Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the next game from Rocksteady, the studio behind the mainline Batman Arkham games. This of course, comes with high expectations, given how beloved the Batman games are to this day. Suicide Squad looks set to be a decidedly different beast however, with a focus on four-player co-op across an action-packed open world.
Due to a recent leak, showing an apparent screenshot from a test build of the game, we now know a little bit more about what Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be like at launch. We won't be linking to the leaks directly, but from what they show of the main character menu, there could be a Battle Pass structure to progression.
While we wait on confirmation of this Battle Pass, and on how progression is going to be handled in the final game, here's what we know so far about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Suicide Squad: Bikujin Lîga Dadmendiyê: birîn
Çiye? Lîstikek Suicide Squad ji Rocksteady
Çaxê ez dikarim lîstim? Bila 26, 2023
Ez dikarim vê yekê bikim? PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Suicide Squad: Dîrok û platformên berdana Lîga Edaletê bikujin
(Image credit: Warner Bros. / DC)
Suicide Squad releases on May 26, 2023, for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, following a delay from its initial 2022 release window.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was announced in August 2020 via the hesabê fermî yê Twitter-ê ya lîstikê (di tabloya nû de vedibe) . An image of Superman confirmed its existence before pointing fans to DC FanDome 2020, a virtual online convention. It's here that Rocksteady officially unveiled the Suicide Squad game's initial 2022 release window and first trailer.
However, a delay was confirmed by creative director and Rocksteady co-founder Sefton Hill on Twitter (di tabloya nû de vedibe) . Hill stated the extra development time would allow the team to bring the game up to the quality fans expect.
“We've made the difficult decision to delay Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to Spring 2023,” Hill said. “I know a delay is frustrating but that time is going into making the best game we can.”
At The Game Awards 2022, we finally got a confirmed release date.
Suicide Squad: Trailers League Justice Kill
Batman reveal cinematic trailer The latest trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was shown during The Game Awards 2022. This cinematic trailer sees Task Force X confronted by a seemingly not-so-nice Batman following their capture of The Flash. The cinematic confirms the late Kevin Conroy is voicing the Caped Crusader in the Suicide Squad game. Check it out below:
Trailer lîstikê The first gameplay trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was revealed at The Game Awards 2021. In it, the team is tasked with taking down The Flash and Brainiac, which of course won't be easy. We see Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Deadshot in action, who each have their own unique movesets and abilities.
Trailer çîrok At DC FanDome in October 2021, Rocksteady premiered the first story trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It gave fans even more details about what to expect, from Amanda Waller recruiting the Suicide Squad to lots of fighting in Metropolis.
There are plenty of references to previous Batman: Arkham games as well, like Poison Ivy and her vines halfway through. Check it out for yourself:
Reveal trailer Wekî beşek ji DC FanDome di 22-ê Tebaxa 2020-an de, Rocksteady yekem trailera Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League kir. Berî ku cîhê lîstikê wekî Metropolis piştrast bike, ew bi nihêrînek li ku dixuye ku hêlîna supervillain Brainiac-ê vedibe. Bi jor ve em eşkerekirina Harley Quinn, li dû wê jî hevalên wê yên Task Force X digirin: Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, û King Shark.
Teşwîqkarê Koma Xwekujî Amanda Waller bi Quinn re dipeyive û ji wan re dibêje ku rê li Metropolis Grand Hotel bigirin ji ber ku "armanca alpha" naha vekirî ye û pêdivî bi tevlêbûnê heye. Piştî montajekê ku grûp bi komeke artêşa Brainiac re digire - berbi BOB-a OutKast - Bombs Over Baghdad - ew dîsa li ser banek li hev dicivin. Dûv re Quinn hewl dide ku bi bîr bîne ku divê ew li kê binerin, heya ku ji nişka ve ji hêla helîkopterek teqîner ve were sekinandin.
Gava ku dûman paqij dibe, dixuye ku Superman pîlotê helîkopterê xilas kiriye - tenê ji bo ku demên mirovî paşê bi dîtina germê hilweşîne, dema ku dixuye ku di bin kontrola Brainiac de ye. Kom zû pê dihesin ku Mirovê Pola "armanca wan a alfa" ye, û trailer wekî bûmerangek bi awayekî komîk li serê Superman diqede, digel ku Captain Boomerang dibêje: "Diviyabû te wiya nekira, şeqe". Li jêr kontrol bikin:
Suicide Squad: Çîrok û mîhengê Lîga Edaletê bikujin
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Details of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's campaign are limited for the time being. We do know that it's an “original narrative” set in the DC universe and a continuation of the Batman: Arkham-verse (the universe created by Rocksteady in its Batman: Arkham series of games).
