
WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantfanbacklash.Withoutexplanation,numeroustitleshavevanishedfromdigitalstorefrontslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.ThisincludesbelovedgamessuchasStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime.
Atleastsixgameshavebeenaffectedbythismassdelisting,eachdisplayingamessageindicatingpublisherremovalwithoutfurtherdetail.ThemoveislinkedtoWarnerBros.Discovery'scost-cuttingmeasures,astrategypreviouslyseenintheshelvingoffilmsandremovalofcontentfromstreamingplatforms.AsimilarincidentoccurredinMarch2024,targetingAdultSwimgames,althoughpublicpressurepreventedsometitlesfrombeingdelistedthen.
Thedelistings,firstnotedbyWario64onTwitteronDecember23rd,include:
AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest
AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
Interestingly,someCartoonNetworkGames,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,remainavailable.ThesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroesisalsostillforsale.
Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,debutedinApril2014.Othertitleswerereleasedin2018(StevenUniverse:SavetheLight,OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes)and2021(StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight).TheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whichofferedacanonicalconclusiontotheshow'sfifthseason,hasparticularlyangeredfans.WarnerBros.Discoveryhasyettoprovideareasonforthesedelistings.Thelackofwarningandexplanationhasfueledconsiderablefandisappointment.