WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantbacklashfromfans.Withoutexplanation,titlesincludingStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimehavebeendelistedfromdigitalplatformslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thisleavesplayersunabletolegallypurchasethesepopulargames.
ThedelistingsarelinkedtoWarnerBros.Discovery'scost-cuttingmeasures,mirroringpreviousdecisionstoshelvefilmsandremovecontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilarincidentinMarchsawnumerousAdultSwimgamesthreatenedwithdelisting,thoughsomeweresparedduetopublicpressure.Thistime,however,atleastsixgameswereremovedonDecember23rd,2024,withlittletonopriornotice.
Theaffectedgamesinclude:
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- AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
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- OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
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- SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
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- StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
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- StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
WhilesomeCartoonNetworkgamesremainavailable,thelackofexplanationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshasfueledfanfrustration.TheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimeisparticularlycontroversial,asitcontainedthecanonicalconclusiontotheshow'sfinalseason.Theoldesttitleremoved,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,datesbacktoApril2014,highlightingthesignificantlossofgaminghistory.The2018releasesStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes,alongwiththe2021releaseStevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight,furtheremphasizethescaleofthisunexpecteddelisting.ThissituationechoestheMarch2024incident,butunlikethen,publicoutcryhassofarfailedtopreventtheremovalofthesetitles.
