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[Kacho]

Mtx mandated by the corpo's no doubt!

I had a disagreement with ProtoByte about this. FUCK WB GAMES 4 LYFE

 

[Danjin44]

Don’t mind Danjin44 , dude will come into literally any thread and find some reason to talk about weeb stuff. I think he’s jealous of my tag.

Sorry Danjin, that tag is mine!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For real now, this shit sucks. I still remember skipping class to play Fear 2 on my old 360.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[mansoor1980]

their inhouse engine lithtech was also excellent , competed well against idtech and unreal engine

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Nolf, blood, avp2 overrated?

Lmao you dont know jack shit about vidyagames son!

I know those games weren't fun for me.

 

[Idleyes]

Microsoft right now.

 

[Black_Stride]

Should have sold Monolith instead of this shit.


My Wonder Woman game......have mercy.
Send it to another studio.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Microsoft right now.

They could probably use some of them on Fable right about now, I guess.

 

[Bridges]

Holy shit

Poor Monolith.

And wow, what asinine management for Player First Games. They just bought them, shut down their only game and then immediately closed the studio. Saying this as a big Multiversus fan this was perhaps the most idiotic move they made in this string of awful decisions

 

[RiccochetJ]

I can only think that Monolith was in complete disarray since Shadow of War? It sucks and I really enjoyed their Nemesis system not to mention their impressive catalog of games from the past.

 

[onQ123]

Sony need to buy their Cartoon IPs to use for games & movies

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Sucks for the developers, but it's whatever for gamers. WB is absolute shit. They should just leave the business all together

 

[Danjin44]

I heard he doesn't like western games. I bet he only plays Japanese ones.

This gen absolulty....with some exceptions....I liked Silent Hill 2 remake.

 

[diffusionx]

I mentioned in the other thread about WW that it is so confusing they couldnt pull this together considering in 2017 they made a huge, AAA, high production value game with advanced technology and lots of content. Something seriously went wrong with this studio between then and now.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Mtx mandated by the corpo's no doubt!

Most certainly. Every single game published by WB Games shows this.

 

[Ribi]

Monolith was a shell of what they used to be when they made banger after banger. One of my favorite studios for a while

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

You mean you can't just live off of daddies money for 10 years without releasing shit and expect to survive? The horror. R.I.P.
I loved the Blood series back in the day.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I mentioned in the other thread about WW that it is so confusing they couldnt pull this together considering in 2017 they made a huge, AAA, high production value game with advanced technology and lots of content. Something seriously went wrong with this studio between then and now.

The talent likely left a long time ago.

 

[Draugoth]

Full statement:

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.

 

[Arachnid]

Rip Nemesis system.

 

[Schmendrick]

How long has it been since any of those released a worthwhile game?

If anything it's surprising that they've got funded without producing anything for so long.

 

[stn]

Garbage studio.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Forced into the GaaS chamber to asphyxiate on a dog shit DC IP no one gives a fuck about.

They lost their talent, same as rocksteady.

 

[Lambhalf]

It must have been really bad for them to close the studios at this point.

 

[zeroluck]

We went from games take 10 years to make to games take 8 years to get cancelled.

 

[FewRope]

Where are the poster who told me everyone was excited about that Wonder Woman game? lmao

 

[MiguelItUp]

Rip Nemesis system.

This stings pretty bad, there was so much potential in that, but they didn't do more with it. I hate that they copyrighted it. That kind of tech was a LOT of fun and had tons of potential.

Where are the poster who told me everyone was excited about that Wonder Woman game? lmao

There was one? I felt the majority were just hyped about the Nemesis System being used again. I know that's what I was looking forward to. I was genuinely shocked Wonder Woman was getting her own game. Something like that should've happened when the first movie came out. I feel like they lost a lot of steam waiting to do when they did.

 

[winjer]

That is an impressive killing spree, that would make EA jealous.

 

[JayK47]

They didn't respond to the email. They got fired.

 

[Arachnid]

This stings pretty bad, there was so much potential in that, but they didn't do more with it. I hate that they copyrighted it. That kind of tech was a LOT of fun and had tons of potential.

Yep. Now it's basically just going to be sat on until it expires in 2035. Fuck Warner Bros. I hope their entire gaming division goes under.

 

[diffusionx]

The talent likely left a long time ago.

Well, again, something clearly went wrong, it's crazy they couldnt put something together in such a long amount of time. Not every company is as generous with time and content with mediocrity as Microsoft.

 

[Mister Wolf]

They need to sell Nemesis.

 

[Ribi]

Garbage studio.

Wrong monolith

 

[nowhat]

Wonder Woman cancelled?
Dude, what the fuck is happening in the game industry? Is this because of the Suicide Crap? Lol

This is pure speculation, so in other words, tales from my rectum.

But, as bad as MCU/Marvel has been lately, it's still not quite as bad as DC? So maybe (very much maybe, see above), it's due to DC franchises not doing so great in general lately.

(and no, a single movie with an emo Batty and a spin-off series with a delightful Penguin doesn't cut it)

 

[Mobilemofo]

Probably best wonder women got canned. It would have died a horrible death. Nobody asked or wanted it..

 

[Not_A-Cop_Maybe]

How could microsoft do this?

/s

The reality of working in practically every industry is that layoff occur for companies to make larger profit. The new landscape in the VG industry is just the next one to face the same thing but in a larger scale.

 

[SHA]

Monolith Productions​

30 years old iconic studio , killed just like that

Well, that tells with numbers the audience don't exist and they suggest acquiring new talents for new games to continue their relevance in the industry. It's tech, devs after 15 to 20 years of their career will refuse to modernizing their skills. Laziness has nothing to do with it.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

WB probably should focus on Hogwarts Legacy 2 and Mortal Kombat 17 (or whatever they are on now) and not have any other projects

 

[FewRope]

This stings pretty bad, there was so much potential in that, but they didn't do more with it. I hate that they copyrighted it. That kind of tech was a LOT of fun and had tons of potential.


There was one? I felt the majority were just hyped about the Nemesis System being used again. I know that's what I was looking forward to. I was genuinely shocked Wonder Woman was getting her own game. Something like that should've happened when the first movie came out. I feel like they lost a lot of steam waiting to do when they did.

I got several push back saying the game was doomed from the start in another thread, welp

 

[Nankatsu]

A game with woman on it's name getting cancelled.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Damn, no Blood remake then.

Blood, No One Lives Forever, FEAR, Condemned, Middle Earth. All great games. Fuck WB man.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Movie IP's are going to need to go back to the days of 2D sidescrollers. That might be cheaper to make.

 

[HJuggernaut]

I'm sad about the shutdowns but Batman Origins was not as good as any of the Arkham games.

 

[bender]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

If there is a God above, the licensing mess that is the NOLF franchise will be sorted and we'll finally get a GoG release.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Monolith

 

[Kacho]

I'm sad about the shutdowns but Batman Origins was not as good as any of the Arkham games.

Batman Origins was WB Montreal and they're still around

 

[LordCBH]

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

Sounds like WB just wants quick slop they can sell skins in.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Outside of Hogwards Warner Gaming seems to be in utter shambles this generation.

"Seems to"?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The market is two things right now.

Fortnite style GAAS
GTA VI style single player

Tough market out there if you're not making one of the two.