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[ReyBrujo]

So, in 3 years all we got was this?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Don't feel too bad for them.

Over years and years these studios combined made good salary making hardly any games.

The last game Monolith released was one of those Mordor games in late 2017. It was so long ago 7.5 years ago that Xbox One X wasn't even released yet.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Monolith going down like this sucks. They were great.

But their last good game was over 10 years ago. I think it was time.

 

[jchung55]

They are closing Monolith? Why? They made some cool games like Shogo and Condemned and some real bangers like FEAR and NOLF. The fuck?

Because those bangers you mentioned came out in 2005. Its been 8 years since they released a game, at some point you gotta cut your loses. Sunk cost fallacy and all.

 

[Hookshot]

Is Condemned the game where you throw bricks at people? If so I played that but not the Middle earth games.

 

[Kacho]

RIP Monolith. Legendary studio gone in an instant.

 

[Hudo]

man, the only studio still standing of the old "FPS guard" are id Software.

3D Realms are an indie publisher now, Raven Software have been fucked over and demoted to the Call of Duty mines, Monolith Productions are dead. It's fucking sad.

 

[Space Runaway]

Damn. Even aside from their string of legendary FPS titles they were always a solid and dependable developer. Unless the studio lost too many key people during WW's dev, this is a waste.

 

[Chuck Berry]

What the fuck dude.

I mean I had a feeling Wonder Woman was probably canned, but totally shutting them down? Why not Rocksteady too then at this point?

Loved the Mordor games.

They should Pro boost Shadow of Mordor to 4k/60 as a farewell gift.

 

[Complistic]

Brutal out here

 

[BennyBlanco]

Well my Monolith still lives on....

Genuine low life behavior. Long running and well liked studio goes out of business for reasons beyong their control. ""

 

[Lord Panda]

Sorry to see Monolith, one of the OG studios, get capped this way, and over a fucking DC game. Wish we had got a Shogo sequel/remake instead

 

[Punished Miku]

Why not Rocksteady too then at this point?

Batman is the last sure thing they have left. So they're just going to rush back to that, and maybe even secured some Sony money up front. Probably barely survived.

 

[Kacho]

Is Condemned the game where you throw bricks at people? If so I played that but not the Middle earth games.

Yeah, probably. It was an FPS melee focused horror game. Really awesome early 360 era games.

FEAR, Blood... damn son. RIP

 

[Revolutionary]

Holy shit

 

[LordCBH]

Monolith deserved fucking better….fuck WB with a rusty rake.

 

[Danjin44]

Genuine low life behavior. Long running and well liked studio goes out of business for reasons beyong their control. ""

JK

 

[Chuck Berry]

Batman is the last sure thing they have left. So they're just going to rush back to that, and maybe even secured some Sony money up front. Probably barely survived.

They must've had a hell of a pitch, and without Hill and Walker to boot. I can imagine possible extensive groveling.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

 

[ElFenomeno]

Monolith fate is just sad. FEAR, Shogo, TRON 2.0 and NOLF are one of the cornerstones of narrative FPS genre. It's so sad to see them go.

"Them" are long gone.

 

[Kurimao]

DC's kiss of death or pure just incompetence.

 

[Fluffytheterrible]

Just another common WB L

Joker 2 wasn't that long ago either, man this stinks

 

[StreetsofBeige]

What the fuck dude.

I mean I had a feeling Wonder Woman was probably canned, but totally shutting them down? Why not Rocksteady too then at this point?

Loved the Mordor games.

They should Pro boost Shadow of Mordor to 4k/60 as a farewell gift.

I get a feeling Rocksteady is WB's version of BioWare. No matter how much junk they make lately they are crowned with 9 lives. But other studios can get canned fast.

A legacy kind of thing. I don't even think it has to do with the people since most of them are probably different employees from 5 or 10 years ago. But they need to keep the studio alive for sake of branding because if they can it, it'll have bad optics among gaming.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Genuine low life behavior. Long running and well liked studio goes out of business for reasons beyong their control. ""

I mean... they didn't release games. Was that actually out of their control?

 

[SJRB]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

 

[MMaRsu]

Bruh what the fuck their last games were super good and sold plentiful

Fuck you WB!

 

[Luipadre]

Well, No sympathy for these guys. They havent made a game in like 8 years. Wonder Woman was in development for years and we saw nothing. If you cant even show any work you've done in almost a decade then you dont deserve to be in the industry.

This is where im at.

 

[Astray]

To be fair, anyone can make their own version of it.

Not without paying WB.

