They Have Also Shut Down Multiple Studios
Warner Bros. Games has confirmed that they have cancelled their planned Wonder Woman game.
They have also confirmed that they have shut down three studios, Monolith Productions, Player First Games and Warner Bros San Diego.
In a statement released by Warner Bros. Games, they have said that the decision is due to a ‘strategic change’ in direction.
You can see the statement in full below:
We have had to make some very difficult decisions to structure our development studios and investments around building the best 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 these teams or the talent that consists within them.
The development of Monolith’s Wonder Woman videogame 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.
Monolith Studios announced their Wonder Woman game back in 2021. Reports did surface that the game had been rebooted sometime in 2024. This was after the game had already incurred a large development cost.
Player First Games was the studio behind MultiVersus which despite having a recent re-launch, was cancelled and a shutdown of the game was confirmed to happen in May 2025.
It has certainly been a very mixed period for Warner Bros. Games. They saw huge success with Hogwarts Legacy. However, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League did not reach the expectations of Warner Bros and Rocksteady have ceased any future support plans for the game.
It will be very interesting to see if this new change in direction will serve as a benefit to Warner Bros. Games going forward.
Source – Insider Gaming
