Slightly over six months since its launch, Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League continues to have an effect on income for WB Video games. Dad or mum Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its Q2 monetary outcomes for the fiscal yr ending March thirty first, 2025, and confirmed a 41 % decline (ex-FX) in video games income.
This was “primarily pushed by the weak efficiency of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,” particularly in comparison with final yr’s profitable Hogwarts Legacy. In fact, CEO David Zaslav commented on the previous’s efficiency within the earlier quarter’s outcomes (which contributed to a $200 million influence on the corporate’s income), calling it “disappointing.”
General, Warner Bros. Discovery reported a web lack of $10 billion for the quarter regardless of $9.7 billion in income. It consists of $9.7 billion in “non-cash goodwill impairment cost from the Networks section,” ensuing from “the distinction between market capitalization and guide worth, continued softness within the U.S. linear promoting market, and uncertainty associated to affiliate and sports activities rights renewals, together with the NBA.”
Earlier than its Q2 monetary outcomes had been revealed, experiences indicated the corporate was contemplating promoting a stake in its recreation enterprise. Such rumors go way back to 2022, however after the section’s latest under-performance, Warner Bros. Discovery could lastly undergo with it. Keep tuned for updates within the meantime.
