WB is also shuttering the studio behind it, Monolith, the team behind the Lord of the Rings duology Shadow of War and Shadow of Mordor.

Gamers have been left "heartbroken" after Warner Bros Games confirmed the upcoming Wonder Woman game has been cancelled and three studios have been shut down with hundreds of people losing their jobs.

WB Games, the video game publishing arm of Warner Bros. Discovery, is shutting down three of its development studios, including the developer behind Multiversus and a long-standing developer working on an upcoming Wonder Woman game.

Bloomberg broke the story last night, and Warner Bros have now confirmed the studio closures and Wonder Woman's cancellation in a statement to Kotaku. "We have had to make some very difficult decisions to structure our development studios and investments around building the best games possible with our key franchises -- Harry Potter,

The cuts reflect a refocusing of the games division on major franchises such as Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones and DC Comics, primarily Batman.

Warner Bros. Games is making big cuts, closing three studios — Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB Games San Diego — and cancelling its long-in-development Wonder Woman game, the publisher told employees on Tuesday. All projects from those studios have been canceled.

Monolith Productions, Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games San Diego will shut down as the company focuses its gaming effort on certain IP.

Kills off Wonder Woman Warner Bros Discovery has swung the axe on its gaming division, shutting down three studios and scrapping its highly anticipated Wonder Woman game. The shock move, announced in an internal memo by CEO JB Perrette,