Rocksteady Studios has some making up to do.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League was, as we’re all well aware, an abysmal flop.
Why Rocksteady or Warner Bros. thought it was a good idea to pivot to live-service, I do not know.
Anyway, that’s exactly what it did and Suicide Squad was dead on arrival.
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Its final content update landed in January of this year and honestly, I’m surprised it was supported for that long.
The good news is that it confirmed that the Suicide Squad didn’t actually kill Batman; they killed a clone.
That means that Rocksteady can make a new single-player Batman title set within its Arkham universe, and it appears that that’s exactly what the studio is doing.
Rumours suggest that the game may be inspired by Batman Beyond, although details are understandably thin on the ground at this moment in time.
You may recall that a Batman Beyond inspired game was actually the plan prior to the creation of Suicide Squad, with leaked concept having previously surfaced online.
Could Rocksteady be visiting the idea?
Of course, fans are happy to hear the studio is on the path to being back on track, although I think it’s far too soon to say all is forgiven.
That being said, they’re also not thrilled about the inevitable long wait that lies ahead, taking Reddit to roast the entire situation.
“Ok. See you in nine more years,” wrote Game2Late.
“Should have been doing that 10 years ago,” added gknight702.
“I’ll borrow a copy of the game from my grandchildren,” said UsernameError402.
Others were much more critical, suggesting they’d lost faith in the studio completely.
Personally, I think Rocksteady could make a stellar comeback if it’s left to do what it does best.
It’s true though. A new Batman title is going to take many years to develop so that’s something we all better come to terms with.
Topics: Warner Bros, Rocksteady Studios, Batman, Batman Arkham