
WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantbacklashfromfans.Withoutexplanation,atleastsixtitleshavebeendelistedfromdigitalplatformslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.Thisleavesfansunabletolegallypurchasethesebelovedgames.
ThedelistingsarelinkedtoWarnerBros.Discovery'scost-cuttingmeasures,mirroringsimilaractionstakenwithfilmsandTVshows.Thisisn'tthefirstinstance;aMarch2024delistingofAdultSwimgames,includingRickandMorty:VirtualRick-ality,promptedpublicoutcryandresultedinsometitlesbeingreinstated.However,thislatestwaveaffectsadifferentsetofgames.
AsreportedbyWario64,theDecember23rddelistingsincludedAdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames,OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes,StevenUniverse:SavetheLight,StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight,andSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime.Eachgame'sstorefrontentrydisplayedamessageannouncingitsremoval,attributedtoCartoonNetworkGamesorAdultSwimGames.
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<- AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest
<- AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames
<- OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes
<- SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime
<- StevenUniverse:SavetheLight
<- StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight
It'snoteworthythatsomeCartoonNetworkgamesremainavailable,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVRandMonstersAteMyBirthdayCake,alongwiththesoundtrackforOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes.However,thelackofexplanationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshasfueledfanfrustration,particularlyregardingtheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,whichprovidedacrucialconclusiontotheshow'snarrative.
Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,debutedinApril2014.Othertitleswerereleasedbetween2018and2021.ThisrecentdelistingfollowsasimilareventinMarch2024,highlightingapatternofconcernforfansworriedaboutthepreservationoftheirfavoritedigitaltitles.