WB Games boss leaves the company

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  • David Haddad, the president of Warner Bros. Games, is leaving the company after the troubled launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

  • In December 2024, it was announced that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would receive its final new content in January 2025, marking the end of the title's live service.

David Haddad, the president of Warner Bros. Games, is leaving his position and the company after the troubled launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Released in 2024, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League failed to find a dedicated player base and was criticized for its gameplay and live service elements.

Over the past year, WB Games has continued to lose favor with fans due to a series of poorly received releases. Together with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguethe free-to-play fighting title MultiVersus also underperformed as players complained about the game's monetization methods and lack of offline play. Despite the great success of… Hogwarts legacy end of 2023, Harry Potter: Quidditch Championswhich released in September 2024, failed to leave an impression on fans, with many frustrated by the lackluster graphics and repetition.

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According to Variety, David Haddad will be stepping down after leading WB Games for 12 years. “I am so proud of everything we have achieved together in the company during my time at Warner Bros. Games,” said Haddad. “It has been an absolute pleasure working on and building our iconic gaming franchises and I will continue to enthusiastically support the future endeavors of this talented team.” Haddad will remain with the company for the next three months as a replacement is selected. David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discover, confirmed in a recent financial call that WB Games is “significantly underperforming” and now plans to largely focus on that Hogwarts legacy Sequel and their DC titles.

David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Games, is leaving the company after 12 years

This was announced in December 2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League would receive its last new content in January 2025, marking the end of the title's live service. The title's rocky launch was largely unexpected for fans, as it was developed by Rocksteady, the studio behind the popular title Batman: Arkham games. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagues's poor critical and commercial reception even led to layoffs at Rocksteady in September 2024, with disappointing sales directly cited as the reason for the decision. Warner Bros. revealed that the game suffered a staggering loss of $200 million and later reported in May 2024 that sales had declined 41 percent year-over-year due to the game's poor performance.

The future of WB Games remains uncertain, despite the release of a Hogwarts legacy The sequel is likely to give the company a huge boost in player confidence and much-needed revenue. While many are also waiting for the highly anticipated one, they are excited Wonder Woman According to a developer working on the project, the game will launch in 2026 at the earliest. Unfortunately, the title was announced before actual development began, which explains the current lack of meaningful updates.

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