

Could see that coming

[@Seven6ixth]

Music to my ears. Maybe studios will FINALLY LEARN.

[@IuSuShy]

JUSTICE!!

[@jessmelgar219]

Which was precisely what everyone should have expected from the announcement. Suicide Squad as an IP is poison. Film and Video Games, they have all largely flopped. They don’t even come close to the greatness of the comics either…. So WB needs to move on like they should have when the first film happened.

[@caseyw1286]

Wait, so you are telling me that a games as a service looter shooter (that nobody asked for) from a company who is renowned for making brilliant single player focused super hero games is underselling? Wow, who would have seen that coming!

[@connorbriggs1995]

This is what happens when you try to disrespect a comic book company that’s older than you are they don’t even deserve to publish content on dc games anymore they should give it to people who aren’t crazy and hate the justice league

[@karimdavis7065]

WB should sell DC

[@mdvidz7416]

Now they are not going to make a $200m AAA game anytime soon again lol.

[@BoredBoredman]

Probably should had made batman beyond game take place 10-20 year later after knight game with a new batman against new/old foe.

[@aveboyjr83]

Yeah who wants to play a game with all the heroes get killed off buy mediocre a*** villains

[@KNIGHTOFSIN187]

Who didnt see this coming, we the people say what we want, were given the opposite 😂... should of did a stand alone batman movie with batfleck

[@loganwernicke7604]

And WB could have made that money back IF THEY RELEASED CYOTE VS ACME!!!

[@kendallmasterssank369]

They should know this before even starting making the game. WB you need to hire me as consultant

[@Sssensei11]

dont say xbox should learn a thing or two from Capcom. they might just buy it..

[@ClutchCompetitor]

Could of did another batman superman or injustice 3 game

[@ArdKnight]

Congrats to WB, another hit :v Poor Rocksteady

[@aHungiePanda]

Poor rocksteady because they made a shitty game?

[@Squidward_000]

Rocksteady didn’t even exist anymore lol everybody left the team (almost).

[@jimmywashere8753]

Not sure why people complain about Microsoft closing studios. Makes sense to me, if they own that many different groups of course they maintain the best staff they can and can still create sequels to any of their games as they still own every IP. It'd be like keeping 3 receptionists on staff to answer 1 phone, obviously some positions are no longer required in abundance.

[@andrewnall1931]

6 months from now we will be hearing about how Rock Steady is closing....

[@benighted.despair]

WB's next project (whatever it is) will be 10x worse than this because they will try to cover the loss.

[@thalunizz21]

How about just making a complete game that people want?🤔

[@dalebirkenstock2580]

You mean the full priced $70 title that can be beat in 8 hours by doing the same 4 missions over and over fighting the same 4 enemies over and over didn't sell? I'm shocked!

[@extendo5359]

Here comes the layoffs 😅

[@MrJB8383]

They will learn the wrong lesson from this

[@luisspinetta3198]

Back to the roots. A one player adventure videogame.....

[@MarsWrestlingKingdom]

Someone make petitions to bring back Tango Studio We really wanted Evil Within 3

[@gthakur17]

Look at how well received animal well is with tiny budget

[@Saiputera]

They Should layoff this game studio rather than tango

[@TwoBrokeGamers2]

No wonder they’re looking for a merger.

[@williamchavez365]

Thats what they get. They do everything but listen to the fans. If they push out garbage games, then let them lose more millions . 👏

[@Rock7MAN]

because no one asked for this lol I'm sure its fun but you have to do a super hero game like this first to see if you go better than avengers before doing a villain game in my opinion. Probably would be really hard to balance a superman and flash character though. Lets hope Multiversus helps cover some of that loss

[@freetory]

And it's crazy, all you had to do was keep the same formula for the most part. We tear CoD apart every year but it's successful for a reason.

[@axel88er19]

Well sorry, not sorry.

[@Alex_Logan22]

Not SOLELY cause of Suicide Squad, jeez IGN be better.

[@suprememan3631]

Listen to the fans it’s literally the answer to winning in the gaming industry give the people what they want if they want a Batman game give them it learn to listen and you will succeed close your ears and you lose simple as that.

[@OhayouEdboy]

Great news!

[@sakuyasama8986]

1 word DAMN

[@Henry-kz4gn]

Wait, they werent trying to lose money?

[@PineOpal]

No way they’re gonna keep rocksteady after this flop. They’re for sure shutting the studio down.

