Warner Bros. Pulls the Plug on Wonder Woman Game
Warner Bros. Games will no longer release the Wonder Woman game that has been in development since it was first announced in 2021, shutting down three of its game studios including Monolith and Player First Games. The Wonder Woman game was being developed by Monolith Productions, the studio behind Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Warner Bros. Games is also releasing a statement that they need to make substantial changes to their portfolio and team structure to commit to investing in fewer but bigger franchises.
- This move highlights the risks faced by game developers when partnering with large, established entertainment companies, which can lead to a lack of creative control and financial instability.
- What will be the impact on the development of video games based on popular characters from comic book universes now that Warner Bros. is scaling back its game studio operations?