卡通频道撤回六款游戏

WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofmultipleCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantbacklashfromfans.Severaltitles,includingpopularchoiceslikeStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,havebeendelistedfromdigitalplatformssuchasSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thepublisherofferedlittletonoexplanationforthedelistings,leavingplayersunabletopurchasethesegameslegally.

ThisactionisconsistentwithWarnerBros.Discovery'srecentcost-cuttingmeasures,whichhaveincludedshelvingfilmsandremovingcontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingeventoccurredinMarch2024,affectingseveralAdultSwimindiegames.Whilesometitleswerereinstatedfollowingpublicoutcry,otherswerenot,leadingtothislatestwaveofremovals.

OnDecember23rd,2024,atleastsixgamesdisappearedfromvariousstorefronts.Theseinclude:

AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime StevenUniverse:SavetheLight StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight

Eachgame'sstorefrontlistingdisplaysabriefmessagestatingitsunavailabilityafterDecember23rd,2024.Interestingly,someCartoonNetworkgames,likeCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,remainavailable.ThesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroesisalsostillforsale.

Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,launchedinApril2014.Othertitleswerereleasedbetween2018and2021.TheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whichfeaturesacanonicalendingtotheshow'sfifthseason,hasparticularlyangeredfans.WarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshaveyettoprovideareasonforthesedelistings.Thelackofwarningandexplanationhasfueledconsiderablefanfrustration.