Top ‘Suicide Squad’ Developers Say the Flop Made Them Not Want to Make Games Anymore
Top developers at Rocksteady describe the failure of the Suicide Squad live service game as a burnout-inducing experience that nearly pushed them out of the industry.
📍 How it ended
Developers at Rocksteady expressed burnout and a desire to leave the games industry following the failure of Suicide Squad. Some leads described feeling they were coming apart at the seams and warned that the industry is losing its way.
Rocksteady developers also settled accounts with Warner.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
What did a Suicide Squad designer say about the gaming industry?
The designer warned that the industry is severely losing its way.
How did the developers react to the game's failure?
Some leads reported feeling like they were coming apart at the seams and stated the flop made them not want to make games anymore.
Were the developers expecting the game to flop?
According to Cosmic Book News, the developers were surprised by the failure.
The story so far
Lead developers for the Suicide Squad game have stated that the title's failure led to significant burnout. One designer expressed that the experience made them want to quit making games entirely, suggesting that the industry is severely losing its way.
Coverage from Bloomberg, Kotaku, and GamesRadar+ emphasizes the personal toll on the creators, with some leads describing the feeling of coming apart at the seams. Cosmic Book News reports that the developers were surprised by the game's flop.
Future focus remains on the broader implications of the live service model and the burnout experienced by the staff at Rocksteady.
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Coverage (8)
- Suicide Squad Flop: Rocksteady Developers Settle Accounts with Warner PlayFront · 46d ago
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Developer Wanted to Quit the Industry After the Game Released IGN · 46d ago
- Suicide Squad designer says Rocksteady's live service flop made him want to quit games MSN · 46d 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+ · 46d 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 · 46d ago
- ‘Suicide Squad’ Game Devs Surprised By Flop Cosmic Book News · 46d ago
- Suicide Squad Devs Explain How The Flop Burned Them Out Kotaku · 46d ago
- Top ‘Suicide Squad’ Developers Say the Flop Made Them Not Want to Make Games Anymore Bloomberg.com · 46d ago broke it first
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