Company:WB Games Montréal
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Montreal , Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Stephane Roy (VP, studio head) |
Number of employees | 350[1] |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Games |
| Website | http://wbgamesmontreal.com/ |
WB Games Montréal Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal , Quebec. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games and is best known for developing Batman and Gotham Knights.
History
WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).[2][3]
One of the studio's titles, Batman, 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 positive reviews. However, the company received a significant amount of criticism for failing to conduct proper testing on the game prior to release as well as refusing to address a number of game-breaking bugs that plagued the title, instead preferring to focus on the development and release of paid DLC.[5]
During an interview on the Humans of Gaming Podcast in October 2018, WB Games Montréal Senior Game Designer Osama Dorias confirmed that two DC Comics-based video games are currently in development at the studio.[6] At DC FanDome in August 2020, the studio announced Gotham Knights.[7]
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Batman: Arkham City - Armoured Edition | Wii U | port of Batman for Wii U, original game developed by Rocksteady Studios |
| 2013 | Cartoon Universe | Browser | — |
| Lego Legends of Chima Online | Microsoft Windows, browser, iOS | — | |
| Batman | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | first AAA single-player video game | |
| 2022 | Gotham Knights | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | — |
| TBA | TBA | TBA | unannounced single-player video game developed on Unreal Engine 5[8] |
Additional work
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Console | |||
| 2015 | Red Hood Story Pack | Microsoft Windows | PlayStation 4, Xbox One | DLC for Batman, developed by Rocksteady Studios |
| Harley Quinn Story Pack | ||||
| Batgirl: A Matter of Family | ||||
| Scarecrow's Nightmare Pack | — | PlayStation 4 | ||
References
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/ [self-published source]
- ↑ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. http://ca.ign.com/companies/warner-bros-games-montreal.
- ↑ Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. http://www.villagegamer.net/2011/11/01/official-inauguration-of-warner-bros-games-montreal/.
- ↑ "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. http://gamecriticsawards.com/nominees.html.
- ↑ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs". http://www.gamespot.com/articles/batman-arkham-origins-has-no-plans-to-fix-several-game-breaking-bugs/1100-6417619/.
- ↑ Sinha, Ravi (October 21, 2018). "Batman: Arkham Origins Studio Making "Couple" of Open World DC Universe Projects". https://gamingbolt.com/batman-arkham-origins-studios-making-couple-of-open-world-dc-universe-projects.
- ↑ Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gotham-knights-announced-is-a-co-op-game-where-bat/1100-6481037/.
- ↑ Jaisrani, Avinash (2023-02-10). "WB Games Montreal's Next "DC Game" Is Single-Player On Unreal Engine 5" (in en-US). https://tech4gamers.com/wb-games-montreal-unreal-engine-5/. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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