WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedwidespreadfanoutrage.PopulartitleslikeStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimeareamongthosemysteriouslydelistedfromdigitalstorefronts,includingSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thepublisherofferednoexplanationforthisdecision,leavingfansunabletolegallypurchasethesebelovedgames.
ThisactionispartofWarnerBros.Discovery'sbroadercost-cuttingmeasures,mirroringpreviousdecisionstoshelvefilmsandremovecontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingeventoccurredinMarch2024,affectingseveralAdultSwimtitles,thoughpublicpressureresultedinsomebeingreinstated.Thistime,however,atleastsixgamesvanishedonDecember23rd,2024,withonlyabriefnoticeonplatformslikeSteam.
ThefollowingCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameswereremoved:
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<- AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest
<- AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
<- OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
<- SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
<- StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
<- StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
Interestingly,someCartoonNetworkgames,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,remainavailable.ThesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroesisalsostillforsale.ThelackofofficialexplanationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshasfurtherfueledfanfrustration,particularlyconcerningSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whoseremovaleffectivelycutsoffaccesstotheshow'scanonicalconclusion.
Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,debutedinApril2014.Othertitles,likeStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes,werereleasedin2018,withStevenUniverse:UnleashtheLightfollowingin2021.Theabsenceofanywarninghasangeredfans,highlightingtheimpactoftheseseeminglyarbitrarydecisionsonbothplayersandthelegacyofthesegames.