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Monolith Studios, the developer behindMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordorand the upcomingWonder Womangame, might be working on otherDC-based titles according to a new job listing. After making a name for itself with the well-receivedShadow of Mordorand its follow-upShadow of War, Monolith announced that it was developingan open-worldWonder Womangameduring The Game Awards 2021. Not much is currently known about Diana Prince’s latest interactive adventure, except that it will utilize Monolith’s proprietary Nemesis System that made battles inShadow of Mordorfeel more personal by having foes remember players and their actions.
It will likely be a while before fans see more of Monolith’s upcomingWonder Womangame, but the legendary princess of Themyscira will be returning to the virtual world innext year’sSuicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. This co-op shooter is set in Rocksteady’s belovedBatman: Arkhamuniverse, and will put players in the role of Task Force X as they battle the renegade heroes of Earth. WB Games Montreal, the studio behind last year’sGotham Knights, is also working on a DC-based title, though it isn’t clear what hero or team it could be about as of this writing.
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Now it seems that even moreDCgames could be on the horizon courtesy of Monolith Studios, at least according to the developer’s latest job listing for an Executive Producer. Eagle-eyed Twitter users like James Sigfield have noted the requirements of this posting, which mention working on multiple projects and ask for knowledge of the DC franchise and its various characters.
This is all just speculation at this point, but some users think that whatever Monolith is hiring for could be related to DC Studios and itsupcoming reboot of the DC Cinematic Universe. DC Studios head James Gunn addressed the possibility of expanding his company’s slate of superhero movies with tie-in video games shortly after he was announced as co-chair of the struggling superhero brand, though he remained tight-lipped on any particular plans.
All that is known officially is that Monolith Studios is hiring an Executive Producer for an unconfirmed slate of projects, though the mention of DC is a strong sign that theShadow of Mordordeveloper has other superhero titles on the horizon to go with itsupcomingWonder Womangame. Whether these games will be tied to James Gunn’s new DC Cinematic Universe or be standalone is as big a mystery as the games themselves, but all signs point to a new wave ofDCtitles to rival successful comic book titles likeMarvel’s Spider-Manseries from Insomniac.
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