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Rocksteady Cuts Staff Amid Post-Suicide Squad Woes

By HenryJan 18,2025

Rocksteady Cuts Staff Amid Post-Suicide Squad Woes

In late 2024, Rocksteady Studios, the creator of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, announced further job cuts. Six anonymous employees reported the layoffs, impacting programmers, artists, and testers. This follows September's reduction of testers, halved from 33 to 15.

Rocksteady faced significant hurdles in 2024, struggling to maintain Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League amidst poor reception. Warner Bros. reported project losses of approximately $200 million. In December, developers announced the suspension of 2025 updates, though servers will remain active.

The layoffs weren't limited to Rocksteady. Games Montreal, another Warner Bros. studio (behind Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights), also saw 99 job losses in December.

The situation worsened with the early access release. Players encountered numerous bugs, including complete server outages and a major storyline spoiler revealed through a glitch. Gameplay also drew considerable criticism.

Major gaming publications delivered negative reviews, leading to a massive surge in early access refunds. Analytics firm McLuck reported a shocking 791% increase in refund requests following the game's disastrous launch.

Rocksteady's future projects remain unannounced.

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