Tag: Warner Bros
News Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Underfire for 'Atrocious' Input Lag on PS5
Over 100ms of lag
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is an outstanding celebration of an iconic franchise, but hardcore players are beginning to raise complaints about the compilation’s input lag on PS5. To be fair, despite Sony’s console generally being preferred for fighting games, it’s wrestled with higher-than-average input lag across...
News Sony Rules Out Acquiring Batman, Mortal Kombat Maker Warner Bros
Doesn't want a "big Hollywood M&A deal" right now
Sony has ruled itself out as one of the companies interested in acquiring Warner Bros after it essentially put itself up for sale. Last week, Warner Bros revealed it has "initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value". The quote came after rumours of bids for the firm...
Preview The New LEGO Batman Plays Like Arkham, Brilliantly Rebuilt in Bricks
Bricking bat
It’s been 10 long years since Batman: Arkham Knight, a title which was undeniably divisive in its day. We simply didn’t know how good we had it at the time. After a decade out in the wilderness working on the disastrous Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, there is word that UK developer Rocksteady may finally be turning its...
Fight
The launch date for Digital Eclipse’s highly anticipated PS5 and PS4 virtual museum Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection may have leaked – and from an unlikely source at that! Over the weekend, fans spotted a 29th September release attached to the product’s page on the Xbox app, which has now reverted to a placeholder window of 31st...
News Suicide Squad Disaster Not Stopping Warner Bros from Making Another Live Service DC Game
Here we go again
Warner Bros. has a new live service title in the oven, despite the fact that its previous attempt, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, ended up being one of the most talked-about bombs in modern gaming. This is all according to a fresh job listing at Warner Bros. Montreal, which is searching for an experienced executive producer...
News The Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Doesn't Look Good, But That's Kinda Perfect
Citizen Cage
Here’s your first look at the Mortal Kombat 2 movie from Warner Bros, starring New Zealand actor Karl Urban as washed-up film star Johnny Cage. It’s out in theatres, including IMAX, on 24th October. Let’s start with the full-length trailer, because we suspect that’s what you’ve clicked on this page to see, right? Okay, and...
Rumour Sony Wants Warner Bros' Gaming Assets, Like Mortal Kombat
As management upheaval continues
Warner Bros is going through a period upheaval, and apparently that’s got Sony sniffing. To be honest, website SEScoops may not be the most recognisable website, but it’s citing sources which claim the Japanese manufacturer is interested in scooping up its new WB Streaming and Studios business, which is being...
News That's All, Folks: MultiVersus Is Shutting Down Today on PS5, PS4
Will only be playable offline
Today, 30th May 2025, MultiVersus is being delisted from digital stores and the servers are being switched off, putting an end to a very rocky road for the platform fighter. Once the game is taken down, it will only be playable offline. If you want to have access to it, you'll need to have logged in at least once...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Dev Finished with PS5 Fighter, Moving to Next Project
Fatality
As expected, Mortal Kombat 1 developer NetherRealm Studios is moving on from its PS5 fighter. Back when the team announced the Complete Edition of the game earlier in the month, many fans assumed it was Game Over for any future DLC or add-ons. That’s despite series creator Ed Boon promising the title would have “years of support”.
News Mortal Kombat Fans Are Fuming MK1's Support Appears to Be Over
Knock out
It’s been less than two years since Mortal Kombat 1’s release, but it looks like NetherRealm Studios is already pulling the plug, after the fighter reportedly underperformed. It’s worth noting that this is a Mortal Kombat game, so it still topped five million units, but it did so slower than predecessors Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal...
Publisher posts another sharp decline
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been a disaster of unprecedented proportions for publisher Warner Bros, and the company's latest financial report reveals that the ill-fated release is still doing damage. The company suffered a sharp 48% decrease in games revenue over the first quarter of 2025. Of...
Round Up A 'Cavern of Stupidity' - The Minecraft Movie Reviews Are Live
Metacritic rating of 49
Releasing in theatres tomorrow, 4th April 2025, the A Minecraft Movie adapts the obscenely popular video game for the big screen. It stars the likes of Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Emma Myers, with critic reviews now live. Reviews are mixed overall; the Metacritic rating sits at 49 currently, and the Rotten Tomatoes score is...
