Rocksteady Studios, the acclaimed developer behind theBatman: Arkhamgames, hasn’t put out a new release since2016’sBatman: Arkham VR, and so fans are understandably anxious to play the studio’s next game.Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis Rocksteady’s next game, and it was expected to drop at some point later this year, but now it seems fans will have to wait even longer to get their hands on it.
Rocksteady co-founder and creative director Sefton Hill has confirmed that theSuicide Squad: KIll the Justice Leaguerelease date has been delayed to an undetermined point in Spring 2023, meaning fans shouldn’t expect to play it until at least another year at the earliest. Hill acknowledged that fans may be frustrated by theSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguerelease date delay, but that this will allow the studio to make “the best game” it can.
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It’s likely that many fans saw thisSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguerelease date delaycoming. After all, it was reported last month that Warner Bros. had internally delayedSuicide Squad, and so for many it was just a matter of waiting for the official announcement. Even so, it has to sting knowing that there’s such a long wait to play Rocksteady’s next game, as its last release was a bite-sized VR title in 2016 andBatman: Arkham Knightreleased all the way back in 2015.
While it’s disappointing thatSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis now coming out later than expected, the bright side is that fans still have a DC Comics-based game to look forward to later this year.Gotham Knightshas a release dateset for October 25, allowing fans to play as various members of the Bat-Family as they work together in co-op to fight enemies from Batman’s rogues gallery.
Gotham Knightsis not set in the Arkham universe, but it is being made by WB Games Montreal, the same studio behind theBatman: Arkham Originsprequel. So whileGotham Knightsisn’t quite the same as being able to play a brand-new, Rocksteady-developed game set in the Arkham universe, it may still scratch the same itch for some people.
ReleasingGotham KnightsandSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguein the same year may have been detrimental to both games, as they would split the community’s attention. Now fans can look forward toSuicide Squadreleasing in 2023, and beyond that, there are other DC video game projects to look forward to as well, like thenewWonder Womanvideo game.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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