Source: Warner Bros. / Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
You’ll have to wait a bit longer to kill the Justice League.
Bloomberg’s Jason Schrier reports Warner Bros. has decided to push Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s wig back again. The decision to delay the game to a later date comes after fans had plenty of things to say, mainly negative, after watching a developer deep dive giving us a look at the upcoming game.
Per Bloomberg:
Warner Bros. has again delayed a video game based on the Suicide Squad comic book franchise, pushing it from a May release date to later this year, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
A representative for Warner didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The person with knowledge of the delay asked not to be named discussing information that isn’t public.
Well, that sucks.
The Jig Was Apparent
Source: WB Games / Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
London-based developer Rocksteady Studios didn’t do the game any justice when it showed off what players could expect from the game during Sony’s February State of Play presentation.
Ahead of the presentation, news leaked that the game would be a live service title that requires an online connection. The 15-minute only made things worse that confirmed other features like an RPG-like gear system and weird gameplay-like features like all the characters relying on firearms and the constant shooting at giant purple orbs to defeat enemies.
Gamers believe the jig is up with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and feel it will be very meh, just like Gotham Knights and Marvel’s Avengers. The latter was recently shut down and will no longer receive more content or updates.
We have no idea what more developers can do to address all of the issues fans complained about due to the game being so far in its development cycle, and we are curious to see what this game will look and play like when it finally arrives.
You can see reactions to the news of the delay in the gallery below.
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Photo: Warner Bros. / Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
1. Possibly
You could delay Suicide Squad a year and it won’t change what it is. If you think this unconfirmed delay is in response to any genre backlash, you’re dreamin’.
But perhaps related, I’d speculate the studio needed more time and got it because, more than ever, they cannot afford… https://t.co/H3TDowb0xn
— Fran Mirabella III (FM3) (@franmirabella) March 9, 2023
2. Also
Probably doesn't help that WB's single-player game based on a controversial IP sold a bajillion copies, and Suicide Squad with significantly less baggage but is live-service can't seem to generate a single positive word. https://t.co/yMFvTFALlj
— Matt Kim (@LawofTD) March 9, 2023
3. Hmmmmm
I could be wrong and this is just speculation but I just get a sense that Suicide Squad Kill The Justice league isn’t a game that most of Rocksteady devs were passionate about making.
The Arkham series literally set the standard for combat in superhero games. When a new Batman… https://t.co/Z5MjLEYeF3 pic.twitter.com/0QErLJccQS
— Comic Blast Keenan (@cb_keenan) March 9, 2023
4. We hope so
In a few years after Suicide Squad releases we'll probably get an announcement that Rocksteady is back with another installment of the Batman: Arkham franchise.
Gon' head and bookmark this tweet.
— James Sigfield (@Jsig212James) March 9, 2023
5. Fair point
The people complaining about Suicide Squad wasn’t buying the game ANYWAY because it’s GAAS.
They don’t care about the gameplay cause they not buying it regardless
It’s not fan feedback
— Jay Bari Strife
(@JayBari_) March 9, 2023
6. Some more perspective
This delay also moves Suicide Squad out of a crowded release window that currently includes new Zelda, Diablo, and Final Fantasy games.
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) March 9, 2023
7. Online bullying ?
That State of Play was so mid they’re delaying Suicide Squad: Kill The Game pic.twitter.com/wtpib37ye2
— SlyBee
꧂ (@WhyBee808) March 9, 2023
8.
Suicide Squad just got delayed to later this year after the reaction online. Not sure how much they could actually change though with a few extra months.
— Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) March 9, 2023
9.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD GAMEPLAY WAS SO FUN AND INTERESTING YET YOU NO LIFE INCELS HAD TO RUIN IT BY ATTACKING ROCKSTEADY FOR NO REASON. YOU ALL WILL PAY pic.twitter.com/FVhqQ7iWBG
— jolt (@meltborne) March 9, 2023
10.
Live footage of PlayStation contacting WB Games when seeing Suicide Squad be delayed (again) after likely having paid millions of dollars in marketing rights to have the game headline their recent State of Play: pic.twitter.com/ke1ejI3Uf2
— Evan Filarca (@EvanFilarca) March 9, 2023
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