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WB Games Montréal
Canadian video game development studio
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: Arkham Origins and Gotham Knights.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010; 14 years ago (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/ |
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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 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]
| 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 | Microsoft Windows, browser, iOS | — | |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 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 DC Comics 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: Arkham Knight, developed by Rocksteady Studios |
| Harley Quinn Story Pack | ||||
| Batgirl: A Matter of Family | ||||
| Scarecrow's Nightmare Pack | — | PlayStation 4 | ||
- IGN (November 18, 2012). "WB Games -- Montreal". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- Tami (November 1, 2011). "Official Inauguration of Warner Bros Games Montreal". VillageGamer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- "2013 Nominees". Game Critics Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- Maiburg, Emanuel. "Batman: Arkham Origins has no plans to fix several game breaking bugs".
- 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.
- Watts, Steve (August 22, 2020). "Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead". GameSpot. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- Jaisrani, Avinash (2023-02-10). "WB Games Montreal's Next "DC Game" Is Single-Player On Unreal Engine 5". Tech4Gamers. Retrieved 2023-09-09.