News WB Games Reportedly Cancels Unannounced Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 DLC
Thought you ought to know
Warner Bros Games has reportedly cancelled an unannounced game expansion to Hogwarts Legacy, its smash-hit Harry Potter RPG. The DLC was planned to be released alongside an expanded version of the base game. News comes to us via a
News New Batman Game Appears to Be Targeting PS6
It begins
With development cycles so long these days, and the PS5 generation already way beyond its half-way point, it’s perhaps not a surprise to see developers beginning to think about next-generation consoles like the PS6. It’s certainly something that’s on the mind of UK studio Rocksteady, as a new job listing for a Senior Core Engine...
News Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System Created to Combat the Used Games Market
Second-hand information
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor had a killer feature that made it stand out from its contemporaries — the Nemesis system. While Monolith Productions' clever system is an innovative bit of gaming tech, its origins can actually be traced back to a less creative place. The Nemesis system is a way for a game to track your...
News Before It Imploded, WB Games Was Reportedly Working on a Crossover Kart Racer
Like MultiVersus but Mario Kart
One of the many projects Warner Bros. Games had in the works before things went south was a crossover kart racer. That's according to Colin Moriarty on his podcast Sacred Symbols, citing a conversation he had with "someone once associated with WB San Diego". WB San Diego was one of the studios the publisher recently...
News Suicide Squad Bombed So Bad, It Basically Took Wonder Woman and Monolith Down with It
MultiVersus didn't help, either
Last year's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a flop of colossal proportions for publisher Warner Bros. Interactive — but we're only just now seeing the extent of the damage that its significant commercial shortcomings caused. Earlier this week, news broke that Warner Bros. had effectively taken a...
News Fans Are Fuming Warner Bros Patented the Nemesis System But Isn't Using It
We'll all remember that
Wonder Woman was the third game by Monolith expected to use the Nemesis System. The feature – first introduced in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – powers emergent storylines in each individual playthrough, giving antagonists unique personalities which changes how they respond to your actions in the world. The studio...
News Cancelled Wonder Woman PS5 Game Was 'Gorgeous and Expansive'
"A showpiece epic"
We’ll never get to play Shadow of Mordor dev Monolith’s take on Wonder Woman, because the game has been cancelled and the studio shut down. But there’s been an outpouring of enthusiasm aimed at the project in the aftermath of the aforementioned news. Writing on X (or Twitter
News Warner Bros Games Closes Multiple Studios, Wonder Woman Cancelled
Middle-earth series, MultiVerse devs close up shop
The video game industry's grim march continues, with word coming down that publisher Warner Bros. Games has shuttered multiple studios: Monolith Productions (Middle-earth: Shadow of War), Player First Games (MultiVersus), and Warner Bros Games San Diego, which focused on free-to-play mobile games...
News Terminator 2's T-1000 Keeps on Trucking in Gory Mortal Kombat 1 PS5 Gameplay
An advanced prototype
The Khaos Reigns era of Mortal Kombat 1 will conclude with guest character T-1000, coming to PS5 for early access owners on 18th March and everyone on 25th March. Featuring the voice and likeness of original actor Robert Patrick, this first look trailer gives us an early taste of the character in action. And there’s a lot of...
Rumour Rocksteady's Next Single-Player Game Based on Batman Beyond, May Be a PS5 Exclusive
Sounds too good to be true
A rumour linked to allegedly accurate leaker Lunatic Ignus has started spreading. It follows a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier that developer Rocksteady is looking to return to the world of single-player Batman. Word on these lawless, unverified stree
News Rocksteady Lining Up New Single Player Batman Game After Suicide Squad Disaster, It's Claimed
Many years away from releasing
Rocksteady Studios will return to the Batman universe with a new single player title following its multiplayer flop Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, a new Bloomberg report suggests. During a deep dive into Warner Bros, journalist Jason Schreier reports the developer is "looking to return to Batman for a...
News Hogwarts Legacy 2, Expanded First Game Both Reportedly in the Works
More wizard and witch action on the way
Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software is currently making a sequel to its popular wizarding simulator as well as an expanded version of the first game, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has reiterated. Warner Bros has already all but confirmed Hogwarts Legacy 2 will happen, calling it one of the comp
News Wonder Woman Game in Turmoil, Is Still 'Years Away from Release', New Report Claims
Nemesis system removed from the game
The Wonder Woman title in development at Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions is said to be facing significant issues and is in fact still "years away from release", according to a new report from Jason Schreier of Bloomberg. First announced in December 2021, the DC project has struggled...
News MultiVersus Director 'in Deep Mourning', Calls Out Player Threats After Shutdown Announcement
That's all, folks
New internet scuttlebutt has surfaced about WB Games' free-to-play platform fighter, MultiVersus, and it's not sounding great. AusilMVS, a known leaker of information about the game, has said the upcoming Season 5 "may be the final season depending on how it performs". They claim to have heard this from a "notable source",...
