WarnerBros.Discovery'ssuddenremovalofseveralCartoonNetworkandAdultSwimgameshassparkedsignificantfanbacklash.Withoutexplanation,titlesincludingStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTimehavebeendelistedfromdigitalplatformslikeSteamandtheNintendoeShop.

Thisdigitalpurgeaffectsatleastsixgames,leavingfansunabletolegallypurchasethesepopulartitles.TheactionislinkedtoWarnerBros.Discovery'scost-cuttingmeasures,mirroringpreviousdecisionstoshelvefilmsandremovecontentfromstreamingservices.AsimilardelistingeventinMarch2024,impactingAdultSwimgameslikeRickandMorty:VirtualRick-ality,promptedpublicoutcryandresultedinsometitlesbeingreinstated.However,thislatestwavehasleftmanygamespermanentlyunavailable.

TheDecember23rddelistingincluded:

AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest AdventureTime:MagicMan'sHeadGames OKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes SamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime StevenUniverse:SavetheLight StevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight

WhilesomeCartoonNetworkGames,suchasCartoonNetworkJourneysVR,remainavailable,thelackofexplanationfromWarnerBros.Discovery,CartoonNetworkGames,andAdultSwimGameshasfueledfanfrustration.TheremovalofSamuraiJack:BattleThroughTime,particularlyconcerningduetoitsconnectiontotheshow'scanonicalending,isakeypointofcontention.

Theoldestgameaffected,AdventureTime:FinnandJake'sEpicQuest,debutedin2014,highlightingthelongevityandsignificanceofthelosttitles.Othernotableremovalsincludethe2018releasesStevenUniverse:SavetheLightandOKK.O.!Let'sPlayHeroes,andthe2021releaseStevenUniverse:UnleashtheLight.Thisincidentunderscorestheprecariousnatureofdigitalgameownershipandtheimpactofcorporatedecisionsongamersandfans.