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Warner Bros. just killed a bunch of Cartoon Network games
At least five games released under the Warner Bros. Discovery publishing label Cartoon Network Games have been delisted from digital stores, including Steam and the Nintendo eShop, seemingly never to return. The mass delisting affects Adventure Time: Finn and Jakes Epic Quest, Adventure Time: Magic Mans Head Games, OK K.O.! Lets Play Heroes, Steven Universe: Save the Light, and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, which were pulled from sale on Monday, as spotted by Wario64.Additionally, the Adult Swim Games-published Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time has also been removed from sale. That delisting follows similar removals from July, when Adult Swim Games titles Traverser, Zenzizenzic, and Mega Coin Squad were removed from sale.On Steam, each of the new removed games includes a short message announcing the delisting, which says that each game will no longer be available for sale after Dec. 23rd, 2024. The messages are signed by Cartoon Network Games or Adult Swim Games.A handful of titles under the Cartoon Network Games publishing label still exist on Steam, including Cartoon Network Journeys VR and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. The soundtrack for OK K.O.! Lets Play Heroes is also still being sold.Cartoon Network Games, Adult Swim Games, and Warner Bros. Discovery have not announced why the games were delisted. Polygon has reached out Warner Bros. Discovery for comment. Weve also reached out to the developers of the delisted games for additional details.Adventure Time: Finn and Jakes Epic Quest is the oldest of the bunch; it was released in April 2014. OK K.O.! Lets Play Heroes was released by Capybara Games (Grindstone, Below) in 2018, the same year Steven Universe: Save the Light from Grumpyface Games launched. Steven Universe: Unleash the Light was the newest release, arriving on Steam in 2021.The move follows a similar planned delisting of many non-licensed, Adult Swim Games-published games from indie developers. Many of those games have since been saved, thanks to public outcry and the publisher transferring ownership to the developers of each title. Earlier this year, Warner Bros. Discovery shut down the Cartoon Network website. The site, which previously hosted Cartoon Network content, now redirects visitors to Max, Warner Bros. Discoverys flagship streaming service.
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