News Conan the Barbarian Slices Heads Off in Mortal Kombat 1 Next Week
21st January for Kombat Pack 2 owners
The latest Mortal Kombat 1 guest character, Conan the Barbarian, will be available for Kombat Pack 2 owners to play from 21st January 2025 in a week of early access. The fighter becomes available for everyone else on 28th January, leaving standard players an extra seven days to mull over the gameplay trailer...
News The Final Suicide Squad PS5 Ending Is a Real Sorry Sight
Rocksteady retcons itself
The Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League disaster has finally come to an end for Rocksteady Studios, as its last main season of content deploys onto PS5, accessible for free for PS Plus Essential members. However, as it says goodbye to the title, it's got one final trick up its sleeve: a big story retcon. We doubt most of...
News Suicide Squad Dev Rocksteady Suffers More Layoffs as PS5 Game Hits PS Plus
Anything but steady
It's been revealed that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady — previously of Batman: Arkham fame — was hit with another round of layoffs just before the end of 2024. The news comes via Eurogamer, who spoke to "half a dozen" anonymous staff affected by these most recent redundancies. As was the case...
News Suicide Squad Season 4, Deathstroke Fail to Move the Needle Much
It ends, not with a boomerang, but a whisper
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League support is, mercifully, ending with the completion of Season 4 in January 2025. We had held out some hope that the release of the playable character Deathstroke, who seemed like the coolest of the additional baddies, might draw an influx of players. Alas, it seems...
News Star Wars Eclipse, Wonder Woman Comprised of 'Literally Nothing' When Revealed
The waiting game
According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse and Warner Bros. Games' Wonder Woman were comprised of "literally nothing" when announced onstage at The Game Awards 2021. In light of Geoff Keighley's big show, Schreier's reminder is a good one, as it is always possible something just revealed...
News Suicide Squad Season 4 Will Be Its Last, Offline Mode Coming Tomorrow
Online servers remain live
Batman: Arkham studio Rocksteady will finally be free of its Suicide Squad torture next month as it has been confirmed Season 4, launching in January 2025, is the game's final content drop. The online servers shall remain live and all of the post-launch content stays along with the base experience, but no new episodes will...
News Deathstroke Completes Suicide Squad's PS5 Content Roadmap
End of the line
Inexplicably, $200 million flop, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's servers are still live. Season 4 arrives tomorrow, 10th December, bringing the anticipated introduction of Deathstroke to the game's rogues gallery of playable characters. We have to imagine that the edgy assassin will prove more of a draw than Season 3's...
News Awesome-Looking, Cancelled LEGO James Bond Game Has Us Shaken and Stirred
Aston Martin Vanquished
There have been LEGO games for many of cinema's biggest franchises, and now, we know that James Bond was almost among that group. A teaser trailer for a cancelled LEGO James Bond game has recently emerged online, and it looks like it could've been another great TT Games adventure: The video features LEGO-ified versions of...
Rumour Mortal Kombat 1's Future DLC Cancelled After Poor Sales of Khaos Reigns
Mortal wound
Mortal Kombat 1 has had its ups and downs since it arrived in 2023, but NetherRealm Studios has been supporting it regardless with new DLC fighters and more. If a new rumour is to be believed, however, it looks like the team's post-launch work on the game may come to an abrupt stop. Over on the Mortal Kombat Leaks subreddit, "verified...
News Minecraft Movie Will Have You Yearning for the Mines with Much Better Second Trailer
Putting the block in blockbuster
A Minecraft Movie made its big debut a couple of months back with the first official teaser trailer, and it didn't go down very well. While it's obviously aimed at a younger audience, fans of the perpetually popular sandbox game weren't convinced by this live-action adaptation, but this latest trailer shows more...
News Ghostface Looks Like a Scream in Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay Trailer
Dude with a knife
Mortal Kombat 1 has been trucking along since its launch last year, adding a bunch of DLC fighters as well as the Khaos Reigns pack. The next character in line is Ghostface from the Scream movie series, and you can see him in action in the new trailer above. Ghostface's move set is very stabby and has various moves involving other...
Hands On PS5 Pro Injects More Magic into Hogwarts Legacy
Ray tracing the star of PS5 Pro update
Due to the sheer amount of content open world titles generally have to render at any one time, it's a lot more difficult for them to be deemed visually spectacular. Many on PS5 are more than competent, but pit them against the linear, story-focused experiences of Sony's first-party teams and they will almost...