It's copyrighted.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

How could you leave off Condemned 2? A fucking bear chases you through a large house at one point.

Blasphemer.

 

[baphomet]

Womp Womp

This is what happens when giant companies buy up all those developers gamers love. Imagine the bloodbath when Microsoft decides they don't want to be in gaming anymore. It'll be this times 1000.

 

[Kurotri]

what the fuck man, I really loved both LOTR games

 

[Holammer]

I jest, but it's possible the Wonder Woman was such as mess it was unsalvageable on a story narrative and tech side despite 4-5 years of development, so putting down the studio was the only solution.

 

[roosnam1980]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

Overrated group of games. I was only able to finish Shadow of Mordor, and that was because it was early in the generation when I was starved for games. Condemned could call in that category too for some people.

 

[SJRB]

Overrated group of games. I was only able to finish Shadow of Mordor, and that was because it was early in the generation when I was starved for games. Condemned could call in that category too for some people.

Shut the fuck up.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Man, that studio accomplished quite a bit. So many great games. Jesus Christ... Fuck WB Games.

I honestly never had a lot of hope in Wonder Woman as a game, but with them making it and the Nemesis system, that was all I cared about. But now they're gone. Man, that really bums me out.

Overrated group of games. I was only able to finish Shadow of Mordor, and that was because it was early in the generation when I was starved for games. Condemned could call in that category too for some people.

While subjective, to say it's overrated is.... a bit much. There's nothing overrated about that list.

 

[Luipadre]

Monolith Productions:

Rest in peace to an absolute videogame legend. Around since 1997, making banger after banger. Incredible track record, truly one of the greatest developers.

I hope the gods will punish WB Games for this.

Thats the past dude. Same shit with Bioware or Rocksteady. These are not those devs anymore. They probably deserved to be shut down. Just wasting money at this point

 

[xrnzaaas]

What has Monolith been doing since Middle-earth games anyway? Only Wonder Woman? Well no surprise they got closed.

 

[ProtoByte]

I jest, but it's possible the Wonder Woman was such as mess it was unsalvageable on a story narrative and tech side despite 4-5 years of development, so putting down the studio was the only solution.

Well believe it or not, the dumbasses only started in late 2021 because the now outgoing leadership was playing chicken with the dev team about whether or not they were going to use WB money and time to make a new IP or leverage something from the WB IP vault that was begging for a game.

The leadership at Monolith that left as a result of that went to EA... to make a Black Panther game that is sounding too much like Gotham Knights for my tastes.

 

[Hookshot]

Yeah, probably. It was an FPS melee focused horror game. Really awesome early 360 era games.

FEAR, Blood... damn son. RIP

I enjoyed it, must have been bundled with my 360, got confused with the Rockstar game "Manhunt" which I've not played.

Smacking people with objects always feels nastier than shooting them, which is why it's good to see several melee items in the new DOOM.

 

[Represent.]

Industry in shambles. Wont be the last, they will eventually shut down everyone but Netherealms and be a MK factory.

 

[salva]

Rip

 

[Kacho]

Monolith never recovered after the Shadow of War loot box controversy. They patched out the MTX and never released another game. What a way to end their legacy.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Genuine low life behavior. Long running and well liked studio goes out of business for reasons beyong their control. ""

Don't mind Danjin44 , dude will come into literally any thread and find some reason to talk about weeb stuff. I think he's jealous of my tag.

Sorry Danjin, that tag is mine!

 

[MMaRsu]

Overrated group of games. I was only able to finish Shadow of Mordor, and that was because it was early in the generation when I was starved for games. Condemned could call in that category too for some people.

Nolf, blood, avp2 overrated?

Lmao you dont know jack shit about vidyagames son!

 

[Shubh_C63]

So...no more Arkham combat Lord of the Rings games ?

Fuck WB

 

[Alebrije]

They took so many time releasing nothing that got permanent vacations.

Its a Shame but maybe current Monolith is no the same than the one that released Fear.

 

[Kacho]

Don't mind Danjin44 , dude will come into literally any thread and find some reason to talk about weeb stuff. I think he's jealous of my tag.

Sorry Danjin, that tag is mine!

I heard he doesn't like western games. I bet he only plays Japanese ones.

 

[MMaRsu]

Monolith never recovered after the Shadow of War loot box controversy. They patched out the MTX and never released another game. What a way to end their legacy.

Mtx mandated by the corpo's no doubt!

 

[ungalo]

I assumed Monolith was pretty much dead just like the other WB studios so that's not a shock but still, sad to realize another famous old studio who made a lot of good games bites the dust.