WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantfanbacklash.Thecompanyofferednoclearexplanationfordelistingtitlessuchas
AtleastsixtitleshavebeendigitallyremovedfromplatformslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Eachgame'sstorefrontlistingnowdisplaysamessageindicatingremovalbythepublisher,withlittletonojustificationprovided.ThisactionislinkedtoWarnerBros.Discovery'scost-cuttingmeasures,mirroringpreviousdecisionstoshelvefilmsandremovecontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingeventoccurredinMarch2024,impactingAdultSwimgames,althoughsomewerelaterreinstatedfollowingpublicoutcry.
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FinancialdifficultiesatWarnerBros.havefueledspeculationaboutthepotentialsaleofitsgamingassets.
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冒险时光:芬恩和杰克的史诗任务于 2014 年 4 月发布,是受影响最久的游戏。 其他被下架的游戏是在 2018 年至 2021 年间发布的。尤其是《武士杰克:穿越时空之战》的下架激怒了粉丝,因为它包含了该剧第五季的规范结局。 由于缺乏事先警告以及没有明确的下架原因,加剧了游戏社区的负面反应。