Warner Bros. reportedly cancelled a deliberate growth for Hogwarts Legacy, its largest gaming hit lately, as a part of restructuring efforts at its video games division. The DLC was focusing on a 2025 launch and would have added story content material to the action-adventure recreation, a brand new Bloomberg report has claimed. Warner Bros. considerably scaled again its video games unit this yr, shutting down three studios and cancelling tasks after shedding $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,564 crore) on its large bets in 2024.
Hogwarts Legacy DLC Cancelled
According to the report revealed Thursday, the Hogwarts Legacy growth was deliberate for launch later this yr alongside a “Definitive Edition” of the sport that will have bundled all launched recreation content material. While the corporate didn’t announce its plans for the DLC formally, individuals aware of the matter stated Warner Bros. cancelled the mission this week.
As per the sources, the corporate had issues that the Hogwarts Legacy growth didn’t have sufficient content material to justify the pricing. Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software was engaged on the DLC with Rocksteady Studios, which launched Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League in 2024. While particulars concerning the deliberate growth aren’t obtainable, it reportedly focussed on a companion storyline minimize from the principle recreation.
Hogwarts Legacy delivered a large success for Warner Bros. and has offered over 34 million copies because it launched in 2023. Avalanche is engaged on a sequel to the sport, which stays one of many largest priorities at Warner Bros. Games.
Since the launch of the sport, WB’s subsequent releases have fallen wanting gross sales expectations. Big-budget stay service shooter Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League failed to draw gamers and led to layoffs at Rocksteady. The on-line shooter resulted in $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,751 crore) in losses for the corporate. Rocksteady had plans to assist Suicide Squad with common content material updates, however the studio introduced in December 2024 that the sport would get its closing replace in January.
Warner Bros. additional misplaced $100 million (roughly Rs. 854 crore) on Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions and MultiVersus, two titles that launched in 2024. WB Games introduced in January that it could finish growth on MultiVersus and take the sport offline on May 30.
Last month, Warner Bros. shut down three of its studios and cancelled growth on the troubled Wonder Woman title. The shuttered studios embrace Middle-Earth: Shadow of War developer Monolith Productions, MultiVersus maker Player First Games, Warner Bros. Games San Diego, which was reportedly engaged on a Mario Kart-like racing title with Warner Bros. IP.
