DC Will Make Games Connected to Its Film Universe, James Gunn Confirms

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has confirmed that the new DC film universe will be linked to future video games that exist in the same canon.

As reported by Eurogamer, Gunn was asked on Twitter if the DCEU (which now seems to be rebranded as just the DCU) will incorporate more forms of entertainment down the line, to which he replied, “yes, most definitely.

“The DCU will be connected across film and TV (and animation),” he added. When another fan asked if there are plans for games to be connected to the DCU too, Gunn replied plainly: “Yes.”

Yes.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) November 27, 2022

Nothing else was said, but it does confirm a trend away from Marvel’s strategy of building a shared universe across its films and a separate one across its games. We do know that Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran begun work on an eight to ten year plan for DC films, TV shows, animation, and more, however, meaning we’ll likely see a game or two materialise in this time too.

The upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game won’t be part of this universe, however, as developer Rocksteady Studios has already confirmed it’s part of the Arkham world that includes Arkham Asylum and Gotham Knights.

Only time will tell exactly how the DCU’s shared universe plan will turn out, but it could lead to some interesting crossovers such as Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam appearing in a video game, or a video game-first character moving on to star in a movie.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.