"6 Cartoon Network Games Removed from Stores"

Summary

• Warner Bros. Discovery has delisted several Cartoon Network games without providing clear reasons, sparking fan outrage.
• Games removed include Steven Universe: Save the Light, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, and others.
• The oldest delisted game, Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest, was released in 2014.

Warner Bros. Discovery recently delisted at least six games under its Cartoon Network Games and Adult Swim Games labels from various digital storefronts, including Steam and the Nintendo eShop. These games, such as Steven Universe: Save the Light and Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, are no longer available for purchase, with a message from the publisher indicating their removal without a detailed explanation.

This action is part of a broader cost-cutting strategy by Warner Bros. Discovery, which has also seen the shelving of nearly completed movies and the delisting of original films from streaming services. Earlier in March, several Adult Swim indie games were slated for delisting, but some were spared due to public outcry. However, the recent wave on December 23 included titles like Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest, Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games, OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes, Steven Universe: Save the Light, Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, and Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. These games were removed from Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and other platforms, with a notice that they "will no longer be available for sale after Dec. 23rd, 2024."

While some other titles under Cartoon Network Games, such as Cartoon Network Journeys VR and Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake, remain available on Steam, and the soundtrack for OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes can still be purchased, no official reason has been given for the delisting of the affected games.

Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest, released in April 2014, is the oldest game affected by this move. Other games like Steven Universe: Save the Light and OK K.O. Let's Play Heroes were released in 2018, and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light in 2021. Fans have expressed significant frustration over the sudden removal of these games, particularly Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time, which served as the canonical ending to the show's fifth season.