There’s no particular reason for moving the date up, but 007 First Light may be the reason. It was previously slated for March 27th but faced a delay to May 27th – the same week as Legacy of the Dark Knight. Perhaps TT Games and Warner Bros. Games are unwilling to risk any competition, especially considering the popularity of James Bond.

Either way, it’s good news for Batman fans, especially with how Legacy of the Dark Knight is shaping up. Most recently, the development team highlighted just how far it goes to recreate iconic scenes from the Caped Crusader’s history, including the Joker vandalizing a museum to the tune of Prince’s “Partyman” from Tim Burton’s Batman.

It also spoke more about the smaller roster of playable characters and how each has more depth than your average LEGO stand-in (which goes well with the deeper, Free Flow-esque combat system). We also learned more about how various henchmen operate in Gotham – head here for more details.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Among those affected by these lay-offs are Gotham Knights level designer Camille Olivier Paquette, lead scriptwriter on Gotham Knights and associate narrative director on Wonder Woman Ceri Young, and associate producer Nicolas Pereira-Poisson.

“Today was my last day at Warner Brother Games Montreal and I am now looking for an opportunity to continue my career as Level Designer in the industry,” wrote Paquette in a LinkedIn post over the weekend. On around the same day, Young also announced her departure through a post. “Hey all! As of today I’m looking for a new role in the games industry,” she wrote.

While Pereira-Poisson hasn’t outright made any posts announcing his departure from the company, a quick look at his LinkedIn profile reveals that his tenure at WB Games Montreal as a full-time associate producer came to an end this month. Before this, he had worked on the ill-fated Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, as well as three unannounced games.

While neither Warner Bros. Discovery, nor Paramount Skydance have made any statement regarding these lay-offs, Motive Studio’s experience design director Eric Bellefeuille too to LinkedIn to write his own.

“Layoffs are never easy, and my thoughts go out to the incredibly talented developers affected by the recent changes at Warner Bros. Games Montréal and Electronic Arts,” he wrote. “To anyone impacted, if you need support, introductions, or simply someone to help you expand your network, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our industry is built on collaboration and community, and I’d be more than happy to help however I can.”

“You’re not alone in this moment. There are many of us who value the skills, creativity, and passion you bring to game development. Let’s stay connected.”

Netflix was originally going to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valued at around $82.7 billion as of December 2025. However, Paramount Skydance offered its own deal, valued at $111 billion. This led to Netflix walking away from its initial deal and referring to Paramount’s offer as being a “superior proposal”. Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters went on to note that countering Paramount’s offer made the deal no longer “financially attractive.”

“The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval,” said the CEOs in a statement. “However, we’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid.”

In another statement, Sarandos would go on to note that Netflix pulled back from the deal because “We definitely wanted this asset. We didn’t need it.” He went on to refer to Warner Bros. Discovery as a company that would have been nice for Netflix to have bought. Despite this, however, things are looking up for Netflix, with the $2.8 billion it got from Paramount Skydance as part of the deal’s breakup fee is being reinvested into the streaming giant.

Benefits include money and access to unique vehicles, but things can get dicey once The Dark Knight appears. Playing as Batman (or one of six other characters), you’ll not only have to deal with thugs wielding weapons but also shields that can block direct punches. There are also the brutes, who won’t go down easily. Of course, as the PSA notes, Batman’s gadgets are indeed better, and no plan survives first contact.

Hilariously, it even provides a reason why the henchmen never go down with a single strike. It’s because standing in place, disoriented and confused, may motivate The Bat to go beat up someone else. Hey, if it works, it works.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight debuts on May 29th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, with the Nintendo Switch 2 version set for later. It’s an amalgamation of the Caped Crusader’s illustrious history, and even includes recreations of classic scenes, like this one from Tim Burton’s Batman.

“It’ll be fascinating to see the next steps. I have been on the record a lot in the last two weeks talking about what I think the future looks like,” he continued. “I’m confident in our future that we’re not impacted by all that. In fact, maybe it’s to our advantage. But I hope I’m wrong for the sake of the industry.”

Warner Bros. Discovery presented “an incredibly unique opportunity” for Netflix, according to Sarandos. “We definitely wanted this asset. We didn’t need it.” As for the future, the company doesn’t seem to have any other acquisitions planned. Rather, the $2.8 billion it got from Paramount Skydance as part of the breakup fee will be reinvested in Netflix. “We are builders, not buyers,” he said. “All that is still true.”

