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WB Games Montréal

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Warner Bros. Games Montréal Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec,
Canada
Key people
Yves Lachance (VP, studio head)
Number of employees
350[1]
ParentWarner Bros. Games
Websitehttp://wbgamesmontreal.com/

WB 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.

History

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WB Games Montréal logo from its foundation in 2010 to 2020.

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: 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 positive reviews. However, the company received a significant amount of criticism for failing to conduct proper testing on the game before release and 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]

In July 2024, Warner Bros. announced that it had hired Bethesda Game Studios director Yves Lachance as vice president and studio head of WB Games Montréal.[8]

Games

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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 —
2022 Gotham Knights Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X —
TBA DC Comics game developed on Unreal Engine 5[9]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/ [self-published source]
  2. ^ IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  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. ^ Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Batchelor, James (2024-07-31). "Warner Bros hires Bethesda studio director to lead WB Games Montreal". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  9. ^ 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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