Video games layoffs continue as it appears to be hitting Warner Bros owned studios. A new report from Jason Schreier, shared that the latest studios to be cut are: Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego.
As part of the closure of Monolith Productions, the Wonder Woman game that they were working on is also being cancelled. The game was expected to make use of their signature Nemesis System that premiered back in Middle-Earth: Shadows of Mordor. As of last known count, over 170 people worked at Monolith Productions.
This follows the stepping down of WB Games head David Haddad last month after 12 years on the job. It marks a decrease in WB Games' lineup following the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Harry Potter Quidd itch Champions, and struggles with Multiversus (which was worked on by Player First Games and WB San Diego). Additionally, last year Rocksteady was hit by a pair of layoffs.
The remaining studios that are part of WB Games are:
- Rocksteady (who worked on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and previously made the Arkham games).
- WB Montreal (Hogwarts Legacy),
- TT Games (Lego games),
- NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat and Injustice),
- WB Games offices in New York, San Francisco, and Boston.
Earlier today we shared the announcement that Striking Distance laid off most of its employees as 2025 continues to be full of layoffs for the video game industry. This is also part of WB Discovery's pattern of massive cuts under CEO David Zaslav who has cut many employees, as well as finished films like Batgirl and Coyte vs ACME, instead preferring the tax breaks from writing them off. The TV executive has said that these cuts took "courage" to make.
For now we're left pondering the works that came in the past, such as the masterful Shadows of Mordor from Monolith Productions, or the missed potential of Multiversus.
