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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady hit by end-of-year layoffs

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady has quietly suffered another round of layoffs, this time ju…

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady has quietly suffered another round of layoffs, this time just before the end of 2024.

Half a dozen staff impacted by the redundancies have spoken to Eurogamer to confirm the job losses, under condition of anonymity to protect their careers.

Roles impacted include members of Rocksteady's programming and artist teams, as well as more QA staff.

The job losses follow an earlier round of redundancies at Rocksteady that Eurogamer first reported back in September, when the company's QA team was nearly halved in size from 33 to 15 people. One staff member made redundant at the time said they had discovered they'd lost their job in the middle of their paternity leave.

 

[MonkD]

 

[Mister Wolf]

To no surprise.

 

[intbal]

With more to come.

 

[SJRB]

This used to be one of the greatest developers in the business. A hallmark for quality and amazing experiences.

Unreal how fast this studio turned to shit. Fuck everyone responsible. Dumb fucks.

 

[Certinty]

I mean, a lot of the game feels like it was made by 10 people max so there can't be many of them left at this point in time.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I... I... I wonder why. Can Jason Schreier (video game investigative journalist extraordinaire) shed some light on what’s happening behind the scenes?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Will Warner learn from this game's disaster?

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Fake]

You make shit, you get shit.

Just keep double down.

 

[violence]

Clearly some important key people have already left a long time ago.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Clearly some important key people have already left a long time ago.

Sadly not those who are responsible for the monstrosity.

 

[proandrad]

So much for, if you don’t like it don’t buy it.

 

[KyoZz]

Still sad to see a big name like this ending with Suicide Squad.

 

[GymWolf]

Still sad to see a big name like this ending with Suicide Squad.

Going gaas without batman was indeed a suicide move.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I... I... I wonder why. Can Jason Schreier (video game investigative journalist extraordinaire) shed some light on what’s happening behind the scenes?

He's double-checking his previous tweets on the matter. Will report back once they are all deleted.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Who needs QA when you can have your customers beta test the game?

 

[LectureMaster]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

This is like the year 2024 personified. The year woke went broke.

 

[cormack12]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

This is so bad lmao. I don't even think people would wear this outfit to Pride.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Damn there was more than enough woke flops news last year but seems like it'll move on to this year too lol.

 

[Fake]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

Imagine releasing this and asking why you get fired.

 

[GymWolf]

This is so bad lmao. I don't even think people would wear this outfit to Pride.

That is not even her worst skin, let that sink in like an ice stalagmite up your ass.

 

[Gonzito]

DEI destroys everything in his way. I really hope developers and companies have learned their lesson

The Arkham games are among my favorite games of all time and seeing this developer doing this to themselves is awful and painful

Ugh

 

[SEGAvangelist]

 

[j0hnnix]

Outside of reduction in staff maybe reduce your choice of using SBI to influence, assist , direct your writers and art teams.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Where's my surprise pika-pika reaction GAF?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[TintoConCasera]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

Ma'am Freeze looking fabulous!

 

[Kings Field]

 

[rubenburgt]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

This isn't real, right?
RIGHT???

My god.
IT looks horrible.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Where's my surprise pika-pika reaction GAF?

 

[Labadal]

 

[Agent_4Seven]

TintoConCasera Kenneth Haight Putonahappyface

 

[Zacfoldor]

That game wasn't just ass, it was offensive ass that tarnished the quality of DC overall.

How dare they release it.

That said, hate to see people get fired of course.

KTJL should have never happened.

 

[Hookshot]

10 years

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

 

[RCX]

Don't worry, it's not Rocksteady. It's a group of unrelated devs wearing their skin as a suit.

 

[winjer]

Now that is a Christmas gift to remember...

 

[IAmNotFromDelaware]

Can you really say you didn't see this coming?

This outfit is fabulous. I'm stunned. I would have believed this would have at least tripled sales! Outrageous!

 

[Freeman76]

Will Warner learn from this game's disaster?

Warner were also involved in Hogwarts, how can u be so sure it was all their fault

 

[rkofan87]

good take out the woke trash

 

[simpatico]

Judging by the art in the game, the real Rocksteady laid themselves off years ago. I wonder what those lads are up to. These studio names can cause so much confusion. I'd love to see the staff crossover on DAO vs DAVG, or Arkham Asylum vs Suicide Squad.