We haven't heard much about Monolith Productions' Wonder Woman game since it was announced in 2021 at The Game Awards, but a new job listing reveals that it will have some live-service elements.
As spotted by Podcast Now, Warner Bros. Discovery has an opening on its careers page for a lead software engineer that, under "The Nice to Haves" tab, asks for people with "Experience helping maintain a live software product or game".
Warner Bros. said yesterday that it plans to keep "transforming [its] biggest franchises" into live-service games. We've seen evidence of that with Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, a major shift from the days of the Arkham series, so it makes sense that Wonder Woman would follow.
There's no other mention of live service elements, so it's unclear how they will take shape in the final product. All we can do at this point is speculate. However, it's worth noting that unlike Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights, Monolith isn't adapting an ensemble team, but a solo hero.
There's also no mention of multiplayer elements, and it has been described in the past as a single-player game. How it will incorporate these live service elements is then even more unclear.
There is a silver lining in this job listing, at least. It confirms rumours that Wonder Woman will utilise the Nemesis System from Middle-Earth: Shadow of War which Warner Bros. unfortunately trademarked two years ago.
As a gameplay lead, you will lead the team responsible for core gameplay systems inherent to Monolith's proprietary engine, including combat, movement, the Nemesis system, and more!
There's not much else to glean from the listing, but we did get some information last June from a different job posting. It revealed that the game will use "procedural storytelling" (possibly tied to the now-confirmed Nemesis system) and that it will deliver "player-driven stories" while creating "emotionally engaging moments in terms of storytelling systems".
As you can probably guess, the reaction to the live-service news hasn't been all that positive. "Hearing the game has the Nemesis system only to be told its live service is like being given a rose only to get punched," @TheNerdSpider said.
"Oh well, I guess I can stop looking forward to the Wonder Woman game," @DanteNamikaze1 said. "If they want live service bullshit in it they want liver service bullshit in it."
"Live services... Oh lord," @SquarescreenE said. "How would that work in a Wonder Woman game?"
Nemesis system... live service. The monkey paw curls, eh?
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