Looking forward to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming DC title including its release date, playable characters & cast.
While the upcoming Gotham Knights will tell the story of the Batfamily after Batman’s demise, original Batman: Arkham Asylum developer Rocksteady Studios will be turning its attention to some of the Caped Crusader’s rogues gallery.
Looking to prove it’s good to be bad, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will focus on four of the most famous members of the titular team as they attempt to take out the Justice League.
Here’s everything we know about the team’s first videogame outing, including when you can play it.
Contents
- Latest News
- Release Window
- Platforms
- Trailers
- What is Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League?
- Playable characters
- Cast
- Is it connected to Gotham Knights?
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League release date
The official release date for Kill the Justice League is set for February 2, 2024.
Although the game was previously scheduled to be released in May 2023, it was eventually delayed until 2024 by Rocksteady following massive fan backlash to the initial reveal trailer.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League platforms
According to Rocksteady, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X.
Support for previous generation consoles such as the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch are yet to be confirmed.
Trailers and gameplay
Check out the gameplay reveal below:
Reveal Trailer
Check out the game’s reveal trailer below, courtesy of DC Fandome 2020.
Story Trailer
Rocksteady have also shared an expanded look at their Arkham series continuation at DC Fandome 2021. Featuring the likes of The Flash, Green Lantern, Robin, and Superman in the flesh, the trailer also hinted at showdowns with Batman and Wonder Woman. While no gameplay was shown, fans can expect to encounter Lex Luthor and other villainous DC alumni across their journey to take down the Justice League.
Suicide Squad pays tribute to Kevin Conroy
The newest trailer, which debuted at The Game Awards 2022, paid tribute to Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice actor for Batman. In the trailer, the Suicide Squad is on a mission, only to be interrupted by Batman — who states “I am vengeance, I am the knight! I am Batman!”
It ends with a line of text on the screen, which reads “Thank you, Kevin.”
State of Play Gameplay Trailer
During Sony’s February 2023 PlayStation State of Play, Rocksteady unveiled an all-new gameplay trailer focused on co-op. The six-minute video offered a closer look at the mechanics of each playable Task Force X member, including Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, King Shark, and Harley Quinn.
The State of Play broadcast also proved the recent battle pass leaks held some merit. Developers confirmed that support for the game will continue after launch in the form of new playable characters, missions, and weapons. Meanwhile, the battle pass will exclusively target cosmetic items, though the specifics remain under wraps.
Insider trailers
Following the initial delay, the Suicide Squad development team began releasing new trailers showing of their updated vision for the game, including how they decided to overhaul gameplay and storytelling.
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The second trailer focuses on a returning villain, but be warned: spoilers are present in this trailer. Aside from the spoilers, a new gameplay addition has been revealed — afflictions. Similar to games like Destiny or Borderlands, afflictions are elemental debuffs to foes.
You’ll be able to add these to melee weapons and grenades to mix and match your approach. There are four afflictions based on popular DC characters, with “Diablo Blaze” and “Deep Freeze” shown off.
The third Insider Episode follows what Rocksteady Studios is looking to do post-launch. The main draw is The Joker, as the studio confirmed the menace will be the first post-launch character to join Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League via Elseworlds.
Each subsequent season will introduce a new character via Elseworlds, Brainiac’s plan for creating new worlds in alternate realities.
The Suicide Squad team also dropped trailers for each individual member, beginning with Harley Quinn.
The brutal strength and viciousness of King Shark.
And the wisecracking Captain Boomerang.
What is Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League?
The game is described as an open-world action-adventure shooter that can be played by up to four players (solo players can switch between characters at will). Amanda Waller has sent the team to investigate the appearance of longtime comic-book villain Brainiac, only to come up against Superman – who has been brainwashed.
Playable characters
There are four playable characters, and they’ll all be familiar to longtime comic fans – or anyone who’s enjoyed the Suicide Squad movies.
Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang are included, presumably each with their own gameplay abilities.
Sadly, though, it appears the roster won’t be growing anytime soon. As reported by PCGamesN, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will eschew the live-service aspirations of something like Marvel’s Avengers.
So while we’d have loved an appearance by Killer Croc, you won’t get one in this outing.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League cast
Of course, it wouldn’t be Suicide Squad if there wasn’t a mischievous band of misfits voicing DC’s iconic heroes. Below are all of the cast members that have been announced so far:
| Character | Voice Actor |
| Harley Quinn | Tara Strong |
| King Shark | Joe Seanoa |
| Debrah Wilson | Amanda Waller (Also motion capture) |
| Penguin | Nolan North |
Is it connected to Gotham Knights?
Despite launching at a similar time to WB Montreal’s upcoming Batfamily title, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League isn’t linked to the other title at all. In fact, it’s actually set in a different universe entirely.
It is, however, a continuation of the Batman Arkham universe, so there’s the potential for all sorts of villains and cameos from Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Origins, and Arkham Knight.
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