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Written by Liam FergusonSuicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Fell Short Of Expectations According To Warner Bros
Written by Wesley LeBlanc
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, the third-person live-service multiplayer shooter from Batman: Arkham series developer Rocksteady Studios, launched earlier this month. It received middling reviews – readGame Informer'sreview here to find out why we gave it a 6 out of 10 – and fans have been less-than-impressed with the shooter. It seems Warner Bros. Discovery is less-than-impressed, too, as the company said in its latest financial call that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League had "fallen short of our expectations," as reported byIGN.
More specifically, that's Warner Bros. Discovery chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels who said Rocksteady's latest effort fell short of the company's expectations. However, Wiedenfels did not mention a sales figure. According toIGN, the executive lamented that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's missed expectations set Warner Bros.' games division up for a tough year when it comes to year-on-year comparisons.
Wiedenfels is likely alluding to Hogwarts Legacy, the company's massive hit that launched last year and went on to become the best-selling game of 2023, beating out titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. The sales of Hogwarts Legacy was certainly a tough act for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League to follow.
For more about the game, readGame Informer'sreview of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, and then check outGame Informer'slist of the best superhero games of all time. After that, read our list of upcoming superhero games to look forward to.
[Source: IGN]
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Tekken 8, Suicide Squad, Persona 3 Reload, And New Like A Dragon Were Top Sellers Last Month In US
Written by Wesley LeBlanc
Last month was filled with new releases and many of them turned out to be hits with players, according to the latest Circana U.S. Video Game Market Highlights report, which tracks video game-related spending for each month of the year. While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III took home the top spot for best-selling games of January 2024 in the U.S., various new releases cracked into the top 10.
That includes Tekken 8, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Persona 3 Reload, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Here's what the top 10 best-selling games of last month look like:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- Tekken 8
- Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
- Persona 3 Reload
- Madden NFL 24
- Hogwarts Legacy (this was the best-selling game of 2023)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- EA Sports FC 24
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Two other new releases last month appear later in the list if you expand it to the top 20: Ubisoft's latest platformer, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, came in at 13th and Bandai Namco's Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash took home the 19th spot.
Broken down by individual platforms, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III was the best-selling premium game on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S platforms. On PS5, Tekken 8 claimed the second spot, Suicide Squad the third spot, and Persona 3 Reload the fourth spot. Over on Xbox Series X/S, Madden NFL 24 came in second, with Suicide Squad in third and Tekken 8 in fourth.
January 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Premium Games on Xbox Platforms - U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/ceqElfdTke
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 23, 2024
On Switch, which does not include digital sales, Super Mario Bros. Wonder was the best-selling game of last month with Hogwarts Legacy in second place. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown came in at fifth on the Switch.
Palworld, the "Pokémon With Guns" survival game that crossed 25 million players yesterday, was, unsurprisingly, the number-one played title on Steam and the number-three played game on Xbox last month. On both Xbox Series X/S and PS5, Fortnite was the number-one most played title of January 2024.
Circana executive director and analyst Mat Piscatella writes on X (formerly Twitter) that the PS5 was the best-selling hardware platform of the month in both units sold and dollar sales, with Switch in second place for units sold and Xbox Series X/S in second place for dollar sales. After 39 months on the market, life-to-date unit sales of PS5 are tracking 7 percent ahead of the PlayStation 4's pace, and 68 percent ahead of the PlayStation 3's. Overall, though, January video game hardware spending fell 4 percent compared to January of last year, down to $378 million.
Video game accessory spending increased by 45 percent last month compared to January of last year, up to $246 million. The PS5's DualSense Edge was the best-selling accessory of the month. Piscatella says the recently released PlayStation Portal was shifted from the Hardware category to the Accessory category for January 2024, coming in at fifth for video game accessory spending for last month.
Overall video game spending across all categories grew 15 percent when comparing January of this year to that of last year, reaching $5.1 billion. Piscatella notes that January 2024 was a five-week period for tracking, though, whereas January 2023 was a four-week period.
For more, read Game Informer's reviews for Tekken 8, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
What was your number one game of January 2024? Let us know in the comments below!
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is The Second-Highest Rated Game In The Series On Metacritic
Written by Wesley LeBlanc
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth hits PlayStation 5 exclusively on February 29, but reviews for Square Enix's latest entry in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy dropped yesterday. We enjoyed the game a lot, and you can read about why in Game Informer's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review. It turns out, a lot of reviewers enjoyed the game too, because at the time of this writing, it's the second-highest rated game in the Final Fantasy series on Metacritic, as noted by video game sales analyst Benji-Sales on X (formerly Twitter).
Currently sitting at a 93 on Metacritic, which aggregates various reviews into a single Metacritic score, only one other Final Fantasy game has been rated higher: Final Fantasy IX on PlayStation 1. It has a 94 on Metacritic.
There’s only 6 Final Fantasy games that have gone above a 90 Metacritic score.
— Andy (@AndSpaceY) February 22, 2024
94- Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
93- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
92- Final Fantasy X (PS2)
92- Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
92- Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA)
92- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (PC) pic.twitter.com/8PvD3wfpvZ
As you can see above, with a 93 on Metacritic, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth joins a prestigious list of games in the series with a Metacritic score of 90 or higher, as pointed out by AndSpaceY on X. Now, it's important to note that some Final Fantasy games are not rated on Metacritic as the aggregate site was not around when they released. For example, Final Fantasy VI is one of the most beloved entries in the franchise and arguably the best – released in 1994 on the SNES, Metacritic was not around at the time so it does not have a rating on the site.
Still, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth rating so high is another example of how Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII remake project is landing with both critics and fans alike.
For more about the game, read Game Informer's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review and then check out our Final Fantasy VII Rebirth cover story hub for exclusive features, videos, and more. After that, check out Game Informer's ranking of every mainline Final Fantasy game.
Are you picking up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on day one next week? Let us know in the comments below!
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Written by Derek NicholsPenny's Big Breakaway: Watch Someone Beat The First Level With A Single 2-Minute Combo
Written by Wesley LeBlanc
Penny's Big Breakaway, the momentum-based 3D platformer from developer Evening Star, surprise launched earlier this week after appearing in a Partner Showcase Nintendo Direct. During a livestream held by Evening Star on the game's February 21 launch, one designer completed the first level with a single, two-minute combo, and it's a feat to behold.
If you haven't yet checked out Penny's Big Breakaway, it's a 3D platformer modeled off the strange and weird platformers of the PlayStation 1 generation, rather than Nintendo's popular platforming efforts. As such, the game features a unique moveset that feels similar to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, with a Devil May Cry combo meter to boot.
Check out the Evening Star developer reach a massive 191-move combo in the first stage of Vanillatown, the first world in Penny's Big Breakaway, below:
Vanillatown 1-1 100% in just 1 combo!?
— Evening Star (@EveningStarStdo) February 22, 2024
Done by one of our level designers, Milena, during yesterday's livestream. #PennysBigBreakaway pic.twitter.com/F7kIiAjldU
As you can see, this designer – Milena – completes the first level with one continuous combo. We're not sure we're quite up to the task but we wouldn't be surprised if fans of the game spend time outcomboing this score. Only time will tell.
Penny's Big Breakaway is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC.
For more about the game, check out the Penny's Big Breakaway launch trailer here and then read Game Informer's exclusive behind-the-scenes feature about the game's creation, the people making it, the music, and more.
Are you playing Penny's Big Breakaway? Let us know what you think of it so far in the comments below!