Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was meant to be a smash hit for Warner Bros. The latest game from lauded Batman Arkham studio Rocksteady, it was in development for close to a decade, finally releasing a few months back, in February. But it goes without saying that things haven't gone to plan. Relative to the publisher's immense expectations, the co-op shooter has been nothing short of a disaster — and that's now being fully reflected in Warner Bros' financials.
Year-on-year, the company has taken a $200 million hit to its Q1 revenue following Suicide Squad's floundering. That's because back in February 2023, it launched Hogwarts Legacy — which would go on to become the best-selling release of the year. Suicide Squad didn't even come close to emulating that level of success.
It's a cautionary tale, really. While Hogwarts Legacy obviously has the weight of a colossal franchise behind it in Harry Potter, it's a single-player action adventure — the kind of title that big publishers have been so desperate to distance themselves from. Suicide Squad, meanwhile, is a live service shooter that's built to keep players hooked for who knows how long. Only one of them has made Warner Bros a ludicrous amount of money.