Official Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game, Multiversus Devs Shutdown, Focusing on Bigger IPS

[Sphinx]

Warner Bros. Games just announced that Wonder Woman has been cancelled, while developer Monolith Productions has been shuttered after 31 years. The studio was renowned for iconic games like Fear, Blood, Condemned, and the Middle-earth duology, even designing the famous Nemesis system (which WB swiftly patented and then did nothing with for a decade).

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier reported earlier this month that the project had thus far cost Warner Bros. over $100 million and didn't have much to show for it, even being rebooted last year. Had it continued development, he claimed that it was "years away from release". However, it has now been cancelled so that Warner Bros. can continue its focus on IP such as Harry Potter, Batman, Mortal Kombat, and Game of Thrones.

Warner Bros Full Statement

We have had to make some very difficult decisions to structure our development studios and investments around building then est games possible with our key franchises — Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC, and Game of Thrones. After careful consideration, we are closing three of our development studios - Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego. This is a strategic change in direction and not a reflection of the teams or the talent that consists within them. The development of Monolith's Wonder Woman video game will not move forward. Our hope was to give players and fans the highest quality experience possible for the iconic character, and unfortunately this is no longer possible within our strategic priorities. This is another tough decision, as we recognize Monolith's storied history of delivering epic fan experiences through amazing games. We greatly admire the passion of the three teams and thank every employee for their contributions. As difficult as today is, we remain focused on and excited about getting back to producing high-quality games for our passionate fans and developed by our world-class studios and getting our games business back to profitability and growth in 2025 and beyond."

Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game, Shuts Down MultiVersus Dev

Wonder Woman has been cancelled four years after being announced.

www.thegamer.com

 

[NumeroUno778]

Shocking exactly nobody.

That being said, the people running WB games are idiots.

 

[EdwardKenwhey]

WW game cancelled? I guess WB hates money.

Now do a collab with Shift Up so at least we get some cool WW outfits for Eve. She has the chops to pull them off.

 

[Dreamy Bull]

Curse you WB for the patent of one of the best game mechanics and not even bother to use it. Just sit on it and let it collect dust. How the hell do you shut down Monolith anyways?