Rocksteady reportedly hit with layoffs following Suicide Squad flop Suicide Squad's disastrous launch has reportedly led to layoffs at Rocksteady Studios, with the developer's QA team seemingly taking the brunt of it.Tom West Published 03 Sep 2024 FollowtopicsSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueWarner Bros. GamesThird Person ShooterTom West Following a disappointing number of players collecting the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League achievements, Warner Bros. Games' reported $200 million loss seems to have affected the game's developer. Reports have surfaced, suggesting that Suicide Squad's underperformance has led to layoffs at Rocksteady.Rocksteady Studios hit with layoffs following Suicide Squad underperformanceAs reported by Eurogamer, Rocksteady's QA department has reportedly shrunk from 33 to 15 members of staff over the last month, with layoffs affecting junior and senior members of the team, some with tenures of over five years at the studio. According to the report, Rocksteady's management has acknowledged that product quality will suffer as a result of the layoffs, citing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's poor reception as the catalyst for its "restructuring."While it looks like Rocksteady's QA team has taken the brunt of the layoffs, other departments within the developer also appear to be affected. Eurogamer states that one Rocksteady employee posted on social media claiming to have been made redundant while on paternity leave. Despite Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's awful reception and acknowledging that it was a "disappointment," Warner Bros revealed earlier this year that it will still increase its focus on live service games going forward.More Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League stories: Xbox achievement fixes out now for Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Warner Bros commits to live service and free-to-play games despite Suicide Squad flop Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Xbox servers shut down to fix story bug Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League packs a punch with 50 Xbox achievements New Xbox games — January 29 to February 4 Industry News Written by Tom WestTom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.