Summary
The cancelation of theWonder Womangame was partly caused by the underperformance of fellow DC titleSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, according to an industry insider.Wonder Womandeveloper Monolith was also shut down by WB Games, along with two other studios.
TheWonder Womangame project was first announced at The Game Awards in 2021, with a short teaser trailer that excited many players. However, after years of little to no updates on the title,Warner Bros. canceled theWonder Womangamealtogether. Warner Bros. Games also shut downWonder Woman’s developer studio Monolith Productions, known for classic titles likeShadow of Mordor,No One Lives Forever, andFEAR. The news disappointed DC fans who were looking forward to an AAA title centered on the iconic Amazonian. Now, a reliable source has shed some light on the reasoning behind the decision.
In a recentKinda Funny Games podcastepisode (viaGamesRadar), veteran Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier talked about the issues that led toWonder Woman’s cancelation. According to Schreier, some decisions taken by WB Games' former boss David Haddad greatly affectedWonder Woman’s development. Haddad had shut down Monolith’s new IP, which prompted several of Monolith’s directors to resign. In consequence, the studio had to focus on rebuilding its team andWonder Womanat the same time. Moreover,Wonder Womanwas set to exploreShadow of Mordor’s clever Nemesis system, but the studio rebooted it to fit a more linear action style similar toGod of War. “But by then, it was kind of too late,” said Schreier. “Especially because last year was so bad for the Warner Brothers Games organization.”
“Last year,Suicide Squadwas a humungous flop - they wrote off $200 million because of that.MultiVersusandQuidditch Champions, also both flops, [they] wrote off another $100 million because of that,” explained Schreier. This series of losses led to Haddad resigning as head and the eventual cancelation ofWonder Woman. JB Perrette took over the game division and plans on bringing profits by pushing the company’s biggest brands, like thepotentialHogwarts Legacysequelor the upcomingGame of Thrones: Kingsroad.
This isn’t the first time thatSuicide Squad: Kills the Justice League’s poor performance has hit a major blow at video game studios, as its developerRocksteady reportedly suffered layoffsin January.Suicide Squadrecently released one last major update before support for the live-service title ended.
Aside fromWonder Woman, WB Games closed the doors on another popular title earlier this year. Despite having a more positive audience thanSuicide Squad,MultiVersuswas confirmed to shut downon June 24, 2025, with Warner Bros. also closing its studio Player First Games.
