Tag: Warner Bros
News Crickets as Suicide Squad Endures Another Muted Launch
What's the plan, Mistah J?
While very different games, Concord recently launched to a dismal response from players, and Sony pulled the plug after just two weeks. With the onset of Suicide Squad's Season 3 of live service content, nearly nine months out from launch, Warner Bros must be looking at the player count that kill
Mini Review Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns (PS5) – DLC Add-On Is Mostly Unfunny and Overpriced
Back in the Havik
For those who missed it, following the bloody finale of Mortal Kombat 1's story, which saw Liu Kang and the gang dispatch the Deadly Alliance of Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, a version of PS2-era jobber Havik discovered that not only do other timelines exist, but that they could all use a little more chaos. This brings us to the new...
News Mortal Kombat 1's Khaos Reigns PS5 Launch Trailer Is Deliciously Disgusting
Dead gross
Mortal Kombat 1’s massive Khaos Reigns expansion will release on 24th September, bringing with it an entire new storyline to NetherRealm’s increasingly complicated plot. This trailer doesn’t really dilly on the details: it just shows off a series of murders, many of which will make you wince and chuckle in equal measure. Seriously,...
News Powerpuff Girls Finally Confirmed for MultiVersus When Season 3 Begins on PS5, PS4
Nubia also joins the fight
After being teased for quite some time, the Powerpuff Girls have now been officially confirmed to be joining the roster in MultiVersus. WB Games' platform fighter will introduce the Cartoon Network trio when Season 3 gets started on 17th September 2024. As you can see in the above trailer, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup...
Review Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions (PS5) - Magical PS Plus Sporting Sim Is a Winner
Glory Seeker
The wizarding world of Harry Potter is home to many fan-favourite moments, yet nothing has quite managed to surpass the magic of Quidditch, a fictional sport where the students of Hogwarts and Wizarding World alike engage in a competitive goal-based game, while riding broomsticks. A video game adaptation of Quidditch is nothing new, as...
News Hogwarts Legacy 2 One of Publisher's 'Biggest Priorities' for the Future
Warner Bros commits to a sequel
Warner Bros seems ready to greenlight a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy following its extreme sales success last year, with the firm stating a follow-up is one of its "biggest priorities" for the next few years. When speaking to its strategic outlook at a Bank of America Conference (via Variety) today, CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels...
News Suicide Squad Studio Hit with Layoffs After Poor Sales
Rocksteady's QA team cut in half
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League team Rocksteady Studios has suffered an unconfirmed number of redundancies across its QA department following the live-service game's poor sales and critical reception earlier this year. Sources in contact with Eurogamer state the QA team has been cut by more than 50 per cent,...
News LEGO Harry Potter Collection Will Be Re-Released for a Third Time on PS5
Native 4K! 60fps! DualSense!
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 were PS3 games which were bundled together and remastered for PS4 in the form of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection. Now that version will get a third re-release on PS5, starting from 8th October. The package will be available digitally from the PS Store, and...
News Harry Potter's New PS Plus Game Will Come with a Bonus for Hogwarts Legacy Owners on PS5, PS4
Sleepy Sallow
We wouldn’t describe the cast of Hogwarts Legacy as particularly memorable, but we do recall the sneering face of Slytherin student Sebastian Sallow. And he’ll be returning in upcoming PS Plus game Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions for anyone who’s owned and played both titles and connected them to their WB Games account. You can...
News Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions' Snitch Has Been Dramatically Nerfed on PS5, PS4
You Snitch
As a competitive sport, Quidditch is broken. Those of you who’ve read the Harry Potter novels will know that catching the elusive, winged ball will earn the Seeker’s associated team 150 points and conclude the match. This effectively renders everything else occurring within the arena irrelevant, and while the books do a good job of...
News PS1 Hagrid Will Be a Cosmetic in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions on PS5, PS4
Terrible, yes, but great
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is right around the corner on PS5 and PS4, and the excitement around the game feels fairly muted. However, the devs may have just sealed the deal, and all it took was one brilliant Easter egg. PS1 Hagrid, otherwise known as Haggord or simply Meme Hagrid, will be represented in the...
News Magic Takes Flight in Nostalgic Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Neville will play Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down
We've been putting a lot of our hopes and dreams for happiness and fulfilment into the Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions basket ever since it was announced. With its release right around the corner (3rd September), it's starting to get real. Warner Bros. has summoned a...
