Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is reportedly delayed
Less than three months before it was due to launch, a Bloomberg(opens in new tab) report says Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League(opens in new tab) has been delayed. An announcement at the 2022 Game Awards had set a release date of May 26, but it has now apparently been pushed back to later in 2023.
It's been a rough year for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League so far. A February gameplay showcase did not make an overly positive impression with many fans: The YouTube cl(opens in new tab)ip embedded above sits at a ratio of 3.2K thumbs up to 10K thumbs downs. Not that it was awful in any particular way, just not really great either—as staff writer and resident shooter pro Morgan Park put it, "it's a looter shooter alright(opens in new tab)."
«My friend group is always hungry for a new co-op shooter, and it's not every day one with a massive budget comes along,» he wrote. «On the other hand, after 50 hours of looting identical scarves and juggling a pointless gear score in Hogwarts Legacy, I've had it up to here (imagine I'm holding my hand very high) with half-baked RPG systems. Finding a new gun/sword/wand with a slightly bigger number has become a shortcut for meaningful progression.»
The Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League subreddit had a similar reaction: Some redditors liked (or at least, didn't hate) what they saw, but the broader feeling seemed to be one of general disappointment.
Some fans were already unhappy about Suicide Squad prior to the gameplay showcase thanks to a January leak of a battle pass and in-game store(opens in new tab), essentially confirming it as a live-service game. An FAQ(opens in new tab) posted to the Suicide Squad website after the February gameplay showcase also revealed that
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