BBC Newsbeat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Warner Bros Discovery has confirmed plans to shut three of its gaming development studios.<\/p>\n The decision means the anticipated Wonder Woman game, which has been in production for three years at one of the affected studios, Monolith, will not be released. <\/p>\n Player First Games, which made MultiVersus, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego will also be shuttered.<\/p>\n The announcement comes after a difficult time in the industry, with widespread job losses as it deals with a slump in sales since the Covid pandemic. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n A spokesperson from Warner Bros told the Reuters news agency the decision was aimed at boosting profitability.<\/p>\n On Wonder Woman, they said: “Our hope was to give players and fans the highest quality experience possible for the iconic character, and unfortunately this is no longer possible within our strategic priorities.”<\/p>\n Last month, MultiVersus said there would be no more updates for the game<\/a>, which would have to be played offline “for the foreseeable future”.<\/p>\n Warner Bros said it will instead focus on developing its core franchises including Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC and Game of Thrones. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Last year was a challenging one for the games sector, seeing games delayed, studios closed around the world and thousands of layoffs including at Microsoft’s Xbox<\/a> and Sony’s PlayStation<\/a> . <\/p>\n Warner Bros Games had big expectations for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League but the game was panned by fans and critics<\/a>.<\/p>\n Updates for the game ended in January after weak sales and poor reviews. <\/p>\n And last month, the company announced the departure of David Haddad, the chief of the gaming unit, after 12 years.<\/p>\n Wider trends in the industry have seen sales struggle as gamers spend less on new games, choosing instead to stick with long-running online games like Fortnite or yearly franchises such as Call of Duty and EA Sports FC.<\/p>\n As well as people spending less on games since the pandemic, major video game makers including Warner Bros have been affected by a rumbling row over the use of artificial intelligence in production<\/a>.<\/p>\n BBC Newsbeat has contacted Warner Bros Games for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f806\/live\/f04f05e0-f426-11ef-9822-d3d66c578726.jpg.webp\")
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