News Quidditch Champions Will Depict Never-Before-Seen Harry Potter Schools on PS5, PS4
School daze
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will feature a number of arenas for you to compete in, and a couple of them will be based upon schools never seen before. Obviously, those familiar with the source material will be familiar with Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and Durmstrang Institute, both of which are referenced in the books – but here...
News Suicide Squad the Villain Behind Warner Bros Gaming Revenue Drop
But Hogwarts Legacy is a tough act to follow
Warner Bros. Discovery has reported its Q2 2024 earnings, and in fairly unsurprising news, a lot of fingers are being pointed at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The villainous service game is largely taking the wrap for a precipitous 41% year-over-year revenue drop experienced by the WB Games...
News Kitana's Only Fan Leaks in First Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Image
Filth
A leaked photo of Kitana’s only fan has appeared online, shared by series creator Ed Boon. The image, taken from the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie, shows the Princess of Edenia’s dirty fingers gripping her iconic accessory. “I recently saw an unfinished cut screening of the Mortal Kombat 2 movie,” teased Boon. “During the...
News Quidditch Champions Is the PS5, PS4 Harry Potter Sports Sim You've Been Waiting For
And it's free with PS Plus with no microtransactions
If, like this author, you grew up on a diet of Harry Potter books and the Quidditch World Cup game on PS2, you’ll want to make sure you have Quidditch Champions’ fast-approaching 3rd September release date marked on your calendar. The game – which will be free to download with PS Plus...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Outrageous Animalities, Massive Story Campaign, and Much More
Ghostface, Conan the Barbarian, and T-1000 joining the roster
Announced mere minutes ago at San Diego Comic-Con, fighter Mortal Kombat 1 is getting a monstrous expansion which adds an entire new story campaign, six characters, and much more from 24th September. The add-on is available to pre-order on PS5 starting today, and will cost $49.99, so...
News MultiVersus Dev Player First Games Snagged by Warner Bros
MergerVerse
MultiVersus would be worthless without developer Player First Games’ alliance with Warner Bros and access to its bottomless intellectual property vault, so it perhaps makes sense that the publisher has put a ring on the independent outfit’s finger and acquired the studio outright. It seems like very little will change at the Los...
News Beetlejuice Resurrected for MultiVersus' Second PS5, PS4 Season
Samurai Jack also on deck
Samurai Jack will join the roster of MultiVersus when the new season launches on 23rd July, and he’ll be joined by Beetlejuice at a later date. “With his unmatched swordsmanship and incredible agility, he’s truly a force to be reckoned with, and in the new MultiVersus gameplay trailer, Samurai Jack’s fighting skills...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Unveils Takeda Takahashi as Next DLC Fighter in Flashy Trailer
Ferra joining the kameo roster
The next DLC character for Mortal Kombat 1 is Takeda Takahashi, WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have announced. The news comes alongside a splashy gameplay trailer, showing off the playable fighter and all his fancy moves. Takeda is a character first seen in Mortal Kombat X, a student of Scorpion and an adept fighter...
News Suicide Squad Season 2 Frozen Days From Launch, Defrosting 25th July
You are not sending me back to the cooler!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Season 2 has been delayed mere days before the content was scheduled to go live. Rocksteady has posted the new launch date as 25th July, so players must wait a little longer to chill out with the incoming playable character, Mrs. Freeze. On X, the game's official...
News Remain Chill, Playable Mrs. Freeze Will Soon Join Suicide Squad's Rogues' Gallery
Cool party!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Season 2 roadmap has been revealed, and it includes a playable character who deserves her due. Nora Fries, better known as Mrs. Freeze, has been confirmed to be coming to the game, no doubt with some scores to settle, and will join the festivities alongside all kinds of cosmetic goodies from 11th...
News Here's Your First Look at Agent Smith Gameplay in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
Arrives later this month
MultiVersus is about to gain another new character for its playable roster. Agent Smith has been confirmed for the game for a while, but this new trailer gives us our first look at how the character will play in WB Games' free fighter. As with all the other characters in the game, Agent Smith looks to have a lot of...
News MultiVersus Update Prepares for Agent Smith, Adds Modes, Rebalances Characters
Major patch inbound
WB Games' free-to-play platform fighter, MultiVersus, is imminently set to receive a huge game update, adding support for the latest playable character and making lots of adjustments and improvements. Agent Smith will be joining the fun this month, but there's plenty more to look forward to with this patch. Agent Smith will go...
