As a part of DC’s new initiative of making a shared universe for its comedian e-book variations, co-heads of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran have reportedly spoken with Warner Bros. studios which have beforehand labored on superhero video games, together with Rocksteady Studios and NetherRealm Studios.
Based on ComicBook, Gunn and Safran revealed throughout a latest DC Studios occasion that they spoke with the studios behind video games just like the Batman: Arkham collection and the Injustice collection about the way forward for DC-based video games.
“We work extremely carefully with JB Perrette who runs that division,” mentioned Safran on the occasion. “It’s actually the primary time its ever been this manner at Warner Bros. James and I sit with the fellows that run the studios beneath JB whether or not it’s NetherRealm or Rocksteady. We sit with them and we discuss characters and tales that we’re excited by and that they’re excited by.”
Gunn spoke about conversations with the studios revolving round varied elements of video games which might be presently in growth, similar to story. Based on Gunn, the duo consulted with the studios about how their tales may probably form out, contemplating DC Studios’ future plans for these characters.
“We see designs for the initiatives of their very earliest levels,” mentioned Gunn. “We discuss these, we discuss what the story is likely to be and we’ll say ‘Properly, you perhaps you wish to go this manner as a result of we’re planning on perhaps doing one thing with this character.’”
It’s price noting that these conversations nonetheless revolve across the earlier means of sport growth, nonetheless, with Gunn stating that the fruits of those plans will begin being seen a “couple years” from now.
Whereas Rocksteady Studios has been reeling from the failure of its final main launch, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the studio has seemingly already begun work on its subsequent title. Studies have indicated that Rocksteady might be returning to the Batman franchise for its subsequent sport, and a job itemizing from earlier this month signifies that it is going to be a third-person open world sport with an emphasis on melee fight.
Nonetheless, whereas it is likely to be in growth, the rumours have additionally indicated that the in-development title remains to be “years away from touchdown”. Work on the brand new sport seemingly began as soon as the studio had wrapped up Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, with Rocksteady having reportedly began pitching a single-player title since again in June 2024.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League dealt a serious blow to Rocksteady, nonetheless, with the corporate being hit by a brand new spherical of layoffs proper earlier than the yr 2024 ended. Revealed again in January, the spherical of layoffs got here quickly after an analogous one from again in September 2024, the place Rocksteady had misplaced greater than half of its QA employees on the time.
NetherRealm Studios, alternatively, has largely targeted on the Mortal Kombat franchise for some time, with its final DC-related title being combating sport Injustice 2. Whereas the reception of the title was optimistic on the time, the studio has since been targeted on persevering with to assist its more moderen Mortal Kombat titles, together with new DLC for Mortal Kombat 1.
