WB Games Montréal

Warner Bros. Games Montréal Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010 (2010)
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec,
Canada
Key people
Yves Lachance (VP, studio head)
Number of employees
350[1]
ParentWarner Bros. Games
Websitehttp://wbgamesmontreal.com/

Warner Bros. Games Montréal Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Canada. It was founded as a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games in 2010 and is best known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights. They have also provided additional work and development support on serval games for Warner Bros. Games.

History

Warner Bros. Games Montréal logo from its foundation in 2010 to 2020.

Warner Bros. Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).[2][3]

One of the studio's titles, Batman: Arkham Origins, was displayed for the public at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and received two nominations from the Game Critics Awards for Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Console Game.[4] Upon Batman: Arkham Origins's release it received mixed reactions, garnering praise for its boss battles[5][6] and the characterization of Batman,[7][8] as well as criticism for not moving the series forward compared to previous entries[5][8] in addition to technical issues.[9]

During an interview on the Humans of Gaming Podcast in October 2018, Warner Bros. Games Montréal Senior Game Designer Osama Dorias confirmed that two DC Comics-based video games are currently in development at the studio.[10] At DC FanDome in August 2020, the studio announced Gotham Knights.[11]

In July 2024, Warner Bros. announced that it had hired Bethesda Game Studios director Yves Lachance as vice president and studio head of Warner Bros. Games Montréal.[12]

Games

List of games developed by WB Games Montréal
Year Title Platform(s) Notes
2012 Batman: Arkham City - Armoured Edition Wii U port of Batman: Arkham City for Wii U, original game developed by Rocksteady Studios
2013 Cartoon Universe Browser —
Lego Legends of Chima Online Windows, browser, iOS —
Batman: Arkham Origins Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 —
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Developed the Harley Quinn, Red Hood, and Batgirl: A Matter of Family DLC content, as well as provided additional work and development support for the base game.
2017 Injustice 2 Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android,iOS Additional work and development support
2019 Mortal Kombat 11 Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia Additional work and development support
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Additional work and development support
Gotham Knights Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X —
2023 Hogwarts Legacy Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2 Additional work and development support
Mortal Kombat 1 Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch Additional work and development support
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X Additional work and development support
TBA DC Comics game developed on Unreal Engine 5[13]

References

  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/
  2. ^ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Retrieved August 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Narcisse, Evan (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Saltzmann, Mitchell (October 25, 2013). "Batman Arkham Origins Review – The Dark Knight Coasts". GameFront. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Petit, Carolyn (October 25, 2013). "Holy predictability, Batman!". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Miller, Simon (October 25, 2013). "Batman: Arkham Origins Review". VideoGamer.com. Pro-G Media Ltd. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  9. ^ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
  10. ^ Sinha, Ravi (October 21, 2018). "Batman: Arkham Origins Studio Making "Couple" of Open World DC Universe Projects". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. ^ Batchelor, James (2024-07-31). "Warner Bros hires Bethesda studio director to lead WB Games Montreal". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  13. ^ Jaisrani, Avinash (2023-02-10). "WB Games Montreal's Next "DC Game" Is Single-Player On Unreal Engine 5". Tech4Gamers. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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