The former DC Films renamed DC Studios this year, partly led by Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, is said to have ambitious intentions for the gaming market. In recent years, a lot of games have been released under the DC banner , but the iconic series from Rocksteady, i.e. Batman: Arkham , paradoxically became a problem, as it set the bar too high for subsequent productions to be able to step out of its shadow. Even today, titles such as the new Gotham Knight cannot match the Arkham series. Player expectations for DC games are still very high and it would seem that the company may be afraid to face them. After all, we haven’t had a satisfying Superman game in almost 20 years.
Logo „Gotham Knights”. Warner Bros.
It seems that DC has new plans up its sleeve. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the heads of DC Studios (James Gunn and Peter Safran) presented their ten-year plan for the company to Warner Bros. employees. discovery. The duo are working on the overall plan, and their goal is to create a great cluster of great stories that flow through each other, in the style of the MCU. However, the way these stories are told may look quite different. Films and series will continue to be a key part of the universe puzzle, while Safran stressed that video games are also intended to be part of a “big, overarching story.” It is not known whether this means a plot connection between games and movies, or something like a big Superman production, which would also be a continuation or prequel to Man of Steelwith Henry Cavill.
It was a unique opportunity to tell one great, holistic story. One beautiful, big story spanning film, video games, live-action and animated series.
Safra said.
This fact could be used to expand the resources and storytelling in the DC Universe, instead of telling the same things over and over again with a video game. Games related to movies will most likely be forgotten, also considering how time-consuming, with modern technology, it is to create a large title. This is a much more complex task than even 10 years ago, so it’s likely that new DC games will add something completely new to the universe.