News MultiVersus Underperforms, Another $100 Million Blow for Warner Bros
Tough time for Raven to arrive
Publisher Warner Bros Discovery announced that free-to-play brawler MultiVersus (developed by Player First, which it recently acquired) has significantly underperformed, another $100 million hit to gaming revenue in 2024. Add to that the $200 million Harley and the rest of the Suicide Squad made off with, and it's been...
News Hogwarts Legacy Summons Additional Sales, Soars Past a Staggering 30 Million Sold
Accio money
Hogwarts Legacy was always going to be big, set as it is, in the iconic Harry Potter universe. Last we heard, back in March, Warners Bros had shifted a magical 22 million copies since launch in 2023; that number is now over 30 million and counting, with a sequel considered a "very big priority". Warner Bros. Games revealed the revised...
News Hogwarts Legacy a Huge Priority for PS5, Will Connect to HBO TV Show
Warner Bros on the Harry Potter offensive
Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game last year, and is one of the most successful releases of all time. It stands to reason, then, as Warner Bros looks to create a new wave of content based on the seminal series of novels, a sequel is on the way. And yes, according to Variety, a successor to the open...
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Could Be Getting Up to 15 Hours More Content
You're an expansion, 'Arry
Remember earlier in the year it was rumoured Suicide Squad developer Rocksteady had been enlisted to help on Hogwarts Legacy? There was word at the time of some kind of Definitive Edition for the Harry Potter spin-off, although it was unclear what that would actually entail. Now, accor
News Crickets as Suicide Squad Endures Another Muted Launch
What's the plan, Mistah J?
While very different games, Concord recently launched to a dismal response from players, and Sony pulled the plug after just two weeks. With the onset of Suicide Squad's Season 3 of live service content, nearly nine months out from launch, Warner Bros must be looking at the player count that kill
Mini Review Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns (PS5) – DLC Add-On Is Mostly Unfunny and Overpriced
Back in the Havik
For those who missed it, following the bloody finale of Mortal Kombat 1's story, which saw Liu Kang and the gang dispatch the Deadly Alliance of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, a version of PS2-era jobber Havik discovered that not only do other timelines exist, but that they could all use a little more chaos. This brings us to the new...
News Mortal Kombat 1's Khaos Reigns PS5 Launch Trailer Is Deliciously Disgusting
Dead gross
Mortal Kombat 1’s massive Khaos Reigns expansion will release on 24th September, bringing with it an entire new storyline to NetherRealm’s increasingly complicated plot. This trailer doesn’t really dilly on the details: it just shows off a series of murders, many of which will make you wince and chuckle in equal measure. Seriously,...
News Powerpuff Girls Finally Confirmed for MultiVersus When Season 3 Begins on PS5, PS4
Nubia also joins the fight
After being teased for quite some time, the Powerpuff Girls have now been officially confirmed to be joining the roster in MultiVersus. WB Games' platform fighter will introduce the Cartoon Network trio when Season 3 gets started on 17th September 2024. As you can see in the above trailer, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup...
Review Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions (PS5) - Magical PS Plus Sporting Sim Is a Winner
Glory Seeker
The wizarding world of Harry Potter is home to many fan-favourite moments, yet nothing has quite managed to surpass the magic of Quidditch, a fictional sport where the students of Hogwarts and Wizarding World alike engage in a competitive goal-based game, while riding broomsticks. A video game adaptation of Quidditch is nothing new, as...
News Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Warner Bros commits to a sequel
Warner Bros seems ready to greenlight a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy following its extreme sales success last year, with the firm stating a follow-up is one of its "biggest priorities" for the next few years. When speaking to its strategic outlook at a Bank of America Conference (via Variety) today, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels...
News Suicide Squad Studio Hit with Layoffs After Poor Sales
Rocksteady's QA team cut in half
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League team Rocksteady Studios has suffered an unconfirmed number of redundancies across its QA department following the live-service game's poor sales and critical reception earlier this year. Sources in contact with Eurogamer state the QA team has been cut by more than 50 per cent,...
News LEGO Harry Potter Collection Will Be Re-Released for a Third Time on PS5
Native 4K! 60fps! DualSense!
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 were PS3 games which were bundled together and remastered for PS4 in the form of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection. Now that version will get a third re-release on PS5, starting from 8th October. The package will be available digitally from the PS Store, and...
