Warner Games Announced The Cancellation Of Wonder Woman Game
Warner Games has had a very bad fate in recent years. The consecutive failures of Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights have made them tighten their game business, and many games that are being developed or operated have announced their cessation. Wonder Woman, which was still in normal development some time ago, also received bad news.
Development Termination
Warner Bros. recently confirmed that Wonder Woman game produced by Monolith Productions has been canceled, and studios such as Monolith Productions, Player First Games and WB San Diego will be closed.
Warner said that this decision was based on “strategic direction adjustment” and that it would re-examine the development studios and investments in the future, focusing on core IPs - Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones and DC, to create better game content.
Player Reaction
The cancellation of Wonder Woman has sparked a lot of discussion among players. Vara Dark released a video commenting on the current status of Warner’s game business. She pointed out that Warner Games has been in a state of turmoil in recent years, with multiple projects performing poorly, including a loss of $100 million for Multiverse Battle Royale, and the huge losses brought by Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The total impairment of the entire game business has exceeded $300 million. She believes that the cancellation of Wonder Woman has undoubtedly made the situation worse.
Vara Dark also mentioned that many players, including herself, were disappointed with the decision, especially for Rocksteady’s Batman series. She believes that Warner has obviously allowed “suspicious people” to control these studios, Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad has problems, and Monolith is facing a similar fate, and even the studio has been closed. This means that we may never see Monolith bring new works such as First Encounter Assault Recon or Middle-earth. She thinks this is both regrettable and sad.
Vara Dark also recalled Nemesis system introduced by Monolith in Middle-earth. This innovative mechanism gave the enemy a unique personality and behavior pattern, greatly enhancing the immersion and playability of the game. Although Monolith has applied for a patent for this system, this idea may now be buried by Warner.
Vara Dark also questioned Warner’s strategy of building games around core IPs. Because both Wonder Woman and Middle-earth are developed based on these IPs, the practice of shutting down Monolith seems extremely contradictory. She pointed out that since Wonder Woman debuted in 2021, Warner has hardly publicly shown any gameplay or character models, and the game has undergone multiple remakes. She speculated that Warner may have planned to transform it into a live service game from the beginning, but after seeing the poor performance of games like Multiverse Smash, it chose to return to the stand-alone mode. Frequent direction adjustments ultimately led to the game’s difficult birth.
Warner Bros.’ plan is to continue developing Batman series of games. This time the game will be set in the future and accepted by the studio that created the Batman Arkham series. The game is expected to be released after 2027. I hope this Batman will not suffer the same fate as Wonder Woman.