Sarandos’ statement echoes the one he made alongside co-CEO Greg Peters when Netflix announced that it was pulling out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a statement, they described the company as a “nice to have” if the price were right, and not a “must have at any price.”

“The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid.”

As for Paramount Skydance, its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery is valued at around $111 billion, with WBD shares valued at around $31 each in cash. As part of this deal, Paramount will own the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, including its film properties and studios, its linear cable networks, and even studios under the Warner Bros. Games umbrella.

Back when Netflix was still part of the deal, the company had not mentioned Warner Bros. Games in its announcements. Peters had noted that, while he was impressed with the games released by the division, it was “relatively minor” in the grand scheme of things. Despite this, however, he had noted excitement at getting to work with some of the properties built by WB Games, citing Hogwarts Legacy as “a great example”. He went on to note that, “They’ve got great studios and great folks working there. So we believe that there’s definitely an opportunity there. But just to be clear, we haven’t built that into our deal model.”

In the meantime, Paramount Skydance hasn’t yet made any statements about its plans with Warner Bros. Games. However, considering the amount of debt taken on by the company for this acquisition (around $78 billion), layoffs across Warner Bros. Discovery may occur over time.

“The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval,” said the CEOs in a statement. “However, we’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid.”

Despite its pull back from the deal, Netflix went on to praise Warner Bros. Discovery’s leadership—namely David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels, Bruce Campbell, Brad Singer, and the company’s board for its “fair and rigorous process”. The streaming giant went on to note that the acquisition was considered a “nice to have” if the price were right, and not a “‘must have’ at any price”.

Moving forward, Netflix has confirmed plans to invest around $20 billion in films and shows to expand its streaming offerings. It will also resume its share repurchase program.

The original deal that Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery had agreed upon for the acquisition was valued at around $82.7 billion, with equity valued at $72 billion being part of the process. Rather than acquiring the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, however, Netflix was prioritizing its film and television studios, along with the HBO Max and HBO IPs.

Interestingly, the deal had made no mention of the various game studios part of Warner Bros. Discovery. Peters had said back in December that the gaming companies weren’t mentioned due to them being a “relatively minor” part of the deal in the grand scheme of things. Despite this, however, he also noted excitement to work with WB Games, saying that there is “definitely an opportunity there.”

“And maybe worth going back again to sort of how we thought about the deal and building our valuation model, while they definitely have been doing some great work in the game space, we actually didn’t attribute any value to that from the get-go because they’re relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things,” said Peters. “Now we are super excited because some of those properties that they’ve built, Hogwarts Legacy is a great example of that, have been done quite well, and we think that we can incorporate that into what we’re offering. They’ve got great studios and great folks working there. So we believe that there’s definitely an opportunity there. But just to be clear, we haven’t built that into our deal model.”

For its part, Paramount Skydance has agreed to cover the $2.8 billion breakup fee to get Warner Bros. Discovery out of its deal with Netflix. The overall deal proposed by the company is valued at a around $111 billion, with WBD shares being valued at around $31 each in cash. The deal involves the entirety of the company, while Netflix had no plans to buy its linear cable networks.

“2025 was a year of reset”, he said, believing that the gaming division got “distracted going after too many IPs with too broad a set of studios.” While this year marks the release of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Game of Thrones: Dragonfire (which is already playable in select regions), Perrette claims “The real fruits will start coming in ’27-’28 when we return to some of our biggest franchises.”

Which franchises specifically? Considering the company was restructured last year to focus on Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and DC, it’s likely one of those four. That Hogwarts Legacy sequel may finally be revealed in the coming months, followed by a launch sometime next year, potentially coinciding with the new HBO show. We haven’t heard much about NetherRealm’s next project, but rumors claim it’s a new title in the Injustice franchise.

Regardless, the company’s live-service multiplayer ambitions may be over, especially after the failure of MultiVersus, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. Granted, that doesn’t mean it can’t pursue microtransactions in other ways, or that it’s purely single-player-focused (as seen with the cancellation of Wonder Woman).

For now, LEGO Batman fans can look forward to the launch of Legacy of the Dark Knight on May 29th. It’s shaping up pretty well, if this new trailer recreating a scene from 1989’s Batman (complete with Prince’s “Partyman”) is any indication.