The Suicide Squad game picks up sometime after the events of Batman: Arkham Knight and sees Amanda Waller (AKA “The Wall”) putting together a task force of Arkham inmates, known as the Suicide Squad. Their goal is to undertake a covert mission in Metropolis – with Waller implanting lethal explosives in the inmates' heads to cisaretdan wan siwar bibin.
When the ragtag team arrives, they quickly realize that Brainiac is attempting to invade the planet and, in an attempt to do so, has brainwashed the Justice League (including the Flash, Superman, Batman and Green Lantern). To save the planet, the Suicide Squad needs to hunt down each brainwashed Justice League member and eliminate them – oh, and takedown Brainiac.
Metropolis will serve as the open world in Rocksteady's Suicide Squad. The city is best known as the home of Superman, taking inspiration from the likes of Toronto and New York, while also being neighbors with Gotham. During a DC FanDome panel, Creative Director Sefton Hill described Metropolis as the game's “fifth character” and hopes it will serve as a “love letter to DC fans”.
We're hoping for the majority of Justice League members to make an appearance in Kill the Justice League, including Aquaman and Wonder Woman. The Game Awards cinematic trailer confirmed Batman will be making an appearance, which is certainly interesting considering how Batman: Arkham Knight ended.
During the panel, Hill also spoke about the narrative links that will continue on from the Arkham series, stating that: “a lot of through threads and storylines you're gonna see come to fruition in this game”.
Suicide Squad: Lîstika Lîga Edaletê bikujin
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We've only seen snippets of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's gameplay so far, but we have some solid details.
Set in an open-world depiction of Metropolis, we're hoping it'll be almost like a larger-scale version of Rocksteady's Arkham City. This open-world approach should mean there's plenty to explore and we're hoping there are plenty of Easter Eggs (like in Arkham City).
We also know that you'll have the option to play the game solo or multiplayer. Players who opt for solo play can switch between other members of the squad as they please, with the uncontrolled team members being handled by AI to play alongside you.
If you want friends to join you, they can jump into the shoes of the squad members you don’t want, with up to four players able to play at once. According to Rocksteady, this is going to be a seamless gameplay experience and the co-op will be drop-in, drop-out. So, you can have friends playing with you one minute and go solo the next without it impacting your game.
You'll have four playable characters to choose from, each with their own “unique moveset” and “enhanced traversal abilities”: Harley Quinn, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang. While these exact abilities and moves haven't been specified, we did get a look at each of the anti-heroes' unique playstyles in the gameplay trailer released at The Game Awards 2021.
From what we saw, Harley is pretty agile, can land powerful melee attacks, and has a grappling hook in her arsenal, King Shark is all about brute force but can whip out a gatling gun when he needs it, Deadshot lends firepower to the group (capable of both sniping and aerial assaults). Finally, Captain Boomerang is extremely fast on his feet, with his boomerang taking out ranged enemies with ease, as you'd expect.
Squad Suicide: Nûçe û gotegotên Lîga Edaletê bikujin
(Krediya wêneyê: Warner Bros)
Leaked images show a possible Battle Pass progression system As ji hêla VGC ve hatî ragihandin (di tabloya nû de vedibe) (opens in a new tab), some screenshots were posted to Twitter on January 17, apparently taken from a development build of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, The image appears to show multiple in-game currencies, and even a Battle Pass tab. While VGC has said it has verified the information shown, there's been no official comment from Warner Bros. or Rocksteady.
While the appearance of a Battle Pass has triggered some concern for certain gamers, a source close to VGC explains that the focus will be on cosmetic items like skins.
Kevin Conroy is Batman The late Kevin Conroy has been confirmed as the voice of Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Conroy voiced Batman in all of the Arkham games, as well as in Batman: The Animated Series and various movies, so it's poignant to see he was able to lend his voice to Rocksteady's latest.
New Artwork Ahead of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s appearance at DC FanDome 2021, some new key art was released. The Artwork gave us a fresh look at the game’s four main playable characters: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark.
Bêtir karakterên din tune? It looks like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League won’t be expanding its roster of playable characters beyond the four that have already been confirmed.
