After a decade away, the studio is returning to the beloved series that defined it.

Shouldn’t that be cause for celebration?

Well, yes and no.

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It’s a gothic good time.

The strategy of returning to a successful franchise after a big failed experiment isn’t new.

It happens all the time in Hollywood.

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Actors, similarly, have historically wanted to have a franchise as a safety net to fall back on.

Eventually,twobig franchises.

Then, it was franchise time with Spider-Man in 2018.

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And Rocksteady may have done so behind the scenes.

That isn’t the case here.

Suicide Squad was a live service game based on existing IP.

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Nothing could be more one for them.

Rocksteady’s co-op game being available on the subscription service makes taking a risk on it an easier ask.

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