WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedwidespreadfanoutrage.Withoutexplanation,titlesincludingStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimehavebeendelistedfromdigitalstorefrontslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thisleavesfansunabletolegallypurchasethesebelovedgames.
Atleastsixgameshavebeenaffectedbythisdigitalpurge.Thepublisher'sterseremovalnoticesoffernojustificationforthedelistings.ThisactionreflectsWarnerBros.Discovery'sbroadercost-cuttingmeasures,previouslyseenintheshelvingoffilmsandremovalofcontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingeventinMarch2024,targetingAdultSwimgames,resultedinapublicbacklashthatpreventedsometitlesfrombeingremoved.However,thislatestactionhasleftmanyfansdisappointed.
TheDecember23rddelistings,highlightedbyWario64onTwitter,include:
AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest
AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
WhilesomeCartoonNetworkGames,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,remainavailable,thelackofcommunicationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGamesregardingthedelistingsisfuelingfurtherdiscontent.ThesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroesisstillavailableforpurchase.
Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,datesbacktoApril2014.Othertitles,suchasStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes,werereleasedin2018,withStevenUniverse:UnleashtheLightfollowingin2021.TheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,particularly,hasangeredfans,asitcontainsthecanonicalconclusiontotheshow'sfifthseason.Thelackofwarningandexplanationsurroundingthesedelistingshasintensifiednegativereactionsfromthegamingcommunity.
