A new report claims Rocksteady Co-founders Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker have signed a deal with Xbox to fund their new studio’s next big AAA action game.
Rocksteady is best known for its Batman: Arkhamm-Trilogywith fluid combat, large open maps and popular villains like Harley Quinn, Mr. Freeze and the Joker. After the release Arkham Knight In 2015, the studio changed course and developed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueta third-person online looter shooter starring villains, set in the same DC universe as Rocksteady’s Arkham franchise. But in 2022, before the game was released earlier this year and received only mediocre reviews, Rocksteady co-founders Hill and Walker left the studio to form a new company that is currently reportedly working on a game for Microsoft.
According to a new report from computerOne hundred stars – the Studio founded by Rocksteady’s co-founders in 2023 – has signed a deal with Xbox Game Studios to develop a “AAA-standard single-player action-adventure game” built in Unreal 5.
My city has contacted Xbox and Hundred Star Games regarding the report.
Not much is known about the project yet, probably because the game is still in its infancy. At this point, it is still Years and years right from the start. computer says the deal with Xbox has been signed and approved, with Hundred Star now receiving funding to develop the AAA action game. It could be exclusive to Xbox and PC and likely appear on Game Pass, but considering how uncertain, everything seems at the moment—with Xbox games coming to PS5—one cannot say that with certainty.
In 2020, Rocksteady responded to a report from The guard with information on sexual harassment in the workplace, saying“All formal complaints were thoroughly investigated, appropriately addressed and a range of serious measures were taken in response to the issues raised, including disciplinary action or dismissal of employees.” In 2022 Suicide Squad Author Kim MacAskill a lifetime achievement passed on Award from Women in Games, sponsored by Rocksteady Studios and parent company Warner Bros., among others.
“You can throw your name on any diversity event,” MacAskill said, “but if you don’t take responsibility, it means nothing, and I see you.”
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