Warner Bros. Discovery is set to delist all Adult Swim Games titles within the next 60 days, sparking concerns across the gaming community. This decision, influenced by David Zaslav's management, affects a wide range of titles available on various platforms, including Steam and console stores. The move has been criticized by many, including developers and gamers, who fear the potential loss of significant and important games. Some developers are faced with difficult choices, as publishing terms often grant the publisher exclusive rights, leaving them unable to republish their games independently. The situation has been described by some as a 'Tax Writeoff Jamboree' by Warner Bros. Discovery's management. Adult Swim Games, nearly 20 years old, has been a notable presence in the mid-tier gaming space, and its potential delisting by May raises concerns about the preservation of digital game libraries.
Warner Bros. is Now Erasing Games As It Plans To Delist Adult Swim-Published Titles https://t.co/mOZIh8wam3
Warner Bros Discovery is 'retiring' all Adult Swim games A developer who owns the rights to one of the games asked WB to transfer ownership to him and they rejected his request “I don’t know if they’re delisting it or deleting it" (via @Polygon) https://t.co/326tc7tnhy
Adult Swim Games' entire library may get delisted by May At nearly 20 years old, Adult Swim Games has quietly given WB a sizable presence in the space of mid-tier games. https://t.co/DXciEj35U6 https://t.co/cl5qj1PBHW
Report: Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim-published games https://t.co/I59G5SNuY8 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
Report: Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim-published games https://t.co/tugxzB0Zfo
Warner Bros. is removing Adult Swim Games from console stores and Steam https://t.co/pT002GlOdR
Even more Adult Swim games are being removed from sale by Warner Bros, as a total wipeout looks increasingly likely. https://t.co/isDCEFzTEv
WB Discovery Might Soon Delist Over A Dozen Adult Swim-Published Games https://t.co/zqfhZVyyZy https://t.co/tKxWYOzIul
Adult Swim Games' entire library may get delisted by May https://t.co/DXciEj35U6 https://t.co/DzNPxXhkQO
Devs left with tough choices as Warner Bros. ends all Adult Swim Games downloads https://t.co/oObLUWVdVO
There are fresh fears Warner Bros. Discovery plans to delist all Adult Swim Games titles within the next two months. https://t.co/KNcjmXyxmK https://t.co/QsGNm9IKsg
WB is taking down Adult Swim Games Many publishing terms grant the publisher the "exclusive right" to publish your game. That means they don't have to publish it at all and that they can take it down for no reason. When they do that, you then have no right to publish it yourself. https://t.co/KbSbrzKH19
Hey, this is unbelievably bad. I've got most of the Adult Swim games on Steam but there's some great and important games here at risk of being wiped out by David Zaslav's Tax Writeoff Jamboree. https://t.co/mDVm1S7l9C
Warner Bros. Discovery will likely delist all Adult Swim Games titles within 60 days 🏴☠️ https://t.co/Q0VoOy8hzZ
Warner Bros. Discovery will likely delist all Adult Swim Games titles within 60 days https://t.co/ovv0Rf5DDq https://t.co/7Y1DmtJzmc List of all titles under Adult Swim Games on Steam: https://t.co/HWp7ThaPhD https://t.co/sormRFRycH
jfc the entire adult swim games catalogue is gonna get delisted? wb discovery is absolutely necrotic