[@agustinleon8193]

Suicide Squad kills Rocksteady Studios

[@jamesmorris7844]

@@agustinleon8193 You do no Rocksteady are already gone the team than made this game are all new, like the Saints Row 2022 game all the talent have left.

[@That1guyUlike]

“Warner bros took a 200 million hit because of CEO’s thinking they know what gamers want” Even though gamers told them the whole time “this isnt what we want”.

[@glemverystore9132]

Rocksteady Needs Batman Return game to recover this

[@99gg-gg99]

I’d buy it if the traversal wasn’t limited.

[@SuperAvengerMan]

WB attempted or actually got rid of Batman: Caper Crusader, Coyote vs. ACME, and multiple Cartoon Network shows for this disaster-driven mess of a game.

[@FrancoisRoy]

How do you blow up 200M on a game with only 3 different enemy types.

[@uditvedantmishra9719]

Well deserved

[@Predatorwarrior18]

Well it serves them right for letting those game developers spit in the faces of DC’s beloved heroes and the Arkham franchise.

[@mjstwilight]

They thought they can have their own Fortnite gold mine. In the end they have a dud of a game most players hate.

[@slothsarecool]

Poor Warner Bros

[@Rayquaza894]

How?

[@crashXuae]

And to make up for their losses they’re taking the VR route! They should publish a book on “how to go bankrupt in a year”… it will probably sell better than their recent games.

[@schadenfreude6274]

$200 Million is probably only what Warner Bros spends on Toilet Papers a Month. They're not going to be bothered with it. 🙂

[@chriscrossx3701]

Man, those 100 people still playing must think it's worth $200mil 😅

[@GregCreg]

We told them it would crash and burn 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Macintosh1001]

$200m for a average around 200 concurrent players😅

[@livefromplanetearth]

just make a superman game

[@Hengoed]

We literally told them their game was going to bomb before they reworked it which still was the same game. 😂😂. Omg the thing we told you we werent going to buy, didnt sell. Omg

[@NikhilDagar-]

Tbh Rocksteady deserved it after what they did to batman

[@MaxxKoggen]

Xbox: we can't seem to make money in the current financial and gaming climate. Capcom: we're killing it

[@johnnyzero8853]

Everything would’ve been fine if Suicide Squad game was in a new universe instead of the Arkhamverse to give Batman a shitty send off

[@djtomoy]

😅maybe they should put Harry Potter in it

[@NinjaBrutality]

It's so fulfilling when bad games bomb. ❤

[@karimdavis7065]

You mean satisfying

[@sforti01]

At least they didn’t call this an AAAA game.

[@benighted.despair]

The defenders of this game got real quiet real soon. lmfao

[@andrebillups4079]

Did that game actually come out?

[@ProjectPhoenix21]

Yeah lol. No one would blame you for not noticing. It released and immediately flopped, not to mention Helldivers 2 released around the same time and that game was basically unavoidable anywhere you looked so it took a lot of the attention away.

[@brainiaclastsonofkrypton]

Still has The chances to win GOTY

[@mr.o6240]

Anybody could have told you the game was going to be bad, no need for critics.

[@joepaolinelli7696]

Now that you havent learned you lesson can you get back to making games no one wants. You too EA.

[@TroubleCauser22]

Well they made the game they wanted to make.....unfortunately, they also made a game that nobody wanted to play

[@Tyler-hs9eu]

Theyve lost the plot and theyre out of touch, they deserve it. This shows what a game looks like by people in a room who think they know what gamers want so they could make money, classic corporate move

[@SuperSaiyanBroku]

WB owns DC, Harry Potter and love action rights to pokémon and failed all 3 😂😂😂😂

[@Aries_Sinslayer]

At this point Microsoft can learn a thing or two from a LOT of publishers! 😂🍻

[@GamecatChicago]

Too bad. Suicide Squad is a fun IP. Why do these companies intentionally ruin their opportunities?

[@lowdownpapaya7292]

Greed and misplaced ideas of interest

[@felipez3115]

Fun? 😂 No It's not.

[@collegelifeofderrick5135]

You thought suicide squad was fun? Well glad you liked it.

[@davidwill7757]

woa, what a surprise, looks like everyone was right

[@e.x.ceaser2958]

This was predictable

[@EsuChiefCraig]

Hopefully WBG will listen to the one thing it cares about.... Its wallet.