This weekend marks the end of a brief but strange era: Multiverse, A platform fighter with a bunch of Warner Bros characters has been shut down. The purpose of this game is to become a hopeful competitor Super smash brothers, After a promising start, WB cut off the bait about a year after a full restart.
That Multiverse Death is not surprising nowadays. In the mid-2020s, they closed a wave of multiplayer games shortly after or lost support. Fall of Babylon, Crossfire X, Gundam Evolution, And WB’s own Suicide Squad: Kill Justice League Just a few examples. But according to your request, Player First’s platform fighter has a lot of fingers to blame on its end. Some attribute it to the monetization of the entire game, while others attribute it to the difference between its one-year Open Beta and 2024’s 1.0 version.
Some people think it all comes down to the lineup. WB owns a a lot of The purpose of IP, obviously, is to obtain a series of characters that attract everyone. But this broad meaning For every general A-lister like Batman or LeBron James (seriously), you can generously think of B or C-Listers Gremlins and support Adventure time figure. For those who grew up in fighting games, players first cause damage without any other DC heavy hitters (your flash, Robbins, etc.) or cartoon network kings (like Ben 10, Gumball, and Dexter). There is a level of truth there – no doubt people will pay to be teenagers 10, turn to rat, and then transfer the pummel superman to the sidewalk – but the bigger problem is Multiverse No more special.
When crossovers occur for the first time between IPs, it is often a surprise to see characters hanging out from different worlds. Those born in the 90s may have a special place in their minds Jimmy/Timmy Electric Time, Kim may have worked with Lilo & Stitch, Billy and Mandy to mingle with the kids next door. The best thing that works for them is their sense of rareness: Jimmy/Timmy It’s an annual trilogy, but these otherwise come and the show returns to their usual job. In the 2020s, this is not the case, as studios like WB and Disney hope that these meetings in the media always feel large, compelling events, which is surprising. of course WB wants to bring together the IP it has, it costs about half of it Space Jam: A New Legacy illustrate Rick & Morty The plot piles on the ground.
Before and during Multiverse Life, we’ve seen Batman and Miracle with Fortnite, Horror movie characters enter Live kombat, Hunting monsters as Aloy of the Royal and Geralt of Rivia Overwatch hero. The last two call of Duty The game adds turtles, Squid Game Soldiers, WWE star and Paul Atreides are post-launch DLCs for players to pay for. Many people have it, but there are many players who believe that over and worse, an increasing number of IP skin arrays will worsen the game. Activision reportedly takes a more constrained approach, but it can be said that it is not difficult for players to see their favorite characters kill each other.
like Suicide Squad Before this, Multiverse Ultimately, it is the victim of the WB chase and trying to force yourself into a space in the hope of making money. It was a shame that players took the biggest hit first – WB then acquired the studio, and now it’s over with the game. Meanwhile, crossovers still exist: DC will hang out with Marvel for the first time in 20 years, and Netherrealm may get some IP characters for its next project, many people are sure that this will be Injustice 3. In the same way, the numbers must rise and the crossover will continue until there are no more worlds colliding.
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