{"id":1257333,"date":"2026-03-02T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=613997"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:32:14","slug":"supermans-embarrassing-video-game-legacy-has-a-solve-in-krypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/supermans-embarrassing-video-game-legacy-has-a-solve-in-krypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman\u2019s embarrassing video game legacy has a solve in Krypto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Superman is back in a big way: Filmmaker and studio head James Gunn is taking his franchise reboot<\/a> (and the blockbuster kickoff to his DCU movie initiative<\/a>) into its second box-office weekend with a $261 million worldwide gross, with plenty of summer left to go. A semi-sequel is already in the works; after a cameo introduction at the end of Superman<\/em>, Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon<\/a><\/em>) as Supergirl will hit theaters in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the big question: Where\u2019s our great Superman video game? <\/p>\n

Gunn\u2019s hope for the DCU is for the storytelling to be so cohesive that DC-related projects at sister operation Warner Bros. Games will click right in. \u201cOne of our jobs is to come in and make sure the DCU is connected, in film, television, gaming, and animation,\u201d Gunn said in 2023. \u201cThat the characters are consistent, played by the same actors, and it works within one story.\u201d The scale of such a task made at least one Marvel game developer gulp<\/a>, and major upheaval over the last two years<\/a> has made WB Games\u2019 future hazy. (A Wonder Woman game, in development for\u00a0 years, was outright canceled in February<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Gunn can really connect the cinematic-universe dots, his take on the Man of Steel could address the longstanding problems of, well, Superman games being absolute shite. As we detailed in a 2024 report on the legacy of DC\u2019s Superman titles<\/a>, from the notorious Superman 64<\/em> to the faulty tie-in Superman Returns<\/em>, none of the previous failures could be boiled down to a single issue. Some were technological: How do you nail flying in a sandbox game where the sky shouldn\u2019t be the limit? Others were baked into the lore: Superman has a lot<\/em> of powers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a way, Gunn addresses the latter complaints head-on with a fully developed DCU \u201cworld\u201d that spans thousands of years and is brimming with contemporary superheroes and villains who can throw Kal-El curveballs. This version of Superman could star in a video game that cuts to the narrative chase, just like Rocksteady\u2019s Batman-led Arkham series.<\/p>\n

But I think Gunn gave his WB Games partners an even better solution. The time is right for a Krypto game.<\/p>\n

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The one-two punch of Superman<\/em>\u2019s introduction of Krypto, the last pup of Krypton, and our recent call-to-action for more playable canines<\/a> made this all sound like the perfect workaround to address the neverending drought of decent Superman games. <\/p>\n

Then I saw the trailer footage for Barkour<\/em>, and it all clicked.<\/p>\n

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