“Exploring the Thrilling Universe of Multiversus: A Modern Adventure Awaits!”

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Warner Bros. Video games’ no-cost brawler Multiversus, which explores the possibilities of merging various media franchises into the Octagon, is being cast aside.

The publisher announced the news in a blog post and mentioned it would perhaps cease support for the game on May 30, 2025, following the end of Season 5–which is expected to introduce two new playable characters: Aquaman and Lola Bunny.

As its demise approaches, Warner Bros. confirmed that players will be able to unlock all Season 5 content through gameplay. Online features will stay operational until 9 am PST on May 30. Post that date, Multiversus will only be accessible offline through a local gameplay mode, enabling solo fights against AI opponents or local multiplayer battles with up to a few friends.

Real money transactions are being eliminated as of today (January 31). Players can still utilize any remaining in-game currency or character tokens.

Why is Multiversus being discontinued?

Warner Bros. Video games did not specify the reasons behind Multiversus‘s closure, although it seems the title struggled commercially after an initially promising launch. A number of key live service titles have faced a similar fate recently, including Harmony, xDefiant, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (also distributed by WB Video games).  

Following an open beta that gathered 20 million players within a month back in 2022, Multiversus was pulled back into development before its official launch in May 2024, undergoing a revised development model and various updates.

SteamDB estimated that the game achieved over 114,000 concurrent players at launch. However, just a few months later, Warner Bros. Video games acquired the developer Player First Video games.

Toward the end of the year, however, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stated that the company’s video game division was “significantly underperforming” after reporting a $100 million loss. This followed the $200 million writedown the publisher incurred on Suicide Squad.

Shortly thereafter, Warner Bros. Video games president David Haddad announced his resignation.

Warner Bros. Discovery World Streaming and Video games CEO and president JB Perrette stated the company is now gearing up to deliver its next “record-breaking title.”

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