It was reported in 2024 that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League studio Rocksteady was engaged on a brand new Batman title. This was by Xbox Period’s “Shpeshal Nick” Baker who claimed Sony was making an attempt to lock it down as a PlayStation unique. Whereas particulars are nonetheless unclear, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has corroborated at the least half of these claims, stating a brand new Batman recreation is within the works.
What’s the new Batman recreation by Rocksteady’s launch date window?
In a prolonged report from Schreier on Bloomberg, he had new particulars on WB Video games’ a number of studios. In his section about Rocksteady, he discusses the tumultuous launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League which inevitably led to the sport’s final content material replace applied throughout the recreation’s first 12 months. In response to Schreier, it appears Rocksteady is now prepared to return to what has labored for them earlier than: single-player Batman video games. Nonetheless, it received’t be any time quickly.
“Now, Rocksteady is seeking to return to Batman for a single-player recreation, however in keeping with folks aware of the timeline, the brand new venture is years away from touchdown,” says Schreier.
After all, like all rumor, take this with a grain of salt. Schreier is an extremely dependable supply, and it’s most likely true Rocksteady is at the moment engaged on a brand new single-player Batman recreation. Nonetheless, recreation improvement modifications fairly a bit, so it’s additionally doable this venture by no means really sees the sunshine of day. We’ll know extra as soon as Rocksteady and WB Video games formally reveals the alleged recreation.
Fortunately for Rocksteady, this new Batman recreation wasn’t given to a studio exterior of the WB Video games umbrella. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League didn’t meet its gross sales expectations main Warner Bros. Discovery to look into licensing its IP.
“There’s additionally lots of curiosity amongst others in coming to reap the benefits of a few of that IP for gaming, which we’re taking a look at,” Zaslav mentioned. “We have to get greater, and the IP that we personal and the worth that it has within the gaming area is one thing we’re seeking to reap the benefits of.”
