WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantbacklashfromfans.Withoutexplanation,titleslikeStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimehavebeendelistedfromdigitalplatforms,includingSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thisleavesfansunabletolegallypurchasethesebelovedgames.
Atleastsixgameswereaffectedbythisrecentdelistingspree,allbearingmessagesstatingtheirremovalbythepublisher.Thisactionfollowsapatternofcost-cuttingmeasuresbyWarnerBros.Discovery,whichhaspreviouslyshelvedfilmsandremovedcontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingofAdultSwimgamesoccurredinMarch2024,thoughpublicpressureledtothereinstatementofsometitles.Thistime,however,theresponsehasbeenswiftandangry.
Thegamesremovedinclude:
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- AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
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- OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
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- SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
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- StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
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- StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
Interestingly,someCartoonNetworkgamesremainavailable,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,alongwiththesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes.ThelackofexplanationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshasfueledfanfrustration,particularlyregardingSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whoseremovaleffectivelycutsoffaccesstothecanonicalconclusionoftheshow'sfifthseason.
Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,datesbacktoApril2014.Othertitleswerereleasedin2018(StevenUniverse:SavetheLight,OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes)and2021(StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight).Thisrecentdelistinghighlightstheongoingconcernssurroundingdigitalgamepreservationandtheimpactofcorporatedecisionsonfans.