Wekî ku ji aliyê ragihandin PCGamesN (di tabloya nû de vedibe) , a press release for the game states that “the game’s original narrative follows the four Suicide Squad members as they take on an impossible mission to save Earth and kill the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes,” which strongly suggests no more will be added. This definitely casts doubt on previous rumors that the game will be an evolving live service title in the style of Marvel’s Avengers.
Ma Warner Bros Interactive ber bi karûbarê zindî ve diçe? According to a spotted advert for an internship in January 2021(via IGN (di tabloya nû de vedibe) ), Projeyên dahatû yên Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment dê bibin xwedî "balkêşiyek giran li ser karûbarê zindî".
Beşek ji heye advert (di tabloya nû de vedibe) that states that “WBIE is currently involved in a variety of new projects, ranging from casual games to core games featuring our well-known franchises on all platforms (console, digital, mobile) with a heavy focus on live service. “
Bi gelemperî, hêmanên karûbarê zindî di lîstikek de dê bibînin ku ew piştî serbestberdanê ji hêla pêşdebirê xwe ve bi tiştên mîna taybetmendiyên nû an çîrokên nû ve têne nûve kirin. Di van rojan de di lîstikan de ne asayî ye û dema ku rast were kirin dikare bi bandor be, lê dema ku lîstikek destpêkek xurt dernekeve jî dibe ku bibe nakokî. Marvel's Avengers.
Her çend Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League rasterast li vir nayê behs kirin, ew yek ji lîstikên ku Warner Bros dê di du salên pêş de çap bike ye. Lêbelê, Rocksteady bi rastî piştrast nekiriye ku dê di Kill the Justice League de hêmanên karûbarê zindî hebin, ji ber vê yekê aniha em nekarin pê bawer bin ka wan tevlêbûna wan di Kill the Justice League de heye.
Gotham Knights doesn't involve games-as-a-service elements, which means that there’s no guarantee herkes lîstika ku ji hêla Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment ve hatî çap kirin dê bibe mijara vê yekê. Bê guman, me ti delîlek zelal nedîtiye ku Suicide Squad dê hêmanên karûbarê zindî bihewîne û wekî encam, em ê hewce ne ku li benda pejirandina fermî ji Rocksteady bisekinin berî ku em pê ewle bin.
Mugshots The official Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Twitter account tweeted out some neat mugshots of the game's playable characters back in December 2020. Our favorite is the one of Harley Quinn, which you can see below:
Lîstikvanên deng Heya nuha, du ji çar endamên Suicide Squad hatine pejirandin, digel ku lîstikvanê dengbêjê kevnare yê Harley Quinn Tara Strong careke din rola xwe ji nû ve dest pê kir. King Shark, ji hêla din ve, dê ji hêla WWE wrestler Nuufolau Joel Seanoa an jî Samoa Joe ve were deng kirin.
Digel ku ti peyvek fermî li ser dengê Captain Boomerang tune, bi giranî tê gotin ku Chris Parson rol wergirtiye. Wî berê di Overwatch de deng da Junkrat û dema ku li her duyan guhdarî dike hevsiyek mezin heye.
Deadshot piçekî dijwartir e ku meriv pê bike. Chris Cox berê li Arkham City û Arkham Origins, ku her du jî di heman gerdûnê de cih digirin, ecêba yek-fîşekê deng veda. Ev Deadshot jî hate pejirandin ku şirovekirina karakterê Floyd Lawton e jî, lêbelê, xeletiyek mezin heye ku çima ew xuya nake ku Cox e ku vedigere.
Ji bo yekê, klîba dengî wekî guhertoya wî nayê, û du - ya herî xedar - ev Deadshot reş e, berevajî guhertoya spî ya ku Cox nîşan daye. Ji ber vê yekê, bêyî ku dengek sazkirî tavilê li mirovan derbikeve, pir kes bawer dikin ku dibe ku ew serpêhatiyek be. Lêbelê, King Shark di êrîşa rasterast-vîdyoyê ya li ser Arkham de hate kuştin, ji ber vê yekê pirsa ka bi rastî 'canon' çi ye pir li hewa ye.
Li derveyî Koma Xwekujî bixwe, Debra Wilson tê pejirandin ku dengê Amanda Waller bike. Wilson berê dengê Waller di sala 2017-an de Batman: The Enemy Inin.