It has been revealed that Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to remove all Adult Swim Games from console stores and Steam. Many developers who have worked with Adult Swim Games have come forward to reveal that their parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, has announced that they are delisting offerings from Adult Swim Games.
In the past, Warner Bros. Discovery has scrapped various DC film projects as well, following a similar pattern. Once again, fans are furious with David Zaslav, the President and CEO of the company, for the decision as 18 or more games could be affected because of it. Fans fear that Zaslav’s decision could completely destroy the company as well as other companies under Warner Bros. Discovery.
Warner Bros. Discovery is delisting all Adult Swim Games
Polygon has revealed that Warner Bros. Discovery has approached developers who have worked with its associated publisher Adult Swim Games, telling them that they are pulling their games from console stores and Steam. Developer Owen Reedy, who released the puzzle-adventure game Small Radios Big Televisions through Adult Swim Games in 2016, was the first one to reveal the info on his X account,
“WarnerBros Discovery have informed me they will be ‘retiring’ my game Small Radios Big Televisions from both Steam and PS4 stores.”
As a result, Reedy made the game free to download using an attached link. Fans believe that the President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, will ruin the company with these decisions.
Zaslav will not stop until he destroy WB https://t.co/P4yaBQZY5F
— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) March 9, 2024
Name me a worse company than Warner Bros
— Seidsan (@sidepictures) March 9, 2024
discovery is the worst thing that ever happened to WB, CN, and adult swim.
— Michael Kentrell Brown 💚ﾒ𝟶 (@breezybetter07) March 9, 2024
Warner Bros just sucks
— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) March 9, 2024
there is no company on earth runned worse than Warner Bros
— Neo (@neolithicobject) March 9, 2024
Under this move, more than 18 games will be removed or delisted from console stores and Steam, including games like Ghost Song, Pool Panic, Death’s Gambit, Headlander, and Bionic Chainsaw Pogo Gorilla.
Warner Bros. Discovery refused to transfer ownership
When Polygon approached developer Michael Molinari to reveal more information about this move, he revealed that Warner Bros. Discovery refused to transfer ownership. Molinari, who released Soundodger+ through Adult Swim Games in 2013, explained in an email,
“I don’t know if they’re delisting it or deleting it – I pleaded with the rep to transfer ownership to my company, as I still retain all IP and game rights. I sent him a link to Steam’s transfer page and explained clearly that it takes literally three clicks to transfer ownership to me. He rejected my request.”
This is not new for the company as in the past, their sudden changes have also affected the DC franchise. Films like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme plus various TV shows were cancelled at the last minute.
