Top ‘Suicide Squad’ Developers Say the Flop Made Them Not Want to Make Games Anymore
Lead developers at Rocksteady express deep burnout and a desire to leave the industry following the failure of the 'Suicide Squad' live service game.
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Top developers for the 'Suicide Squad' game have stated that the title's failure left them feeling burned out. Some leads report feeling as though they were "coming apart at the seams," with one designer noting he cannot go through the process again.
Coverage from Bloomberg, Kotaku, and GamesRadar+ emphasizes the emotional toll of the project's flop. Reports from Rock Paper Shotgun and GamesRadar+ highlight warnings that the games industry as a whole is "severely losing its way." Future focus remains on the aftermath of the live service failure and the impact on the developers' careers and the industry's general direction.
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Quick answers
Which studio developed the 'Suicide Squad' game?
The game was developed by Rocksteady.
How did developers describe the game's failure?
Coverage describes it as a "flop" and a "live service flop" that caused burnout among the staff.
What is the outlook on the games industry according to a designer?
One designer warned that the industry is "severely losing our way."
Coverage (10)
- Suicide Squad development felt ‘like I wasn’t making games anymore,’ says director Video Games Chronicle · 1d ago
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Developer Wanted to Quit the Industry After the Game Released IGN · 1d ago
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Developers Wanted to Quit the Industry After the Game Was Released IGN Nordic · 1d ago
- Suicide Squad Flop: Rocksteady Developers Settle Accounts with Warner PlayFront · 1d ago
- Suicide Squad designer says Rocksteady's live service flop made him want to quit games MSN · 1d ago
- "I could feel myself coming apart at the seams": Suicide Squad leads on almost leaving the games industry after its failure Rock Paper Shotgun · 1d ago
- "I can't do this again": Suicide Squad designer says Rocksteady's live service flop made him want to quit games, and warns "as an industry we are severely losing our way" GamesRadar+ · 1d ago
- ‘Suicide Squad’ Game Devs Surprised By Flop Cosmic Book News · 1d ago
- Suicide Squad Devs Explain How The Flop Burned Them Out Kotaku · 1d ago
- Top ‘Suicide Squad’ Developers Say the Flop Made Them Not Want to Make Games Anymore Bloomberg.com · 1d ago
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