Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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| Developer(s) | Rocksteady Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, Superhero |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League[1] is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics supervillain team the Suicide Squad and the superhero team Justice League, the game is the fourth superhero-based game of Rocksteady following the Batman: Arkham series which commenced in 2009. Players control the titular antihero team which set out to kill the Justice League.[2]
Much as the Arkham series before it, the game is presented from a third-person perspective, in an open world map design, with primary focus on the Squad's tactical and combat skills. Development began in early 2013 following the end of Batman: Arkham Origins - developed by WB Games Montreal - which featured a post-credits scene in which Deathstroke is asked by Amanda Waller to join the Suicide Squad. In the years since Rocksteady shipped 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight, there have been rumours suggesting the studio has been working on a Suicide Squad game, but no official word from the development team or publisher WB Games.[3]
On June 2020, it was announced that Rocksteady have set two different site domains; one for the Squad game and the other for an yet-unknown project known as Gotham Knights.[4]
Gameplay
Much as the Arkham series before it, the game is presented from a third-person perspective, in an open world map design, with primary focus on the Squad's tactical and combat skills. However, Rocksteady stated details would be revealed on August 22, 2020, in the virtual convention of DC Fandome.[5]
Development
Development began in early 2013, where a Suicide Squad game was first considered a possibility following the end of Batman: Arkham Origins - developed by WB Games Montreal - which featured a post-credits scene in which Deathstroke is asked by Amanda Waller to join the Suicide Squad. In the years since Rocksteady shipped Batman: Arkham Knight, there have been rumours suggesting the studio has been working on a Suicide Squad game, but no official word from the development team or publisher WB Games.[6] Later in 2014 to 2015, there have been rumours suggesting the studio has been working on a Suicide Squad game, but no official word from the development team or publisher WB Games.
Those rumours arose once again last month, with the suggestion that the game's full name may be "Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League", although the poster art featured in the Tweet[7] just says Suicide Squad. The logo, however, is arranged as a crosshair over Superman's head, so it certainly looks like the Squad have it out for the League.
In fact, in some point during 2014 or 2013, Rocksteady was rumored and announced to be working on a Superman-themed game, which they debunked later on[8]
Marketing
The game's official artwork was revealed by Rocksteady on August 7, 2020.[9] Rocksteady announced further details would be revealed on DC Fandome.
- ^ Tassi, Paul. "Rocksteady Reveals 'Suicide Squad,' Its First Post-Arkham DC Game, Raising Questions". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Rocksteady Announces Suicide Squad Game - IGN, retrieved 2020-08-07
- ^ Rocksteady Announces Suicide Squad Game - IGN, retrieved 2020-08-07
- ^ Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League [rumored] - IGN, retrieved 2020-08-07
- ^ "https://twitter.com/rocksteadygames/status/1291720790447136768?ref_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2fsuicide-squad-game-reveal-rocksteady". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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- ^ "https://twitter.com/rocksteadygames/status/1291720790447136768?ref_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2fsuicide-squad-game-reveal-rocksteady". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Rocksteady and Their Canceled Superman Game That Was Rejected by WB Games". Comic Years. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Tassi, Paul. "Rocksteady Reveals 'Suicide Squad,' Its First Post-Arkham DC Game, Raising Questions". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-07.