News Dataminer Tips Terminator T-1000, Conan the Barbarian DLC for Mortal Kombat 1
Hasta la vista, baby
Mortal Kombat 1 looks like it will get a hefty dose of the Governator, with Conan the Barbarian tipped to be coming to the game, along as his immortal adversary, Terminator 2's T-1000. These iconic characters will supposedly be added to the game as a part of NetherRealm's next DLC drop, along with four others, two arenas, and...
News Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Is a PS Plus Essential Game on Day One
Out on 3rd September for PS5, PS4
You can't play Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy, so publisher Warner Bros is spinning the sport out into its own game with Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. The new PS5, PS4 title releases on 3rd September 2024, and it'll be available on PS Plus Essential that same day. If you'd rather own it, the game's $29.99...
News Genre Pivot, 'Toxic Positivity' Blamed for Suicide Squad's $200 Million Flop
Super villainy
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is currently the front-runner for the dubious honour of being the biggest gaming flop of 2024, costing publisher Warner Bros an eye-watering loss of $200 million. But how did it all go wrong? Apparently, a culture of "toxic positivity", an ill-advised genre switch, perfectionism, and a constantly...
News Batman: Arkham Dev Allegedly Enlisted to Work on Hogwarts Legacy After Suicide Squad Flop
Steady now
Rocksteady Games, the rockstar developer behind the Batman: Arkham franchise, has apparently been enlisted to work on a Director’s Cut version of Hogwarts Legacy following the $200 million flop of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The London-based studio, once one of the biggest names in gaming, is apparently helping on the Harry...
News MultiVersus PS5, PS4 Dev Underfire for 'Bug' Allowing You to Buy Extra Lives
Would have got away with it if it weren't for those pesky kids
MultiVersus has re-released and we reckon it’s pretty good, as explained in our review. As is always with the case with free-to-play titles, though, its business model is being put under huge scrutiny. Many feel that the pace at which new characters can be unlocked is far too slow, and...
News Hogwarts Legacy PS5, PS4 Summer Update Detailed in New Video
Out on 6th June
Avalanche Software has shared a new video detailing the Hogwarts Legacy summer update it has planned for PS5 and PS4, launching on 6th June 2024. Previously revealed in a Twitter post, it's now supporting the patch with video footage of an extensive Photo Mode and supporting content. You can catch that above. Once the patch is...
Review MultiVersus (PS5) - Fun Free-to-Play Fighter Is Finally Fit for Purpose
Warner Smash Bros
We originally reviewed MultiVersus back in July 2022 based on the version available at the time. This review is based on the latest version of the game available from May 2024. After a lengthy open beta, WB Games' free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus went dark while developer Player First Games prepared it for a full,...
News Hogwarts Legacy Summer Update Revealed with Photo Mode and More
School's in for summer
Last year's open world Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy is getting a 'Summer Update' on the 6th June. The patch will introduce a full photo mode — always a nice addition — alongside a bunch of cosmetic bits and pieces. The 'Haunted Hogsmeade Shop' quest is also heading to non-PlayStation platforms, and a way to reset your...
News Homelander Takes Centre Stage in Mortal Kombat 1 Gameplay Trailer
Hold your applause until the end
Warner Bros. Games has revealed our first look at Homelander, the next DLC character to come to Mortal Kombat 1. The supervillain made famous in Prime Video's hit show, The Boys, is a welcome addition to the roster and is touching down on the 4th of June, with the bestial Ferra joining the Kameo roster later in the...
News MultiVersus Makes a Grand Return with Over 114,000 Concurrent Players on Steam
Multi-hit
Player First Games seems to have successfully brought MultiVersus back, if its launch day player stats are anything to go by. After nearly a year of additional development to get the game in shape, it's now available once again, and it seems to have attracted most of its audience back for more. Over on Steam, the free-to-play fighter...
News MultiVersus Is Now Available on PS5, PS4, Free Pack for PS Plus Members
Free-to-play fighter has returned
MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from WB Games and Player First Games, makes its grand return today on PS5 and PS4. It's now available to download from PS Store or, if you still have the old version on your console, you'll be able to download the update. Servers are being opened up gradually to prevent...
News Jason Voorhees Looks Like a Force to Be Reckoned with in MultiVersus Gameplay
Voorhees a jolly good fellow
When MultiVersus returns next week on 28th May, one of the brand new fighters joining the party is Jason Voorhees, the iconic villain from the Friday the 13th movies. Here he is in all his splendour, and he looks like a very fun tank class character. He seems to mostly utilise close-range melee attacks with various...
News PS5, PS4 Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Is Completely Reinventing Its Monetisation
Jason Voorhees free for returning players
MultiVersus was huge when it initially launched in beta last year, but we firmly believe its bland Battle Pass was part of its undoing. The mascot brawler delivered one of the least exciting seasons we’ve ever experienced in a live service game, and its player count plummeted as a result. Fortunately, as...
