WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantbacklashfromfans.Withoutexplanation,titlesincludingStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimehavebeendelistedfromdigitalstorefrontslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thisleavesfansunabletolegallypurchasethesebelovedgames.
Atleastsixgameshavebeenaffectedbythisrecentdelisting,allfallingundertheWarnerBros.Discoveryumbrella.Thiscost-cuttingmeasuremirrorssimilaractionstakenbythecompanyinthepast,includingshelvingfilmsandremovingcontentfromstreamingservices.ApreviousdelistingeventinMarch2024,involvingAdultSwimtitleslikeRickandMorty:VirtualRick-ality,alsocausedcontroversy.Whilesomegameswerereinstatedthenduetopublicpressure,otherswerenotsolucky.
TheDecember23rd,2024delistingaffectedseveralpopulartitles,including:
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<- AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest
<- AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
<- OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
<- SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
<- StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
<- StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
Interestingly,someCartoonNetworkgamesremainavailable,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,alongwiththesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes.However,WarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshaveyettoofferareasonfortheseremovals.
Theoldesttitleaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,datesbacktoApril2014.Otheraffectedgameswerereleasedbetween2018and2021.ThedelistingofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whichfeaturesthecanonicalendingtotheshow'sfifthseason,hasbeenparticularlycriticizedbyfans.Thiseventfollowsasimilarpatternofmassdelistings,highlightingtheongoingconcernoverthecompany'shandlingofitsdigitalgamecatalog.