As first reported by IGN, Warner Bros. Discovery said that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League “has fallen short of our expectations” in a new financial call.
Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels was reportedly referring to Suicide Squad numbers following the sale on February 2nd for $70.
Warner Bros. Discovery released their fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings results today.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League first launched in January 2024 to mixed reviews. The game still has “generally unfavorable” user scores on Metacritic.
These ratings currently sit at an abysmal 3.7. This likely contributed to the game’s unexpected performance.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League had a rough launch for Early Access. It released with a bug that automatically completed the game.
Developer Rocksteady later issued Early Access players $20 worth of in-game currency to help smooth things over.
Although Suicide Squad may not be selling as expected, Warner Bros. Games did release a promising 2024 roadmap last month.
It revealed that Season 1 will begin in March. The new content will include more boss fights, enemy variants, villain themed weapons, and more. The roadmap also teased future seasons, which fans are already speculating about.
Today’s earnings release states that “games revenue increased meaningfully due to the continued performance of Hogwarts Legacy, including the Q4 launch on the Nintendo Switch.”
In the earnings release, Warner Bros. President and CEO David Zaslav also gave a broader company statement.
Zaslav said that “we are now on solid footing with a clear pathway to growth”. They also announced plans for “a more robust creative pipeline across our film and TV studios”. However, they did not specifically mention the gaming industry.
For more of the latest Insider Gaming updates, you can read about developer Disruptive Games reportedly being hit with an unknown number of layoffs.
