There's some grain of truth behind all the Superman game rumors, and the most likely scenario seems to be WB bringing Rocksteady onto Suicide Squad, but the studio implementing some of their own creative vision. Putting Superman or Bizzaro in would also be a good way to subvert expectations, and present an interesting conflict. Suicide Squad, on the other hand, lets Rocksteady fully harness its talent and creativity to create something unique, that matches the absurd tone of the super team. WB has already shown some hesitation on Superman leading another film, so it's not unreasonable to think that the company could see a Superman-focused game as too risky. From the infamously terrible Superman 64 to the lackluster Superman Returns. Superman has featured in plenty of popular games, like Injustice, but the hero has a checkered history in terms of his own games.
Rocksteady's interest in Superman could have been molded into Suicide Squad, pitting him, or Bizarro Superman, as the villain.
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Related: Batman: Court Of Owls Game Rumored To Be An Arkham Series Reboot With the trouble at WB Montreal, it's possible the company shifted the Suicide Squad game to Rocksteady, tasking them with creating something entirely original, rather than be tied to the 2016 film. Far more interesting is that the poster features Superman, or potentially Bizarro Superman. With that in mind, it's interesting to see Rocksteady announce a Suicide Squad game four years later. The reason seemed to stem from shakeups at the Montreal studio and the fact that it failed to impress executives at Warner Bros. Why Rocksteady Is Making Suicide Squad InsteadĪt some point, there was already a Suicide Squad game in the works at WB Montreal, and in 2016 Kotaku reported on its cancellation. Still, OsirisBlack teased in some videos the arrival of a. GamesRadar+ calls the rumor super exciting but not super solid and, likewise, deems the details vague hints. It seems likely that at some point Rocksteady wanted to make a Superman game, but with how things were going at WB Games, its priorities were shifted elsewhere. According to a rumor started online by NeoGAF forum user OsirisBlack, a next-gen Superman exclusive is headed for Microsoft’s yet-to-be-released gaming console. As the developers behind Arkham Origins, it makes sense that WB Montreal could move onto another hero, and the art above was found in the portfolio of Joël Dos Reis Viegas, a concept artist at the studio. Two years later it looked like there may have been some truth behind the rumors, as concept art was found for a supposedly canceled Superman game in development at WB Montreal. In late 2018 multiple Rocksteady job postings popped up for a "major AAA" title. Obviously, neither of these happened, but it helped fuel years of rumors of a Rocksteady Superman game. A year before this, someone falsely claimed that a Superman game would be revealed through Game Informer. Stay tuned for the latest news regarding Warner Bros.Rumors of a Rocksteady Superman first popped up in 2018, when a "leaker" on 4Chan, who claimed to have details on the game that'd be announced at E3 2018. Zack Snyder’s Justice League hit HBO Max on March 18, 2021. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.”ĭirected by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. “In ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. Here is the official synopsis for the Snyder Cut: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ VFX Supervisors Discuss Superman’s Black Suit