Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was clearly at all times combating an uphill battle by way of discovering an viewers, having persistently appeared underwhelming previous to launch, and positive sufficient, the open world looter shooter underperformed each critically and commercially upon its launch in February earlier this yr. Because of the sport’s failure, nonetheless, it’s being reported that developer Rocksteady Studios has been hit with layoffs.
That’s as per Eurogamer, which claims in a report that it has been Rocksteady employees that the studio has laid off quite a lot of workers. A good portion of the layoffs have occurred within the high quality assurance (QA) division, which has seen its energy decreased from 33 to fifteen, as per the report. Allegedly, employees members inside the studio acknowledge that following these cuts, Suicide Squad’s high quality is more likely to take a success going forward- which will probably be a serious blow for a sport that already doesn’t have a ton of followers.
Different departments inside the studio have additionally allegedly see redundancies, however additional particulars are presently unknown.
Shortly after Suicide Squad’s launch earlier this yr, writer WB Video games stated that the sport had fallen in need of its expectations, whereas extra not too long ago, it emerged that the looter shooter has pushed a 41 % drop in income for the corporate.
In our evaluation of the sport, we gave it a rating of 5/10, saying, “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League isn’t the worst live-service title ever made, however its mediocrity is tough to disclaim, particularly from a developer able to a lot extra.” Learn the complete evaluation via right here.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is accessible on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC.
