10 Upcoming Video Games You Didn’t Realise Got Cancelled – WhatCulture
Gamers didn’t get the memo about these cancellations.Pulling the plug on a video game isn’t just disappointing but embarrassing. It’s awkward to spend years on a potential IP, sinking a fortune into it and advertising it like crazy, only to have nothing to show.Of course, consumers have a right to know when a heavily promoted title is never coming out. It may be humiliating, but gaming studios should have the common decency to make an official announcement when a project ends up on the chopping block.Unfortunately, certain studios are too ashamed to admit defeat and instead, quietly cancel an upcoming shooter, platformer, or RPG, hoping no one will notice. They might say one vague comment about a game’s termination or mumble something under their breath, but it happens so quickly, it may not register with the public. As a result, gamers remain giddy with excitement for months, even years for a title, oblivious that ship sailed a long time ago.The reasons behind why the powers-that-be give up on these games could be anything, ranging from mismanagement, bankruptcy, or restructuring. Cancellations tend to be infuriating, but they can be justified. And in certain situations, they prove to be the best decision in the long run. Nevertheless, it’s frustrating to learn studios have canned hyped games without bothering to tell anybody.Warner Bros. Games have recently found themselves in a real rough spot. Mortal Kombat 1 fell short of sales, which led to its second DLC being discontinued. MultiVersus will be delisted and go offline in a few months.And then, there’s the company’s biggest fumble, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Even though the Arkham universe was once unstoppable, this DC dud has soured the beloved comic book property.For a time, it looked like WB Games could’ve bounced back. Monolith Productions, which serves as a WB subsidiary, announced a game in 2021, centring around another iconic DC superhero, Wonder Woman. Monolith’s last two titles, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, were well-received, so there was some hope we would get another great open-world superhero title.Emphasis on the word “was”. In February 2025, WB Games announced they were undergoing heavy “restructuring” (which is a nice way of saying a lot of people are getting fired). The company decided to close down three studios, including Monolith, which resulted in Wonder Woman getting the chop.To be fair, Warner Bros. Games has a rep for disappointing the gaming community, so this announcement wasn’t particularly surprising.
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