WB Games Montréal explained

Warner Bros. Games Montréal Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Num Employees:350[1]
Parent:Warner Bros. Games
Key People:Yves Lachance (VP, studio head)
Homepage:http://wbgamesmontreal.com/
Location:Montreal, Quebec
Location Country:Canada

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 and Gotham Knights.

History

WB Games Montréal was founded in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now Warner Bros. Games).

One of the studio's titles, , 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. Upon Batman: Arkham Originss 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.

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.[2] At DC FanDome in August 2020, the studio announced Gotham Knights.[3]

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.[4]

Games

List of games developed by WB Games Montréal! Year! Title! Platform(s)! Notes
2012Batman: Arkham City - Armoured EditionWii Uport of for Wii U, original game developed by Rocksteady Studios
2013Cartoon UniverseBrowser
Lego Legends of Chima OnlineWindows, browser, iOS
Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
2022Gotham KnightsWindows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
DC Comics game developed on Unreal Engine 5

Notes and References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-games-montreal-inc-/about/
  2. Web site: Batman: Arkham Origins Studio Making "Couple" of Open World DC Universe Projects. Sinha. Ravi. October 21, 2018. GamingBolt. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716032233/https://gamingbolt.com/batman-arkham-origins-studios-making-couple-of-open-world-dc-universe-projects. July 16, 2019. December 27, 2019.
  3. Web site: Watts . Steve . August 22, 2020 . Gotham Knights Announced, Is A Co-Op Game Where Batman Is Dead . August 22, 2020 . GameSpot.
  4. Web site: Batchelor . James . 2024-07-31 . Warner Bros hires Bethesda studio director to lead WB Games Montreal . 2024-07-31 . GamesIndustry.biz . en.