“So you are constantly upgrading and developing new skills and opening up new abilities for each of those characters. Within the Bat family, as well, we really wanted to focus on making those characters really unique, making their personalities come across and their abilities very distinct.”

This means that each one of the characters will play differently. Batman, for instance, has access to his grappling hook and batarangs, while Catwoman engages in fights with her whip, which offers her some range, as well as a group of kittens that can be set on an enemy with a laser pointer. Smith has also confirmed that LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will continue the franchise’s tradition of featuring plenty of collectibles for players to discover.

“The story is more focused on a tighter roster of characters that are now more differentiated with much deeper gameplay,” he explained. “So they work well in partnership with each other, and we then want to give you lots and lots of options to see the full range of what those characters can be by giving you more than a hundred different suits to collect.”

“So you still get that moment in the Bat Cave where you’ve got all the different suits from all the different characters arrayed in front of you, colorful and glorious. You’re still compelled to want to complete that collection.”

Smith had also spoken about the May 29th release date for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, noting that the delay of Grand Theft Auto 6 ended up helping TT Games quite a bit. Rockstar’s title was originally planned for release on May 26th, which would have conflicted with the Spring 2026 window TT Games had in mind for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. Thankfully for the studio, GTA 6 has been pushed back to November 19th.

“Look, I want to play that game [GTA 6], but we’re also really glad to have some space for people to play LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. We’re giving you an open city and a fantastic experience for all players. Which I thoroughly recommend,” he said.

For more on LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, take a look at how it calls back to Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman with its latest trailer featuring the song “Partyman” by Prince. The video lovingly recreates the art museum scene from the film, with Joker vandalizing several precious works. Also check out how Shai Matheson feels about portraying Batman, especially since he has been a self-professed fan of the character for his entire life.

Inviting his cronies to “broaden their minds,” the Joker (played by Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film) sets about vandalizing precious works. While it’s not completely one-to-one – we’re sadly missing the part where he stops Bob from ruining something – seeing all other shenanigans set to Prince’s funky beat more than makes up for it.

Of course, Vicki Vale isn’t waiting on the second floor – Joker and his crew dip, after which Batman and Catwoman drop in to investigate. One of many scene changes that will tie together TT Games’ new story.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches on May 29th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC (Switch 2 players will have to wait until later). Among other media, we’ve seen it draw inspiration from the comic books, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, The Batman, and even Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham titles.

While it’s a big enough release on its own, TT Games is happy not competing against the likes of Grand Theft Auto 6. Head here for more details.

Speaking to IGN, TT Games Head of Production and Strategic Director, Jonathan Smith, revealed that the team always wanted to launch in Spring 2026 and appreciates the “space” now available. “Look, I want to play that game [GTA 6], but we’re also really glad to have some space for people to play LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. We’re giving you an open city and a fantastic experience for all players. Which I thoroughly recommend.”

Of course, Legacy of the Dark Knight is digging even deeper than your average open-world LEGO Batman title. Presenting an original story, it draws on all types of fiction for the Dark Knight, from comic books to iconic movies like The Batman and Christopher Nolan’s trilogy. There’s also the combat, which more than amply borrows from the Free Flow Combat made famous by the Arkham games.

While seven playable characters (including Catwoman, Robin, and more) may seem like a downgrade from previous LEGO titles, TT Games is seemingly offering more in-depth playstyles than before. Unfortunately, co-op is local-only and doesn’t support online play.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches on May 29th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, with the Switch 2 version arriving at a later date.

In a new Steam Community post, the developer confirmed that its recommended RAM had gone from 32 GB to 16 GB due to ongoing testing. While other hardware hasn’t changed, it clarified that these requirements weren’t final. “We will be continuing to optimize and make improvements as we move closer to launch.”

Of course, such concerns only heightened following RAM shortages that struck the industry since late last year, following the strategic partnership between OpenAI and Samsung. This resulted in RAM costs across the industry increasing dramatically and affecting various manufacturers. It even resulted in Valve’s Steam Machine getting delayed, though it’s still launching in the first half of this year.

Whether RAM shortages will affect the pricing for current and next-gen consoles remains to be seen. However, for many developers, it means less leeway to get away with high system requirements, especially at a time when every sale counts.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight launches on May 29th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. Head here for some extensive gameplay.