News Agent Smith, Jason Voorhees Revealed in MultiVersus Cinematic Launch Trailer
New launch, new characters
WB Games has just unveiled its CG launch trailer for MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from Player First Games. The game is due to make its grand return on 28th May on PS5 and PS4, and when it does, it's bringing with it several brand new playable characters. As the trailer reveals, Agent Smith from The...
News Free PS5, PS4 Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Adds Fantastic Single Player, Co-Op Campaign
A rift in time
Since being re-revealed a few weeks ago, MultiVersus has largely looked like the same game – with the exception of the Jokers’ addition. The good news, however, is that developer Player First Games has been cooking – and it’s finally ready to introduce an entire new mode: the free-to-play foray’s single pla
News Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Sequel Punches Up October 2025 Release Date
Two-sty!
Mortal Kombat 2, the imaginatively-titled sequel to the 2021 live-action movie, is on the way, and it now has a firm theatrical release date. As reported by Variety, the film will be available to watch in IMAX from 24th October, 2025. The sequel is being directed by Simon McQuoid, who also directed the first film, while writing duties fall...
News MultiVersus' Joker Looks Like a Hoot on PS5, PS4
Powerpuff Girls teased yet again
MultiVersus will get its big re-release later this month, and it’ll be bringing a brand-new character to the brawl: the Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill. Following the character’s initial cinematic unveiling, here’s a better look at his gameplay, along with some unique dialogue between him and his face-painted bae,...
News Warner Bros Revenue Plummets as Suicide Squad Falls Completely Short of Hogwarts Legacy
Q1 revenue falls off a cliff
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...
News Mark Hamill Reprises Role as The Joker for MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
"Get a load of me"
The relaunch campaign for MultiVersus has been strange to say the least. We’d expected Player First Games to go hard on all the new content it’s bringing to the title after it was unceremoniously taken offline several months ago, but outside of a 28th May release date, it’s not actually annou
News Mortal Kombat 1's Ermac Is Mere Days Away on PS5
Mavado also shows some bravado
Mortal Kombat 1 hasn’t quite exploded like previous entries in the franchise, which will perhaps leave developer NetherRealm and publisher Warner Bros wondering why. Still, there’s promised post-release content to be produced, and next in line is Ermac, who’ll be available from 16th April for Kombat Pack owners...
News Suicide Squad Woes Continue As Hackers Make Free with Unreleased Character, Skins
Holding out for a hero
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League already looked to be in an impossible situation, with dismal player numbers for a AAA title game of this scale and an increasingly disaffected player base as times move on. Now, developer Rocksteady and publisher Warner Bros have an entirely fresh headache to contend with. Hackers have...
News Joker's Free Suicide Squad DLC Now Available on PS5
"Here comes the goon squad!"
Things have been quiet on the Suicide Squad front since the game was released in February. Publisher Warner Bros was disappointed by the game's poor sales but doubled down on making its live service dream a reality. A free DLC update is now available, adding The Cro
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Returns 28th May on PS5, PS4 After a Year Away
Stay tooned for more info
Update: As promised, MultiVersus has been re-revealed following its unprecedented year offline. The title will launch on 28th May, and will ship with a raft of improvements, including an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, all-new rollback netcode, and fresh stages and characters. We spotted Townsville from the Powerpuff Girls...
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Appears Poised to Make Its Big PS5, PS4 Comeback
Back for good?
MultiVersus was the biggest game in the world for about a week, before an iffy Battle Pass and tardy updates plunged its appeal, and prompted Player1stGames to unexpectedly pull the whole thing offline. The release was never meant to disappear entirely, of course, and the developer has been beavering away on some important updates...
News Warner Bros' Reaction to Suicide Squad Flop Will Make You Question Your Sanity
More live service games needed
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League did not meet publisher Warner Bros' expectations — that much is abundantly clear. The live service shooter appeared to do okay at launch, but concerningly low player counts and an almost immediate, sharp decline in sales set the tone. Warner Bros piped up not long after, stating...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Peacemaker, Krossplay Support as Invasions Season 4 Gets Underway
All in
Mortal Kombat 1 is having a big day today. The grisly fighting game is not only kicking off Season 4: The Huntress, it's also adding a new playable character and crossplay — sorry, krossplay — functionality, opening up the community across all platforms. So, as its name implies, Season 4 of Invasions mode is all about Mileena. She's...
